Full Result 10.46 Belmont Park (USA) | 29 September 2012

TVG Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 1m2f Standard

1st £387,096.77 2nd £129,032.26 3rd £64,516.13 4th £32,258.06 5th £19,354.84 6th £2,580.65 7th £2,580.65 8th £2,580.65 9th £2,580.65 10th £2,580.65

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	9. Flat Out (USA) 73/20 Joel Rosario William Mott	Joel Rosario William Mott	6	90	–	–	123	–
b h Flatter (USA) - Cresta Lil (USA) (Cresta Rider)
Midfield on inner, smooth headway on to heels of leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1 1/2f out, ran on to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on gamely under pressure and edged ahead final strides

2⁽²⁾ hd	2. Stay Thirsty (USA) 116/10 R A Dominguez Todd Pletcher	R A Dominguez Todd Pletcher	4	90	–	–	123	–
bb c Bernardini (USA) - Marozia (USA) (Storm Bird)
Led, ridden over 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, kept on gamely under heavy pressure but headed final strides

3⁽⁵⁾ 5½ [5¾]	5. Fort Larned (USA) 57/20F Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr Ian R Wilkes	Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr Ian R Wilkes	4	90 b	–	–	112	–
b c E Dubai (USA) - Arlucea (USA) (Broad Brush)
Tracked leading trio in 4th, rapid headway on outer to challenge 3f out, ridden in 2nd over 2f out, no extra and dropped to 3rd entering final furlong, faded

4⁽⁶⁾ 2 [7¾]	6. Atigun (USA) 148/10 Mike E Smith Kenneth McPeek	Mike E Smith Kenneth McPeek	3	810	–	–	110	–
b c Istan (USA) - Rimini Road (USA) (Dynaformer)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, stayed on to go 4th post, never dangerous

5⁽⁷⁾ nse [7¾]	7. Fast Falcon (USA) 149/10 Corey S Nakatani Nicholas Zito	Corey S Nakatani Nicholas Zito	3	810	–	–	110	–
ch c Awesome Again (CAN) - My Chickadee (USA) (Pleasant Tap)
Held up in last pair, steady headway from over 3f out, ridden over 2 1/2f out, went 4th over 1 1/2f out, edged left under pressure inside final furlong, kept on, dropped to 5th post

6⁽¹⁾ 4 [11¾]	1. Ron The Greek (USA) 3/1 Jose Lezcano William Mott	Jose Lezcano William Mott	5	90	–	–	102	–
b h Full Mandate (USA) - Flambe' (USA) (Fortunate Prospect)
Held up in last trio, ridden over 2f out, plugged on to go 6th inside final furlong, never remotely dangerous

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 3½ [15¼]	10. Game Ball (USA) 99/1 Rajiv Maragh Naipaul Chatterpaul	Rajiv Maragh Naipaul Chatterpaul	5	90	–	–	93	–
ch h Sky Mesa (USA) - Balldo (USA) (Saint Ballado)
Held up in last, ridden over2f out, plugged on to go 7th inside final furlong, never a factor

8⁽⁴⁾ nk [15½]	4. Hymn Book (USA) 51/10 John R Velazquez Claude R McGaughey III	John R Velazquez Claude R McGaughey III	6	90	–	–	92	–
bb g Arch (USA) - Vespers (USA) (Known Fact)
Midfield on outer, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced and beaten, faded

9⁽⁸⁾ 10¼ [25¾]	8. San Pablo (USA) 142/10 Javier Castellano Todd Pletcher	Javier Castellano Todd Pletcher	4	90 b	–	–	72	–
bb c Jump Start (USA) - Hunt's Corner (USA) (Silver Ghost)
Pressed leader in 3rd on outer, ridden 4f out, no extra and beaten over 2f out, steadily faded and eased inside final furlong

10⁽³⁾ dist [55¾]	3. Ruler On Ice (USA) 35/1 Alan Garcia Kelly J Breen	Alan Garcia Kelly J Breen	4	90 b	–	–	–	–
ch g Roman Ruler (USA) - Champagne Glow (USA) (Saratoga Six)
Pressed leader in 2nd, ridden and lost place 4f out, quickly beaten and weakened, eased and dropped to last 2f out, tailed off

10 ran Winning time: 2m 1.44s Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Preston Stables LLC (Flat Out) 1st breeder: Nikolaus Bock
2nd owner: Repole Stable (Stay Thirsty)
3rd owner: Janis R Whitham (Fort Larned)

10:46 Belmont Park (USA) 29 Sep 2012

TVG Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt)