Full Result 10.46 Belmont Park (USA) | 6 June 2015

Knob Creek Manhattan Stakes (Grade 1) (4yo+) (Turf)

(4yo+) 1m2f Good

1st £342,948.72 2nd £118,589.74 3rd £64,102.56 4th £41,666.67 5th £25,641.03 6th £19,230.77 7th £16,025.64 8th £12,820.51

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	7. Slumber 141/10 Irad Ortiz Jr Chad C Brown	Irad Ortiz Jr Chad C Brown	7	82 b¹	–	–	110	–
b h Cacique (IRE) - Sound Asleep (USA) (Woodman)
Held up in touch in midfield, switched right and headway over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon in command

2⁽⁵⁾ 2¾	5. Big Blue Kitten (USA) 63/20F Joe Bravo Chad C Brown	Joe Bravo Chad C Brown	7	86	–	–	108	–
b h Kitten's Joy (USA) - Spent Gold (USA) (Unaccounted For)
Held up in touch in last trio, still plenty to do and not clear run over 1f out, went between horses 1f out, switched right and ran on strongly inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no threat to winner

3⁽⁶⁾ hd [3]	6. Legendary 192/10 Edgar S Prado Niall Saville	Edgar S Prado Niall Saville	6	86	–	–	108	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Red Carnation (IRE) (Polar Falcon)
Chased leader, upsides and ridden 2f out, led just over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace and lost 2nd close home

4⁽³⁾ nk [3¼]	3. Finnegans Wake (USA) 23/5 Victor Espinoza Peter Miller	Victor Espinoza Peter Miller	6	810	–	–	111	–
b h Powerscourt - Boat's Ghost (USA) (Silver Ghost)
Held up in touch in last trio, headway towards inner 1f out, switched right and ran on strongly inside final furlong, no threat to winner

5⁽⁹⁾ ½ [3¾]	9. Magic Artist (IRE) 153/10 Cristian Demuro W Figge	Cristian Demuro W Figge	4	84	–	–	104	–
bb c Iffraaj - Artisti (Cape Cross)
Dwelt, soon recovered and well in touch in midfield, ridden and pushed right over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [4]	4. War Dancer (USA) 31/5 Jose Lezcano William Mott	Jose Lezcano William Mott	5	84	–	–	103	–
bb h War Front (USA) - Deed I Do (USA) (Alydeed)
Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, outpaced final 100yds

7⁽²⁾ nk [4¼]	2. Twilight Eclipse (USA) 42/10 Javier Castellano Thomas Albertrani	Javier Castellano Thomas Albertrani	6	810	–	–	109	–
b g Purim (USA) - My Twilight Dancer (USA) (Twilight Agenda)
Well in touch in midfield, closed to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

8⁽¹⁾ hd [4½]	1. Hyper (USA) 155/10 Julien R Leparoux Chad C Brown	Julien R Leparoux Chad C Brown	8	82 b	–	–	100	–
b h Victory Gallop (CAN) - Raw Nerve (USA) (Nureyev)
Well in touch in midfield, not much room 3f out, effort under pressure over 1f out, not much room and stayed on same pace inside final furlong

9⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [5¼]	11. Jack Milton (USA) 125/10 Corey S Nakatani Todd Pletcher	Corey S Nakatani Todd Pletcher	5	812	–	–	109	–
bb h War Front (USA) - Preserver (USA) (Forty Niner)
In touch in midfield, effort 2f out, no extra over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

10⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [7]	8. Biz The Nurse (IRE) 206/10 Joel Rosario Thomas Albertrani	Joel Rosario Thomas Albertrani	5	86 4	–	–	99	–
b h Oratorio (IRE) - Biz Bar (Tobougg)
Slowly into stride, held up in touch in last trio, effort on outer over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [10]	10. General A Rod (USA) 101/10 John R Velazquez Todd Pletcher	John R Velazquez Todd Pletcher	4	82	–	–	89	–
bb c Roman Ruler (USA) - Dynamite Eyes (USA) (Dynaformer)
Chased leaders, ridden and lost place 2f out, behind and hampered 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

11 ran Winning time: 2m 1.23s Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Michael Dubb, Sheep Pond Partners & Bethlehem Stables LLC (Slumber) 1st breeder: Millsec Limited
2nd owner: Kenneth L & Sarah K Ramsey (Big Blue Kitten)
3rd owner: Walter R Swinburn (Legendary)

10:46 Belmont Park (USA) 6 Jun 2015

Knob Creek Manhattan Stakes (Grade 1) (4yo+) (Turf)