132nd BELMONT STAKES
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
132nd BELMONT STAKES
Grade I for three-year-olds; 9th race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Date— June 10, 2000; Distance— 11/2 miles; Stakes Purse— $1,000,000 ($600,000 to winner; $200,000 for 2nd; $110,000 for 3rd; $60,000 for 4th; $30,000 for 5th); Track— Fast; Off— 5:28 p.m. EDT; Favorite— Aptitude (8-5).
Winner— Commendable; Field— 11 horses; Time— 2:311/5; Start— Good for all; Won— Driving; Sire— Gone West; Dam— Bought Twice; Record (going into race): 7 starts, 1 win; Last Start— 17th in Kentucky Derby (May 6); Breeder— Edward J. Kelly and Michael M. Kelly.
| Order of Finish | Jockey | PP | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | Mile | Stretch | Finish | To $1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commendable | Pat Day | 3 | 2-21/2 | 2-5 | 2-21/2 | 1-11/2 | 1-21/2 | 1-11/2 | 18.80 |
| Aptitude | Alex Solis | 5 | 10-hd | 11 | 10-21/2 | 6-hd | 3-11/2 | 2-1 | 1.75 |
| Unshaded | Shane Sellers | 4 | 8-hd | 9-1 | 11 | 41/2 | 2-hd | 3-6 | 5.50 |
| Wheelaway | Richard Migliore | 9 | 3-11/2 | 3-hd | 3-21/2 | 2-11/2 | 4-5 | 4-31/4 | 5.70 |
| Impeachment | Craig Perret | 8 | 11 | 10-1 | 7-hd | 7-2 | 5-6 | 5-63/4 | 6.40 |
| Appearing Now | Mike Luzzi | 1 | 7-11/2 | 8-11/2 | 8-hd | 8-11/2 | 6-11/2 | 6-21/4 | 63.50 |
| Postponed | Edgar Prado | 2 | 4-hd | 7-11/2 | 9-1 | 10-8 | 8-hd | 7-11/4 | 13.00 |
| Hugh Hefner | Jorge Chavez | 10 | 1-11/2 | 11/2 | 1-hd | 3-1 | 7-11/2 | 8-1 | 40.25 |
| Tahkodha Hills | Eibar Coa | 11 | 5-hd | 5-hd | 6-1 | 9-1 | 10 | 9-nk | 48.25 |
| Globalize | Mike Smith | 6 | 9-21/2 | 4-hd | 4-21/2 | 5-hd | 91/2 | 10 | 10.60 |
| Curule | Jerry Bailey | 7 | 61/2 | 61/2 | 5-hd | 11 | 11 | 11-DNF | 7.80 |
Times— 24; 491/5; 1:141/5; 1:39; 2:05; 2:311/5.
$2 Mutual Prices— #3 Commendable ($39.60, $12.80, $6.30); #5 Aptitude ($3.80, $2.80); #4 Unshaded ($4.40).
Exacta— (3-5) for $213.00; Trifecta— (3-5-4) for $1,310.00; Pick Three— (2-9-3) for $1,773.00; Scratched— None; Overweights— None; Attendance— 67,810; TV Rating— 3.4/9 share (ABC).
Trainers & Owners (by finish): 1— D. Wayne Lukas & Robert/Beverly Lewis; 2— Robert Frankel & Juddmonte Farms Inc.; 3— Carl Nafzger & James Tafel; 4— John Kimmel & Caesar Kimmel/Philip Solondz; 5— Todd Pletcher & Dogwood Stable; 6— Juan Ortiz & John Valentino; 7— Scotty Schulhofer & Jeanne Vance; 8— Martin Jones & King Edward Racing Stable; 9— Ralph Ziadie & Centaur Farms Inc.; 10— Jerry Hollendorfer & George Todaro/Howard Litt/Jerry Hollendorfer; 11— Saeed bin Suroor & Godolphin Racing Inc.
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