Full Result 11.27 Belmont Park (USA) | 6 June 2009

Belmont Stakes (Grade 1) (Dirt)

(3yo) 1m4f Fast

1st £416,667 2nd £138,889 3rd £76,389 4th £41,667 5th £20,833 6th £2,778 7th £2,778 8th £2,778 9th £2,778 10th £2,778

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. Summer Bird (USA) 119/10 Kent J Desormeaux Tim A Ice	Kent J Desormeaux Tim A Ice	3	90 b	–	–	123	–
ch c Birdstone (USA) - Hong Kong Squall (USA) (Summer Squall)
Mid-division on inside, close 8th and edged outside approaching straight, 4th 1 1/2f out, driven to lead 120yds out, ran on

2⁽²⁾ 2¾	2. Dunkirk (USA) 23/5 John R Velazquez Todd Pletcher	John R Velazquez Todd Pletcher	3	90	–	–	119	–
gr c Unbridled's Song (USA) - Secret Status (USA) (A.P. Indy)
Led, challenged by 3rd and 4th entering straight, headed just inside final furlong, driven and every chance 120yds out, kept on one pace

3⁽⁷⁾ nk [3]	7. Mine That Bird (USA) 5/4F Calvin H Borel Bennie L Woolley Jr	Calvin H Borel Bennie L Woolley Jr	3	90	–	–	119	–
b g Birdstone (USA) - Mining My Own (USA) (Smart Strike)
Held up in rear, headway on outside over 4f out, 3rd and challenging entering straight, took narrow lead just inside final furlong, headed 120yds out, one pace

4⁽⁶⁾ 3¾ [6¾]	6. Charitable Man (USA) 23/5 Alan Garcia Kiaran McLaughlin	Alan Garcia Kiaran McLaughlin	3	90	–	–	113	–
bb c Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - Charitabledonation (USA) (Saint Ballado)
Disputed 3rd, went 2nd over 2f out, driven and challenged well over 1f out, one pace when squeezed out between 2nd and 3rd just inside final furlong, not recover

5⁽⁵⁾ 3¾ [10½]	5. Luv Gov (USA) 224/10 Miguel Mena D Wayne Lukas	Miguel Mena D Wayne Lukas	3	90 b	–	–	107	–
b c Ten Most Wanted (USA) - City Of Silver (USA) (Nepal)
Towards rear, last 4f out, 9th straight, never a factor

6⁽⁸⁾ 4½ [15]	8. Flying Private (USA) 17/1 Julien R Leparoux D Wayne Lukas	Julien R Leparoux D Wayne Lukas	3	90 b	–	–	101	–
b c Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) - Beautiful Treasure (USA) (Unbridled)
Mid-division, 5th straight, soon beaten

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [17]	10. Brave Victory (USA) 28/1 Rajiv Maragh Nicholas Zito	Rajiv Maragh Nicholas Zito	3	90	–	–	98	–
b c Lion Heart (USA) - I'm In Celebration (USA) (Copelan)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, headway on outside over 4f out, disputed 3rd over 3f out, carried wide 3f out, soon weakened

8⁽³⁾ 1¼ [18¼]	3. Mr. Hot Stuff (USA) 23/1 Edgar S Prado Eoin Harty	Edgar S Prado Eoin Harty	3	90	–	–	96	–
bb g Tiznow (USA) - Sweet Damsel (USA) (Turkoman)
Disputed 3rd, weakened 3f out, 6th and beaten straight

9⁽¹⁾ 7 [25¼]	1. Chocolate Candy (USA) 19/2 G K Gomez Jerry Hollendorfer	G K Gomez Jerry Hollendorfer	3	90	–	–	85	–
b c Candy Ride (ARG) - Crownette (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Held up towards rear, closed up on outside over 3f out, 8th and beaten straight

10⁽⁹⁾ 30 [55¼]	9. Miner's Escape (USA) 22/1 Jose Lezcano Nicholas Zito	Jose Lezcano Nicholas Zito	3	90 b	–	–	40	–
b c Mineshaft (USA) - Spy Novel I (USA) (Broad Brush)
Pressed leader until weakened quickly 3f out

10 ran Winning time: 2m 27.54s Total SP: 120%
1st owner: K K Jayaraman & V Devi Jayaraman (Summer Bird) 1st breeder: Dr K Jayaraman & V Jayaraman
2nd owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith (Dunkirk)
3rd owner: Double Eagle Ranch & Buena Suerte Equine (Mine That Bird)

Dirt

11:27 Belmont Park (USA) 6 Jun 2009

Belmont Stakes (Grade 1) (Dirt)