Manhattan Handicap at Belmont Park Results
Las Vegas, NV - The $500,000 Grade 1 Woodford Reserve Manhattan Handicap took place at a very busy Belmont Park in Elmont New York as part of the Belmont Stakes undercard. Phipps Stable`s 1-2 overwhelming favorite Point of Entry won his eighth race in 12 starts and his fifth Grade 1 stakes in six tries in come-from-behind fashion in the 1 1/8 mile turf race. Optimizer finished second while Real Solution was third. Finnegans Wake was fourth, followed by Twilight Eclipse, Plainview, Side Road, and Bombaguia. Quick Casablanca and Speaking of Which scratched. Word Sunday is that Point of Entry suffered a condylar fracture in his left hind cannon bone and will have surgery.
Manhattan Handicap Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point of Entry | J. Velazquez | $3.10 | $2.50 | $2.10 |
| 5 | Optimizer | J. Rosario | $3.90 | $3.00 | |
| 4 | Real Solution | J. Leparoux | $4.10 |
Times In 100ths: :23.82 :48.27 1:12.94 1:37.69 2:02.55
Winning Trainer: McGaughey III Claude | Owner: Phipps Stable
Scratched: Quick Casablanca (CHI) And Speaking Of Which (IRE)
Unplaced Horses Listed In Order Of Finish.
Also Ran: Finnegans Wake, Twilight Eclipse, Plainview, Side Road And Bombaguia
$2 Exacta (1-5) Paid: $11.00, $2 Trifecta (1-5-4) Paid: $57.00, $2 Daily Double (7-1) Paid: $34.60 Daily Double Pool $179,587.00 , $2 Grand Slam (1/2-1/2/7-1/7/9-1/2/10) Paid: $15.00, $2 Pick 3 (2-7-1) 3 Correct Paid: $119.00 Pick 3 Pool $218,575.00 , $2 Superfecta (1-5-4-9) Paid: $322.00
