By the Moon Wins Vagrancy Handicap at Belmont Park
The $200,000 G3 Vagrancy Handicap took place Friday, May 5 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Fillies and mares four years old and upward dashed 6 1/2 furlongs on Belmont Park's dirt track. Jay Em Ess Stable's 2-1 race favorite By the Moon finally got over the hump after a series of close calls and prevailed by 1 3/4 lengths. Pretty N Cool, who was also sent off at 2-1 odds wound up second in the field of eight while 5-2 third choice Quezon came in third. Carrumba was fourth while Fusaichi Red, Anydayismyday, Kalabaka, and Wheatfield completed the order of finish.
2017 Vagrancy Handicap Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | By the Moon | Rajiv Maragh | 6.00 | 3.00 | 2.40 |
| 9 | Pretty N Cool | Martin Garcia | 4.50 | 3.00 | |
| 3 | Quezon | Eric Cancel | 2.60 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (8-9) Paid: $20.20
- $1 Trifecta (8-9-3) Paid: $27.75
- $1 Superfecta (8-9-3-7) Paid: $87.00
- $2 Daily Double (1/8) Paid: $11.00
- $2 Pick 3 (5/1/8) Paid: $38.00
