American Gal Wins Victory Ride Stakes at Belmont Park
The $150,000 G3 Victory Ride Stakes took place Sunday, July 9 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York - a 6 1/2-furlong dash for three-year-old fillies. Kaleem Shah's homebred and 6-5 race favorite American Gal finally realized her potential and posted her first ever graded stakes score - by an impressive 4 3/4 lengths after some trouble at the start. Grade 3 winner Vertical Oak finished an OK second as the 9-5 second choice, a neck ahead of 9-2 third choice Noble Freud. Golden Mischief was fourth while Too Much Tip completed the order of finish.
2017 Victory Ride Stakes Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | American Gal | Flavien Prat | 4.50 | 2.80 | 2.10 |
| 5 | Vertical Oak | Jose L. Ortiz | 2.90 | 2.20 | |
| 4 | Noble Freud | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | 2.60 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (3-5) Paid: $11.00
- $1 Trifecta (3-5-4) Paid: $16.90
- $1 Superfecta (3-5-4-2) Paid: $27.25
- $2 Daily Double (6/3) Paid: $24.00
- $2 Pick 3 (9/6/3) Paid: $171.50
