Connect Wins Westchester Stakes at Belmont Park
Belmont Park in Elmont, New York played host to the $200,000 G3 Westchester Stakes on Saturday, May 6 - a one mile dirt test for horses four years old and upward. Paul Pompa's grade 1 winner and 1-2 race favorite Connect stayed impressive - he won for the sixth time in eight starts, this time by a relatively easy 4 3/4 lengths. 20-1 longshot Virtual Machine held on for second in the field of eight with Frammento, who was dismissed at 60-1 just holding off 9-2 second choice Mohaymen for third. After Mohaymen in fourth came Realm, Greenpointcrusader and Vorticity to complete the order of finish.
2017 Westchester Stakes Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Connect | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | 3.00 | 2.50 | 2.10 |
| 2 | Virtual Machine | Christopher P. DeCarlo | 7.60 | 3.70 | |
| 7 | Frammento | Angel S. Arroyo | 10.40 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (4-2) Paid: $22.40
- $1 Trifecta (4-2-7) Paid: $209.50
- $1 Superfecta (4-2-7-3) Paid: $1,001.50
- $2 Daily Double (8/4) Paid: $14.60
- $2 Pick 3 (9/8/4) Paid: $107.50
- $1 Pick 4 (14/9/8/4) Paid: $507.00
- $2 Pick 6 (6/4/14/9/8/4) Paid: $14,441.00
- $2 Pick 6 (6/4/14/9/8/4) Paid: $320.50
