Belgrano wins The Janus Stakes at Gulfstream

Belgrano won the 8th race on Dec. 24, 2022 at Gulfstream, a Stakes race for all horses aged 3 years and above with a purse of $100000. Belgrano going off at 10-1 completed the 5 Furlongs on a Good Turf surface finshing ahead of Nothing Better.the odds on favorite running at 2-1. Nothing Better running at 2-1 finished ahead of Agent Peter Graves running at 36-1.

Belgrano, owned by Peace Sign Stables was ridden by Paco Lopez is trained by Frank Russo. The 8 year old gelding out of Ask the Moon was sired by War Front.

Mutuel Prices

# Name Win Place Show
8 Belgrano 23.60 11.60 7.00
4 Nothing Better – 4.00 3.20
12 Agent Peter Graves – – 13.20

Payoffs

$1 DD (1-8 ): $ 48.50
$50 PICK3 (1-1-8 ): $ 112.50
$1 EXACTA (8-4 ): $ 60.20
$0.5 TRIFECTA (8-4-12 ): $ 562.45
$0.1 SUPERFECTA (8-4-12-10 ): $ 408.42
$1 SUPER_HIGH_5 ( ): $ 0.00
Also ran (in order of finish): Carotari, Dubai Key-Arg, Matta, Classicstateofmind, Scaramouche, Chess Master, Chuck Willis-Ire
Scratched: Warrior’s Pride, Cloudy, Feast, No Angel, Panther Island, Novgorod the GreatChart Comments: –

BELGRANO

    •  settled off the pace while racing two wide, waited for room nearing the quarter pole, swung out in upper stretch, kicked in and was up in the final strides.

NOTHING BETTER

    •  dueled inside, kicked clear in upper stretch and led until the final strides.

AGENT PETER GRAVES

    •  was bumped at the start, advanced four wide around the turn and ran on outside to gain the show.

CAROTARI

    •  chased the pace from the rail, had clear sailing inside in the lane but flattened out in the final furlong.
    • DUBAI KEY (ARG) dueled two wide to upper stretch, weakened through the lane and was vanned off.

MATTA

    •  failed to menace while racing two wide.

CLASSICSTATEOFMIND

    •  had his head turned at the start, raced off the pace four wide, swung widest in upper stretch and never threatened.

SCARAMOUCHE

    •  was outrun inside.

CHESS MASTER

    •  chased the pace two wide between foes and came up empty in the lane.
    • CHUCK WILLIS (IRE) broke in and bumped 

AGENT PETER GRAVES

     at the start, stalked the pace three wide and retreated through the stretch.