I Want Revenge, a 3-year-old colt trained by Jeff Mullins, came into the race with only one win in six starts on synthetic surfaces in California.

“He struggled on the synthetic, and we always thought he’d run better on the dirt,” David Lanzman, the owner, said in the winner’s circle.

The jockey Joe Talamo and I Want Revenge stayed with the pacesetter Mr. Fantasy until the top of the stretch.

“I had so much horse the whole way around,” Talamo said.

Mr. Fantasy, who came into the race with wins in two starts and went off as the 2-1 favorite, finished third, followed by Masala, Russell Road, Axel Foley, Naos, Haynesfield and Giant Ryan. Haynesfield, who came into the Gotham on a four-race winning streak, never threatened.

The winning time was 1 minute 42.65 seconds for the mile and a sixteenth on the fast track.

I Want Revenge earned $150,000 from the $250,000 purse, boosting his earnings to $366,000. He paid $8.30 on a $2 bet to win.