Result
| Fin | PP | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | start | 3/16 | 3/8 | stretch | finish | Margin | Odds | Fig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DQ | 7 | The Critical Way speed 2w, ridden out | Paco Lopez | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0.90 | 109A E1 149 · LP 117 |
| 2 | 8 | French Reef speed 3w, 2d best | Hector Diaz, Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11.70 | 100A E1 149 · LP 109 |
| 3 | 1 | Francatelli tight rail, steady 3/8 | Mychel Sanchez | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4¼ | 3.00 | 86A E1 149 · LP 105 |
| 4 | 5 | Samedi Night bested rest | Brittany Scampton | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5¼ | 69.70 | 78A E1 149 · LP 103 |
| 5 | 2 | The Connector stumbled start, inside | Jose Ferrer | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5¾ | 11.10 | 87A E1 149 · LP 101 |
| 6 | 4 | Fox Rox 3w into lane, no rally | Carlos Montalvo | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8¼ | 49.50 | 73A E1 149 · LP 95 |
| 7 | 6 | Boldor bumped st, outrun | Gerardo Corrales | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11¾ | 2.90 | 90A E1 149 · LP 87 |
How the race unfolded (position at each call; hover a line to follow one runner)
Fractional times
Payouts
| Bet | Winning numbers | Paid | Pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| win ($2) | 7 | $3.80 | — |
| place ($2) | 7 | $2.80 | — |
| show ($2) | 7 | $2.10 | — |
| exacta ($1) | 7-8 | $16 | $77,627 |
| place ($2) | 8 | $6 | — |
| show ($2) | 8 | $3.80 | — |
| trifecta ($0.50) | 7-8-1 | $22.25 | $43,293 |
| show ($2) | 1 | $3.20 | — |
| superfecta ($0.10) | 7-8-1-5 | $44.02 | $23,049 |
| daily double ($1) | 2-7 | $7 | $9,002 |
| Pick 3 ($0.50) | 7-2-7 | $10.15 | $15,121 |
Chart notes
THE CRITICAL WAY bumped lightly with BOLDOR at the start, showed good early speed racing two wide, bid on the turn, dueled outside of FRENCH REEF (IRE), gained a short lead in upper stretch, drew clear and was ridden out. FRENCH REEF (IRE) flashed strong early speed racing three wide, cleared off, dueled inside on the turn, dug in gamely in the stretch run, but second best. FRANCATELLI showed good speed, but was in tight on the rail in the early scrimmage, forced to take back, steadied entering the turn, then chased, came three wide into the lane and finished evenly. SAMEDI NIGHT raced off the pace, came two wide into the lane, gained mildly and bested the others. THE CONNECTOR stumbled at the start, raced off the pace, had an inside trip and failed to threaten. FOX ROX brushed the gate, raced off the pace, came three wide into the lane and lacked a rally. BOLDOR was bumped lightly at the start and then outrun. PE RULING #21MON44 FROM THE NEW JERSEY RACING COMMISSION, THE CRITICAL WAY WAS DISQUALIFIED FROM 1st TO UNPLACED DUE TO A POSITIVE TEST.