Saratoga · Wednesday, August 25, 2021 · Race 2 of 10

Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $45,0006 ranPost 2021-08-25 13:41:00Final time 1:10.40Pool $226,989

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Casalsa
ins foe,ins,2p1/4,held
Luis Saez31111—4.7070A
E1 121 · LP 112
25U. S. Steel
bmp brk,2p turn,3p1/4
Jose Ortiz122221¼9.2073A
E1 120 · LP 112
33Quick Return
2p-ins,3w1/4,chased
Dylan Davis233332½2.50102A
E1 114 · LP 110
44Forest Spirit
bmp brk,3-4wide,6w1/4
Joel Rosario655449¾2.7555A
E1 104 · LP 110
56Tallaj
3w turn,5w1/4,empty
Jose Lezcano5445514½4.2051A
E1 108 · LP 99
61Extreme Force
ran-off warm-up
Tyler Gaffalione46666314.6054A
E1 103 · LP 84

How the race unfolded (position at each call; hover a line to follow one runner)

123456start1/41/2stretchfinish5U. S. Steel3Quick Return4Forest Spirit6Tallaj1Extreme Force2Casalsa

Fractional times

Call 122.13
Call 244.99
Call 357.24
Final1:10.40

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$1.40—
place ($2)2$5.40—
show ($2)2$3.60—
exacta ($1)2-5$34.75$174,595
place ($2)5$10—
show ($2)5$4.50—
quinella ($1)2-5$19.70$10,086
show ($2)3$3—
trifecta ($0.50)2-5-3$67.50$67,197
daily double ($1)2-2$18.70$120,771
superfecta ($0.10)2-5-3-4$40.25$26,762

Chart notes

CASALSA was hustled from the start, showed speed on the inside of a foe, set the pace under pressure to his outside, vied along the rail on the turn, was asked outside the quarter-pole, turned into the stretch in the two path under a right-handed crop, switched to a left-handed crop outside the furlong marker and was fully extended to prevail. U. S. STEEL bumped with a rival at the start, showed speed on the outside of the winner then pressed that foe, vied in the two path on the turn, spun three wide under pressure into the stretch, was put to a right-handed crop outside the furlong marker, switched to a left-handed crop in pursuit of the winner just inside the furlong marker and was outfinished while able to get the place. QUICK RETURN chased the pace from third, dropped from the two path to the rail on the turn, shifted three wide into the stretch then came under the crop, remained on his inside lead while chasing to the furlong marker, swapped to the proper lead at that point and was out-kicked while well clear for the show. FOREST SPIRIT bumped with an opponent at the start, settled near the back under some urging, went three then four wide on the turn, came six wide into upper stretch then drifted further out and failed to threaten. TALLAJ was ridden along on the outside, went three wide on the turn, came five wide into upper stretch, dropped back while still on his inside lead into the final furlong and failed to respond. EXTREME FORCE ran-off with the rider during the warm-up, was pulled up by the outrider along the outside fence after running off for over a half-mile, showed no speed under urging from the start, saved ground on the turn, drifted out in the stretch and was no factor.