Los Alamitos Race Course · Sunday, July 3, 2022 · Race 2 of 9

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $23,0006 ranPost 2022-07-03 14:33:00Final time 1:04.73Pool $61,715

Good for all except 2,3,4

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Irish Circles
bpd rpeatedly str,held
Jose Valdivia, Jr.31111—1.4060A
E1 102 · LP 126
23Romeo's Glory
lug in,bpd reptdly str
Abdul Alsagoor52222¼5.1071A
E1 101 · LP 125
34Ballroom Hustler
toss hd st,3w,drft str
Armando Ayuso454332¾11.1067A
E1 98 · LP 120
45Daring Danny
stalked,4-5w,evenly
Emily Ellingwood1434432.5053A
E1 98 · LP 120
51Tex Hanley
inside, weakened
Ricardo Ramirez635556½4.7059A
E1 99 · LP 113
66Shanghai Command
trailed 2wd, no factor
Edgar Payeras2666625½11.306A
E1 80 · LP 84

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

123456start1/43/8stretchfinish3Romeo's Glory4Ballroom Hustler5Daring Danny1Tex Hanley6Shanghai Command2Irish Circles

Fractional times

Call 122.81
Call 246.37
Call 358.34
Final1:04.73

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$4.80—
place ($2)2$3.20—
show ($2)2$2.60—
daily double ($2)4-2$29.40$15,971
place ($2)3$4.40—
show ($2)3$2.80—
exacta ($1)2-3$7.30$31,810
show ($2)4$4.40—
superfecta ($0.10)2-3-4-5$7.66$17,778
trifecta ($1)2-3-4$30.40$23,220

Chart notes

IRISH CIRCLES took control early, held a short lead over ROMEO'S GLORY through the turn, got bumped by that rival repeatedly from midstretch to just pat the eighth pole and held gamely to the wire. ROMEO'S GLORY got bumped between rivals at the start, chased outside the pacesetter then applied pressure in the three path on the turn, lugged in and bumped IRISH CIRCLES repeatedly in the stretch, stayed on through the final sixteenth but could not get by. BALLROOM HUSTLER tossed his head leaving the gate but still came away well, stalked three wide around the turn, drifted inward in the lane and held the show. DARING DANNY stalked outside a rival early on, went four to five wide into the stretch and finished evenly. TEX HANLEY chased the pacesetter from inside, lost ground around the turn and weakened in the stretch run. SHANGHAI COMMAND broke well but lacked early quickness and dropped back, trailed two wide around the turn and was not a factor. FOLLOWING AN INQUIRY INVOLVING THE INCIDENT BETWEEN THE WINNER AND RUNNER-UP IN THE STRETCH RUN, THE STEWARDS RULED THAT ROMEO'S GLORY LUGGED IN AND INITIATED THE CONTACT WITH IRISH CIRCLES AND THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGE.