Del Mar · Saturday, December 3, 2022 · Race 6 of 9

Starter Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $45,0006 ranPost 2022-12-03 15:03:00Final time 1:18.07Pool $394,561

Good for all except 1,2

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Army Star
3deep,clear,drew away
Diego Herrera13311—3.90113A
E1 118 · LP 101
23Crowning Gold
vie inside, stayed on
Mike Smith312323¼5.70105A
E1 121 · LP 96
35Mister Beams
led btwn 5/16,edgd 2nd
Victor Espinoza221233½2.0061A
E1 120 · LP 95
44Merit Song
drifted in 5/8,3-2wide
Ramon Vazquez455445¾7.9087A
E1 109 · LP 100
52Let Him Do
bpd st,crowded5/8,ins
Flavien Prat66665144.4055A
E1 106 · LP 88
61Flame Rider
bpd,duck in,lugd early
Edwin Maldonado5445616½3.7068A
E1 111 · LP 79

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

123456start1/41/2stretchfinish3Crowning Gold5Mister Beams4Merit Song2Let Him Do1Flame Rider6Army Star

Fractional times

Call 122.15
Call 245.12
Call 31:10.98
Final1:18.07

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$9.80—
place ($2)6$5—
show ($2)6$3.20—
exacta ($1)6-3$22.60$188,477
place ($2)3$6—
show ($2)3$3.60—
quinella ($2)3-6$27.80$6,211
show ($2)5$3—
trifecta ($0.50)6-3-5$35.35$127,657
superfecta ($0.10)6-3-5-4$30.91$71,586
daily double ($2)7-6$47$33,324
Pick 3 ($0.50)1-7-6$18.20$72,246

Chart notes

ARMY STAR pressed the pace outside the top pair, challenged three deep around the turn, took over late on the bend, kicked clear in upper stretch and drew away under right handed urging and steady handling. CROWNING GOLD went up to take a slim lead while dueling for command, vied with a pair of rivals around the turn while losing the lead at the five-sixteenths pole, fought to the top of the lane then could not go on with the winner but stayed on to edge rival for second. MISTER BEAMS dueled for the lead from outside, vied between rivals and took a short lead at the five-sixteenths pole, relinquished the lead to ARMY STAR late on the bend, could not kick on with that rival in upper stretch and lost the battle for second. MERIT SONG drifted in near the five-eighths pole bothering LET HIM DO, chased outside that rival at the back while three wide into the turn, moved down to the two path around the bend and kept on for a minor award while never threatening. LET HIM DO bumped leaving the gate, got crowded between rivals at the five-eighths pole, chased on the inside through the turn and failed to respond. FLAME RIDER broke out and bumped rival then ducked in shortly after, drifted out then lugged out on the backstretch, rounded the turn four wide and weakened.