Tampa Bay Downs · Sunday, January 15, 2023 · Race 8 of 9

Claiming

dirt, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $14,00011 ranPost 2023-01-15 16:08:00Final time 1:04.19Pool $167,882

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Imperial Bird
4p,in command,drw off
Samuel Marin11111—3.2041A
E1 114 · LP 126
29Merokee
4p,late gain,no match
Madeline Rowland97542104.5039A
E1 95 · LP 107
31Awesome Enough
chase,5p,no match
Marcos Meneses2222310½4.2033A
E1 104 · LP 106
46Teddy's Honor
inside,3p,evenly
Melissa Iorio4575412½43.3033A
E1 98 · LP 103
54Dun Right
stalk,3p,weaken
Walber Alencar3333513¾23.3014A
E1 101 · LP 101
610Whiskeyonhislips
bmp brk,5p,no kick
Carlos Rojas6666616¼9.1016A
E1 97 · LP 97
78Awkward Pause
outside,4p,pass tiring
Mario Fuentes1111010716¼6.2036A
E1 83 · LP 97
811Lil Green Machine
bmp brk,3p,empty
Simon Camacho-Benitez78898205.1025A
E1 91 · LP 92
97Excellent Mark
hit gt,2p,never fired
Jose Ferrer5998920¼14.8033A
E1 88 · LP 91
105Bosshog Them Dukes
svd gnd,no bid
Lucky Mbatha8101111020½37.3017A
E1 85 · LP 91
112Gunman
track,2p,faded
Richard Mitchell104471120¾19.6029A
E1 101 · LP 90

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

1234567891011start1/43/8stretchfinish9Merokee1Awesome Enough6Teddy's Honor4Dun Right10Whiskeyonhislips8Awkward Pause11Lil Green Machine7Excellent Mark5Bosshog Them Dukes2Gunman3Imperial Bird

Fractional times

Call 122.31
Call 245.83
Call 357.87
Final1:04.19

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$8.40—
place ($2)3$5—
show ($2)3$4.20—
exacta ($1)3-9$23.80$167,426
place ($2)9$5.40—
show ($2)9$4—
trifecta ($0.50)3-9-1$48.95$106,864
show ($2)1$4—
superfecta ($0.10)3-9-1-6$168.37$64,111
Pick 3 ($0.50)5-3-3$16.05$10,479
daily double ($1)3-3$21$9,281

Chart notes

IMPERIAL BIRD led the field up the backstretch, raced in the four path around the turn and drew off in the stretch, in command throughout. MEROKEE raced in the middle of the pack between horses through the opening quarter of a mile, came around the bend in the four path and gained ground late while proving to be no match for the winner. AWESOME ENOUGH chased the leader up the backstretch, raced in the five path around the turn and kept on in the lane, no match for the winner. TEDDY'S HONOR raced in the middle of the pack on the inside early, came around the bend in the three path and finished evenly. DUN RIGHT stalked the pace setter on the outside in the opening stages, navigated the turn from the three path and weakened in the final furlong. WHISKEYONHISLIPS bumped mildly with the horse to his outside leaving the gate, settled in the middle of the pack for the run up the backstretch, came around the turn in the five path and showed no kick. AWKWARD PAUSE trailed the field on the outside up the backstretch, raced in the four path around the bend and passed tiring horses in the lane. LIL GREEN MACHINE bumped lightly with the horse to his inside at the start, raced off the pace up the backstretch, continued around the bend in the three path and was empty from there. EXCELLENT MARK hit the gate leaving it, settled off the pace through the opening quarter, raced in the two path around the turn and never fired. BOSSHOG THEM DUKES raced at the back of the pack on the inside early, saved ground around the turn and made no bid. GUNMAN tracked the leaders on the inside up the backstretch, raced in the two path around the bend and faded in the stretch.