Golden Gate Fields · Friday, January 20, 2023 · Race 1 of 8

Claiming

all_weather, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $15,0006 ranPost 2023-01-20 13:17:00Final time 1:04.74Pool $46,850

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Thunder of Zion
rail bid,held driving
Irving Orozco54421—4.7081A
E1 100 · LP 109
25Union Gig
prssd 2-3w,outfinished
Brayan Pena3223212.2076A
E1 105 · LP 107
34Next Journey
angled out,closed 3rd
Julio Rodriguez456532¼3.7066A
E1 99 · LP 104
46Gator Shining
trckd,3w-4w,outkicked
Aniceto Gomez133442¼2.60111A
E1 102 · LP 104
52Just Watch Me Now
set pace,gave way
Silvio Amador211154¾24.0058A
E1 106 · LP 98
63Big Story
3w,no threat
Kevin Radke665667¾4.6060A
E1 98 · LP 92

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

123456start1/43/8stretchfinish5Union Gig4Next Journey6Gator Shining2Just Watch Me Now3Big Story1Thunder of Zion

Fractional times

Call 122.22
Call 245.81
Call 358.24
Final1:04.74

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$1.40—
place ($2)1$4.80—
show ($2)1$3—
exacta ($1)1-5$14.50$26,464
place ($2)5$3.80—
show ($2)5$2.60—
trifecta ($0.50)1-5-4$27.35$21,406
show ($2)4$3—
superfecta ($0.10)1-5-4-6$10.55$13,175

Chart notes

THUNDER OF ZION tracked the moderate early pace, waited for racing room while along the rail nearing the quarter marker, advanced in upper stretch, assumed command inside of the furlong marker and kept to task in the final stages. UNION GIG forwardly placed in the early going, pressed the moderate pace to the quarter marker, swung three wide for the drive, could not match strides with THUNDER OF ZION in the final furlong and held safely in the end for place. NEXT JOURNEY allowed to settle in the early stages, raced along the rail to the quarter marker, angled out inside of the furlong pole, closed well in deep stretch and was up for show in the final strides. GATOR SHINING broke alertly then took back to the track the pace, raced outside of rivals on the turn, swung four wide for the drive, ran evenly to mid-stretch, was outkicked in the final sixteenth and was just edged for show in the final strides. JUST WATCH ME NOW showed early speed and dictated terms to the turn, set a pressured pace to the quarter marker, could not keep pace with the winner in mid-stretch and gave way late. BIG STORY chased the moderate pace, raced three wide on the turn and did not threaten.