Tampa Bay Downs · Friday, April 7, 2023 · Race 8 of 9

Claiming

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $14,0009 ranPost 2023-04-07 16:11:00Final time 1:24.53Pool $129,998

Good for all except 2,8

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16So Softly
svd gnd,duel,held
Laureano Sosa11111—4.0057A
E1 120 · LP 116
27Bella Romance
chase,2p,duel,hung
Jan Batista42222¼4.6048A
E1 119 · LP 116
39Legend's Song
3p,bid3/8,kept on
Jeremy Alicea543333½4.9046A
E1 119 · LP 110
42My Girl Melly
bmp brk,svgnd,improved
Ronald Allen, Jr.886445¼5.1041A
E1 111 · LP 107
58May Beau
bmp brk,svgnd,improved
Pedro Cotto, Jr.999655½50.9028A
E1 105 · LP 106
65Lucky Freedom
outside,4p,outkicked
Daniel Centeno675766¾6.8039A
E1 114 · LP 104
74Brass Band
stalk,3p,weaken
Mario Fuentes25457711.9042A
E1 116 · LP 104
83More Mucho
bmp brk,5p,faded
Jose Ferrer337888¼2.8043A
E1 111 · LP 101
91La Brody
outside,3p,no bid
Samuel Marin768998½64.6046A
E1 109 · LP 101

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

123456789start1/41/2stretchfinish7Bella Romance9Legend's Song2My Girl Melly8May Beau5Lucky Freedom4Brass Band3More Mucho1La Brody6So Softly

Fractional times

Call 122.73
Call 245.70
Call 31:11.17
Final1:24.53

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$0—
place ($2)6$5—
show ($2)6$3.60—
exacta ($1)6-7$45.20$121,934
place ($2)7$5.60—
show ($2)7$4—
trifecta ($0.50)6-7-9$116.35$80,382
show ($2)9$3.80—
superfecta ($0.10)6-7-9-2$113.10$54,537
Pick 3 ($0.50)8-4-6$327.40$10,023
daily double ($1)4-6$51.90$11,821

Chart notes

SO SOFTLY led the way up the backstretch, dueled while saving ground around the turn and continued to battle in the lane to just hold the win. BELLA ROMANCE bumped with the horse to her outside leaving the gate, recovered to chase the leader up the backstretch, challenged from the two path coming around the far turn, dueled to the wire and hung late to narrowly miss. LEGEND'S SONG tracked the leader on the outside through the opening quarter, began a bid from the three path coming around the bend and kept on to the finish. MY GIRL MELLY bumped with the horse to her outside and was pinched back at the start, raced off the pace early, saved ground around the turn and improved position in the lane. MAY BEAU bumped with the horse to her inside leaving the gate, trailed the field up the backstretch, saved ground around the bend and improved position late. LUCKY FREEDOM raced in the middle of the pack on the outside through the opening stages, navigated the turn from the four path and was outkicked in the stretch. BRASS BAND stalked the leaders on the inside up the backstretch, came around the bend in the three path and weakened in the lane. MORE MUCHO bumped with the horse to her inside at the break, settled in the middle of the pack for the run up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the five path and faded from there. LA BRODY raced off the pace on the outside early, navigated the bend from the three path and made no bid. Copyright 2026 Equibase Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.