Ellis Park · Saturday, June 17, 2023 · Race 2 of 10

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastFive FurlongsPurse $54,0008 ranPost 2023-06-17 13:21:00Final time 59.19Pool $150,643

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart3/163/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Miss Saipan
duel 2w,inch away late
Tyler Gaffalione32221—8.3029A
E1 97 · LP 112
26Sapphire Nights
duel ins winner,dogged
Ricardo Santana, Jr.111121¾1.3210A
E1 97 · LP 107
31Bootsy's Merlot
ins,3p1/4,show duel
Gabriel Saez55333511.6030A
E1 97 · LP 99
45Grove St.
tracked 3wd,show duel
Yoel Navas634445¾7.6628A
E1 97 · LP 97
52Cassoulet
chased 2wbtw,wknd 1/4
Corey Lanerie2455514½2.592A
E1 97 · LP 78
63Little Sass
inside, no impact
Gregory Romero4876615¼36.2913A
E1 97 · LP 76
74Slainte Mhath
bump,4p,never involved
Wallynette Rodriguez76677206.323A
E1 97 · LP 67
810Strange Joy
trail 4-5p,show little
Jareth Loveberry8788829¼24.520A
E1 97 · LP 52

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

12345678start3/163/8stretchfinish6Sapphire Nights1Bootsy's Merlot5Grove St.2Cassoulet3Little Sass4Slainte Mhath10Strange Joy8Miss Saipan

Fractional times

Call 123.04
Call 246.22
Final59.19

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$8.60—
place ($2)8$6.60—
show ($2)8$3.94—
exacta ($2)8-6$51.52$124,919
place ($2)6$3.26—
show ($2)6$2.68—
trifecta ($0.50)8-6-1$72.17$64,838
show ($2)1$4.28—
superfecta ($0.10)8-6-1-5$90.18$39,107
daily double ($1)5-8$39.72$26,922

Chart notes

MISS SAIPAN broke a touch outwardly, dueled for the lead outside of a rival while in the three to two path around the turn, brushed lightly with that one coming to midstretch as the battle sustained and inched clear in the closing stages. SAPPHIRE NIGHTS dueled for the lead inside of MISS SAIPAN, brushed and battled gamely as the war persisted through the lane, but was bested doggedly in the late stages. BOOTSY'S MERLOT tracked along the inside, chased the embattled leading pair in the three path while sparring for show with an outer rival through the lane and prevailed late. GROVE ST. bumped with an inner rival soon after the start, tracked three wide, chased in the four path while dueling for show with an inner rival through the lane, but was bested for that position. CASSOULET chased in the two path, then between horses into the turn, but weakened at the quarter pole. LITTLE SASS lacked speed along the inside and made little impact. SLAINTE MHATH bumped with an outer foe in the opening stages, then never got involved in the four path. STRANGE JOY broke a bit outwardly, trailed in the four to five path around the turn and showed little.