Saratoga · Friday, July 14, 2023 · Race 5 of 10

Maiden Special Weight

turf, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $88,0008 ranPost 2023-07-14 15:30:00Final time 1:05.09Pool $546,799

Good for all except 2,6,7

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
19Empire Sky
6w uppr, up last jumps
Kendrick Carmouche75551—2.2084A
E1 91 · LP 98
25Russi
dueled 3w, nailed
Luis Saez1221214.5080A
E1 100 · LP 96
32Henson
hit gate st, nailed
Juan Cruz Rios21123125.0058A
E1 101 · LP 96
410Scherzando
4w pursuit, kept on
Javier Castellano3333434.9069A
E1 98 · LP 92
54Street Rod
svd grd,bid, flattened
Luis Rivera, Jr.4664558.6076A
E1 90 · LP 89
67Whiskey and Wine
bumped st, weakened
Tyler Gaffalione84466104.5043A
E1 95 · LP 81
78Kid Kreesa
chased 4w, no impact
Jaime Torres677771442.5058A
E1 89 · LP 75
86Charming Jim
bumped st, trailed
John Velazquez5888826½4.4018A
E1 87 · LP 58

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

12345678start1/43/8stretchfinish5Russi2Henson10Scherzando4Street Rod7Whiskey and Wine8Kid Kreesa6Charming Jim9Empire Sky

Fractional times

Call 122.27
Call 245.73
Call 358.36
Final1:05.09

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)9$6.40—
place ($2)9$3.30—
show ($2)9$2.40—
exacta ($1)9-5$10.20$508,753
place ($2)5$4.20—
show ($2)5$3.30—
trifecta ($0.50)9-5-2$72.12$222,640
show ($2)2$7.60—
Pick 3 ($1)1-5-9$26.50$78,323
Pick 4 ($0.50)3-1-5-1$23.87$233,887
Pick 5 ($0.50)2-3-1-5-1$75$791,684
daily double ($1)5-9$7.90$98,101
superfecta ($0.10)9-5-2-10$50.75$103,163

Chart notes

EMPIRE SKY chased five wide throughout coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, angled six wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive and closed in inside the final furlong overhauling the embattled top pair in the final jumps to the finish to score. RUSSI hustled from the gate, dueled three wide with HENSON to his inside, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, spun three wide into upper stretch, dug in continuing to knock heads gamely through the stretch to the finish trading a bump near the eighth pole, then was nailed as a pair in the final jumps to the wire. HENSON struck the off side stall at the start, dueled from the two path with the aforementioned foe to his outside, came under coaxing near the quarter pole before being set down spinning just off the inside into upper stretch, dug in continuing to engage in head to head combat through the length of the stretch, the rider flashing the crop to the right side when fighting on gamely but was nailed in concert with his main pace rival by the top one in the final strides. SCHERZANDO four wide in pursuit, came under coaxing three furlongs from home, angled four to five wide into upper stretch, kept on to the finish. STREET ROD chased along the inside, scraped the paint through the turn coming under coaxing three furlongs from home, cut the corner nearly leaning on the rail into upper stretch, offered up a bid a furlong from home, then flattened out in the late stages. WHISKEY AND WINE got bumped solidly at the start by KID KREESA into CHARMING JIM and then got taken in hand when soon behind those foes due to the pressure, chased just off the inside under coaxing from the five-sixteenths, spun three wide into upper stretch and weakened. KID KREESA broke in at the start bumping WHISKEY AND WINE into CHARMING JIM, chased four wide under coaxing from the three-eighths, went seven wide into upper stretch and made no impact. CHARMING JIM got bumped at the start by WHISKEY AND WINE due to pressure from KID KREESA chased three then two wide, came under coaxing along the inside at the three-eighths, swung three wide for home and trailed. Copyright 2026 Equibase Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.