Canterbury Park · Wednesday, August 2, 2023 · Race 5 of 8

Starter Optional Claiming

turf, firmFive FurlongsPurse $15,0006 ranPost 2023-08-02 19:08:00Final time 55.71Pool $48,169

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart3/163/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Optimal Courage
duel,svd gnd,held
Alfredo Barajas21111—0.4094A
E1 109 · LP 122
24Samurai Mike
chase,2p,drift,denied
Harry Hernandez33222¾8.0067A
E1 109 · LP 120
35Miami Crockett
duel,svd gnd,outkicked
Israel Hernandez124334¾10.2086A
E1 109 · LP 109
41Mark the Moose
svd gnd,mild gain
Lindey Wade666545½6.0068A
E1 109 · LP 107
53Take Me Up Brady
outside,3p,faded
Luis Valenzuela443456½15.8073A
E1 109 · LP 104
62Dillon Rocks
off pace,2p,empty
Constantino Roman5556676.5067A
E1 109 · LP 103

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

123456start3/163/8stretchfinish4Samurai Mike5Miami Crockett1Mark the Moose3Take Me Up Brady2Dillon Rocks6Optimal Courage

Fractional times

Call 121.84
Call 244.11
Final55.71

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$2.80—
place ($2)6$2.20—
show ($2)6$2.10—
exacta ($1)6-4$7.10$21,198
place ($2)4$4.40—
show ($2)4$3—
trifecta ($0.50)6-4-5$10.85$16,645
show ($2)5$3.80—
Pick 3 ($1)3$14.50$11,452
Pick 3 ($1)6-4-6$267.10$7,454
daily double ($1)4-6$3.80$4,668
superfecta ($0.10)6-4-5-1$4.19$8,693

Chart notes

OPTIMAL COURAGE dueled on the outside up the backstretch, led the way while saving ground around the turn and held that margin to the wire. SAMURAI MIKE chased the leader on the inside up the backstretch, came around the turn in the two path, drifted mildly in the lane and couldn't get by the winner. MIAMI CROCKETT dueled on the inside early, dropped back while saving ground around the bend and was outfinished from there. MARK THE MOOSE trailed the field up the backstretch, saved ground around the turn and improved position mildly in the stretch. TAKE ME UP BRADY raced in the middle of the pack on the outside through the opening quarter of a mile, came around the bend in the three path and faded in the lane. DILLON ROCKS raced off the pace up the backstretch, navigated the turn from the two path and was empty from there.