Ellis Park · Saturday, August 12, 2023 · Race 5 of 9

Maiden Special Weight

turf, fastOne MilePurse $70,0008 ranPost 2023-08-12 13:57:00Final time 1:39.21Pool $76,450

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Ode to Balius
ins,tip 3w1/8,bid,up
Declan Cannon245531—3.0763A
E1 101 · LP 100
211Thomas Aquinas
2wd btw,dueld,led,cght
Mitchell Murrill322312¼10.9863A
E1 105 · LP 99
39Bernin Hot
ins pair,game,yld late
Joseph Talamo1111231¾6.4375A
E1 105 · LP 98
45Hey Joe Joe
track 4p,lacked punch
Corey Lanerie7544543¾1.8474A
E1 101 · LP 97
56Dirbas
slow to stride,5p,mild
Chris Landeros8666653¾5.8765A
E1 99 · LP 98
64Crusading
bump early,2wd,no bid
Rafael Bejarano6877764¾6.5090A
E1 99 · LP 97
712Warning Signs
press 3w,vied,wknd upr
James Graham4332476¾14.7050A
E1 104 · LP 94
81Fort Thomas
bump early,ins,outrun
Martin Garcia57888812¼17.287A
E1 96 · LP 94

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

12345678start1/41/23/4stretchfinish11Thomas Aquinas9Bernin Hot5Hey Joe Joe6Dirbas4Crusading12Warning Signs1Fort Thomas8Ode to Balius

Fractional times

Call 124.30
Call 248.11
Call 31:13.31
Call 41:26.13
Final1:39.21

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$8.14—
place ($2)8$4.44—
show ($2)8$3.02—
exacta ($2)11$81.48$52,425
place ($2)11$9.36—
show ($2)11$5.20—
trifecta ($0.50)11-9$97.02$28,247
show ($2)9$4.30—
superfecta ($0.10)11-9-5$118.91$19,569
Pick 3 ($0.50)4-8$14.41$5,472
Pick 4 ($0.50)1$45.48$16,933
Pick 5 ($0.50)3-1-1$93.87$52,199
daily double ($1)8$16.29$6,391
Pick 3 ($0.50)4-2$2.41$0

Chart notes

ODE TO BALIUS tracked along the inside, pursued from the two path around the far turn, paused behind the leaders in upper stretch, smoothly tipped three wide and outside of them at the furlong grounds, then sustained a grinding rally to offer a late bid and gained an advantage in the shadow of the wire. THOMAS AQUINAS prompted the pace two wide and between horses, vied around the turn, led in upper stretch while battling with his inner game counterpart, fended off that foe through the final furlong but was caught by an outer bidder in the closing stages. BERNIN HOT set the pace inside of a pair of pressers, vied with those bidders around the far turn, dueled while narrowly headed in upper stretch, fought on gamely in the final furlong, but was outkicked in the final sixteenth and yielded late. HEY JOE JOE tracked in the four path, chased under urging around the far turn, delayed changing leads until the furlong grounds, but lacked the needed punch thereafter. DIRBAS was slow into stride leaving the gates, laid off of the pace in the five path, lacked a response to urging around the far turn, yet ran on mildly for a minor share. CRUSADING was rowdy in the post parade, then leaned in at the start before exchanging early contact with an inner rival in the opening stages, laid off of the pace two wide and between horses, then lacked a bid while one paced. WARNING SIGNS pressed three wide, vied around the far turn, but yielded in upper stretch and weakened between horses. FORT THOMAS exchanged contact with an outer rival in the opening stages, then was outrun along the inside. Copyright 2026 Equibase Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.