Saratoga · Thursday, August 17, 2023 · Race 2 of 10

Allowance Optional Claiming

turf, goodOne MilePurse $156,0005 ranPost 2023-08-17 13:53:00Final time 1:35.04Pool $381,516

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Not So Close
in hand ins, held well
Ricardo Santana, Jr.311111—8.80105B
E1 98 · LP 119
21Chili Flag
6w upper, closed well
Irad Ortiz, Jr.455542¾1.90128B
E1 90 · LP 122
32Sister Lou Ann
tracked ins, mild kick
Luis Saez133333¾5.4089B
E1 96 · LP 119
43Saffron Moon
5w uppr, out-finished
Flavien Prat2444241¼2.4099B
E1 94 · LP 119
55Pleasant Passage
3-2w 1st turn, empty
Manuel Franco5222556¼2.30100B
E1 96 · LP 113

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

12345start1/41/23/4stretchfinish1Chili Flag2Sister Lou Ann3Saffron Moon5Pleasant Passage4Not So Close

Fractional times

Call 124.42
Call 248.79
Call 31:12.56
Call 41:23.71
Final1:35.04

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$9.60—
place ($2)4$6.30—
show ($2)4$4—
exacta ($1)4-1$39.50$291,554
place ($2)1$3.50—
show ($2)1$2.50—
quinella ($1)1-4$11.80$10,492
show ($2)2$3.40—
trifecta ($0.50)4-1-2$66.62$92,596
daily double ($1)7-4$22.50$150,586
superfecta ($0.10)4-1-2-3$29.85$32,156

Chart notes

NOT SO CLOSE lost some footing at the start and brushed with CHILI FLAG, established narrow command just off the inside into the first turn before tucking inside midway, showed the way in hand along the inside patiently handled until set down spinning just off the inside into upper stretch, edged away under a drive to the eighth pole, dug in and held well and safe to prevail kept to task. CHILI FLAG (FR) brushed at the start by NOT SO CLOSE who came inwards slightly, saved ground at the tail of the field, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, angled six wide into upper stretch, closed well to secure the place honors in the final jumps. SISTER LOU ANN tracked the pace along the inside, got let out spinning just off the inside into upper stretch in behind the leader and was denied a tip out straightened away as PLEASANT PASSAGE came in a path to deny the tip, got clearance a furlong from home and offered up a mild kick just missing for the place honors at the end. SAFFRON MOON a bit rank under restraint just off the inside early on, tracked just off the inside, came under coaxing near the quarter pole and angled five wide into upper stretch, ran on through to the finish but was out-finished in the late stages. PLEASANT PASSAGE three then two wide through the first turn, tracked the front just off the inside in closest aim, swung four wide into upper stretch and tucked quickly three wide to deny SISTER LOU ANN a tip out from in behind the leader straightened away, then came up empty.