Saratoga · Friday, August 25, 2023 · Race 6 of 10

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, muddySix FurlongsPurse $136,5008 ranPost 2023-08-25 16:08:00Final time 1:09.56Pool $614,741

Good for all except 1

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Fierceness
3-2w, geared down
Irad Ortiz, Jr.11111—1.1074B
E1 123 · LP 118
21Air of Defiance
lunged st, improved
Ricardo Santana, Jr.6665211¼5.30114B
E1 114 · LP 106
37Billal
chased 4-3w, kept on
Florent Geroux4222311¼24.0099B
E1 120 · LP 102
45Change of Command
led, chased, wknd late
Jose Ortiz234341315.9074B
E1 120 · LP 100
58Daily Grind
4w upper, weakened
Joel Rosario5534514½7.9047B
E1 116 · LP 98
62Anchises
4w upper, no impact
Dylan Davis7888618¾7.7064B
E1 98 · LP 102
73Apollo Ten
3-4w pursuit, tired
Manuel Franco8776719¼7.2085B
E1 106 · LP 93
84Wajda
shied in st, faltered
Flavien Prat34578317.9053B
E1 118 · LP 73

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

12345678start1/41/2stretchfinish1Air of Defiance7Billal5Change of Command8Daily Grind2Anchises3Apollo Ten4Wajda6Fierceness

Fractional times

Call 122.02
Call 244.65
Call 356.60
Final1:09.56

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$4.20—
place ($2)6$2.90—
show ($2)6$2.80—
exacta ($1)6-1$9.70$436,298
place ($2)1$5.10—
show ($2)1$3.80—
trifecta ($0.50)6-1-7$55.62$193,398
show ($2)7$6.40—
Pick 3 ($1)11-8-6$80$67,058
daily double ($1)8-6$21$116,367
superfecta ($0.10)6-1-7-5$78.60$79,088

Chart notes

FIERCENESS coaxed lightly from the gate to the front, got displaced by CHANGE OF COMMAND and settled latched on three wide to the outside of that rival before advancing to take over at the nine-sixteenths, tucked to the two path into the turn and was lightly coaxed when BILLAL advanced outside, shook off that rival nearing the quarter pole and swung four wide into upper stretch, got placed to a light brief drive and went clear to inside the eighth pole, had the rider sneak a peek at the infield screen and was geared down and back in hand through the final sixteenth to the finish still widening away to the finish. AIR OF DEFIANCE lunged at the start, chased along the inside coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, cut the corner into upper stretch, proved no match for the top one and improved position to secure the place honors. BILLAL coaxed from the gate, chased four then three wide advancing to briefly latch on the top one midway on the turn, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, swung two to three wide into upper stretch shaken off and kept on to the finish to secure the show honors. CHANGE OF COMMAND broke in step at the start, established the front shortly after and showed the way briefly along the inside until displaced by FIERCENESS with nine-sixteenths to go, chased along the inside under coaxing from the five-sixteenths, continued in the inside route into upper stretch and weakened in the late stages. DAILY GRIND hustled from the gate, chased five to six paths off the inside down the backstretch and then four then three wide through the turn under coaxing from the three-eighths, swung four wide into upper stretch and weakened. ANCHISES chased along the inside down the backstretch and then just off the inside through the turn coaxed along from the seven-sixteenths, swung four wide into upper stretch and made no impact. APOLLO TEN chased three to four wide under coaxing from the three-eighths, angled five wide into upper stretch and tired. WAJDA shied in at the start, chased just off the inside just off the pace, came under coaxing at the three-eighths, continued just off the inside into upper stretch and faltered.