Golden Gate Fields · Sunday, September 3, 2023 · Race 8 of 8

Maiden Special Weight

all_weather, fastSix FurlongsPurse $30,0006 ranPost 2023-09-03 17:28:00Final time 1:10.02Pool $93,787

Good for all except 3,6

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Laura Branigan
speed, determinedly
William Antongeorgi III11111—4.5084A
E1 131 · LP 98
21Magic Wanderer
speed, chased winner
Santos Rivera33322¾2.5086A
E1 129 · LP 100
36Berry Valley
hop st,drift 4w 1/4
Alexander Chavez422335½2.4093A
E1 130 · LP 87
44Fly South
close;outrun from turn
Evin Roman5454413¾3.7056A
E1 127 · LP 80
55Gadding
pressed,empty stretch
Luis Jimenez Aburto2545515½8.9057A
E1 126 · LP 75
63Giant Kid
off slow,trailed
Assael Espinoza6666620¼7.7058A
E1 85 · LP 87

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

123456start1/41/2stretchfinish1Magic Wanderer6Berry Valley4Fly South5Gadding3Giant Kid2Laura Branigan

Fractional times

Call 121.96
Call 244.21
Call 356.78
Final1:10.02

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$1—
place ($2)2$4.80—
show ($2)2$4—
exacta ($1)2-1$18$42,502
place ($2)1$3.80—
show ($2)1$2.60—
trifecta ($0.50)2-1-6$27.05$33,776
show ($2)6$3—
superfecta ($0.10)2-1-6-4$16.24$26,523
Pick 3 ($0.50)4-5-2$17.15$17,317
Pick 4 ($0.50)5-4-5-2$55.90$41,846
Pick 5 ($0.50)3-5-4-5-2$307.25$30,010
Pick 6 ($0.20)1-3-5-4-5-2$610.64$11,977
daily double ($2)5-2$24.80$14,191

Chart notes

LAURA BRANIGAN broke well and attended the early pace duel to the five furlong pole, responded when asked to pick up the pace from the half mile marker, fended off a challenge around the turn from BERRY VALLEY, got the better of that one by mid-stretch then gamely held off a bid from MAGIC WANDERER to prevail. MAGIC WANDERER broke best, sped off to the lead but was quickly joined by a quartet of challengers early, dropped off the pace but remained close when LAURA BRANIGAN and BERRY VALLEY separated from the pack through the turn, responded when asked to re-engage at the quarter pole, tipped out to the two path when a hole opened up at the top of the stretch, finished up well but could not catch the winner. BERRY VALLEY hopped at the start and was away a step slowly, shied twice from GADDING in in the first furlong, enjoined the early pace five wide on the outside, moved in to about the three path and moved up to challenge LAURA BRANIGAN on the outside through the turn, drifted wide into the stretch leaving a hole for MAGIC WANDERER, was outfinished by the top pair while having trouble keeping a straight course but easily held the third spot. FLY SOUTH broke well, was part of the early mix then dropped back near the half mile pole with the tracking group, was unable to keep up when the pace quickened on the turn and finished one-paced down the stretch. GADDING broke outward at the start, forcing BERRY VALLEY very wide, then was four deep as part of the early pace duel, tried to rally from the nine-sixteenths pole but could not find the needed response had nothing to offer in the stretch run. GIANT KID bobbled slightly at the start, took some light contact from FLY SOUTH a couple of strides out of the gate, fell far behind and trailed throughout.