Woodbine · Friday, September 8, 2023 · Race 1 of 10

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmFive FurlongsPurse $111,6005 ranPost 2023-09-08 13:07:00Final time 57.08Pool $87,740

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart3/163/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Mesa Spirit
control pace,prevailed
Patrick Husbands31111—2.4072B
E1 112 · LP 104
24Kid Marvelous
3Wturn,late surge 2nd
Daisuke Fukumoto243323¾4.5062B
E1 112 · LP 94
32Royal Quality
chased3/16,lost2ndwire
Sofia Vives422233¾3.2061B
E1 112 · LP 94
41Birthday Munnings
shuffled1/2,no factor
Kazushi Kimura555549¼1.3050B
E1 112 · LP 81
53Arafat
could not keep up3/8
Amanda Vandermeersch134451325.6532B
E1 112 · LP 73

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

12345start3/163/8stretchfinish4Kid Marvelous2Royal Quality1Birthday Munnings3Arafat6Mesa Spirit

Fractional times

Call 121.71
Call 244.52
Final57.08

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$6.80—
place ($2)6$4—
show ($2)6$2.70—
superfecta ($0.20)6-4-2-1$9.77$15,413
place ($2)4$5—
show ($2)4$2.50—
exacta ($1)6-4$16.50$50,074
show ($2)2$2.40—
trifecta ($0.20)6-4-2$7.65$30,842

Chart notes

MESA SPIRIT was away alertly from the outside to clear to the fence by the half mile marker, comfortably controlled the pace on the turn, was basically hand ridden through the stretch, tapped once by the rider at the sixteenth pole to stay focused and cruised to the wire for the impressive front running score. KID MARVELOUS tracked outside in the second flight three deep, made little progress on the front two running three wide on the turn, found another gear down the lane to close in, surging late in deep stretch to get up for place share on the final jump. ROYAL QUALITY was nestled on the rail, being the inside part of the threesome tracking the pacesetter down the back straight, took up the running to go after the loose speed at the quarter pole, chased the winner in upper stretch and faded slightly late losing the runners up share in a photo at the wire. BIRTHDAY MUNNINGS was hustled early trying for better inside position, could not quicken enough on the rail and was shuffled back to trail at the half, could see the field under a hard ride through the turn making little headway and passed a tiring runner in the final furlong. ARAFAT tracked the frontrunning winner between challengers down the back straight, was roused midpoint on the turn but could not keep pace with rivals on each side and faded on the fence in mid stretch.