Fresno · Sunday, October 15, 2023 · Race 5 of 8

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $27,0005 ranPost 2023-10-15 15:47:00Final time 1:36.71Pool $95,848

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Supermazel
asked 4w,proved best
Brayan Pena433411—2.6097B
E1 125 · LP 115
21Conundrum
stp slw,3w,outfinished
Alexander Chavez5443221¼2.10112B
E1 123 · LP 113
33Vantage Point
sent,wknd,ran on 3rd
Evin Roman3111339¼3.0079B
E1 127 · LP 103
45Playing Hardball
contested pace,tired
Assael Espinoza12224411¼2.8079B
E1 127 · LP 101
54Galoping Cat
2-3w,no factor
Francisco Monroy25555525¾8.9065B
E1 121 · LP 92

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

12345start1/41/23/4stretchfinish1Conundrum3Vantage Point5Playing Hardball4Galoping Cat2Supermazel

Fractional times

Call 122.44
Call 246.25
Call 31:10.99
Call 41:23.30
Final1:36.71

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$7.20—
place ($2)2$3.20—
show ($2)2$2.20—
exacta ($1)2-1$7.50$36,599
place ($2)1$2.80—
show ($2)1$2.20—
trifecta ($1)2-1-3$14.90$24,191
show ($2)3$2.20—
superfecta ($0.10)2-1-3-5$2.35$11,343
daily double ($2)4-2$98.80$3,122
Pick 3 ($1)7-4-2$82.20$5,815

Chart notes

SUPERMAZEL never far back early on, tracked the fast pace two wide into the backstretch run, made a mild gain at the half-mile pole, was coaxed along four wide along the far turn and loomed approaching the quarter marker, took a narrow lead from CONUNDRUM into upper stretch, battled with that rival into the furlong grounds, continued to battle outside of CONUNDRUM into the final sixteenth, shook free in the final stages and edged away in the end to determinedly prevail. CONUNDRUM was off a step slowly away from the start, settled along the inside into the first turn and tracked the fast pace into the backstretch run, gained ground heading to the half-mile marker, continued that gain while saving ground into the far turn, angled three wide leaving the quarter marker and took a brief lead approaching the top of the stretch, lost the lead to SUPERMAZEL into upper stretch and battled with that rival to the furlong grounds, gamely battled into the final sixteenth, relented in the final stages and was outfinished in deep stretch, while well clear of the rest for second. VANTAGE POINT was sent leaving the break, engaged with PLAYING HARDBALL into the first turn and contested fast fractions with that rival into the backstretch run, carved out quick fractions to the half-mile pole and dueled inside of PLAYING HARDBALL into the far turn, was overtaken into upper stretch and chased to the furlong marker, faded in the stretch but stayed on and outfinished PLAYING HARDBALL for third in the late stages. PLAYING HARDBALL broke alertly and was prominent in the early running, engaged with VANTAGE POINT into the first turn and disputed fast fractions with that rival into the backstretch run, pressed outside of VANTAGE POINT into the far turn, raced three wide into the stretch, lost position heading to the furlong marker, tired in the final stages and was outfinished for third. GALOPING CAT was allowed to settle, tracked the quick early pace from a two wide path along the first turn, chased the fast pace through the backstretch run, was outrun into the far turn, came three wide into the stretch and did not factor.