Tampa Bay Downs · Sunday, December 24, 2023 · Race 7 of 8

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $53,0009 ranPost 2023-12-24 15:28:00Final time 1:17.82Pool $157,949

Good for all except 6

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Banded Rocket
duel,svd gnd,kick clr
Antonio Gallardo22111—2.80116A
E1 113 · LP 107
28David's Songs
duel,2p,chase on
Hector Diaz, Jr.332222½5.7097A
E1 113 · LP 103
310Why Not Me
chase,2p,kept on
Laureano Sosa143336¾4.3087A
E1 107 · LP 102
41Ehsaan
stalk,2p,kept on
Mychel Sanchez975447½3.5089A
E1 103 · LP 103
56Euclid Avenue
veer brk,5p,mild gain
Simon Camacho-Benitez89765109.5085A
E1 94 · LP 101
63Grand Rozzo
outside,3p,no kick
Marcos Meneses7665611½12.8062A
E1 103 · LP 98
72Big Eddy
3p,no bid,van off
Carlos Marquez688772414.7060A
E1 100 · LP 82
84Midnite Musket
duel,2p,tired
Jesus Castanon5148830½6.3077A
E1 115 · LP 70
99Digger Barns
svd gnd,empty
Jose Herrera-Caro4599944¾50.907A
E1 106 · LP 57

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

123456789start1/41/2stretchfinish8David's Songs10Why Not Me1Ehsaan6Euclid Avenue3Grand Rozzo2Big Eddy4Midnite Musket9Digger Barns7Banded Rocket

Fractional times

Call 122.46
Call 245.51
Call 31:11.00
Final1:17.82

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$7.60—
place ($2)7$5—
show ($2)7$2.80—
exacta ($1)7-8$28.20$138,230
place ($2)8$6—
show ($2)8$3.40—
trifecta ($0.50)7-8-10$40.25$60,679
show ($2)10$3—
superfecta ($0.10)7-8-10-1$43.88$45,239
daily double ($1)6-7$13.80$21,964
Pick 3 ($0.50)6-6-7$92.50$23,958

Chart notes

BANDED ROCKET dueled between horses up the backstretch, saved ground around the turn and kicked clear in the lane. DAVID'S SONGS dueled on the outside through the opening quarter of a mile, continued around the turn in the two path and could not go with the winner in the final furlong but chased that rival home. WHY NOT ME chased the pace setter on the outside up the backstretch, navigated the bend from the two path and chased on in the lane. EHSAAN swerved out in the opening strides, straightened out to stalk the leader on the inside up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the two path and kept on the wire. EUCLID AVENUE veered out sharply leaving the gate, trailed the field from the middle of the track racing up the backstretch, came around the bend in the five path and gained ground mildly in the lane while never threatening. GRAND ROZZO raced off the pace on the outside up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the three path and showed no kick. BIG EDDY raced off the pace on the inside through the opening stages, continued around the turn in the three path, made no bid and was vanned off after the wire. MIDNITE MUSKET dueled on the inside up the backstretch, raced in the two path around the turn and tired in the lane. DIGGER BARNS raced off the pace on the inside early, dropped back while saving ground around the turn and was empty in the lane.