Golden Gate Fields · Friday, December 29, 2023 · Race 8 of 8

Maiden Claiming

all_weather, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $11,00010 ranPost 2023-12-29 16:24:00Final time 1:05.97Pool $141,808

Poor

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Ramathorn
won clear much best
Luis Jimenez Aburto11111—2.3057A
E1 113 · LP 96
24Singing N Danzing
bmpd st,ins-3w,willing
Evin Roman764322½2.1040A
E1 105 · LP 91
35Thickey Boy
trkd,bid1/4,lost 2nd
Assael Espinoza6332335.5040A
E1 109 · LP 90
410Perfect Season
pinched, good effort
Carlos Montalvo10108543¾6.4046A
E1 92 · LP 88
51Mendonsa
off slow,ins-4w,evenly
Francisco Monroy877655½10.8042A
E1 101 · LP 85
67Well Imagine That
stmbld st,no rally
Isaias Enriquez999766¼25.4033A
E1 98 · LP 83
76Lifesbeengoodtome
steadied hard 7/16
Aniceto Gomez5810107810.8011A
E1 98 · LP 80
83Six Hot Grands
hustled, gave way 1/4
Adrian Castellanos422481176.1036A
E1 113 · LP 74
99Kikis Love of Life
trkd 3deep, flattened
Alex Cruz245891329.3059A
E1 107 · LP 71
1011Road House
4w, done after half
Erick Garcia-Alfaro3569101838.9011A
E1 106 · LP 62

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

12345678910start1/43/8stretchfinish4Singing N Danzing5Thickey Boy10Perfect Season1Mendonsa7Well Imagine That6Lifesbeengoodtome3Six Hot Grands9Kikis Love of Life11Road House8Ramathorn

Fractional times

Call 121.90
Call 246.11
Call 358.96
Final1:05.97

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$6.60—
place ($2)8$3.40—
show ($2)8$2.80—
exacta ($1)8-4$8.10$109,233
place ($2)4$3.20—
show ($2)4$2.60—
trifecta ($0.50)8-4-5$19.25$84,559
show ($2)5$3.20—
superfecta ($0.10)8-4-5-10$15.04$64,734
super high five ($1)8-4-5-10-1$466.80$3,422
Pick 3 ($0.50)4-7-8$176.20$34,156
Pick 4 ($0.50)2-4-7-8$417.10$66,998
Pick 4 ($1)4$131.90$147,969
Pick 5 ($0.50)4$1,117.95$425,596
Pick 6 ($0.20)1-4$2,432.20$3,923
daily double ($2)7-8$22.60$22,995
daily double ($5)—$42.50$46,975

Chart notes

RAMATHORN broke best, was joined by SIX HOT GRANDS and dueled that foe through the turn while under some restraint, easily disposed of that rival passing the quarter pole, opened up in the stretch, fended off a couple of challengers despite racing on the wrong lead and won clear under steady handling. SINGING N DANZING was hustled from the gate then taken in hand to track the pace duel, waited for room inside through the turn, tipped three wide into the stretch and finished willingly to gain second while no match for the winner. THICKEY BOY came away well, was prominent early on, launched a bid two to three wide into the stretch, chased the eventual winner the length of the stretch and was outfinished near the wire for the place. PERFECT SEASON was pinched after the break and fell behind early, was still far behind through the turn but navigated a clever trip in the two path into the stretch, was gaining ground up the rail when forced to alter course in the final yards and was still advancing at the wire. MENDONSA broke slowly then race mid-pack to the turn, improved position with a wide middle move from the five-sixteenths marker, went four wide into the stretch and continued to run on with some interest down the middle of the track. WELL IMAGINE THAT lacked any early speed, tracked near the rear of the field in the four or five path, suddenly veered in near the seven-sixteenth pole and bumped LIFESBEENGOODTOME, saved ground through the turn and finished evenly. LIFESBEENGOODTOME broke well but struggled to keep up with the early pace, got bumped by WELL IMAGINE THAT near the seven-sixteenths pole, steadied hard, lost momentum, dropped well off the pace then managed a mild rally to pass a few stragglers in the stretch. SIX HOT GRANDS was hustled to the front, dueled under pressure with RAMATHORN to the outside, gave way before the quarter pole and weakened down the lane. KIKIS LOVE OF LIFE broke well then raced three deep with the quartet tracking the dueling leaders, came under pressure leaving the five-sixteenths pole and flattened out in the stretch. ROAD HOUSE veered in sharply at the start forcing PERFECT SEASON to have to take up, then raced four wide close up behind the pacesetters, struggled to keep pace through the turn and had nothing to offer in the stretch.