Golden Gate Fields · Sunday, December 31, 2023 · Race 2 of 8

Maiden Special Weight

all_weather, fastSix FurlongsPurse $22,5006 ranPost 2023-12-31 13:23:00Final time 1:10.98Pool $82,083

Good for all except 4,5

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Running On Fire
3w,closed determinedly
Frank Alvarado23321—0.9076A
E1 116 · LP 103
22Danzing Rebel
prssd,led,bested,game
Kevin Orozco32212¼7.6085A
E1 123 · LP 101
3DQ7En Tu Honor Bro
drifted in start,4-2w
Francisco Monroy144434¾5.0061A
E1 116 · LP 97
44The Fuss
bothered st,3-4w
Assael Espinoza65554627.0063A
E1 102 · LP 100
51Union Express
showed speed,tired
William Antongeorgi III411359¼2.0070A
E1 125 · LP 83
65Calculated Spin
bothered st,no factor
Kevin Radke5666614¾53.0032A
E1 101 · LP 87

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

123456start1/41/2stretchfinish2Danzing Rebel7En Tu Honor Bro4The Fuss1Union Express5Calculated Spin6Running On Fire

Fractional times

Call 122.18
Call 245.43
Call 358.03
Final1:10.98

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$3.80—
place ($2)6$2.60—
show ($2)6$2.20—
exacta ($1)6-2$9.50$59,144
place ($2)2$4.80—
show ($2)2$3.60—
trifecta ($0.50)6-2-4$39.60$46,883
show ($2)4$5.80—
superfecta ($0.10)6-2-4-1$20.13$38,608
daily double ($2)2-6$12.40$7,191

Chart notes

RUNNING ON FIRE crowded a bit at the start by EN TU HONOR BRO, recovered and tracked the solid early pace from a three wide position, raced three wide into the turn and loomed nearing the quarter marker, chased DANZING REBEL into the stretch, responded to urging and closed determinedly into the final sixteenth, battled the game runner-up to the wire and prevailed in the final strides. DANZING REBEL sent to be forwardly placed away from the start, engaged with UNION EXPRESS in the early stages and contested the solid pace with that runner into the turn, pressed UNION EXPRESS through quick fractions to the quarter pole, took command into the stretch and led to the furlong marker, was confronted by RUNNING ON FIRE nearing the sixteenth-marker, battled with the determined winner into deep stretch, was bested in the final strides and was well clear for second in a game runner-up effort. EN TU HONOR BRO drifted in leaving the start and bothered rivals to his inside in the early stages, tracked the solid pace four wide heading into the turn, lost position and chased two wide to the quarter pole, ran evenly to the furlong marker, was not able to impact the top two in the final sixteenth and stayed on to secure third. THE FUSS bothered at the start and was off slowly, chased the solid early pace from the rear, was steered three wide into the turn and gained ground nearing the quarter marker, shifted four wide for the drive and continued to gain at the furlong pole, was a bit green into the final sixteenth, lacked the needed response in deep stretch and passed a tired rival late. UNION EXPRESS showed good early speed and assumed command soon after the break, set a pressured pace into the turn and carved out fast fractions while pressed to the quarter marker, was overtaken into the stretch, chased the leaders to the furlong marker and tired in the final stages. CALCULATED SPIN bothered at the start and was off slowly, chased from the back in the early stages, lost ground along the turn and did not factor in the stretch. THE STEWARDS CONDUCTED AN INQUIRY INTO THE START OF THE RACE. THE STEWARDS RULED THAT EN TU HONOR BRO DRIFTED IN SOON AFTER THE START AND BOTHERED SEVERAL RUNNERS TO HIS INSIDE, COSTING THEM A CHANCE AT A BETTER PLACING. EN TU HONOR BRO WAS DISQUALIFIED FROM THIRD AND PLACED SIXTH.