Golden Gate Fields · Sunday, February 25, 2024 · Race 7 of 8

Maiden Special Weight

all_weather, fastSix FurlongsPurse $22,5008 ranPost 2024-02-25 16:55:00Final time 1:10.69Pool $180,148

Good for all except 4,5,8

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Paynt Ya Later
pace, kicked clear
Hugo Herrera21111—10.3092A
E1 133 · LP 100
23Mars Magic
chased winner,2nd best
Erick Garcia-Alfaro33322311.6087A
E1 125 · LP 98
38Elwood Road
awk st, 3-4w, rally
Assael Espinoza4444345.8070A
E1 122 · LP 98
47Catalina Cocktail
3-4w,bid,evenly late
Cristobal Herrera677546¼4.5077A
E1 104 · LP 103
56Why Looky Here
slow early,improved
Frank Alvarado888656½7.5057A
E1 94 · LP 109
69Beat of My Heart
chsd,bid3/8,rebuffed
William Antongeorgi III122367¼1.2059A
E1 129 · LP 87
74Firework
sqz st, laggd, outrun
Kevin Orozco566771428.8047A
E1 111 · LP 86
85Hot Betty
awk st,gave way
Luis Jimenez Aburto75588199.1036A
E1 114 · LP 76

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

12345678start1/41/2stretchfinish3Mars Magic8Elwood Road7Catalina Cocktail6Why Looky Here9Beat of My Heart4Firework5Hot Betty1Paynt Ya Later

Fractional times

Call 121.89
Call 245.01
Call 357.48
Final1:10.69

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$2.60—
place ($2)1$12.20—
show ($2)1$8—
exacta ($1)1-3$165.80$112,758
place ($2)3$11—
show ($2)3$6.20—
trifecta ($0.50)1-3-8$463.15$86,925
show ($2)8$5—
superfecta ($0.10)1-3-8-7$413.19$65,852
daily double ($2)8-1$211.20$13,526
Pick 3 ($0.50)3-8-1$99.65$12,392

Chart notes

PAYNT YA LATER rushed up from the inside to take the lead before a furlong was run, held the rest a length at bay through the turn, easily fended of a bid from BEAT OF MY HEART from the three-eighths pole, kicked clear in the stretch and won well under a hand ride in a very professional debut. MARS MAGIC broke well and was initially involved in the early pace battle then opted to back off to a tracking position, stayed to the inside through the turn, chased the eventual winner down the stretch and was clearly second best. ELWOOD ROAD broke awkwardly and hit the inside gate at the start, tracked the speed from close up, stayed about three wide in the clear through the turn, tipped out another path for the stretch and made good late rally to get up for the third spot. CATALINA COCKTAIL was off a beat slowly and lagged near the rear of the field early, responded when put into a stiff drive from the three-eighths pole, came four wide into the stretch then stalled, finishing evenly in late stages. WHY LOOKY HERE was slow into stride and dropped far behind early, went into a drive before the turn then was kept to task down the stretch and was making up ground in the late stages. BEAT OF MY HEART was quickest to break from the gate but was out-sprinted for the lead by PAYNT YA LATER, stalked that one through the turn, made a three-wide bid to challenge that rival for the lead but was turned back, then was not able to continue the rally down the stretch, weakened and was passed in the late stages. FIREWORK got squeezed a bit at the start then was was found racing well behind the early pace going into the turn, did not quicken with the rider asking to pick up the pace and was outrun down the lane. HOT BETTY got off to an awkward start and lost some ground early, angled over to the rail then advanced on the run down the backstretch, began to struggle to keep up with the pace after passing the three furlong marker and was outrun from there.