Golden Gate Fields · Saturday, May 18, 2024 · Race 2 of 8

Claiming

all_weather, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $13,0006 ranPost 2024-05-18 14:48:00Final time 1:04.84Pool $70,727

Good for all except 2

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Driver's Ed
speed,unyielding,game
Santos Rivera11111—1.3076A
E1 93 · LP 109
24My Dominator
dueled,bested,gamely
Leonel Camacho-Flores42222¼6.1079A
E1 90 · LP 109
35Quality Cat
drifted 3-4w 1/4,bid
Assael Espinoza233331¼9.1074A
E1 88 · LP 107
43He's Init to Winit
chckd 3/8,4-5wide 1/4
Luis Jimenez Aburto344442¾4.6061A
E1 88 · LP 103
51Western Cape
lagged, no late bid
Cristobal Herrera556558¼29.5067A
E1 78 · LP 92
62Hay Juan
hit gate,2w,no factor
Adrian Castellanos6656612¾2.1050A
E1 76 · LP 83

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

123456start1/43/8stretchfinish4My Dominator5Quality Cat3He's Init to Winit1Western Cape2Hay Juan6Driver's Ed

Fractional times

Call 122.87
Call 245.96
Call 358.26
Final1:04.84

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$4.60—
place ($2)6$3.80—
show ($2)6$3—
exacta ($1)6-4$13.80$34,922
place ($2)4$5—
show ($2)4$3.40—
trifecta ($0.50)6-4-5$32.45$27,522
show ($2)5$5—
superfecta ($0.10)6-4-5-3$23.59$18,313
daily double ($2)8-6$65.60$6,660

Chart notes

DRIVER'S ED broke sharply and separated from the rest early with the jockey desperate to temper the pace, managed to do so but then was let loose when taken on by MY DOMINATOR heading into the turn, dueled with that foe to the wire turning back every challenge in a very game effort. MY DOMINATOR broke well but steadied slightly when QUALITY CAT came over at the break, tracked four wide early then moved to challenge two wide for the lead at the seven-sixteenths pole, hooked up in a duel with DRIVER'S ED and traded punches with that foe to the finish, was never able to get in front of that stubborn rival and came up a bit short in the end in a good effort. QUALITY CAT broke inward while behind hustled from the gate but ceded the lead to DRIVER'S ED, tracked close up to the turn, drifted three to four wide along the bend and carried out HE'S INIT TO WINIT nearing the quarter pole, straightened into the lane, was gaining to the wire under steady handling and held clearly for third. HE'S INIT TO WINIT broke well and was not far behind in the early stages, made a middle move two wide through the turn, was carried four to five wide approaching the quarter, recovered into the lane, battled with QUALITY CAT for third into the final sixteenth and was outfinished for the show honors. WESTERN CAPE was outrun from the break, settled well behind the rest, picked up the pace briefly when HAY JUAN tried to go past, dueled briefly with that one into the stretch then won that battle but was no threat to the rest. HAY JUAN hit the right side of the gate hard, then was very slow into stride dropping behind the field, got into a good rhythm after a furlong then looked to pass WESTERN CAPE, dueled briefly to the stretch then had nothing to offer late.