Fair Grounds · Friday, December 27, 2024 · Race 3 of 8

Allowance Optional Claiming

turf, muddyOne Mile And Seventy YardsPurse $59,0006 ranPost 2024-12-27 13:53:00Final time 1:45.94Pool $91,836

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Ground Control
loose,drvn upr,grd dwn
Jose Ortiz111111—0.8070B
E1 120 · LP 86
213Saved by Grace
4p,ins 2nd,5p1/4,rally
Ben Curtis6666423¼4.5066B
E1 106 · LP 89
311Hopeitsmyluckyday
2-3p,chsd 2nd,no match
Axel Concepcion32222356.2064B
E1 119 · LP 84
44Back Street Baby
ins,imprvd 7/16,no bid
Jose Guerrero55333414¼5.7033B
E1 114 · LP 80
514Birdie Call
stalk 3-4p,gave way1/2
Marcelino Pedroza, Jr.43556516½5.3048B
E1 114 · LP 79
62In B. J.'s Honor
2-3p1st,faded btw5/16
Mitchell Murrill24445628¼21.6032B
E1 114 · LP 73

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

123456start1/41/23/4stretchfinish13Saved by Grace11Hopeitsmyluckyday4Back Street Baby14Birdie Call2In B. J.'s Honor8Ground Control

Fractional times

Call 123.43
Call 246.75
Call 31:12.54
Call 41:41.03
Final1:45.94

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$3.60—
place ($2)8$2.40—
show ($2)8$2.10—
Pick 3 ($0.50)1-1-8$17.40$16,877
place ($2)13$3.80—
show ($2)13$2.40—
daily double ($1)1-8$9.30$11,191
show ($2)11$2.60—
exacta ($1)8-13$4$55,807
superfecta ($0.10)8-13-11-4$3.43$19,478
trifecta ($0.50)8-13-11$6.90$28,593

Chart notes

GROUND CONTROL showed the way unencumbered in the two path, inched further clear around the far turn, widened under a drive in upper stretch and was geared down with seventy yards to go. SAVED BY GRACE broke a beat slow, raced at the rear in the four to five path around the first turn, trailed while saving ground around the far turn, swung out to the five path while building momentum entering the lane, rallied to claim place in the final sixteenth and was closing in on the wrapped-up winner late. HOPEITSMYLUCKYDAY stalked along the inside, tipped to the three path to be outside of the clear leader, chased that one while remaining in touch around the far turn, but proved no match and lost place late. BACK STREET BABY broke half a beat slow, saved ground off of the pace, improved position approaching the far turn, but failed to sustain a bid. BIRDIE CALL stalked in the three to four path into the backstretch, but gave way with a half mile to go. IN B. J.'S HONOR pursued from midpack in the two to three path around the first turn, then faded between horses around the far turn.