Tampa Bay Downs · Sunday, February 2, 2025 · Race 3 of 10

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $20,00010 ranPost 2025-02-02 13:39:00Final time 1:05.21Pool $159,235

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
1DQ4Words of Fortune
stlkd,driftd into foe
Victor Lara33321—7.9016A
E1 118 · LP 106
23K Paz
late rally,just missed
Sonny Leon77752¼9.0030A
E1 102 · LP 106
37Nervana
trk2-3w, steady drive
Antonio Gallardo1544315.8013A
E1 113 · LP 104
49Riding a Dream
stlk,bid3/8,bumpd late
Ademar Santos5221412.9037A
E1 118 · LP 104
55Buzzsaw
laggd,bid3/8,need more
Alonso Quinonez866653½4.309A
E1 102 · LP 100
62Emperor d'Oro
vied to 7/16, faded
Luis Reyes445764¼3.805A
E1 113 · LP 99
71But Now Am Found
led,battled,gave way
Rosario Montanez6113776.405A
E1 121 · LP 94
88Princess Honor
brief speed, climbing
Jose Ferrer299888¾26.703A
E1 96 · LP 91
910Virgin Island Nice
no speed, passed one
Israel Rodriguez9101010922½55.900A
E1 69 · LP 71
106Little Patito
dull effort
Anardis Rodriguez108891022¾75.300A
E1 98 · LP 71

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

12345678910start1/43/8stretchfinish3K Paz7Nervana9Riding a Dream5Buzzsaw2Emperor d'Oro1But Now Am Found8Princess Honor10Virgin Island Nice6Little Patito4Words of Fortune

Fractional times

Call 121.98
Call 245.22
Call 358.21
Final1:05.21

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$0—
place ($2)3$7.80—
show ($2)3$4.80—
exacta ($1)3-7$52.20$137,660
place ($2)7$6—
show ($2)7$4—
trifecta ($0.50)3-7-9$240.90$77,542
show ($2)9$3.40—
superfecta ($0.10)3-7-9-4$337.97$51,676
Pick 3 ($0.50)2-6-3$243.10$36,126
daily double ($1)6-3$70.70$17,677

Chart notes

WORDS OF FORTUNE broke well then tracked BUT NOW AM FOUND through the initial stages then moved to challenge that rival for the lead approaching the three furlong marker with RIDING A DREAM also moving up on the outside, made light contact with RIDING A DREAM near the eighth pole then drifted out and made contact twice with that foe inside the sixteenth under left handed urging and just held. K PAZ settled well back off the pace then had to be coaxed to hold position down the backstretch, was making some progress through the turn then encountered some traffic approaching the quarter pole, responded when sent through an opening at the top of the stretch and finished up well under strong handling and just missed. NERVANA tracked outside of the second group then ran on under a drive with three furlongs to run, kept to task and produced a grinding finish, was steadily gaining in the late stages but came up short. RIDING A DREAM away well, tracked just behind pacesetter early, bid three wide leaving the seven-sixteenths pole and vied for the lead through the turn, loomed a big threat at the top of the stretch, made some contact with WORDS OF FORTUNE in mid-stretch, then had that rival come out and bump twice, steadied near the wire. BUZZSAW raced in the middle of the second flight, launched a bid from the three furlong marker, advanced a three wide through the turn then finished willingly but was not good enough. EMPEROR D'ORO hustled hard to join the early pace battle, raced inside to the seven-sixteenths pole then started a steady fade from that point and was not a factor late. BUT NOW AM FOUND rushed up from the inside to grab the lead before going a furlong, battled back when best by a pair of challengers at the three furlong pole, held well to mid stretch then gave way readily inside the final furlong. PRINCESS HONOR broke with the pack then dropped back rapidly while climbing down the backstretch, went three to five wide through the turn and was finished with some interest but much too late. VIRGIN ISLAND NICE devoid of speed from the break, was distanced early but kept to task and beat one to the wire. LITTLE PATITO lacked any early speed and was well behind the field down the backstretch, tried to run on from the half-mile pole but stalled early and struggled the rest of the trip.