Tampa Bay Downs · Saturday, February 22, 2025 · Race 6 of 10

Starter Handicap

turf, firmOne And One Eighth MilesPurse $26,0009 ranPost 2025-02-22 15:01:00Final time 1:48.99Pool $299,831

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Poker Joker
ins,cut corner,driving
Pablo Morales799931—9.7073A
E1 84 · LP 123
24Royal Luck
ins,split1/8,outkicked
Simon Camacho-Benitez333322¾3.2069A
E1 93 · LP 117
36Ejtimaa
btwn,cme5w,xchngd bmps
Jesus Castanon67777312.1087A
E1 88 · LP 119
45A Western Yarn
stalk,bid3-4w,outfnshd
Daniel Centeno1444441¾5.6078A
E1 91 · LP 116
53Spanish Noble
ins,cme4w,exghngd bmps
Luis Reyes566665228.2064A
E1 89 · LP 117
611Why Not Me
inside,came2w,faded1/8
Hector Diaz, Jr.4111162½6.1071A
E1 96 · LP 113
71More Than Work
stdy early,bid2-3w,wkn
Sonny Leon2222574¼11.7092A
E1 94 · LP 111
87Q F Seventy Five
2-3p turn, no rally
Antonio Gallardo8888887¾16.9073A
E1 87 · LP 112
99Late Call
outsde,3-5p turn,tired
Miguel Vasquez9555999¼8.7065A
E1 90 · LP 107

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

123456789start1/41/23/4stretchfinish4Royal Luck6Ejtimaa5A Western Yarn3Spanish Noble11Why Not Me1More Than Work7Q F Seventy Five9Late Call2Poker Joker

Fractional times

Call 124.10
Call 249.43
Call 31:13.82
Call 41:37.54
Final1:48.99

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$1.40—
place ($2)2$9.20—
show ($2)2$5.40—
exacta ($1)2-4$60.70$226,461
place ($2)4$5—
show ($2)4$3.40—
trifecta ($0.50)2-4-6$99.40$109,494
show ($2)6$3—
superfecta ($0.10)2-4-6-5$64.09$67,019
Pick 3 ($0.50)9-7-2$222.75$29,213
daily double ($1)7-2$145$26,733

Chart notes

POKER JOKER was reserved on the inside, saved ground on the far turn and cut the corner and made a bid leaving the turn and got thru on the inside to edge clear to prove best under a drive. ROYAL LUCK (CHI) tracked the pace from the inside and moved out leaving the turn to make a bid and split rivals by the furlong marker but was out-kicked by the winner while holding on to the place award. EJTIMAA was rated between rivals to the three eights marker, eased out on the turn and came five wide into the lane, then exchanged bumps keeping SPANISH NOBLE in tight by the furlong marker to the sixteenth pole and finished well to just miss the place award. A WESTERN YARN stalked the pace two to three wide and made a three to four wide bid leaving the turn but was outfinsihed late. SPANISH NOBLE was rated along the inside and eased out leaving the five sixteenths and came four wide into the lane, was in tight nearing the furlong marker and exchanged bumps trying to get out and finished well but needed more. WHY NOT ME set the pace on the inside and was headed leaving the turn and came two wide off the bend, fended off the first bid but faded in the final furlong. MORE THAN WORK steadied early leaving the chute trying to get off the inside, prompted the pace two wide and made a two to three wide leaving the turn vying for command but weakened in the final furlong. Q F SEVENTY FIVE was allowed to settle and was two to three wide on the turn but had no rally. LATE CALL chased the pace from the outside, three to five wide on the turn and tired in the lane.