Laurel Park · Saturday, May 31, 2025 · Race 8 of 9

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, goodOne And One Eighth MilesPurse $56,3007 ranPost 2025-05-31 15:56:00Final time 1:53.17Pool $92,554

Good for all except 6

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Instant Coffee
ins,angld 1/4,doggedly
Mychel Sanchez333321—1.1089B
E1 99 · LP 106
24Otello
keen,ask 2wd upr,game
Jevian Toledo211112¾2.3074B
E1 108 · LP 102
35Be Better
jostld,5w run,outkckd
Ismerio Villalobos5544331¼5.9089B
E1 96 · LP 106
41Armando R
swung 6wd,fin well
Victor Carrasco4777642¼35.8092B
E1 82 · LP 118
56Cap Com
pinballd,pinched start
J.G. Torrealba7666557½4.1090B
E1 87 · LP 104
63It's Sizzling Time
outs foe,mv,4w bw,wkn
Yedsit Hazlewood12227613½14.5080B
E1 99 · LP 91
77Union Fleet
brk in,bmp,ins mv,wkn
Alexander Chavez64554714¼44.3098B
E1 96 · LP 92

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

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish4Otello5Be Better1Armando R6Cap Com3It's Sizzling Time7Union Fleet2Instant Coffee

Fractional times

Call 124.57
Call 248.55
Call 31:13.59
Call 41:39.70
Final1:53.17

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$4.20—
place ($2)2$3—
show ($2)2$2.20—
exacta ($1)2-4$7.90$64,417
place ($2)4$3.40—
show ($2)4$3.20—
trifecta ($1)2-4-5$25.50$38,978
show ($2)5$3.40—
Pick 3 ($0.50)3-1$24.35$5,368
daily double ($1)6-2$10.20$7,974
superfecta ($1)2-4-5-1$152$29,167

Chart notes

INSTANT COFFEE saved ground into the first turn and through the backstretch run, edged up under a ride leaving the far turn, was guided outward for room leaving the five sixteenths, closed in doggedly under a drive, wrested command from OTELLO with about seventy yards remaining and was edging away at the wire. OTELLO broke a bit awkwardly and outward, quickly recovered and cleared after about a sixteenth of a mile, secured the inside and opened up while a bit keen, settled better mid way through the backstretch run, remained under some rating as rivals closed in leaving the three eighths, was shaken up two wide entering the lane, clung to the advantage under a drive leaving mid stretch, switched over to his left lead late and gave way grudgingly. BE BETTER broke inward then was jostled soon after, regrouped and settled off the inside and outside a rival, picked up momentum and advanced four to five wide leaving the three eighths, ranged up leaving the three sixteenths, chased the top pair through the final furlong but was out kicked. ARMANDO R lagged well back, swung six wide entering the stretch, shifted out a bit for the final sixteenth and finished well. CAP COM , pinballed between foes then was pinched back at the break, recovered and found himself well back, saved ground into the stretch, kept on with effort but was unable to make an impact. IT'S SIZZLING TIME broke well then was rated back off OTELLO in the opening sixteenth, stalked outside a rival, steadily gained leaving the far turn, chased four wide and between runners into the stretch then gave way. UNION FLEET came in at the break bumping soundly with CAP COM, corrected and settled towards inside, gained leaving the far turn, remained inside with pursuit in upper stretch then gave way through the final furlong. Copyright 2026 Equibase Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.