Saratoga · Saturday, July 5, 2025 · Race 9 of 12

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $100,0007 ranPost 2025-07-05 17:07:00Final time 1:24.73Pool $747,582

Good for all except 2,7,8

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Jackson Heights
bumped st, up late
Dylan Davis65661—10.10107A
E1 111 · LP 104
23Yo Banana Boy
3w in aim, ran on
Luis Rivera, Jr.422221¼11.80107A
E1 128 · LP 102
34I'm Wide Awake
pace 2p, caught late
Luis Saez111131¼0.75106A
E1 130 · LP 102
41Shipsational
5-6w upper, kept on
Ricardo Santana, Jr.344541½14.60115A
E1 112 · LP 102
52Braciole
brushed, steadied st
Lane Luzzi777751¾11.50101A
E1 100 · LP 101
67Russian Realm
stumbled st, wknd late
Katie Davis565462¼6.00114A
E1 111 · LP 100
76He's Got It
chased 3-2w, wknd late
Flavien Prat2333734.7094A
E1 118 · LP 99

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish3Yo Banana Boy4I'm Wide Awake1Shipsational2Braciole7Russian Realm6He's Got It8Jackson Heights

Fractional times

Call 122.46
Call 244.72
Call 31:10.29
Final1:24.73

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$2.20—
place ($2)8$11.60—
show ($2)8$3.90—
exacta ($1)8-3$199.25$697,207
place ($2)3$11.80—
show ($2)3$4.60—
trifecta ($0.50)8-3-4$207.75$301,207
show ($2)4$2.10—
Pick 3 ($1)8-3-8$726$157,908
Pick 4 ($0.50)5-8-3-8$906.50$280,445
Pick 5 ($0.50)4-5-8-3-8$90$344,280
daily double ($1)3-8$116$110,352
superfecta ($0.10)8-3-4-1$220.60$160,429

Chart notes

JACKSON HEIGHTS got bumped at the start by RUSSIAN REALM, who recovered outwards from a stumble, chased six paths off the inside down the backstretch and then three wide through the turn coming under coaxing at the three-eighths pole, went seven wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive closing in to roll by the front pair in the last jumps to the wire. YO BANANA BOY coaxed from the gate, raced forwardly placed along the inside early on until tipped to the three path near the five furlong marker, kept in closest aim of the leader through swift splits widening away from the rest through the turn, got placed to urging three furlongs out, continued three wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive and seized briefly command seventy yards from home before being overhauled in tandem with I'M WIDE AWAKE in the final jumps. I'M WIDE AWAKE coaxed from the start, cut a swift pace from the two path with the aforementioned foe in close attendance while widening away from the rest, came under urging at the five-sixteenths, floated five wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive growing leg weary inside the final furlong, got collared narrowly seventy yards from home and was overhauled in concert with YO BANANA BOY in the final strides to the wire. SHIPSATIONAL broke out at the start brushing BRACIOLE before forcing that rival to be taken in hand, chased along the inside and then just off the inside under a ride from the seven-sixteenths, angled out five to six wide into upper stretch and kept on to the finish. BRACIOLE got brushed at the start and forced to steady when SHIPSATIONAL broke outwards, chased along the inside and then just off the inside coming under coaxing at the seven-sixteenths, swung three wide into upper stretch, offered up a mild bid and tipped out searching for a clear lane late and was bumped and checked between foes at the finish line. RUSSIAN REALM stumbled at the start, chased four wide down the backstretch before tucking inside into the turn, came under encouragement at the seven-sixteenths, angled four wide into upper stretch and weakened in the late going. HE'S GOT IT coaxed from the gate, chased three then two wide, came under urging inside at the three-eighths pole, spun just off the inside into upper stretch and weakened in the late stages.