Saratoga · Saturday, July 12, 2025 · Race 6 of 12

Maiden Special Weight

turf, muddyFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $100,0007 ranPost 2025-07-12 15:22:00Final time 1:05.26Pool $741,806

Good for all except 8,9

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Pulstar
shy out st, just held
Joel Rosario31111—2.2072B
E1 95 · LP 100
26Delightful Darling
4-3w uppr, just missed
Jose Ortiz22222a nose3.7078B
E1 91 · LP 100
31AAlways Ready
5w upper, mild bid
Flavien Prat43333¾2.7560B
E1 91 · LP 99
42Three Sixty
7w upper, mild kick
Lane Luzzi1554419.0065B
E1 88 · LP 98
58Two Bits
steady st, no headway
John Velazquez7445546.6083B
E1 90 · LP 93
69Chrysalism
steadied st, tired
Manuel Franco6666618¾4.7034B
E1 86 · LP 71
71Grand Gala
chased 3w, trailed
Irad Ortiz, Jr.57777192.7526B
E1 85 · LP 70

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

1234567start1/43/8stretchfinish6Delightful Darling1AAlways Ready2Three Sixty8Two Bits9Chrysalism1Grand Gala7Pulstar

Fractional times

Call 122.54
Call 246.12
Call 358.61
Final1:05.26

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$6.40—
place ($2)7$3.70—
show ($2)7$2.50—
exacta ($1)7-6$12.40$416,919
place ($2)6$5—
show ($2)6$3—
trifecta ($0.50)7-6-1$12.75$159,300
show ($2)1A$2.40—
Pick 3 ($1)5-12-7$112$89,033
daily double ($1)12-7$58.75$94,221
superfecta ($0.10)7-6-1-2$11.02$71,148

Chart notes

PULSTAR shied out at the start in reaction to DELIGHTFUL DARLING breaking outwards to her inside and forced a pair of rivals in TWO BITS and CHRYSALISM to steady in tandem with that breaking out rival, showed the way along the inside down the backstretch and then just off the inside through the turn, swung four wide into upper stretch, drifted out when clear near the eighth pole three paths and was corrected inside that station, dug in under late threat and just held on at the finish. DELIGHTFUL DARLING broke out at the start making PULSTAR shy out with her and forced a pair of foes to steady when crossing in front of them in concert with PULSTAR, chased along the inside in closest aim of that leader coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, swung four then three wide into upper stretch, rallied through the final furlong to threaten for it all and just missed on the wire. ALWAYS READY forwardly placed just off the inside in pursuit from just off the pace, came under encouragement at the five-sixteenths, angled five wide into upper stretch and offered up a mild bid. THREE SIXTY broke in at the start, chased just off the inside under a ride from the five-sixteenths, angled out seven wide into upper stretch and offered up a mild kick. TWO BITS steadied at the start when PULSTAR and DELIGHTFUL DARLING crossed in front, chased four then three wide under coaxing from three furlongs out, went eight wide into upper stretch, made no headway. CHRYSALISM got steadied at the start when a pair of rivals crossed in front, chased five then four wide under a ride from the three-eighths marker, cornered four wide into upper stretch, tired. GRAND GALA chased three wide under encouragement from the five-sixteenths, spun just off the inside into upper stretch and trailed.