Saratoga · Friday, August 1, 2025 · Race 9 of 10

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turf, firmFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $68,00010 ranPost 2025-08-01 17:51:00Final time 1:02.35Pool $803,290

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Shefflin
inside turn, rallied
Flavien Prat45531—1.0096A
E1 99 · LP 115
24Hilarious Affair
swerved out7/16,5p trn
Joel Rosario109862¾6.6093A
E1 90 · LP 114
37Java Buzz
2p turn,led past 1/16
Luis Saez211131½20.7086A
E1 109 · LP 112
48Cloudy
4-5path turn,willingly
Irad Ortiz, Jr.664442½4.9099A
E1 95 · LP 110
510Chiringo
ins-2p trn,3p1/4,angld
Jose Ortiz710109548.4095A
E1 86 · LP 108
63Vinsanity
unprepared brk,ins trn
Jose Lezcano97786428.2592A
E1 94 · LP 108
71AChess Master
3p turn,chased,wknd
Ricardo Santana, Jr.522274¼1.00112A
E1 106 · LP 107
86Fluid Situation
bmpd 1/2,4p turn,empty
John Velazquez333584¼4.4095A
E1 104 · LP 107
99Heaven Street
mvd in 7/16,2p turn
Manuel Franco146798½52.2582A
E1 99 · LP 100
105Whenlovetakesover
toss head1/2-7/16,3-4p
Luis Rivera, Jr.88910109¾69.5068A
E1 93 · LP 98

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

12345678910start1/43/8stretchfinish4Hilarious Affair7Java Buzz8Cloudy10Chiringo3Vinsanity1AChess Master6Fluid Situation9Heaven Street5Whenlovetakesover1Shefflin

Fractional times

Call 121.88
Call 244.42
Call 356.23
Final1:02.35

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$4—
place ($2)1$2.40—
show ($2)1$2.10—
exacta ($1)1-4$11.10$659,272
place ($2)4$5.60—
show ($2)4$5—
trifecta ($0.50)1-4-7$79.25$295,211
show ($2)7$7.20—
Pick 3 ($1)2-9-1$65.50$100,333
daily double ($1)9-1$33.75$132,535
superfecta ($0.10)1-4-7-8$72.15$168,565

Chart notes

SHEFFLIN was urged along off the pace, saved ground on the turn, came under the crop after turning into the stretch and moved to the two path, rallied into the final furlong and closed strongly to get up late and prevail. HILARIOUS AFFAIR was restless in the gate, raced near the back under urging, swerved out late on the backstretch, went around the turn in the five path, moved out in upper stretch, found his best stride in the drive and finished with good energy to garner the place. JAVA BUZZ was sent hard to the front, showed the way with a clear advantage, went around the turn in the two path, responded well when asked outside the quarter-pole, came under a right-handed crop in upper stretch, led until the final seventy yards but was overtaken while able to get the show. CLOUDY settled off the pace, was roused in the four then five path on the turn, turned into upper stretch under a drive and finished willingly for the last spot in the superfecta. CHIRINGO settled at the rear of the field then moved in, was roused while inside to the two path on the turn, spun into the stretch in the three path then angled out and improved position. VINSANITY was restless in the gate then had the rider unprepared at the start, broke near the back but relatively with the body of the field, settled on the inside, was roused on the turn, turned into upper stretch under a drive and failed to rally. CHESS MASTER was unsettled in the gate but came away in good order, brushed with a rival early, established a good position just off the pace, was asked in the three path on the turn, chased under a drive into the final furlong and weakened. FLUID SITUATION stalked the pace on the outside, was bumped near the half-mile pole, went around the turn in the four path, chased into upper stretch and came up empty. HEAVEN STREET was urged along on the outside, moved in late on the backstretch, went around the turn in the two path and failed to threaten. WHENLOVETAKESOVER was restless in the gate, brushed with a foe after the start, settled off the pace, began to toss his head outside the furlong marker, continued to toss his head several times from that point until near the seven-sixteenths pole, went around the turn in the three path, turned into the stretch in the four path and failed to respond.