Colonial Downs · Saturday, August 9, 2025 · Race 8 of 12

Van Clief S. Listed

turf, firmFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $150,0008 ranPost 2025-08-09 15:48:00Final time 1:02.52Pool $350,680

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Witty
fan 9w, flying by late
Julio Rodriguez68871—3.00109A
E1 70 · LP 122
23Had to Have Him
shift 7w,rally,outfnsh
Tyler Gaffalione87752¼10.6095A
E1 77 · LP 122
36Step Forward
led 5w 1/8, outkicked
Mychel Sanchez24433¾11.20101A
E1 85 · LP 121
413Horsepower
stalk 3-4w,drift upper
Javier Castellano4331422.80102A
E1 90 · LP 118
58Going Up
press insd,led,no kick
Ronald Allen, Jr.321252½24.80100A
E1 94 · LP 117
65Isivunguvungu
3-4w,6w 3/16,no rally
John Velazquez5554633.3092A
E1 82 · LP 116
72Petcoff
saved ground, no kick
Ben Curtis766674¼40.1085A
E1 79 · LP 114
811Nothing Better
early pace 2-3w,falter
Luis Saez11288132.9087A
E1 94 · LP 99

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

12345678start1/43/8stretchfinish3Had to Have Him6Step Forward13Horsepower8Going Up5Isivunguvungu2Petcoff11Nothing Better1Witty

Fractional times

Call 122.58
Call 245.12
Call 356.55
Final1:02.52

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$8—
place ($2)1$5—
show ($2)1$3.40—
Pick 3 ($1)3-3-1$176.90$45,361
place ($2)3$9—
show ($2)3$5.20—
Pick 4 ($0.50)9-3-3-1$654.20$86,815
show ($2)6$5.80—
Pick 5 ($0.50)3-9-3-3-1$2,994.10$60,823
daily double ($1)3-1$53.30$31,641
exacta ($1)1-3$34$227,432
superfecta ($0.10)1-3-6-13$89.88$59,974
trifecta ($0.50)1-3-6$118.85$100,957

Chart notes

WITTY was lightly bumped at the start, unhurriedly brought up the rear from off the rail, fanned nine wide into upper stretch still seeing the entire field, launched a furious rally widest of all to drive past in late stretch. HAD TO HAVE HIM was a little hard to load and a bit fractious in the gate, settled outside a rival toward the back but ahead of the eventual winner, shifted seven wide turning for home, rallied well but was outfinished. STEP FORWARD got away well but ceded the lead to stalk in behind off the fence in the two to three path, shifted five wide into upper stretch, struck the lead in mid-stretch, was outkicked. HORSEPOWER stalked from outside, went three to four wide on the turn, took closer order coming into upper stretch, drifted a bit at that point and bid taking a narrow lead, kept on late but needed more. GOING UP exchanged light contact at the start and was urged forward, pressed from inside before moving to a narrow advantage into the turn, contended inside on or just off the rail, was headed in upper- to mid-stretch, had no extra for late. ISIVUNGUVUNGU (SAF) chased near mid-pack, went mostly three to four wide on the turn, floated six wide into upper stretch, failed tor ally. PETCOFF bumped a rival just lightly, was coaxed forward but lacking significant early speed, chased from inside, saved ground on the turn, lacked the needed late kick. NOTHING BETTER exchanged light contact at the start, was urged to the lead outside, set the very early pace two to three wide then pressed on the turn, faltered in upper stretch and faded.