Saratoga · Friday, August 15, 2025 · Race 6 of 10

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $90,0006 ranPost 2025-08-15 16:10:00Final time 1:10.82Pool $620,668

Good for all except 2,3,4

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Arctic Beast
5-6w upper, held on
Luis Saez12111—4.3086A
E1 108 · LP 130
21Valentine Crusader
7w upper, just missed
Irad Ortiz, Jr.33422a nose1.2563A
E1 107 · LP 132
33Froutien
shied in, steady start
John Velazquez645337¾2.3057A
E1 104 · LP 118
42Sunday Boy
bobbled st, weakened
Jose Lezcano456441114.0072A
E1 104 · LP 112
54Pride of the Union
brush gate, 3w bid trn
Jose Ortiz56355175.5043A
E1 102 · LP 100
65Diamond Life
vied 5-6w, led, folded
Kendrick Carmouche2126620¾19.7026A
E1 110 · LP 94

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

123456start1/41/2stretchfinish1Valentine Crusader3Froutien2Sunday Boy4Pride of the Union5Diamond Life8Arctic Beast

Fractional times

Call 122.73
Call 246.82
Call 358.62
Final1:10.82

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$0.60—
place ($2)8$4.40—
show ($2)8$2.80—
exacta ($1)8-1$16.50$332,533
place ($2)1$2.80—
show ($2)1$2.10—
trifecta ($0.50)8-1-3$18.75$136,172
show ($2)3$2.40—
Pick 3 ($1)1-5-8$22$81,282
daily double ($1)5-8$56.75$104,402
superfecta ($0.10)8-1-3-2$16.32$56,092

Chart notes

ARCTIC BEAST vied with a pair when seven paths off the rail down the backstretch, then got shaken off a bit and tucked four wide into the turn, went three wide through that bend advancing on the leader to poke a head in front just outside the quarter pole, swung five to six wide into upper stretch, inched away under a drive to the eighth pole, dug in under lone threat to the outside and just held on to prevail. VALENTINE CRUSADER coaxed from the gate, vied early on four then three wide inside a pair before easing off near the nine-sixteenths, tucked to the two path through the turn and came under coaxing near the quarter pole, went seven wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive closing well and just missed at the end while well clear of the rest for the place honors. FROUTIEN shied in at the start in reaction to PRIDE OF THE UNION breaking inwards and was taken hold of in behind SUNDAY BOY, chased just off the inside and then along the inside, got roused taking the two path into upper stretch, weakened while along for the show honors. SUNDAY BOY bobbled at the break, came under hustling and chased four then three paths off the inside down the backstretch before tucking to the two path through the turn under encouragement from the five-sixteenths, angled six wide into upper stretch, weakened. PRIDE OF THE UNION broke in brushing the near side stall and then got corrected before making contact with FROUTIEN as that rival shied inwards in reaction, chased five to six paths off the inside down the backstretch, tucked three wide into the turn and advanced through the bend into contention near the quarter pole, went seven to eight wide at that station and into upper stretch and tired. DIAMOND LIFE coaxed from the gate, vied briefly five to six paths off the inside with a loosely flanking pair of foes, emerged from that at the nine-sixteenths with sole command and tucked to the two path half a mile from home, came under light coaxing at the five-sixteenths, yielded the front just outside the quarter pole and swung four wide at the head of the stretch, then folded in the drive.