Saratoga · Thursday, August 21, 2025 · Race 6 of 10

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $80,00011 ranPost 2025-08-21 16:05:00Final time 1:11.29Pool $563,675

Poor

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Donna Romano
brk in st, edged clear
Manuel Franco73311—4.9071A
E1 108 · LP 116
27Jetty's Home
chased 3w, ran on
Ricardo Santana, Jr.322322½1.9077A
E1 109 · LP 110
32Margarita Molly
toss head, bumped st
Kendrick Carmouche411234¼17.4062A
E1 111 · LP 106
413Wander Woman
4-5w uppr, wknd late
Javier Castellano164447½4.5065A
E1 106 · LP 104
510South Philly Slide
4w 1/4, passed tired
Luis Saez6775510½19.8043A
E1 104 · LP 104
64Sparkling Mama
brush gate st, wknd
Flavien Prat84566114.3056A
E1 107 · LP 99
78Salt Princess
got out 5-6w turn
John Velazquez2101097137.9041A
E1 96 · LP 103
86Beside You
shied out st, wknd
Jose Lezcano1198813½47.2545A
E1 111 · LP 101
99Riyah Al Nil
buckled st, tired
Cornelia Hartsmar10887917¾63.509A
E1 101 · LP 93
1012Looks to Kill
chased 5-3w, tired
Romero Maragh556101017¾21.9029A
E1 107 · LP 91
115Always in Play
chased inside, tired
Christopher Elliott99111113157.005A
E1 97 · LP 64

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

1234567891011start1/41/2stretchfinish7Jetty's Home2Margarita Molly13Wander Woman10South Philly Slide4Sparkling Mama8Salt Princess6Beside You9Riyah Al Nil12Looks to Kill5Always in Play1Donna Romano

Fractional times

Call 122.68
Call 246.05
Call 358.44
Final1:11.29

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$1.80—
place ($2)1$4.80—
show ($2)1$4.10—
exacta ($1)1-7$15.40$531,861
place ($2)7$3.10—
show ($2)7$2.80—
trifecta ($0.50)1-7-2$82.62$215,454
show ($2)2$7.40—
Pick 3 ($1)7-5-1$211.50$70,629
daily double ($1)5-1$50.50$87,187
superfecta ($0.10)1-7-2-13$49.40$121,097

Chart notes

DONNA ROMANO broke in at the start, chased along the inside coming under encouragement at the five-sixteenths, cut the corner into upper stretch, was in tight straightened away along the rail as MARGARITA MOLLY drifted in, seized command just inside the three-sixteenths, then edged clear to the finish kept to task. JETTY'S HOME broke out at the start, chased three wide coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, got let out continuing three wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive running on to chase the winner home while clear for the place honors. MARGARITA MOLLY tossed her head and was bumped at the start by SPARKLING MAMA, who broke inwards, showed the way in hand just off the inside coming under a ride with five-sixteenths to go, continued in the two path into upper stretch, drifted in straightened away and was caught inside the three-sixteenths, then weakened in the late stages while along for the show honors. WANDER WOMAN broke out at the start, chased six paths off the inside down the backstretch and then four wide through the turn under urging from the five-sixteenths, went four to five wide at the head of the stretch, weakened in the late going. SOUTH PHILLY SLIDE coaxed from the gate, chased four then three wide, came under urging just off the inside three furlongs out, tipped four wide for home and passed tired rivals to the finish. SPARKLING MAMA broke in brushing the near side stall and then bumping MARGARITE MOLLY, chased just off the inside under a ride with five-sixteenths to run, spun two to three wide into upper stretch, weakened. SALT PRINCESS broke out at the start, chased four to five paths off the inside down the backstretch. came under a snug left hold and a right handed crop when getting out some five to six wide midway on the turn, came under coaxing and went ten wide at the head of the stretch, improved position to the wire. BESIDE YOU shied out at the start in reaction to ALWAYS IN PLAY, who broke outwards, chased along the inside until tipped three wide nearing the half mile pole, came under coaxing at the three-eighths marker, went seven to eight wide into upper stretch, weakened. RIYAH AL NIL buckled at the break, chased three then two wide coming under encouragement at the five-sixteenths, took the inside route into upper stretch and tired. LOOKS TO KILL coaxed from the start, chased five paths off the inside down the backstretch and then three wide through the turn ridden along from the five-sixteenths, angled six wide for home, tired in the stretch. ALWAYS IN PLAY broke out at the start, chased along the inside under urging from the five-sixteenths, angled out six wide into upper stretch and tired.