Ellis Park · Saturday, August 23, 2025 · Race 1 of 9

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $40,0007 ranPost 2025-08-23 11:52:00Final time 1:23.43Pool $77,319

Good for all except 1,2

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Colonel Caliente
vied 3wd,drew clear1/4
Nik Juarez13211—6.36105A
E1 111 · LP 122
25Valiant Humor
brsh 5/8,2-3p,duel plc
Corey Lanerie4443230.90132A
E1 109 · LP 116
34Midnight Vengeance
vied 2wbtw,dueld place
James Graham321233¾26.9191A
E1 112 · LP 114
43Beck's Dreamer
vied ins pair, yielded
Vincent Cheminaud513445¾18.0271A
E1 111 · LP 111
51Heroic Act
step slow/steady st,4p
Tyler Gaffalione765558½3.3186A
E1 107 · LP 106
62Magnificent Rags
bobbled bit start, 2p
Julien Leparoux677669¾6.3579A
E1 105 · LP 104
76Saint Shance
brsh 5/8,chsd 2p,tired
Axel Concepcion2567716½9.5786A
E1 107 · LP 93

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish5Valiant Humor4Midnight Vengeance3Beck's Dreamer1Heroic Act2Magnificent Rags6Saint Shance7Colonel Caliente

Fractional times

Call 123.04
Call 246.44
Call 31:10.48
Final1:23.43

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$4.72—
place ($2)7$5.12—
show ($2)7$3.64—
exacta ($2)7-5$25.50$48,282
place ($2)5$2.46—
show ($2)5$2.10—
trifecta ($0.50)7-5-4$58.64$26,646
show ($2)4$5.46—
superfecta ($0.10)7-5-4-3$73.38$14,612
super high five ($1)7-5-4-3-1$57.55$3,920

Chart notes

COLONEL CALIENTE prompted four to three wide, vied three deep into and around the turn, drew clear at the quarter pole and held sway under a drive. VALIANT HUMOR was put to subtly tight quarters between horses nearing the backstretch, brushed with an outer rival while tugging closer at the five furlong pole, laid back and stalked the top trio from the three path around the turn, bid for place as the leader kicked away at the quarter pole, sparred with an inner rival for that position leaving the furlong grounds and edged ahead. MIDNIGHT VENGEANCE vied two wide and between horses, proved no match for his outer counterpart at the quarter pole, battled for place with an outer bidder into the final sixteenth but got bested. BECK'S DREAMER led narrowly along the inside, got headed by a pair of outer prompters at the half mile pole, sustained position and vied inside of that pair around the turn, but proved no match for his widest counterpart at the quarter pole and yielded through the final furlong. HEROIC ACT broke a step slow and steadied back at the start, raced off of the pace in the four path around the turn and failed to menace. MAGNIFICENT RAGS bobbled slightly at the start, trailed near the inside and failed to factor. SAINT SHANCE raced forwardly in the three path, brushed with an inner rival while in pursuit nearing the five furlong pole, chased in the two path into and around the turn but tired.