Saratoga · Wednesday, August 27, 2025 · Race 5 of 9

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $72,0007 ranPost 2025-08-27 15:29:00Final time 1:17.34Pool $362,976

Good for all except 2,3,5

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Cultivate
out,3p,lead4p3/16,held
Flavien Prat12211—7.40111A
E1 123 · LP 107
21Discotheque
bmp brk,ins5/16,5p1/4
Ricardo Santana, Jr.33322¼4.50112A
E1 120 · LP 109
33Fiddling Felix
off step slow,2p turn
Joel Rosario65543¼4.40118A
E1 112 · LP 113
42Grand Gesture
bmp st,bit slw,3-4p,5p
Junior Alvarado7665464.1096A
E1 106 · LP 105
56Irrelevant
pace,2p,3p1/4,tired
Irad Ortiz, Jr.2113512½2.5589A
E1 125 · LP 88
64Party With Smarty
inside turn, no threat
Lane Luzzi477661328.2593A
E1 106 · LP 99
75Solutions
off step slw,4-3p,easd
Manuel Franco5447730¾3.9555A
E1 119 · LP 67

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish1Discotheque3Fiddling Felix2Grand Gesture6Irrelevant4Party With Smarty5Solutions7Cultivate

Fractional times

Call 121.90
Call 244.98
Call 31:10.48
Final1:17.34

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$6.80—
place ($2)7$8.70—
show ($2)7$4.20—
exacta ($1)7-1$36.75$270,995
place ($2)1$4.80—
show ($2)1$2.80—
trifecta ($0.50)7-1-3$34.50$126,418
show ($2)3$2.80—
Pick 3 ($1)3-2-7$714$46,719
daily double ($1)2-7$196.25$69,013
superfecta ($0.10)7-1-3-2$17.72$58,619

Chart notes

CULTIVATE stalked the pace on the outside, engaged the leader in the three path on the turn, took the advantage in the four path into the stretch, shook clear under a right-handed crop inside the three-sixteenths pole, switched to a left-handed crop coming to the sixteenth-pole, shortened stride late but just held under strong urging. DISCOTHEQUE bumped with a rival at the start then was sent hard, established a good position just off the pace, saved ground on the turn, shifted to the three path while roused outside the quarter-pole, spun into the stretch in the five path, chased the winner on the outside under a drive, gained to make a bid in the final sixteenth and just missed while narrowly able to get the place. FIDDLING FELIX broke a step slow then was hustled, raced off the pace while ridden along, rounded the turn in the two path, moved out under a drive in upper stretch, gained in the final furlong, shifted further out inside the sixteenth-pole, made a bid between horses late and just missed while clear for the show. GRAND GESTURE bumped with a rival at the start and was off a bit slow, angled out early then was urged along towards the rear, went around most of the turn in the three path then moved to the four path, turned into the stretch in the five path and lacked the needed response. IRRELEVANT went to the front then showed the way, rounded the turn in the two path, was asked under threat inside the five-sixteenths pole, lost the advantage while in the three path into the stretch and tired. PARTY WITH SMARTY was urged along towards the rear, saved ground on the turn and failed to threaten. SOLUTIONS brushed the outside of the gate and was off a step slow, moved up into the front half of the field on the outside, chased in the four path for most of the turn then shifted to the three path and faltered then was eased in the final furlong but walked off.