Saratoga · Thursday, August 28, 2025 · Race 2 of 10

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $100,00010 ranPost 2025-08-28 13:47:00Final time 1:02.85Pool $405,930

Good for all except 5

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Cadenza
2p turn,4p3/16,chsd,up
Irad Ortiz, Jr.23331—0.9582A
E1 104 · LP 121
29Vajra
out,3-2p,duel,outfnshd
Ricardo Santana, Jr.12222¾4.0066A
E1 105 · LP 120
32Belarosa
ins turn,duel,outfnshd
Jose Lezcano41113¾16.5068A
E1 108 · LP 120
41Siouxse
2p turn,3p,mvd out 1/8
Manuel Franco766541¾22.2051A
E1 97 · LP 118
53One More Guitar
lost position 7/16
Kendrick Carmouche645452¼24.7565A
E1 101 · LP 117
65Bashful Baby
step slw,duck out,stdy
Eric Cancel10107663¼27.5067A
E1 86 · LP 115
710Market Hours
3p trn,4p1/4,angld out
Flavien Prat578875¾6.3063A
E1 95 · LP 110
84Big Imagination
bmpd brk,inside turn
Dylan Davis989987¾12.0041A
E1 90 · LP 107
97Sun Kiss
3-4p turn,5p3/16,empty
Jose Gomez354798½37.0038A
E1 99 · LP 105
108Mousseline
2-3path turn,mvd out
Junior Alvarado89101010912.6053A
E1 90 · LP 105

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

12345678910start1/43/8stretchfinish9Vajra2Belarosa1Siouxse3One More Guitar5Bashful Baby10Market Hours4Big Imagination7Sun Kiss8Mousseline6Cadenza

Fractional times

Call 121.92
Call 245.38
Call 356.91
Final1:02.85

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$3.90—
place ($2)6$2.60—
show ($2)6$2.30—
exacta ($1)6-9$6.70$359,925
place ($2)9$3.80—
show ($2)9$3.20—
quinella ($1)6-9$4.75$16,211
show ($2)2$6.40—
trifecta ($0.50)6-9-2$19.87$157,564
daily double ($1)5-6$30$131,102
superfecta ($0.10)6-9-2-1$34.40$77,522

Chart notes

CADENZA showed speed then dropped just off the pace, bumped lightly with a rival outside the half-mile pole, went around the turn in the two path, was asked outside the quarter-pole, turned into upper stretch in the four path, chased under a right-handed crop into the final furlong, switched to a left-handed crop outside the sixteenth-pole, gained into the final sixteenth and got up late under strong handling to prevail. VAJRA stalked the pace on the outside, engaged the leader in the three path early on the turn, dropped to the two path late on that bend, battled outside the pacesetter while put to a drive in upper stretch, dueled into the final furlong, fought on well into the final sixteenth but was outfinished by the winner late while just up for the place. BELAROSA showed speed then set the pace, vied inside on the turn, was asked at the quarter-pole, dueled inside of the runner-up under a drive into the final furlong, led determinedly into the final sixteenth but was out-kicked then missed the place while able to get the show. SIOUXSE was urged along off the pace, went around the turn in the two path, was driven into the stretch in the three path, moved out outside the furlong marker and finished willingly for the last spot in the superfecta. ONE MORE GUITAR bumped with a foe at the start, chased the early pace, was taken in hand before the half-mile pole, dropped back and lost position into the turn, saved ground while roused on that bend, turned into the stretch in the two path while under the crop, chased the leaders in the drive and lacked the needed kick. BASHFUL BABY broke a step slow then ducked out greenly and was taken up, spotted the front many lengths, settled at the rear while continuing to race a bit greenly, gained while moving from the four path to the six path under a bit of extra left-rein pressure on the turn, turned into upper stretch in the seven path and flattened out. MARKET HOURS was hustled from the gate then urged along on the outside, tucked in behind cover near the half-mile pole, rounded the turn in the three path, spun into the stretch in the four path, angled out near the three-sixteenths pole and lacked the needed response. BIG IMAGINATION (JPN) bumped with a rival at the start, dropped back early then was urged along towards the rear, saved ground on the turn, turned into the stretch under the crop and failed to threaten. SUN KISS was hustled from the gate, bumped lightly with the winner outside the half-mile pole then dropped back, went around most of the turn in the three path then tipped to the four path, spun into upper stretch in the five path and came up empty. MOUSSELINE dropped back early then was urged along near the rear, traveled around most of the turn in the two path then shifted to the three path, moved out in upper stretch and was no factor.