Saratoga · Friday, August 29, 2025 · Race 2 of 12

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $100,0007 ranPost 2025-08-29 13:10:00Final time 1:23.93Pool $371,063

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Steer Clear
2p,strong hand-ride
Irad Ortiz, Jr.11111—1.8583A
E1 114 · LP 123
27Americathegreat
4-5path turn,willingly
Dylan Davis467221¼3.4082A
E1 108 · LP 121
33Catchy
injurd after wire,fell
Jose Lezcano276332¾37.2581A
E1 109 · LP 118
41Fancy Footwork
saved ground,no kick
John Velazquez753446¼6.6073A
E1 112 · LP 111
54Academia
bmp st,2-3p,5p1/4,wknd
Manuel Franco3455513¼3.4061A
E1 110 · LP 100
65Immaculate Moon
bmp after brk,3p,tired
Joel Rosario52266164.0060A
E1 113 · LP 95
76Divine Passion
outside,4p,6p1/4,faded
Luis Rivera, Jr.6347719½33.7553A
E1 112 · LP 90

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish7Americathegreat3Catchy1Fancy Footwork4Academia5Immaculate Moon6Divine Passion2Steer Clear

Fractional times

Call 122.93
Call 246.21
Call 31:11.11
Final1:23.93

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$5.70—
place ($2)2$3.40—
show ($2)2$2.70—
exacta ($1)2-7$12.90$259,168
place ($2)7$3.90—
show ($2)7$3.30—
quinella ($1)2-7$7.70$12,337
show ($2)3$9.60—
trifecta ($0.50)2-7-3$88.25$120,051
daily double ($1)2-2$4.20$123,382
superfecta ($0.10)2-7-3-1$72.25$61,416

Chart notes

STEER CLEAR went to the front, was well rated while setting the pace off the inside, controlled the action in the two path on the turn, responded well when asked at the quarter-pole, extended the advantage in upper stretch and held under a strong hand-ride. AMERICATHEGREAT settled on the outside, was roused while moving from the four path to the five path on the turn, gained while dropping back to the four path into the stretch, pursued the winner while outside in the drive and willingly earned the place. CATCHY settled at the rear of the field, moved in inside the three-quarter pole, advanced closer near the nine-sixteenths pole, saved ground while waiting behind horses on the turn, was asked in the two path at the quarter-pole, came between horses at the three-sixteenths pole, chased under a drive into the final furlong, drifted in some coming to the sixteenth-pole, willingly earned the show then suffered a catastrophic injury to her left foreleg and fell after the wire then was euthanized on track. FANCY FOOTWORK was hustled from the gate then urged along off the pace, moved closer with five furlongs to run, saved ground on the turn, was roused near the five-sixteenths pole, turned into upper stretch under a drive, chased into the final furlong then dropped back, moved out late and lacked the needed response. ACADEMIA was forced out at the start then bumped with an opponent, pressed the leader under a snug hold early then dropped just off the pace, was coaxed along late on the backstretch, came under stronger encouragement in the two path on the turn, moved to the three path outside the quarter-pole, swung into the stretch in the five path and weakened. IMMACULATE MOON bumped with a rival just after the start, moved up to prompt the pace on the outside of the leader, was asked in the three path on the turn, dropped back into upper stretch and tired. DIVINE PASSION stalked the pace on the outside, was given her cue in the four path on the turn, chased in the six path into the stretch and faded.