Saratoga · Monday, September 1, 2025 · Race 1 of 11

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $100,0008 ranPost 2025-09-01 12:08:00Final time 1:10.76Pool $337,313

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Oscar's Hope
3-2w in aim, drew clr
Jose Ortiz32211—0.6888A
E1 107 · LP 121
25Epic Quest
in hand ins, kept on
Manuel Franco111225¾6.3658A
E1 109 · LP 109
31Winning Method
chased ins, kept on
Flavien Prat733335¾8.9358A
E1 106 · LP 113
42Grunge
chased 2-3w, weakened
Kendrick Carmouche644449½4.1476A
E1 106 · LP 106
57Rockies Balboa
chased 4w, weakened
Junior Alvarado556659¾19.4283A
E1 105 · LP 110
68Scrutinator
ins from 1/2p, tired
Ricardo Santana, Jr.285561216.4673A
E1 96 · LP 105
76Stream It
off 1/2 slow, tired
Dylan Davis8777720¼24.5154A
E1 99 · LP 93
83The Pauly Factor
chased 3-2w, faltered
Romero Maragh4688827¼46.7214A
E1 101 · LP 90

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

12345678start1/41/2stretchfinish5Epic Quest1Winning Method2Grunge7Rockies Balboa8Scrutinator6Stream It3The Pauly Factor4Oscar's Hope

Fractional times

Call 122.74
Call 246.02
Call 358.09
Final1:10.76

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$3.36—
place ($2)4$2.38—
show ($2)4$2.10—
exacta ($1)4-5$8.19$246,941
place ($2)5$5.64—
show ($2)5$3.54—
trifecta ($0.50)4-5-1$16.09$109,912
show ($2)1$3.72—
superfecta ($0.10)4-5-1-2$6.69$56,321

Chart notes

OSCAR'S HOPE coaxed from the gate, raced three then two wide in closest aim of the leader, spun three then two wide straightened away into upper stretch let out for the drive, took command at the three-sixteenths, drew clear under a drive and was geared down in the late stages. EPIC QUEST broke out at the start, showed the way in hand along the inside coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, took the inside route into upper stretch under threat to the outside, yielded the front with three-sixteenths to go and kept on to the wire to preserve the place honors over a rival on the line. WINNING METHOD coaxed from the start, chased along the inside under a ride from the five-sixteenths, spun three wide into upper stretch, kept on to the finish and missed for the place honors while clear of the rest. GRUNGE coaxed from the gate, chased two then three wide under a ride from three furlongs out, angled four wide into upper stretch, weakened. ROCKIES BALBOA coaxed from the start, chased four wide under urging from the five-sixteenths, tipped five wide into upper stretch, weakened in the drive. SCRUTINATOR broke out at the start, chased six then five paths off the inside down the backstretch until tucked inside half a mile from home, got coaxed along at the three-eighths marker, continued in the inside route into upper strecth and tired. STREAM IT broke a half a beat slow, chased five then four paths off the inside down the backstretch before tucking three wide through the turn, came under urging at the seven-sixteenths, cornered three wide at the head of the stretch and tired. THE PAULY FACTOR coaxed from the gate, chased three then two wide under a ride from the seven-sixteenths, went three wide for home and faltered in the stretch.