Presque Isle Downs · Monday, September 15, 2025 · Race 2 of 8

Claiming

all_weather, fastOne Mile And Seventy YardsPurse $17,0006 ranPost 2025-09-15 15:59:00Final time 1:44.04Pool $12,844

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Xerces
sustained bid,pull awy
Pablo Morales555421—2.9044A
E1 89 · LP 108
26La Crema
led mid-str,outkicked
Gaddiel Martinez42221221.8060A
E1 98 · LP 102
31Crystal Water
bid upper, even late
Victor Severino33333343.4028A
E1 94 · LP 102
45Joys of Summer
clear,widened,tired
Brooke Bays21114483.2034A
E1 111 · LP 93
54Path to Victory
trailed, no factor,
David Delgado6666559¾17.8039A
E1 81 · LP 107
63High Track
no resp, through early
Martina Rojas1445661411.3024A
E1 94 · LP 97

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

123456start1/41/23/4stretchfinish6La Crema1Crystal Water5Joys of Summer4Path to Victory3High Track2Xerces

Fractional times

Call 124.58
Call 248.29
Call 31:13.68
Call 41:39.93
Final1:44.04

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$7.80—
place ($2)2$4.20—
show ($2)2$2.20—
daily double ($2)3-2$14$1,785
place ($2)6$3.40—
show ($2)6$2.20—
exacta ($2)2-6$28.20$7,766
show ($2)1$2.40—
trifecta ($2)2-6-1$83.80$4,734
superfecta ($2)2-6-1-5$135.40$3,159

Chart notes

XERCES reserved well off the pace in the strung out field, closed the gap into the far turn saving ground along the fence in a sustained rally, cut the corner turning for home and finished well to be going away in deep stretch. LA CREMA stalked the runaway leader from afar for the first half mile, made a steady bid to narrow the margin on the far turn, drifted out five wide turning for home, rallied to the lead in mid-stretch and was outkicked late. CRYSTAL WATER tracked the leader to midway on the final turn, rallied angling six wide to threaten at the eighth pole and finished evenly unable to sustain the bid. JOYS OF SUMMER sprinted away to the lead into the first turn opening a clear lead, widenened the advantage down the backside, had nothing left when challenged in upper stretch having been used up and tired down the lane. PATH TO VICTORY was not a factor. HIGH TRACK raced mid-pack for a half mile and failed to respond when called upon on the far turn coming up empty.