Gulfstream Park · Friday, October 24, 2025 · Race 5 of 10

Claiming

turf, firmOne MilePurse $40,0009 ranPost 2025-10-24 14:59:00Final time 1:32.56Pool $117,387

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Ironsides
chck 1/4,tip out,clear
Joe Bravo987621—17.4088A
E1 125 · LP 115
25General Ledger
duel pace ins,held 2nd
Micah Husbands21111232.0096A
E1 140 · LP 106
34Freedom Principle
ins-2w,no final kick
Samuel Marin4333333½86.20100A
E1 130 · LP 111
41Samburu
traffic 1/4,angld 4wd
Simon Camacho-Benitez1558543½8.8087A
E1 127 · LP 113
53Jack Kerouac
4-5w,mild late kick
Emisael Jaramillo378765421.0099A
E1 124 · LP 112
66Ninja Star
gain 3-4w,flattened
Miguel Vasquez5665466¼7.5082A
E1 127 · LP 109
72Master Piece
saved ground,no rally
Edwin Gonzalez8999977¼2.001A
E1 113 · LP 113
810Full Nelson
trck 2-3w,gave way
Luis Reyes644478126.8087A
E1 129 · LP 104
99Merlin
duel pace 2w,tired str
Edgard Zayas72228917¼10.7068A
E1 140 · LP 97

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

123456789start1/41/23/4stretchfinish5General Ledger4Freedom Principle1Samburu3Jack Kerouac6Ninja Star2Master Piece10Full Nelson9Merlin8Ironsides

Fractional times

Call 122.74
Call 245.08
Call 31:08.44
Call 41:20.47
Final1:32.56

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$6.80—
place ($2)8$11.40—
show ($2)8$8.60—
exacta ($1)8-5$74.50$93,709
place ($2)5$4—
show ($2)5$3.60—
trifecta ($0.50)8-5-4$34.50$49,518
show ($2)4$16.60—
superfecta ($0.10)8-5-4-1$25.90$30,846
daily double ($1)7-8$51.70$12,622
Pick 3 ($1)1-7-8$23.10$16,581
Pick 4 ($0.50)3-1-7-8$59.95$49,297
Pick 5 ($0.50)1-3-1-7-8$50.45$115,771

Chart notes

IRONSIDES allowed to settle early, saved ground to the second turn, was caught in tight nearing the quarter marker then checked at that station, found room along the inside into upper stretch and loomed approaching the furlong grounds, tipped out while full of run into the final sixteenth and drew clear late under hand urging. GENERAL LEDGER broke alertly, was engaged into the first turn by MERLIN, dueled that rival through solid fractions into the backstretch, shook free of that rival into the far turn and held a clear lead to upper stretch, maintained a clear lead into the final furlong, was overhauled by the winner in deep stretch and held for second at the wire. FREEDOM PRINCIPLE was forwardly placed in the early stages, tracked the dueling pacesetters along the backstretch, saved ground into the far turn and ran in pursuit to the quarter pole, shifted to the two path to upper stretch, could not find the needed response in the final sixteenth and missed for second, while just holding for third. SAMBURU (GB) settled off of the disputed early pace, raced in traffic while two wide and between foes into the far turn, found a seam four wide into upper stretch, found his best stride late and just missed for the minor awards. JACK KEROUAC settled off of the fast early pace, chased four wide into the far turn then swung five wide for the stretch drive, mounted a mild rally into the final sixteenth but needed more late. NINJA STAR settled off of the early pace, advanced three then four wide nearing the quarter marker, could not sustain that run into the final furlong and flattened out. MASTER PIECE (CHI) unhurried in the early going, trailed to the quarter marker and lacked the needed late response. FULL NELSON settled in the second flight leaving the start, tracked the disputed pace to the half-mile marker, chased two to three wide and between foes heading to the quarter pole, could not keep pace to upper stretch then gave way in the drive. MERLIN sent to vie for the early lead, engaged with GENERAL LEDGER into the first turn then dueled outside of that rival into the backstretch, disputed a quick pace to the second turn, was repelled nearing the quarter marker and tired in the stretch drive.