Del Mar · Sunday, November 23, 2025 · Race 8 of 9

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $60,0008 ranPost 2025-11-23 16:07:00Final time 1:16.75Pool $299,472

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Nimah
clear,met bid3/8,clear
Juan Hernandez11111—0.70104A
E1 114 · LP 113
29Miss Watermelon
stp slw,bid2w,2nd best
Kazushi Kimura642221¾2.6095A
E1 111 · LP 111
34Ethereal Quality
off slow,4wd,gained3rd
Armando Ayuso8874311¾62.3069A
E1 98 · LP 105
47Heavenly Princess
chased2-3wd,edged3rd
Kent Desormeaux223341214.5082A
E1 113 · LP 99
5DQ3Getting Closer
off slow,bpd btwn turn
Umberto Rispoli7565514¾28.9084A
E1 106 · LP 98
66Lerios
bmpd3deep past 5/16
Mirco Demuro56466186.3071A
E1 106 · LP 93
71Darlin' Duchess
bobbl bit,ins,shft trn
Tyler Baze4787725¾39.1047A
E1 104 · LP 87
85My Girl Mia
bpd/checked turn,eased
Antonio Fresu335885016.9039A
E1 113 · LP 54

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

12345678start1/41/2stretchfinish9Miss Watermelon4Ethereal Quality7Heavenly Princess3Getting Closer6Lerios1Darlin' Duchess5My Girl Mia2Nimah

Fractional times

Call 122.49
Call 245.07
Call 31:10.05
Final1:16.75

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$3.40—
place ($2)2$2.20—
show ($2)2$2.10—
exacta ($1)—$4.50$174,105
place ($2)9$3—
show ($2)9$2.60—
quinella ($2)—$6.20$6,014
show ($2)4$10.80—
trifecta ($0.50)4$39.35$70,739
superfecta ($0.10)4-7$49.56$50,273
daily double ($2)—$12.80$54,756
Pick 3 ($0.50)2$36.80$55,559
Pick 3 ($0.50)8$13$0

Chart notes

NIMAH vied inside a pair of rivals for a bit then cleared at the half-mile pole, met the bid from MISS WATERMELON at the three-eighths pole, shook free again at the top of the lane and was kept busy to the wire. MISS WATERMELON broke a step slow, raced up close four deep, chased three deep leaving the backstretch, bid outside NIMAH around the bend, lost touch with that rival into the lane, stayed on well through the stretch and was clearly second best. ETHEREAL QUALITY was off slow to begin, trailed up the backstretch, advanced four wide on the turn and edged HEAVENLY PRINCESS for third. HEAVENLY PRINCESS vied three deep briefly then chased past the half-mile pole between rivals, lost ground two three wide on the turn and got edged for third. GETTING CLOSER was off slow to begin, chased inside a rival leaving the backstretch, bumped with rivals on both sides past the five-sixteenths pole, moved to the inside and could not rally down the lane. LERIOS tracked three deep then outside a rival on the backstretch, bumped three deep past the five-sixteenths pole, went two wide into the lane and weakened. DARLIN' DUCHESS bobbled a bit leaving the gate, chased from off the pace on the inside, shifted out approaching the quarter and was never a factor. MY GIRL MIA vied between rivals briefly then chased inside rivals up the backstretch, got bumped and checked past the five-sixteenths pole, eased in the lane and walked off. THERE WAS AN INQUIRY INVOLVING THE GETTING CLOSER, MY GIRL MIA AND LERIOS ON THE TURN. FOLLOWLING A REVIEW, THE STEWARDS RULED IN A MAJORITY DECISION TO DISQUALIFY GETTING CLOSER FROM FIFTH TO LAST FOR IMPEDING MY GIRL MIA, COSTING HER A CHANCE AT A BETTER PLACING. Copyright 2026 Equibase Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.