Tampa Bay Downs · Wednesday, December 17, 2025 · Race 1 of 9

Claiming

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $22,8007 ranPost 2025-12-17 12:29:00Final time 1:18.00Pool $65,543

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Just Relax
prompt 2wd,3-4p,edged
Martina Rojas22221—3.0098A
E1 114 · LP 102
28Metaphor
stalked 4-5p, ran on
Courtney Gilardo3533217.0081A
E1 104 · LP 103
32God With Us
ins winner,headed 1/16
Ronaldo Rodriguez111131¾4.1081A
E1 117 · LP 99
47My Favorite Topic
4p,6p upper,willingly
Samuel Marin575442½2.8081A
E1 104 · LP 103
51Mr. Sweets
step slow st,2p,5p upr
Sonny Leon7676548.7077A
E1 104 · LP 105
64King Faliero
chased ins, no bid
Jose Ferrer646565½3.5087A
E1 105 · LP 98
75Rusty Pistol
chased 3p btwn,wknd
Victor Lara4347711¼16.9051A
E1 105 · LP 88

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish8Metaphor2God With Us7My Favorite Topic1Mr. Sweets4King Faliero5Rusty Pistol6Just Relax

Fractional times

Call 122.34
Call 245.12
Call 31:10.80
Final1:18.00

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$8—
place ($2)6$4.60—
show ($2)6$3.40—
exacta ($1)6-8$22.90$52,519
place ($2)8$6.60—
show ($2)8$4.40—
trifecta ($0.50)6-8-2$42.40$29,906
show ($2)2$3.40—
superfecta ($0.10)6-8-2-7$36.30$17,091

Chart notes

JUST RELAX prompted outside of the leader and from the three path, sustained his challenge after drifting out to the four path into upper stretch, gained an advantage in the final furlong, edged ahead and held sway. METAPHOR broke outwardly, stalked from the four path, sustained pursuit in the five path in upper stretch, ran on after flopping back to his left lead in the final furlong and gained place late. GOD WITH US showed the way in the two path as the eventual winner applied pressure into and around the turn, maintained an advantage through midstretch, but got headed by his counterpart with a sixteenth to go and yielded late. MY FAVORITE TOPIC laid off of the pace in the four path, fanned out to the six path into upper stretch and stayed on willingly. MR. SWEETS broke a step slow, trailed in the two path, shifted to the five path entering the lane and moved up. KING FALIERO chased along the inside and lacked a bid. RUSTY PISTOL chased forwardly in the three path and between horses around the turn then weakened.