Fair Grounds · Saturday, December 27, 2025 · Race 1 of 11

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $55,0009 ranPost 2025-12-27 12:48:00Final time 1:02.75Pool $106,501

Good for all except 4,8

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Bluegrass Town
4wbid, drift in, up
Jose Ortiz34421—1.0074A
E1 117 · LP 109
29Soulman
4w, adv, late close
Marcelino Pedroza, Jr.66542¾25.8067A
E1 113 · LP 108
35Noble Affair
trail, outs, rallied
James Graham78863¾3.4087A
E1 110 · LP 108
43He Gone
pace, out-finished
Jareth Loveberry11114110.1073A
E1 122 · LP 107
51Tan Chulo
backed off, no menace
Ben Curtis533553¼32.5065A
E1 118 · LP 103
68Taterpie
step slow, no threat
Brian Hernandez, Jr.876764½10.4066A
E1 113 · LP 101
76Chasing Freedom
press, retreat 1/8
Paco Lopez222375½3.6070A
E1 122 · LP 99
84Mor Cheese Please
slow st, no impact
Mitchell Murrill9978810¼60.6052A
E1 106 · LP 91
97B D S Streaker
5w, trailed 1/4
Emanuel Nieves4599919½93.1024A
E1 115 · LP 77

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

123456789start1/43/8stretchfinish9Soulman5Noble Affair3He Gone1Tan Chulo8Taterpie6Chasing Freedom4Mor Cheese Please7B D S Streaker2Bluegrass Town

Fractional times

Call 121.26
Call 244.35
Call 356.33
Final1:02.75

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$4—
place ($2)2$2.60—
show ($2)2$2.20—
exacta ($1)2-9$28$83,560
place ($2)9$11.60—
show ($2)9$5—
trifecta ($0.50)2-9-5$72.35$41,141
show ($2)5$3.40—
superfecta ($0.10)2-9-5-3$76.22$24,699

Chart notes

BLUEGRASS TOWN sat behind the pace in the two path, made a four wide bid at the top of the stretch, drifted in slightly but was still able to overtake the remaining foes. SOULMAN settled off the pace four wide, steadily advanced through the turn to enter the stretch a couple lengths back, began to close later in the stretch but it was too late. NOBLE AFFAIR settled off the pace, trailed through the turn, split foes at the top of the stretch to take towards the outside by the eighth, rallied well in the final furlong but came up short. HE GONE set a pressured pace from the inside, began inching away in the upper stretch but was out-finished by driving foes. TAN CHULO raced close up along the inside, backed off in the upper stretch, failed to menace. TATERPIE left the gate a step slow, raced off the pace, never threatened. CHASING FREEDOM pressed the early pace, retreated in the final furlong. MOR CHEESE PLEASE was off slowly, made no impact. B D S STREAKER was rated five wide, retreated through the turn to trail by the quarter.