Gulfstream Park · Friday, January 2, 2026 · Race 8 of 9

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $86,0004 ranPost 2026-01-02 15:52:00Final time 1:22.88Pool $149,263

Good for all except 6

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Nearly
bmp hard st,3w,riddn o
John Velazquez44211—1.30107C
E1 109 · LP 130
24Confessional
brk out bmp,2p,2d best
Irad Ortiz, Jr.2212250.70104C
E1 110 · LP 120
32Timeless Victory
ins,3w upper,best rest
Jose Morelos334339¾10.5095C
E1 106 · LP 111
43Blame Yasself
2p,ins turn, tired
Junior Alvarado11344176.5087C
E1 109 · LP 100

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

1234start1/41/2stretchfinish4Confessional2Timeless Victory3Blame Yasself6Nearly

Fractional times

Call 122.82
Call 246.59
Call 31:10.56
Final1:22.88

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
exacta ($1)4$3.60$109,992
daily double ($1)6$8.30$30,398
Pick 3 ($1)2-6$51.50$26,771
Pick 3 ($1)2-7$18.30$0

Chart notes

NEARLY bumped soundly and knocked sideways by CONFESSIONAL at the break, recovered and settled into stride on the outside in the clear, made a three wide move on the turn and dueled for command, took over leaving the three sixteenths and drew off in the final furlong while being ridden out while sharp. CONFESSIONAL broke out and bumped the winner soundly at the start, stalked the pace and made a two wide bid on the turn to be in between rivals by the three eighths marker, then went on to duel to the inside of the winner to the five sixteenths and continued on to the quarter pole, then could not match strides with that rival in the lane and had to settle for being clearly second best. TIMELESS VICTORY was close up on the inside and then shuffled back nearing the three eighths marker and moved out by the five sixteenths and came three wide into the lane and ran on willingly but was no match for the top two. BLAME YASSELF set the pace while in the two path early and then dropped to the inside on the turn and was headed nearing the three eighths marker and tired.