Tampa Bay Downs · Sunday, January 4, 2026 · Race 8 of 9

Claiming

dirt, goodOne Mile And Forty YardsPurse $19,0008 ranPost 2026-01-04 16:08:00Final time 1:43.14Pool $72,753

Good for all except 1

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Queen Atlas
pace3-5p,cued1/4,clear
Simon Camacho-Benitez121111—0.7066B
E1 112 · LP 102
29Answer the Call
ins1/4,4p lane,kept on
Carlos Marquez73222261.4055B
E1 110 · LP 96
38Early Delivery
off pace5-3p,along shw
Juan Leon4454431237.6050B
E1 104 · LP 96
43Cheerful Trout
track 3-2p, weaken str
Gaddiel Martinez35433414¾7.5036B
E1 107 · LP 92
57Special Affair
herded out 1st turn,4p
Marvin Fernandez67665521¼25.6043B
E1 93 · LP 90
64Every Loving Wish
press winner 2p, wknd
Sara Hess21356623¾58.0027B
E1 109 · LP 88
710Lunar Unit
herded out 1st turn,3p
Wesley Ho56777726¾41.7025B
E1 88 · LP 88
81Smart StyleJan Batista8———————64B
E1 112 · LP 102

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

12345678start1/41/23/4stretchfinish9Answer the Call8Early Delivery3Cheerful Trout7Special Affair4Every Loving Wish10Lunar Unit6Queen Atlas

Fractional times

Call 123.88
Call 247.69
Call 31:13.32
Call 41:40.65
Final1:43.14

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$3.40—
place ($2)6$2.20—
show ($2)6$2.10—
exacta ($1)—$3.30$45,075
place ($2)9$2.40—
show ($2)9$2.10—
trifecta ($0.50)—$9.10$22,045
show ($2)8$3.40—
superfecta ($0.10)3$5.45$33,134
Pick 3 ($0.50)3$31.90$0
daily double ($1)—$13.40$9,009

Chart notes

QUEEN ATLAS set the pace in the four path up the backstretch, waited in the three path around the far turn before coming under a ride passing the quarter, floated out to the five path in upper stretch, and drew clear. ANSWER THE CALL stalked in the five path up the backstretch, angled inside while being coaxed along entering the far turn, swung back out to the four path at the top of the stretch, and kept on to clearly be second best. EARLY DELIVERY raced off the pace in the five path, was driven in the three path around the far turn, made no closing bid, but was along for show. CHEERFUL TROUT tracked in the three path, was ridden in the two path around the far turn, but weakened in the stretch. SPECIAL AFFAIR got herded out around the first turn by a loose horse, was behind in the four path early and unable to factor. EVERY LOVING WISH pressed the winning outer pacesetter from the two path early but retreated around the far turn. LUNAR UNIT got carried out around the first turn by a loose horse, was wellback in the three path and unable to threaten. SMART STYLE got fractious as the gates opened and left without the rider, completed the circuit, was caught shortly after and walked off, then was declared a non starter after a stewards inquiry.