Tampa Bay Downs · Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · Race 3 of 9

Claiming

dirt, fastOne Mile And Forty YardsPurse $25,0007 ranPost 2026-01-07 13:21:00Final time 1:40.38Pool $85,080

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14The Best Distance
2p,kicked away stretch
Ronaldo Rodriguez111111—0.3083A
E1 119 · LP 112
21St. Louie Louie
4p, loom1/4, no match
Alonso Quinonez4332227¼9.2077A
E1 114 · LP 105
32Fort Charles
rail1/4, 3p lane, fade
Simon Camacho-Benitez7753339¼9.1071A
E1 110 · LP 106
45Mission Mike
midpack 5-6p,no impact
Daniel Centeno5465449½29.4071A
E1 108 · LP 108
56Action Seeker
stalked 3p, retreated
Samuel Marin22245513¾9.5077A
E1 116 · LP 101
63Hari
wellback ins,no threat
Cesar Gonzalez66466614½25.6071A
E1 110 · LP 103
77Crypto Man
off pace 6p, no threat
Jan Batista35777719½10.9069A
E1 108 · LP 100

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

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish1St. Louie Louie2Fort Charles5Mission Mike6Action Seeker3Hari7Crypto Man4The Best Distance

Fractional times

Call 123.46
Call 247.01
Call 31:12.02
Call 41:38.03
Final1:40.38

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$2.60—
place ($2)4$2.10—
show ($2)4$2.10—
exacta ($1)4-1$4.80$64,024
place ($2)1$3.80—
show ($2)1$3—
superfecta ($0.10)4-1-2-5$6.12$27,775
show ($2)2$3—
Pick 3 ($0.50)7-2-4$43.45$30,501
daily double ($1)2-4$4.40$17,104
trifecta ($0.50)4-1-2$7.35$41,282

Chart notes

THE BEST DISTANCE showed the way from the two path turning into the backstretch, was coaxed along around the far turn, and kicked away down the lane to be much the best. ST. LOUIE LOUIE tracked in the four path, was ridden into the far turn, ranged up passing the quarter, could not keep up with the winning pacesetter down the stretch, but held place. FORT CHARLES trailed from the two path into the backstretch, moved up passing the half, was ridden from the rail around the far turn, swung out to the three path at the top of the lane, and faded but held show. MISSION MIKE raced in midpack out in the five path, was driven into the far turn, but made no impact from the six path down the stretch. ACTION SEEKER stalked in the three path early but retreated. HARI was wellback along the inside and never threatened. CRYPTO MAN raced off the pace out in the six path and never threatened.