Tampa Bay Downs · Sunday, February 1, 2026 · Race 8 of 9

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastOne And One Sixteenth MilesPurse $55,5007 ranPost 2026-02-01 16:11:00Final time 1:44.60Pool $185,172

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12The Best Distance
track,4p2nd,duel,up lt
Courtney Gilardo122331—4.6078A
E1 120 · LP 112
28El Chispazo
3p1st,dug in,missed
Sonny Leon311222¼2.2087A
E1 123 · LP 111
33Uranium
stalk,2-3p,kept on
Alex Gonzalez2331131½44.1096A
E1 119 · LP 109
41Embrace My Uncle
svd gnd,evenly
Cesar Gonzalez54454431.9077A
E1 117 · LP 111
54Khopesh
3p1st,5p2nd,no kick
Gaddiel Martinez4654557¼9.3061A
E1 115 · LP 106
65Style Me Royal
block brk,2p,no bid
Sara Hess7567668½29.7078A
E1 114 · LP 109
76Cupid's Dude
outside,3-4p,empty
Daniel Centeno67767711¾3.4076A
E1 114 · LP 104

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

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish8El Chispazo3Uranium1Embrace My Uncle4Khopesh5Style Me Royal6Cupid's Dude2The Best Distance

Fractional times

Call 123.32
Call 246.66
Call 31:11.96
Call 41:37.99
Final1:44.60

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$1.20—
place ($2)2$5.80—
show ($2)2$4.20—
exacta ($1)2-8$20.80$134,069
place ($2)8$4—
show ($2)8$3.60—
trifecta ($0.50)2-8-3$151.60$75,546
show ($2)3$12.80—
superfecta ($0.10)2-8-3-1$119.91$59,530
Pick 3 ($0.50)8-7-2$12.15$17,297
daily double ($1)7-2$11.90$22,552

Chart notes

THE BEST DISTANCE raced in the two path around the first turn, tracked the leader on the inside up the backstretch, came around the far turn in the four path and dueled to the finish to get up for the win late. EL CHISPAZO raced in the three path around the first turn, led the way up the backstretch, saved ground around the far bend, dug in gamely in the lane and just missed. URANIUM raced in the two path early, stalked the leader on the outside up the backstretch, challenged from the three path coming around the far bend and couldn't go with the top two late, but kept on to the wire. EMBRACE MY UNCLE saved ground around the first turn, settled in the middle of the pack on the inside for the run up the backstretch, navigated the far turn from the two path and finished evenly. KHOPESH raced in the three path around the first bend, continued up the backstretch off the pace between horses, swung out to the five path coming around the far bend and showed no kick. STYLE ME ROYAL was pinched back leaving the gate, raced in the two path around the first turn, came up the backstretch off the pace on the inside, navigated the far turn still in the two path and made no bid. CUPID'S DUDE raced in the four path early, continued up the backstretch off the pace on the outside, came around the second turn in the three path and was empty from there.