Tampa Bay Downs · Friday, February 20, 2026 · Race 4 of 9

Starter Optional Claiming

dirt, fastOne And One Sixteenth MilesPurse $28,0007 ranPost 2026-02-20 14:11:00Final time 1:43.90Pool $100,852

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
15Embrace My Uncle
bid3/8,2-3p,kick clr
Cesar Gonzalez765111—2.8086A
E1 109 · LP 112
28The Best Distance
bmp brk,3-4p,lt gain
Courtney Gilardo2344422¾2.2081A
E1 110 · LP 112
33El Chispazo
led,svd gnd,chase on
Sonny Leon11122331.7091A
E1 114 · LP 109
42Bourbon State
svd gnd,outkicked
Israel Rodriguez4467647¾43.2069A
E1 108 · LP 111
54Triple Pass
track,2-3p,faded
Gabriel Maldonado32233588.90103A
E1 111 · LP 105
61Denying
trailed,2p,no bid
Carlos Marquez6776569½12.8074A
E1 107 · LP 106
76Jades Jay
bmp brk,svdgnd,empty
Samuel Marin55357716½12.2071A
E1 110 · LP 99

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

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish8The Best Distance3El Chispazo2Bourbon State4Triple Pass1Denying6Jades Jay5Embrace My Uncle

Fractional times

Call 123.80
Call 247.47
Call 31:11.41
Call 41:36.79
Final1:43.90

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)5$7.60—
place ($2)5$3—
show ($2)5$2.40—
exacta ($1)5-8$12.80$71,722
place ($2)8$3.60—
show ($2)8$2.40—
trifecta ($0.50)5-8-3$11.55$48,899
show ($2)3$2.40—
superfecta ($0.10)5-8-3-2$21.63$32,291
Pick 3 ($0.50)7-5-5$33$11,493
daily double ($1)5-5$36.50$8,176

Chart notes

EMBRACE MY UNCLE raced in the three path around the first turn, settled off the pace for the run to the backstretch, began a bid from the two path coming around the far turn and kicked clear in the lane. THE BEST DISTANCE bumped with the horse to his inside at the start, raced in the three path early, stalked the leader on the outside up the backstretch, came around the far turn in the four path and gained ground late. EL CHISPAZO raced in the two path around the first bend, led the way up the backstretch, dueled from the rail around the second turn and could not go with the winner in the lane but chased on to the finish. BOURBON STATE saved ground in the middle of the pack around the first turn and up the backstretch, navigated the far bend from the path and was outkicked in the lane. TRIPLE PASS 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 three path and faded in the stretch. DENYING raced in the two path early, trailed the field up the backstretch, continued around the far turn still in the two path and made no bid. JADES JAY bumped with the horse to his outside leaving the gate, raced in the three path around the first turn, settled in the middle of the pack on the outside for the run up the backstretch, angled in to save ground around the second turn and was empty from there.