Tampa Bay Downs · Saturday, March 28, 2026 · Race 2 of 4

Starter Optional Claiming

dirt, fastOne Mile And Forty YardsPurse $28,0003 ranPost 2026-03-28 12:56:00Final time 1:40.47Pool $51,891

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
15The Best Distance
led,2p,duel,held
Wesley Ho111221—0.2079C
E1 102 · LP 119
27Texas Splurge
stalk,3p,duel,miss
Daniel Centeno222112¼6.2067C
E1 100 · LP 118
36Soulmate
track,4p2nd,chase on
Jose Ferrer3333334¾2.6078C
E1 100 · LP 114

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

123start1/41/23/4stretchfinish7Texas Splurge6Soulmate5The Best Distance

Fractional times

Call 124.55
Call 248.68
Call 31:13.05
Call 41:37.92
Final1:40.47

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
exacta ($1)5-7$2.70$14,529
daily double ($1)8-5$4$15,998

Chart notes

THE BEST DISTANCE raced in the two path around the first turn, led the way up the backstretch, continued around the far turn still in the two path and dueled gamely to the wire to hold the win. TEXAS SPLURGE raced in the three path early, stalked the leader on the outside up the backstretch, challenged from the three path coming around the second bend and dueled gamely in the lane to just miss. SOULMATE saved ground around the first bend, tracked the leader on the inside up the backstretch, came around the far turn in the four path and chased on in the stretch.