Aqueduct · Friday, April 17, 2026 · Race 8 of 8

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmSix FurlongsPurse $75,0009 ranPost 2026-04-17 16:56:00Final time 1:10.26Pool $330,737

Good for all except 5,6

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
110Moonlight Drive
in hand ins, held well
Dylan Davis31111—6.4667A
E1 104 · LP 100
28Kirkwood
2-3w upper, 2nd best
Manuel Franco765221¼1.5662A
E1 94 · LP 102
39Deacon Blues
6-7w upper, belatedly
Sahin Civaci156535½31.6247A
E1 95 · LP 99
45Peyton
bumped st, wknd late
Omar Hernandez Moreno632345½53.7956A
E1 99 · LP 92
53Dinghy Bar
6w upper, passed tired
Katie Davis998656½7.0260A
E1 78 · LP 103
66Aristide Maillol
bumped st, weakened
Jose Lezcano5444678.1560A
E1 98 · LP 92
72Poppy's Ticket
cut corner, no impact
Julio Rodriguez889871330.7161A
E1 85 · LP 92
87Speightful Storm
chased 4-2w, tired
Javier Castellano27798147.4953A
E1 92 · LP 88
94Twirling Lad
chased inside, tired
Ricardo Santana, Jr.4237915¼3.2770A
E1 99 · LP 77

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

123456789start1/41/2stretchfinish8Kirkwood9Deacon Blues5Peyton3Dinghy Bar6Aristide Maillol2Poppy's Ticket7Speightful Storm4Twirling Lad10Moonlight Drive

Fractional times

Call 122.85
Call 245.96
Call 357.88
Final1:10.26

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)10$4.92—
place ($2)10$7.56—
show ($2)10$5.88—
Pick 3 ($1)10$59.06$84,718
place ($2)8$3.60—
show ($2)8$3.26—
Pick 4 ($0.50)6$42.41$153,042
show ($2)9$13.52—
Pick 5 ($0.50)1-6$67.28$172,959
Pick 6 ($1)6-1-6$13.01$19,017
daily double ($1)—$23.63$120,904
exacta ($1)—$29.73$224,403
Pick 3 ($1)1$19.36$0
superfecta ($0.10)9-5$35.99$81,480
trifecta ($0.50)9$96.38$117,967

Chart notes

MOONLIGHT DRIVE coaxed from the gate, cleared the field and crossed to the inside to show the way in hand down the backstretch, remained along the rail through the turn patiently handled until called upon taking the inside route into upper stretch, edged away to the eighth pole, dug in and held well to score. KIRKWOOD coaxed from the start, chased two to three paths off the inside down the backstretch before tucking inside three furlongs from home, spun two to three wide into upper stretch, offered up a mild kick and was along clear of the rest and second best. DEACON BLUES broke on top and settled five to six paths off the inside down the backstretch in pursuit from mid pack, tucked three wide through the turn and came under encouragement with five-sixteenths to go, angled six to seven wide into upper stretch, kicked on belatedly to procure the show honors. PEYTON got bumped at the start by TWIRLING LAD and in turn bumped ARISTIDE MAILLOL, chased three then two wide under a ride from the five-sixteenths marker, swung four wide for home and weakened in the late stages. DINGHY BAR coaxed from the gate, chased two then three wide under urging from three furlongs out, angled six wide into upper stretch, passed tired rivals. ARISTIDE MAILLOL got bumped at the start by PEYTON due to pressure from TWIRLING LAD, chased four paths off the inside down the backstretch and then just off the inside through the turn under encouragement from the five-sixteenths pole, angled five to six wide into upper stretch, weakened. POPPY'S TICKET coaxed from the start, chased along the inside under a ride from the three-eighths pole, cut the corner into upper stretch, made no impact. SPEIGHTFUL STORM chased four paths off the rail down the backstretch before tucking to the two path placed to urging three furlongs out, spun two to three wide into upper stretch and tired. TWIRLING LAD broke out at the start bumping PEYTON into ARISTIDE MAILLOL, chased along the inside in closest aim of the leader early on, came under coaxing nearing the quarter pole, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, then tired through to the end.