Gulfstream Park · Friday, May 8, 2026 · Race 1 of 9

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmSeven And One Half FurlongsPurse $68,0007 ranPost 2026-05-08 12:54:00Final time 1:27.87Pool $121,083

Good for all except 2

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Back Nine Stakes
inside,held well,drvng
Edwin Gonzalez11111—3.1046A
E1 110 · LP 119
25Mr. Willian
brk in bmpd,3p,4w uppr
Luis Reyes34422¾5.1036A
E1 105 · LP 117
33The Kid Is Back
stalk winner2w,held 3d
Miguel Vasquez222333½10.4048A
E1 107 · LP 113
47Chemical Romance
3p,5w upper,no punch
Jose Morelos466543¾3.1045A
E1 102 · LP 113
54Risk
bmpd brk,ins,no rally
Simon Camacho-Benitez5334582.7033A
E1 106 · LP 107
66Eternity
settled ins-2p,tired
Martin Chuan6556617¼24.5025A
E1 102 · LP 95
72Thom Thom
off slow,in tight 1st
Diego Herrera7777721¼4.902A
E1 98 · LP 90

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish5Mr. Willian3The Kid Is Back7Chemical Romance4Risk6Eternity2Thom Thom1Back Nine Stakes

Fractional times

Call 123.86
Call 247.23
Call 31:10.16
Call 41:21.75
Final1:27.87

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$8.20—
place ($2)1$4.20—
show ($2)1$3.40—
exacta ($1)1-5$35.60$93,979
place ($2)5$5.20—
show ($2)5$4.20—
trifecta ($0.50)1-5-3$116.55$44,470
show ($2)3$7—
superfecta ($0.10)1-5-3-7$74.57$26,827

Chart notes

BACK NINE STAKES was away in good order and showed the way on the inside and was well handled, sent down leaving the turn and held well to prove best under a drive. MR. WILLIAN broke in and bumped RISK at the start, rated along the outside and was coaxed along three wide on the far turn and came four wide into the lane and finished well to be slowly gaining late but had to settle for being second best. THE KID IS BACK stalked the winner two wide and came three wide off the turn and had aim leaving the three sixteenths but flattened out ion the final furlong while saving the show award. CHEMICAL ROMANCE was allowed to settle on the outside and came under coaxing three wide on the far turn and came five wide into the lane but had no punch in the lane while racing one paced. RISK was bumped at the break, chased the pace along the inside but had no rally. ETERNITY was settled towards the inside and tired. THOM THOM was off slowly and then was a bit in tight into the first turn on the inside and then failed to menace.