Saratoga · Saturday, July 11, 2026 · Race 1 of 11

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $115,0005 ranPost 2026-07-11 12:38:00Final time 1:05.20Pool $416,187

Good for all except 2,5

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Midnight Still
4w upper, drew clear
Flavien Prat43321—0.7475B
E1 100 · LP 117
23Decimation
coaxed 2p, kept on
Ricardo Santana, Jr.111126¼3.1656B
E1 109 · LP 106
32Motawaali
buckle st,in tight 1/2
John Velazquez222338¾10.7427B
E1 109 · LP 102
44Johnny Hockey
steady 9/16, weakened
Joel Rosario3544410¼14.8746B
E1 94 · LP 99
55Harbaugh
brush gate st, tired
Jose Ortiz5455525½3.3616B
E1 97 · LP 77

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

12345start1/43/8stretchfinish3Decimation2Motawaali4Johnny Hockey5Harbaugh1Midnight Still

Fractional times

Call 122.51
Call 246.18
Call 358.68
Final1:05.20

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$3.48—
place ($2)1$2.18—
show ($2)1$2.10—
exacta ($1)1-3$3.50$228,036
place ($2)3$3.18—
show ($2)3$2.56—
trifecta ($0.50)1-3-2$7.45$76,237
show ($2)2$3.72—
superfecta ($0.10)1-3-2-4$5.29$29,013

Chart notes

MIDNIGHT STILL coaxed from the gate, chased along the inside until tipped to the two path three furlongs out when placed to coaxing, angled four wide into upper stretch, rallied on his wrong lead to take command inside the eighth pole, switched to the correct lead a sixteenth out while drawing clear to the finish to prevail. DECIMATION coaxed from the start, dueled briefly with MOTAWAALI placing that rival in very tight along the rail from the nine-sixteenths through to the half mile pole, showed the way in sole command lightly coaxed just off the inside through the turn, got set down continuing just off the inside into upper stretch, dug in under threat and was collared just inside the eighth pole, proved no match for the top one while keeping on to procure the place honors clear of the rest. MOTAWAALI buckled at the break, recovered under hustling and took to the rail to briefly duel with DECIMATION and was placed in very tight along the inside, scraped the paint from the nine-sixteenths marker through to the half mile pole while never balking and holding his position with good courage, chased along the inside through the turn coming under encouragement with five-sixteenths to run, spun three wide into upper stretch and weakened while along for the show honors. JOHNNY HOCKEY chased just off the inside early on, had HARBAUGH tuck in front and was forced to steady off his heels and alter out three wide just inside the nine-sixteenths pole, continued three wide through the turn under coaxing from the seven-sixteenths, swung two to three wide for home and weakened in the stretch. HARBAUGH brushed the off side stall at the start, chased three wide briefly before tucking to the two path with nine-sixteenths to go forcing the aforementioned foe to steady off his heels, chased just off the inside through to taking the inside route into upper stretch and tired.