Colonial Downs · Saturday, August 1, 2026 · Race 7 of 12

Reigh Count S. Black Type

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $100,0007 ranPost 2026-08-01 15:05:00Final time 1:20.14Pool $257,789

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
110Verifire
press,duel4w,driving
Manuel Franco22211—1.00125A
E1 131 · LP 129
29Celtic Contender
2-3p turn,duel,2d best
Forest Boyce111222¼8.80140A
E1 132 · LP 124
31Zero Blitz
rail,swung5w,ran on
Jorge Ruiz533333¾17.40127A
E1 126 · LP 121
43Bold Diversion
3-4p turn, late rally
Samuel Marin776446¼36.20124A
E1 124 · LP 116
54Back Em Up
btwn,3-4p turn,7w1/4p
Paco Lopez4555518¾5.00103A
E1 124 · LP 96
65Illuminare
bp btwn brk,5-3p,empty
Tyler Gaffalione6646625¾2.00106A
E1 126 · LP 87
72Suremeanttoobe
tracked btwn2p,stopped
Mychel Sanchez3477729¾18.7085A
E1 122 · LP 82

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish9Celtic Contender1Zero Blitz3Bold Diversion4Back Em Up5Illuminare2Suremeanttoobe10Verifire

Fractional times

Call 122.42
Call 244.59
Call 31:07.71
Final1:20.14

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)10$4—
place ($2)10$2.80—
show ($2)10$2.20—
Pick 3 ($1)8-2$28.60$22,595
place ($2)9$5.60—
show ($2)9$4—
daily double ($1)2-10$3.10$22,352
show ($2)1$4.80—
exacta ($1)10-9$9.40$159,431
superfecta ($0.10)10-9-1-3$21.70$59,644
trifecta ($0.50)10-9-1$23.95$93,683

Chart notes

VERIFIRE pressed the pace from the outside and then went up four wide to go on even terms for command and came off the turn together and then edged clear by the sixteenth marker and pulled away under crop urging to prove best. CELTIC CONTENDER set a pressured pace to the inside of the winner, raced in the two to three wide path on the turn and dueled for command off the turn and to the furlong marker but could not match strides with the winner by the sixteenth marker while keeping on to be second best. ZERO BLITZ tracked the pace on the rail and then eased off the rail by the five sixteenths and swung out five to six wide leaving the turn and ran on willingly to best the rest. BOLD DIVERSION was settled early and advanced three to four wide on the turn and had a mild late kick for the minor rewards. BACK EM UP chased the early pace in between rivals, then was three to four wide on the turn and came seven wide off the turn and weakened. ILLUMINARE bumped between rivals at the break while breaking flat, chased the pace from the outside and was five wide entering the turn and moved in to be four wide by the three furlong peg and in contention but then came up empty in the final quarter of a mile. SUREMEANTTOOBE tracked the early pace two wide and in between rivals and then stopped on the turn.