Saratoga · Sunday, August 2, 2026 · Race 2 of 11

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $110,0006 ranPost 2026-08-02 13:47:00Final time 1:16.29Pool $514,951

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Hot Currency
ins-2p turn,eased up
Manuel Franco21111—0.63123A
E1 121 · LP 122
26Grace and Grit
bmp brk,3p turn,2p1/4
Jaime Rodriguez566427½3.73105A
E1 111 · LP 116
31Nina Kay
tight hold ins,3p1/4
Jose Lezcano133237¾13.13103A
E1 118 · LP 112
47Zi End
bmp brk,3-4p trn,5p1/4
Joel Cruz6543411¾20.08106A
E1 117 · LP 106
54Bellacose
bmp brk,2-4p,faltered
Irad Ortiz, Jr.42255203.4873A
E1 119 · LP 93
65Missing Fortune
bmp brk,2p-ins,falter
Jose Baez3456620½37.7281A
E1 117 · LP 94

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

123456start1/41/2stretchfinish6Grace and Grit1Nina Kay7Zi End4Bellacose5Missing Fortune2Hot Currency

Fractional times

Call 122.15
Call 245.48
Call 31:09.72
Final1:16.29

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$3.26—
place ($2)2$2.26—
show ($2)2$2.10—
exacta ($1)2-6$3.08$386,083
place ($2)6$2.90—
show ($2)6$2.30—
quinella ($1)2-6$2.98$13,323
show ($2)1$3.24—
trifecta ($0.50)2-6-1$5.07$172,490
daily double ($1)8-2$7.32$180,206
superfecta ($0.10)2-6-1-7$3.33$87,303

Chart notes

HOT CURRENCY brushed the outside of the gate at the start, was hustled to the front then taken in hand, showed the way while well rated under a snug hold, controlled the action while inside to the two path on the turn, responded well when asked at the quarter-pole, extended the advantage while moving a bit further out in the track in upper stretch, came under one pop of a right-handed crop outside the furlong marker, was given one more pop of the crop while drawing off inside that marker, raced under a solid hand-ride into the final sixteenth then was eased up while much the best. GRACE AND GRIT bumped with a rival at the start, dropped to the rear then settled at the back, moved closer near the nine-sixteenths pole, was roused with a half-mile to run, went around the turn in the three path, dropped to the two path under a strong drive into the stretch and just got up to nail NINA KAY for the place. NINA KAY was urged early then moved up to race just behind the leader, raced under a tight hold along the rail, was asked outside the five-sixteenths pole then moved to the two path, came out some while chasing the winner in upper stretch, pursued that foe into the final sixteenth and was caught for the place while clear for the show. ZI END brushed the inside of the gate then bumped with a foe at the start, settled on the outside, was roused in the three to four path on the turn, raced just off heels briefly inside the five-sixteenths pole, spun into the stretch in the five path, swapped back to her inside lead outside the sixteenth-pole and came up empty. BELLACOSE broke out and bumped with MISSING FORTUNE, pressed the pace on the outside, chased in the two to three path on the turn, dropped back in the four path into the stretch and faltered. MISSING FORTUNE was bumped at the start, settled off the pace, was asked in the two path on the turn, dropped to the rail late on that bend and failed to respond.