Saratoga · Sunday, August 2, 2026 · Race 3 of 11

Starter Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $52,0008 ranPost 2026-08-02 14:21:00Final time 1:10.59Pool $543,436

Good for all except 7

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Norwich
prompted, duel, game
Ricardo Santana, Jr.42221—2.8390A
E1 109 · LP 119
25Shoot the Nickel
3w 1/4, surged, missed
Flavien Prat27662a nose2.8988A
E1 100 · LP 125
31Burninhunkoflove
led, dueled, fought on
Jose Ortiz31113½6.7089A
E1 111 · LP 118
43Conniving
bump after st, ran on
Katie Davis534342½41.5079A
E1 107 · LP 116
58Kunshan Bridge
4-5w uppr, no headway
Manuel Franco155553¼12.9295A
E1 104 · LP 117
64Stewie
bmp after st, wknd lte
Jaime Rodriguez643465½28.7673A
E1 107 · LP 110
76Jackson Heights
7-8w upper, no impact
Silvestre Gonzalez788877¼17.4986A
E1 92 · LP 119
87Willie Bird
lunge, brushed start
Irad Ortiz, Jr.86778111.7783A
E1 102 · LP 105

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

12345678start1/41/2stretchfinish5Shoot the Nickel1Burninhunkoflove3Conniving8Kunshan Bridge4Stewie6Jackson Heights7Willie Bird2Norwich

Fractional times

Call 122.68
Call 245.71
Call 357.76
Final1:10.59

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$7.66—
place ($2)2$3.74—
show ($2)2$3.02—
exacta ($1)2-5$15.36$431,572
place ($2)5$3.64—
show ($2)5$2.68—
trifecta ($0.50)2-5-1$32.31$191,887
show ($2)1$4.14—
Pick 3 ($1)8-2-2$19.72$168,969
daily double ($1)2-2$6.22$84,649
superfecta ($0.10)2-5-1-3$36.22$105,575

Chart notes

NORWICH coaxed from the gate, prompted the leader from the outside, four paths off the rail down the backstretch, tucked to the two path through the turn and advanced to duel from the three-eighths pole, spun two to three wide into upper stretch, continued to knock heads through the stretch taking narrow command a sixteenth out, dug in gamely between foes late and just held on to score. SHOOT THE NICKEL broke in at the start bumping STEWIE into CONNIVING, chased five paths off the inside down the backstretch and then just off the inside through the turn coming under encouragement with five-sixteenths to run, spun three wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive and got on track nearing the sixteenth marker, surged late and just missed on the wire. BURNINHUNKOFLOVE coaxed from the gate, showed the way in hand just off the inside under some pressure from NORWICH to the outside, tucked inside through the turn and came under increased pressure engaged in head to head combat from three furlongs out, took the inside route into upper stretch under a drive, dug in and was narrowly headed a sixteenth out, fought on inside the top pair through the final sixteenth to the finish. CONNIVING got bumped after the start by STEWIE due to pressure from SHOOT THE NICKEL breaking inwards, chased three then two wide patiently handled until set down spinning just off the inside into upper stretch, ran on through to the end. KUNSHAN BRIDGE chased six to seven paths off the rail down the backstretch and then three wide through the turn coaxed along with seven-sixteenths remaining, angled four to five wide into upper stretch, made no headway. STEWIE got bumped after the start by SHOOT THE NICKEL and in turn bumped CONNIVING, chased six paths off the inside down the backstretch and then three wide through the turn, went four wide at the top of the stretch and weakened in the late stages. JACKSON HEIGHTS broke out at the start brushing WILLIE BIRD, chased two to three wide under a ride from three furlongs out, went seven to eight wide into upper stretch, made no impact. WILLIE BIRD a bit fractious in the gate prior to the start, lunged at the break and was brushed by JACKSON HEIGHTS getting away last, chased seven paths off the inside down the backstretch and then three wide through the turn, went eight wide at the head of the stretch, made no impact. Copyright 2026 Equibase Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.