Saratoga · Saturday, August 8, 2026 · Race 2 of 14

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $115,00010 ranPost 2026-08-08 12:24:00Final time 1:17.24Pool $587,954

Good for all except 2,3,9

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
15Admiralty
5-4w uppr, got the nod
Jose Ortiz55321—2.8780A
E1 122 · LP 105
28Mystrix
3-2w, dueled, lost bob
Luis Saez31112a nose2.6989A
E1 126 · LP 103
310Implied Open
4w uppr, game btw foes
Manuel Franco12233a nose5.8580A
E1 125 · LP 103
41Magical Mikel
chased ins, weakened
Javier Castellano634449½11.9263A
E1 122 · LP 96
52Sharply Dressed
bumped st, no headway
Dylan Davis1065551019.3162A
E1 118 · LP 100
67Stone Aged
5w upper, no rally
Junior Alvarado286661019.8174A
E1 113 · LP 103
79Code of Arms
awkward st, steady aft
Ricardo Santana, Jr.7987710¼13.0062A
E1 105 · LP 106
86Iron Confessor
3w upper, no impact
Flavien Prat810108811½17.8659A
E1 105 · LP 106
93Live
brush gate st, tired
John Velazquez97999136.6157A
E1 117 · LP 102
104Tommy Tang
got out 4w 7/16,falter
Irad Ortiz, Jr.447101026¼10.6634A
E1 122 · LP 80

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

12345678910start1/41/2stretchfinish8Mystrix10Implied Open1Magical Mikel2Sharply Dressed7Stone Aged9Code of Arms6Iron Confessor3Live4Tommy Tang5Admiralty

Fractional times

Call 121.85
Call 244.57
Call 31:10.23
Final1:17.24

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)5$7.74—
place ($2)5$4.46—
show ($2)5$3—
daily double ($1)7-5$17.87$223,473
place ($2)8$4.32—
show ($2)8$3.02—
exacta ($1)5-8$14.41$460,182
show ($2)10$4.20—
quinella ($1)5-8$8.38$16,191
superfecta ($0.10)5-8-10-1$57.07$64,087
trifecta ($0.50)5-8-10$30.67$169,398

Chart notes

ADMIRALTY got brushed at the break by TOMMY TANG, who broke outwards, chased four to five paths off the inside down the backstretch, tucked three wide through the turn and advanced on the top pair isolated between those two rivals and the rest of the field in behind, swung five then four wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive latching on the top pair just outside the eighth pole, came in slightly and bounced IMPLIED OPEN around lightly in tandem with MYSTRIX a sixteenth out, battled head to head to the finish and just got the nod on the wire. MYSTRIX got bumped at the start by STONE AGED and came under hustling to establish the front soon after, showed the way in hand three then two wide and came under steadily increasing pressure from IMPLIED OPEN through the turn until engaged in head to head combat with five-sixteenths to go, spun three then two wide into upper stretch, dug in under threat and was joined outside by the top one near the eighth pole, clung to command coming out slightly a sixteenth out and bumped around IMPLIED OPEN in concert with ADMIRALTY and was headed narrowly at that station, fought on and just lost the bob on the line. IMPLIED OPEN raced four wide in aim of the front before tucking three wide into the turn and steadily increasing pressure on the aforementioned foe until engaging that rival in a duel from the five-sixteenths marker, swung four wide into upper stretch, dug in head to head and got joined outside by the eventual winner, fought on between rivals getting bounced around lightly a sixteenth out and gamely ran on through to the finish undeterred. MAGICAL MIKEL chased along the inside under a ride from three furlongs out, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, weakened. SHARPLY DRESSED got bumped at the start by LIVE breaking inwards, chased just off the inside under a ride from the seven-sixteenths pole, tipped out four wide into upper stretch and made no headway. STONE AGED broke out at the start bumping MYSTRIX, chased five paths off the inside down the backstretch before tucking inside through the turn coming under coaxing at the three-eighths marker, angled five wide into upper stretch and offered no rally. CODE OF ARMS broke awkwardly at the start and then got steadied after the break, chased six to seven paths off the inside down the backstretch before tucking inside through the turn, came under a ride three furlongs out, angled seven wide into upper stretch and made no impact. IRON CONFESSOR chased five paths off the rail down the backstretch before tucking to the two path half a mile from home, tipped three wide into upper stretch and made no impact. LIVE broke in brushing the near side stall at the start before bumping SHARPLY DRESSED, chased three wide under a ride from the seven-sixteenths pole, angled eight wide into upper stretch and tired. TOMMY TANG broke out at the start brushing ADMIRALTY, chased two to three wide, got out despite a firm left hand grip and right crop at the seven-sixteenths four to five wide, angled seven wide into upper stretch and faltered in the drive.