Presque Isle Downs · Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Race 8 of 8

Claiming

all_weather, fastOne Mile And Seventy YardsPurse $14,0009 ranPost 2026-09-23 18:47:00Final time 1:41.49Pool $42,040

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Goose Hunter
closed w/rush
G A Martinez166551—4.3063A
E1 91 · LP 117
26Via Della Spiga
led late, caught
A J Ayala422212a nose31.7073A
E1 102 · LP 112
32R Admiral
grinding bid,nor enuf
M Allen234333¼8.5071A
E1 99 · LP 113
43Driftwood
clear lead, weaken lat
M Rojas3111242¼3.7076A
E1 104 · LP 109
55J P Hellish
good late interest
S Spieth6887652½2.4083A
E1 86 · LP 116
67Traveller
failed to menace,
T Kingsley8778764¼24.9061A
E1 89 · LP 115
71Frosty the Soldier
no response, faded
A A Gallardo54344757.6068A
E1 99 · LP 108
84Hard Mission
no factor,
I O Rodriguez99998864.3058A
E1 85 · LP 115
99Noble Star
mid-pack, gave way,
D Delgado755699823.5044A
E1 95 · LP 110

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

123456789start1/41/23/4stretchfinish6Via Della Spiga2R Admiral3Driftwood5J P Hellish7Traveller1Frosty the Soldier4Hard Mission9Noble Star8Goose Hunter

Fractional times

Call 124.65
Call 248.85
Call 31:12.91
Call 41:37.47
Final1:41.49

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$0.60—
place ($2)8$5.60—
show ($2)8$3.80—
daily double ($2)1-8$44.20$12,866
place ($2)6$28.40—
show ($2)6$13.40—
exacta ($2)8-6$19$32,634
show ($2)2$7.20—
trifecta ($2)8-6-2$54.80$23,393
superfecta ($2)8-6-2-3$3$16,558
Pick 4 ($2)1-2-1$16$26,560
Pick 3 ($2)2-1$21.40$12,887
Pick 5 ($2)1-1-2-1$73$17,865

Chart notes

GOOSE HUNTER reserved in mid-pack while well in hand, raced along the fence saving ground to the quarter pole, angled seven wide to the clear at the top of the lane and closed with a rush to be up in time. VIA DELLA SPIGA prompted the pace to the far turn, edged up steadily to take command at the head of the stretch and finished well being caught in the shadow of the wire in a gallant effort. R ADMIRAL tracked the leaders to the five-sixteenths to be well placed and rallied with a grinding bid to miss while being best of the rest. DRIFTWOOD set the pace on a clear early lead, maintained control until the head of the lane and ran-on through the stretch weakening late. J P HELLISH unhurried to race well off the pace near the rear and showed good late interest to rally passed weaker in the stretch. TRAVELLER failed to menace. FROSTY THE SOLDIER was well placed in striking distance of the pacesetters midway on the final bend and faded coming home. HARD MISSION was not a factor. NOBLE STAR rated in mid-pack to the final turn and steadily gave way.