Presque Isle Downs · Monday, September 28, 2026 · Race 6 of 8

Allowance Optional Claiming

all_weather, fastOne Mile And Seventy YardsPurse $36,0007 ranPost 2026-09-28 17:54:00Final time 1:40.88Pool $33,536

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
15King Mendelssohn
came again,gamely
I O Rodriguez111111—1.5080B
E1 104 · LP 116
22Justice Is Sweet
brief lead late,outkic
A A Gallardo243322a nose5.2083B
E1 100 · LP 117
31He's a Mess
grinding bid,gaining
T Kingsley55553311.5089B
E1 97 · LP 118
46Twilight Dancer
pressed, weakened
G A Martinez3222448¼3.7090B
E1 103 · LP 109
57Hector
tracked, faded
S Spieth43445513¼19.6081B
E1 99 · LP 105
—3Shadow FactorC Pruitt—————————
—4Hurricanes AblowinA Chavez—————————

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

12345start1/41/23/4stretchfinish2Justice Is Sweet1He's a Mess6Twilight Dancer7Hector5King Mendelssohn

Fractional times

Call 125.15
Call 248.87
Call 31:12.95
Call 41:36.94
Final1:40.88

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)5$5—
place ($2)5$3.40—
show ($2)5$2.20—
exacta ($2)5-2$19$17,932
place ($2)2$3.40—
show ($2)2$2.40—
trifecta ($2)5-2-1$31.60$11,660
show ($2)1$2.20—
superfecta ($2)5-2-1-6$46$5,620
Pick 3 ($2)1$127$4,405
daily double ($2)2-5$108$2,101

Chart notes

KING MENDELSSOHN set a slow early pace through the first turn, continued on the lead while well rationed, responded to go clear midway on the final turn, dug-in when a new challenge arose in upper stretch to duel through the lane, surrendered the lead inside the eighth pole and came again gamely to prevail. JUSTICE IS SWEET stalked the pacedown the backstretch, rallied to challenge in upper stretch, vied on the lead down the lane taking a brief lead near the sixteenth pole and was outgamed in deep stretch having to settle for the minor award. HE'S A MESS unhurried to be the trailer through the final turn and rallied well with a grinding bid to be gaining late. TWILIGHT DANCER pressed the pace to the far turn and weakened turning for home. HECTOR tracked the leaders for three-quarters and failed to respond fading to the rear in the lane.