Gulfstream Park · Sunday, October 4, 2026 · Race 9 of 9

Maiden Optional Claiming

all_weather, fastOne Mile And Seventy YardsPurse $45,0007 ranPost 2026-10-04 16:51:00Final time 1:43.42Pool $117,425

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
1DQ1Souper Handsome
drifted out twice late
S Leon111111—2.7060A
E1 98 · LP 105
22Caribbean Comet
closed late outside
J Torrealba3443321½3.1050A
E1 93 · LP 106
35Strike
bothered twice late
S Camacho2222232½3.2072A
E1 98 · LP 102
47Too Tall Blake
4w early, mild rally
P Pena65654434.7049A
E1 89 · LP 106
53Thanks Charlie
pulled hard, steadied
M J Husbands43345530¼5.4019A
E1 95 · LP 79
66Eyeway
injured, Equine Amb
J E Morelos565————6.5064A
E1 92 · LP 105
—4AlessmanD A Herrera—————————

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

123456start1/41/23/4stretchfinish2Caribbean Comet5Strike7Too Tall Blake3Thanks Charlie6Eyeway1Souper Handsome

Fractional times

Call 124.35
Call 249.29
Call 31:13.81
Call 41:38.95
Final1:43.42

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$8.20—
place ($2)2$4—
show ($2)2$2.80—
exacta ($1)2-5$12.40$66,270
place ($2)5$4.20—
show ($2)5$3.20—
trifecta ($0.50)2-5-1$21$36,043
show ($2)1$2.60—
superfecta ($0.10)2-5-1-7$10.22$23,386
daily double ($5)2-2$47.50$20,117
Pick 3 ($3)6-2-2$470.10$18,650
Pick 3 ($3)2-3-2$183.30$6,770
Pick 4 ($0.50)4-6-2-2$197.75$55,839
Pick 5 ($0.50)3-4-6-2-2$926.35$78,557
Pick 6 ($0.20)2-3-4-6-2-2$345.82$8,043

Chart notes

SOUPER HANDSOME vied inside for the lead, dueled with STRIKE on the far turn and stretch run, gained a short lead past the furlong marker, then drifted out twice in deep stretch bothering that rival and edged away under urging. CARIBBEAN COMET raced two wide off the pace, moved up inside on the far turn, angled out, came three wide into the stretch, rallied in midstretch, closed steadily late outside rivals and got up for second. STRIKE vied two wide for the lead, dueled with SOUPER HANDSOME on the far turn, battled outside of that rival to midstretch, weakened a bit, then was bothered twice by that rival drifting out and lost second. TOO TALL BLAKE raced four wide early,settled two wide off the pace, advanced inside at the quarter pole and rallied mildly on the rail. THANKS CHARLIE steadied early, then pulled hard and steadied along on the first turn, tracked inside, chased and gave way. EYEWAY raced off the pace inside, chased inside, then was injured, pulled up and transported off the track in the Equine Ambulance. After a Stewards' Inquiry and Jockey Objection by the rider of STRIKE, SOUPER HANDSOME was disqualified and placed third for interference in deep stretch.