Keeneland · Thursday, October 8, 2026 · Race 8 of 10

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $110,00014 ranPost 2026-10-08 16:45:00Final time 1:12.69Pool $339,752

Good for all except 2,3,5

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Hot Fries
2w,bid 3p1/4,duel,edge
L Saez43221—10.7650A
E1 109 · LP 101
210Won'tcatchmecryan
clear 2p,collard,dueld
J A Torres11112½26.3657A
E1 115 · LP 98
35Candy Illusion
off slw,2wbtw,edge shw
U Rispoli1096635¾1.9149A
E1 102 · LP 94
41Pearl Lake
stalk ins,chsd,left ld
B J Hernandez, Jr.5235465.2447A
E1 109 · LP 92
58Joy of Life
5-6p,aim 4p1/4,flattnd
J Alvarado3743563.4953A
E1 104 · LP 93
62Palestra
off slw,ins,mildly btw
T Gaffalione18546611.2047A
E1 102 · LP 93
73La Noche Negra
off slow,4p btw,mildly
L Fuenmayor96777711.8750A
E1 105 · LP 96
813Epic Dawn
chsd 4-5p,fade btw5/16
J Loveberry6588813½10.1033A
E1 109 · LP 85
911Mayflower Girl
chsd 3wbtw,falter 5/16
J Rosario24101091514.1330A
E1 109 · LP 84
107Where's the Law
5-6p,left lead to 1/8
A Concepcion710991022¾63.8218A
E1 100 · LP 71
116Dustinthewin
step slow/brush,lag 2p
A Beschizza8111111112885.9610A
E1 87 · LP 74
—12Babylon SisterJ L Ortiz————————
—14Winter WhiteG Corrales————————
—9It's the LawJ R Velazquez————————

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

1234567891011start1/41/2stretchfinish10Won'tcatchmecryan5Candy Illusion1Pearl Lake8Joy of Life2Palestra3La Noche Negra13Epic Dawn11Mayflower Girl7Where's the Law6Dustinthewin4Hot Fries

Fractional times

Call 122.46
Call 246.17
Call 359.01
Final1:12.69

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$3.52—
place ($2)4$16.50—
show ($2)4$8.14—
exacta ($1)4-10$399.35$212,109
place ($2)10$26.36—
show ($2)10$15.20—
trifecta ($0.50)4-10-5$238.98$117,038
show ($2)5$3.70—
superfecta ($0.10)4-10-5-1$780.53$66,492
Pick 3 ($1)8-4-4$325.35$51,792
daily double ($1)4-4$81.15$52,663

Chart notes

HOT FRIES stalked two wide, bid outside of the leader and from the three path entering the lane, dueled while being floated to the four path in midstretch, battled through the final furlong and edged past. WON'TCATCHMECRYAN set a clear pace in the two path, got collared by an outer bidder in upper stretch, dueled after moving to the three path reaching the final furlong but was bested. CANDY ILLUSION broke slowly then brushed with an outer foe at the start, raced off of the pace two wide and between horses, progressed at the five sixteenths pole, moved out to the five path while in pursuit in upper stretch, stayed on between rivals after tucking back to the three path in the final furlong and edged show late. PEARL LAKE stalked close up along the inside, chased through the lane while hanging on her left lead, vied for show with outer rivals late but missed at the wire. JOY OF LIFE pursued from the five to six path and outside of rivals into the turn, inched closer turning for home, forged show while taking aim on the leading pair from the four path entering the lane, but flattened out and yielded show to inner rivals late. PALESTRA was off slow, saved ground off of the pace while inching closer around the turn, chased two wide and between horses into upper stretch, stayed on mildly and needed more for show. LA NOCHE NEGRA broke slowly, pursued from the four path and between horses into the turn, shifted out to the five path into the lane and stayed on mildly. EPIC DAWN raced forwardly four wide, chased in the five path and between horses around the turn then faded turning for home. MAYFLOWER GIRL chased forwardly three wide and among foes then faltered between horses at the five sixteenths pole. WHERE'S THE LAW lacked speed in the five to six path, hung on her left lead until midstretch and made little impact. DUSTINTHEWIN brushed with an inner foe after being off a step slow, lagged behind in the two path and got outrun.