Keeneland · Friday, October 9, 2026 · Race 2 of 10

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastAbout Seven FurlongsPurse $53,00016 ranPost 2026-10-09 13:34:00Final time 1:31.37Pool $273,947

Good for all except 4

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
15Very Gifted
rally 5wd btw,duel ins
E Esquivel910821—6.2953A
E1 91 · LP 79
210Mysterical
rally 6w turn,duel,mss
F Arrieta88912a nose20.4860A
E1 91 · LP 79
37Chasing Em
3p,4w btw1/16,duel shw
R Bejarano577735¼5.1441A
E1 93 · LP 72
41Mambo Man
brk in,5p1/8,duel show
D Machado766645¼23.6851A
E1 94 · LP 72
53Honor and Courage
ins pair turn,yield1/4
A Beschizza311559¼6.1442A
E1 97 · LP 66
64Tiz General
off slw,rush,vie 2wbtw
L Fuenmayor1052369½6.8953A
E1 97 · LP 66
78High Status
vied 3w,wknd btw,tight
A Espinoza2234711¼10.1629A
E1 97 · LP 64
86Blame Thrower
brshd,7p upr,no factor
J Graham6910981625.6924A
E1 90 · LP 59
913Trixie Barry
4-3wbtw,wknd turn,stop
T Gaffalione145891710.9517A
E1 94 · LP 58
1016Amazing Max
bob bit,5-4w,caved btw
I Ortiz, Jr.434101025¼2.0614A
E1 95 · LP 50
—11HarborcoatW Antongeorgi III————————
—12Big Mike FinkT Gaffalione————————
—14DitlihiD Sheehy————————
—15Smart N CentsibleG Corrales————————
—2WindsockC A Torres————————
—9FarazD Grisales Rave————————

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

12345678910start1/41/2stretchfinish10Mysterical7Chasing Em1Mambo Man3Honor and Courage4Tiz General8High Status6Blame Thrower13Trixie Barry16Amazing Max5Very Gifted

Fractional times

Call 123.86
Call 247.83
Call 31:14.03
Final1:31.37

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)5$4.58—
place ($2)5$8.44—
show ($2)5$5.12—
exacta ($1)5-10$157.93$187,632
place ($2)10$21—
show ($2)10$12.38—
trifecta ($0.50)5-10-7$489.69$85,160
show ($2)7$4.56—
superfecta ($0.10)5-10-7-1$20.66$48,104
daily double ($1)6-5$61.09$80,794

Chart notes

VERY GIFTED dropped back between horses soon after the start and trailed early on, rallied five wide and between foes around the turn to bid along with an outer counterpart entering the lane, battled neck and neck with that one through the land and narrowly prevailed. MYSTERICAL lacked early speed, rallied six wide around the turn to bid entering the lane, dueled with an inner bidding counterpart through the lane but missed. CHASING EM brushed an inner foe at the start, chased from midpack in the three to two path, advanced four wide and through narrow quarters between horses at the sixteenth pole, battled for show with an outer counterpart late and prevailed. MAMBO MAN leaned inwardly and bobbled subtly at the start, chased forwardly along the inside, then in the two path into the lane, shifted out to the five path reaching midstretch, ran onto bid for show at the sixteenth pole, dueled with an inner counterpart for that position but missed. HONOR AND COURAGE led narrowly inside of foes early on, vied with an outer pair around the turn, gave way to an outer quartet entering the lane yet kept on mildly thereafter. TIZ GENERAL broke slowly yet rushed forward between horses in the opening stages, vied two wide and between horses around the turn, got outkicked by an outer pair entering the lane and faded. HIGH STATUS vied three wide, got outkicked by an outer pair entering the lane, gave way then weakened in tight quarters between horses at the sixteenth pole. BLAME THROWER was brushed by an outer foe at the start, lacked speed in the two path, swung to the seven path while trailing into upper stretch and failed to factor. TRIXIE BARRY pressed four wide and between horses, weakened three wide around the turn then stopped. AMAZING MAX bobbled subtly at the start, raced close up five deep, faded four wide and between horses around the turn then caved.