Race # 8
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TAMPA BAY DOWNS - Jan 28, 2026 - Race 8
CLAIMING - Thoroughbred
FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NOT WON TWO RACES SINCE JULY 28. Weight, 122 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race At A Mile Or Over Since December 28 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $5,000. (NW2 6M) Claiming Price: $5,000
One And One Sixteenth Miles On The Dirt
Current Track Record: (Skippylongstocking - 1:41.20 - March 8, 2025)
CLAIMING - Thoroughbred
FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NOT WON TWO RACES SINCE JULY 28. Weight, 122 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race At A Mile Or Over Since December 28 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $5,000. (NW2 6M) Claiming Price: $5,000
One And One Sixteenth Miles On The Dirt
Current Track Record: (Skippylongstocking - 1:41.20 - March 8, 2025)
Purse: $19,500
Includes: $500 FOA - Florida Owners Awards
Includes: $1,000 Other Sources
Available Money: $19,500
Value of Race: $19,500 1st $11,670, 2nd $3,900, 3rd $1,950, 4th $1,080, 5th $180, 6th $180, 7th $180, 8th $180, 9th $180
Weather: Clear Track: Fast
Off at: 4:01 Start: Good for all Timer: Electronic
Includes: $500 FOA - Florida Owners Awards
Includes: $1,000 Other Sources
Available Money: $19,500
Value of Race: $19,500 1st $11,670, 2nd $3,900, 3rd $1,950, 4th $1,080, 5th $180, 6th $180, 7th $180, 8th $180, 9th $180
Weather: Clear Track: Fast
Off at: 4:01 Start: Good for all Timer: Electronic
Fractional Times:
24.64
49.13
1:13.98
1:39.07
Final Time:
1:45.58
Split Times:
(24.49)
(24.85)
(25.09)
(6.51)
Run-Up: 45 feet
Winner: Midnight Onyx, Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, by Black Onyx out of Moonlight Salsa, by Two Step Salsa. Foaled Apr 14, 2020 in Florida.
Breeder: Joseph R. Waugh.
Owner: Establo Heluce
Trainer: Avila, Juan
Winner: Midnight Onyx, Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, by Black Onyx out of Moonlight Salsa, by Two Step Salsa. Foaled Apr 14, 2020 in Florida.
Breeder: Joseph R. Waugh.
Owner: Establo Heluce
Trainer: Avila, Juan
1 Claimed Horse(s):
Midnight Onyx
New trainer: Ralph N. Baez
New Owner: Alexis Ruiz-Beltran
Voided Claims:
He's a Good Dancer (Vet); Fort Charles (Vet)
Claiming Prices:
10 - Midnight Onyx: $5,000;
5 - Fort Charles: $5,000;
7 - Scar: $5,000;
9 - Lucky Curlin: $5,000;
2 - Sargeant Barger: $5,000;
4 - Mr Tito's: $5,000;
1 - He's a Good Dancer: $5,000;
6 - Funkenstein: $5,000;
8 - Grey Charmer: $5,000;
Scratched Horse(s):
Major King (Veterinarian)
Total WPS Pool: $148,657
Pgm
Horse
Win
Place
Show
10
Midnight Onyx
5.20
2.80
2.40
5
Fort Charles
3.20
2.40
7
Scar
3.00
Wager Type
Winning Numbers
Payoff
Pool
$1.00 Exacta
10-5
7.40
142,304
$0.50 Trifecta
10-5-7
11.95
77,076
$0.10 Superfecta
10-5-7-9
5.92
60,056
$0.50 Pick 3
3-7-10 (3 correct)
281.80
27,971
$1.00 Daily Double
7-10
112.20
26,891
$1.00 X-5 Super High Five
10-5-7-9-2
1,522.20
5,068
Trainers:
10 - Avila, Juan 5 - Simone, Michael 7 - Klesaris, Steve 9 - Feliciano, Benny 2 - Alessi, James 4 - Allen, Lisa 1 - Castillo, Michelle 6 - Agostini, Arthur 8 - Baez, Ralph
Owners:
10 - Establo Heluce 5 - Paterpop Racing 7 - Mandl, Leonard F. and Klesaris, Steve 9 - Benny R. Feliciano 2 - Kristina Gilbert 4 - JGW Stables, Inc. 1 - Albert P. Abdala III 6 - Najeem Bartley 8 - Ralph N. Baez
Footnotes
MIDNIGHT ONYX raced in the three path around the first turn, continued up the backstretch off the pace on the inside, began a bid from the five path coming around the far turn and kicked clear in the stretch. FORT CHARLES raced in the two path early, tracked the leader between horses, challenged from the four path coming around the far turn and could not go with the winner late but chased on to the wire from there. SCAR bumped with the horses to either side leaving the gate, trailed the field from the two path around the first bend and up the backstretch, came around the far turn in the four path, began a bid entering the stretch and improved position to the finish. LUCKY CURLIN bumped with the horse to his inside at the start, raced in the three path around the first turn, settled in the middle of the pack between horses up the backstretch, continued around the second bend in the three path and finished evenly. SARGEANT BARGER raced in the two path around the first turn, led the way up the backstretch, came around the far turn in the two path and weakened in the lane. MR TITO'S raced in the three path early, stalked the leader on the outside up the backstretch, navigated the far turn from the two path and faded in the stretch. HE'S A GOOD DANCER saved ground around the first bend, chased the leader on the inside up the backstretch, dropped back while saving ground around the second turn and continued to tire from there. FUNKENSTEIN bumped with the horses to either side at the break, raced in the middle of the pack on the inside through the opening half mile, continued to save ground around the far turn and was empty in the lane. GREY CHARMER bumped with the horses to either side leaving the gate, raced in the three path around the first turn, settled in the middle of the pack on the outside for the run up the backstretch, navigated the far turn from the four path and made no bid.
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