Old stager Rum With Me racing over the five straight course with jockey Bebeto Harvey stuck to the usual protocol of heading to the inside rails.
Trained by Steadman Curtis, Rum With Me put daylight between his rivals, moving away to win by 6 ½ furlongs.
Rum With Me was winning for the 11th occasion from 65 starts. For trainer Curtis it was his first in 2026.
| RACE 3: $200,000 OPTIONAL CLAIMING (5YOS&UPWARDS) 5 FURLONGS STRAIGHT | ||||||
| POS | NO # | HORSE | JOCKEY | ODDS | WIN | PLACE |
| 1 | 5 | Rum With Me | Bebeto Harvey | 8-5 | $276.00 | $166.00 |
| 2 | 6 | Legal Bomb | Tevin Foster | 7-1 | $116.00 | |
| 3 | 2 | Time Bomb | Shaheem Gordon | 2-5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Bigmanbiden | Emelio McLean | 9-1 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Genealogy | Phillip Parchment | 15-1 | ||
| TRAINER: Stedman Curtis | ||||||
| LNS: #1 Traditional Boy, #4 Medal Award | ||||||
| Splits: 24.4 x 49.3 - Final Time: 1:04.3 - Margins: 6 1/2 by a nose - 6 RAN | ||||||
| Ex: $433 | T/Fecta: $346 | Triple: $41,716 | ||||
| Qu: $300 | S/Fecta: $604 | |||||
| D/E: $2,232 | ||||||
