Sam Houston Race Park · Monday, February 20, 2023 · Race 1 of 8

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $10,0007 ranPost 2023-02-20 13:01:00Final time 1:41.64Pool $3,628

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Liberty Spirit
bmp,prs2w,led1/16,held
Iram Diego222221—0.4056A
E1 100 · LP 104
21Perfect Tom
pace,long drv,gave way
Jansen Melancon1113121¼4.9053A
E1 100 · LP 102
36Nephi
trk4w,bid3w1/4,cl well
Josean Rivera43413326.3042A
E1 98 · LP 101
42Man in the Middle
rail bkst,bid4w,gamely
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez7434442½18.6027A
E1 98 · LP 102
53Mo Hawk Man
bmpd,1speed, no menace
Weston Hamilton66655514½18.409A
E1 89 · LP 92
65Super Liaison
unhurried, no menace
Anardis Rodriguez37766629¼11.206A
E1 87 · LP 83
77Blackheath
set in, lost momentum
Erick Garcia-Alfaro55577780¾39.100A
E1 91 · LP 46

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

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish1Perfect Tom6Nephi2Man in the Middle3Mo Hawk Man5Super Liaison7Blackheath4Liberty Spirit

Fractional times

Call 124.16
Call 248.82
Call 31:14.58
Call 41:27.75
Final1:41.64

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$2.80—
place ($2)4$2.20—
show ($2)4$2.10—
exacta ($1)4-1$2.20$2,071
place ($2)1$4.40—
show ($2)1$3—
trifecta ($0.50)4-1-6$2$1,435
show ($2)6$2.80—
superfecta ($0.10)4-1-6-2$4.08$1,292

Chart notes

LIBERTY SPIRIT was bumped at the start, was in a steady drive to press the pace from the two path on the backstretch into the far turn, then dug in gamely in the late stretch and was up in the final strides. PERFECT TOM set the pace from the start, was in a long drive down the backstretch into the far turn, then was over ran by an outside rival in the final furlong and was second best. NEPHI tracked the pace from the four path the first three quarters of the mile, then rallied while three wide on the far turn to close well in the end but it was not enough. MAN IN THE MIDDLE chased the pace from the inside down the backstretch, then came out four wide on the far turn to bid gamely in the stretch but it was not enough. MO HAWK MAN broke out and bumped rival at the start, was unhurried early and no menace. SUPER LIAISON was unhurried early and failed to menace. BLACKHEATH settled in the middle of the field entering the backstretch, then lost momentum and stopped entering the stretch drive.