Sam Houston Race Park · Friday, March 24, 2023 · Race 1 of 9

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $38,0006 ranPost 2023-03-24 13:01:00Final time 1:17.19Pool $4,746

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Nifty
vied rail,kck clr,held
Jose Alvarez61111—2.00124A
E1 111 · LP 109
24It Makes Sense
vie4w, cls strong late
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez144321¼2.90132A
E1 109 · LP 107
36First Avenue
svd gd,close well late
Rodolfo Guerra566533¾17.50118A
E1 98 · LP 112
42Piknituplaynitdown
vied2w, gave way late
Jansen Melancon332244½5.30119A
E1 111 · LP 102
55Impressed
stalk 5w, re bid late
Lane Luzzi255655¼2.80122A
E1 108 · LP 103
63Bayron
vied 3w, hard use,tire
Stewart Elliott423468½5.10111A
E1 111 · LP 96

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

123456start1/41/2stretchfinish4It Makes Sense6First Avenue2Piknituplaynitdown5Impressed3Bayron1Nifty

Fractional times

Call 122.66
Call 245.13
Call 31:10.32
Final1:17.19

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$6—
place ($2)1$4.40—
show ($2)1$2.80—
exacta ($1)1-4$20.40$2,690
place ($2)4$4.40—
show ($2)4$4.20—
trifecta ($0.50)1-4-6$78.85$1,747
show ($2)6$4.80—
superfecta ($0.10)1-4-6-2$31.22$975

Chart notes

NIFTY vied for the lead along the rail throughout the backstretch and into the turn, then dug in and kicked clear in the upper stretch and was able to last to the wire to prevail. IT MAKES SENSE vied for the lead from the four path, was in a steady drive to bid gamely entering the lane and was closing strongly in the end and was best for second. FIRST AVENUE was unhurried early, then was saving ground heading into the turn, rallied gamely along the rail to close well in the late stretch. PIKNITUPLAYNITDOWN vied for the lead from the two path into the turn, then continued to bid in down the lane then gave way in the end. IMPRESSED stalked the pace from the five path, then faded slightly throughout the turn, then re bid in late stretch but it was not enough. BAYRON vied for the lead while three wide, was in a hard drive throughout the turn, was used up and tired in late stretch.