Sam Houston Race Park · Sunday, February 9, 2025 · Race 2 of 8

Starter Optional Claiming

turf, firmOne And One Sixteenth MilesPurse $16,5007 ranPost 2025-02-09 13:32:00Final time 1:46.00Pool $5,252

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Hold Your Applause
rated,bid1/4,pwrd clr
Freddy Manrrique122211—2.3068A
E1 84 · LP 107
24Cliff Diver
stlkd,bid1/4,saved plc
Lindey Wade43332231.7070A
E1 84 · LP 106
35Paluxy
wtd51/6,good finish
Floyd Wethey Jr.5656534¼7.4082A
E1 80 · LP 106
46Courageously
trk2p,bid3/8,need more
David Cabrera6565446¾14.2042A
E1 79 · LP 104
52Russian Tank
pace,dug in,wknd 1/8
Santos Rivera2111356¾66.8055A
E1 85 · LP 103
61Thick Haze
saved grnd, lacked bid
Deshawn Parker34446683.1062A
E1 82 · LP 103
77Levy
trailed, no factor
Chris Landeros7777778¾7.7062A
E1 76 · LP 104

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

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish4Cliff Diver5Paluxy6Courageously2Russian Tank1Thick Haze7Levy8Hold Your Applause

Fractional times

Call 124.30
Call 250.05
Call 31:15.50
Final1:46.00

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$6.60—
place ($2)8$4.20—
show ($2)8$3.40—
daily double ($1)1-8$9.20$430
place ($2)4$3.40—
show ($2)4$2.20—
exacta ($1)8-4$7.90$4,567
show ($2)5$3.40—
trifecta ($0.50)8-4-5$14.30$2,347
superfecta ($0.10)8-4-5-6$11.66$2,331

Chart notes

HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE was pulling on the rider from the start but rated nicely while being kept two to three wide in the clear, was always close up then went to challenge for the lead at the quarter pole, opened up when set down at the top of the stretch and powered away from the rest while drifting out some in the end. CLIFF DIVER stalked the pacesetter from the rail while under hold, bid for the lead approaching the quarter pole but proved no match for HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE when that one got away, kept on well under strong handling and urging and saved the place while clear of the next horse. PALUXY tracked well behind the pace through the first half mile, had COURAGEOUSLY to the outside, launched a bid with three furlongs to run but became stuck behind horses from the five-sixteenths to the top of the stretch, got clear in upper stretch and responded to strong handling and was gaining late but ran out of time. COURAGEOUSLY tracked two off the rail near the rear of the field with PALUXY to the inside to the half, started a run from the three furlong marker, got a clean run into the stretch, but flattened out a bit in the stretch. RUSSIAN TANK left alone to dictate the pace, set slow fractions to the far turn, tried to fight back when challenged by the eventual winner at the quarter pole but proved no match and weakened in the stretch. THICK HAZE saved ground throughout while tracking a few lengths behind the pace, did not respond when asked on the far turn and was outrun in the late stages. LEVY lacked any speed from the start, went unhurried at the rear of the field and lacked a rally. This race had a timing discrepancy or malfunction and was re-timed using video technology to arrive at the most accurate time.