Sam Houston Race Park · Saturday, February 22, 2025 · Race 7 of 9

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $36,5008 ranPost 2025-02-22 16:01:00Final time 1:09.90Pool $13,631

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
15Kupuna
circled, finished best
Jose Alvarez67421—0.90127A
E1 105 · LP 130
27Halmstad
stlkd,led upr,no match
Floyd Wethey Jr.121122¾3.00104A
E1 113 · LP 122
38Toddchero
trkd4w, outkicked late
Freddy Manrrique233334¼4.7099A
E1 111 · LP 121
42Established
off slw, steadied 7/16
Santos Rivera766546¼39.40121A
E1 106 · LP 120
51Big Bernie
outrun, some late gain
Rodolfo Guerra888657½40.10110A
E1 98 · LP 121
63Sir Sterling
hustled,gave way 3/16
Obed Sanchez5124610¼15.60100A
E1 113 · LP 108
74Kentucky Dawn
cls up, one-paced late
Lindey Wade3577710½20.2086A
E1 108 · LP 113
86General Shipman
close to 1/4, faltered
Stewart Elliott4458817½6.10102A
E1 110 · LP 98

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

12345678start1/41/2stretchfinish7Halmstad8Toddchero2Established1Big Bernie3Sir Sterling4Kentucky Dawn6General Shipman5Kupuna

Fractional times

Call 122.53
Call 245.69
Call 357.79
Final1:09.90

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)5$3.80—
place ($2)5$3—
show ($2)5$2.40—
daily double ($1)4-5$18.90$260
place ($2)7$4—
show ($2)7$3—
exacta ($1)5-7$6.70$7,151
show ($2)8$2.80—
trifecta ($0.50)5-7-8$8.25$6,174
superfecta ($0.10)5-7-8-2$13.34$4,725
Pick 3 ($1)5-4-5$91.60$313

Chart notes

KUPUNA lacked speed and settled near the rear in the early going while being coaxed along to keep contact with the field, circled the field four wide on the turn then finished well under steady handling despite racing on the wrong lead for much of the stretch run. HALMSTAD broke best then ceded the lead to SIR STIRLING while keeping constant pressure on that foe through the turn, took command passing the quarter pole then battled back an early challenge from TODDCHERO, bested that foe but was no match for the winner in the late stages. TODDCHERO tracked four wide early, ranged up three wide approaching the quarter pole, was finishing well under steady handling but could not catch the top pair in the stretch. ESTABLISHED off a bit slowly, was put into a drive from the start, steadied slightly at the seven-sixteenths pole, was kept to task into the stretch and was slowly gaining ground while not a serious threat. BIG BERNIE outrun early, responded when put into a drive with three furlongs to run, swung three wide into the stretch and bettered position while not a major threat. SIR STERLING broke a step slow then was hustled forward to take the lead, was under constant pressure from HALMSTAD through the turn, gave way to that foe in upper stretch and tired. KENTUCKY DAWN was up close to the pace through the initial stages then began to struggle to keep up approaching the half mile pole, came four wide into the stretch and finished one-paced. GENERAL SHIPMAN tracked between horses just behind the pace, loomed approaching the quarter pole then faltered and was put into a protective hold and not persevered with in the stretch.