Sam Houston Race Park · Sunday, February 23, 2025 · Race 6 of 11

Claiming

dirt, goodFive FurlongsPurse $15,0009 ranPost 2025-02-23 15:17:00Final time 58.70Pool $4,644

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart3/163/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Cinco Steve
5w,bid1/4,proved best
Elvin Gonzalez35231—26.1051B
E1 117 · LP 121
24My Little Prince
rail bid, just missed
Stewart Elliott12422¼17.3048B
E1 117 · LP 120
35Champagne Stooper
rear,split 3/16,got 3d
Rene Diaz998731½4.8085B
E1 117 · LP 116
41Pudding
steadied7/16,re-bid
Floyd Wethey Jr.537441¾2.1092B
E1 117 · LP 116
56Perliano
circled, bid too late
Rodolfo Guerra776652½8.9067B
E1 117 · LP 114
67Rocking Rocket
vied4d,led7/16,wknd
Isaiah Wiseman811164¼3.1051B
E1 117 · LP 109
73Fort Hood
vied3w,dropped out 1/2
Deshawn Parker265574¾6.3068B
E1 117 · LP 108
89Sidetown
trckd 4-5w, flattened
Leandro Goncalves6438810¼8.5069B
E1 117 · LP 94
92Playing Hardball
checked 1/2,lost chnce
Luis Jimenez Aburto4899913¾16.7049B
E1 117 · LP 86

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

123456789start3/163/8stretchfinish4My Little Prince5Champagne Stooper1Pudding6Perliano7Rocking Rocket3Fort Hood9Sidetown2Playing Hardball8Cinco Steve

Fractional times

Call 122.18
Call 246.20
Final58.70

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$4.20—
place ($2)8$17.20—
show ($2)8$7.80—
exacta ($1)8-4$143.40$2,671
place ($2)4$10.80—
show ($2)4$8.40—
trifecta ($0.50)8-4$297.90$1,989
show ($2)5$5.20—
superfecta ($0.10)8-4-5-1$324.25$1,733
Pick 3 ($1)1-8$11.90$306
Pick 3 ($1)8-8$11.90$0
daily double ($1)8-8$32.60$316
Pick 4 ($0.50)1-1-5$62.80$357
Pick 5 ($0.50)5$31.55$1,589

Chart notes

CINCO STEVE was five wide as part of the early pace battle, chased ROCKING ROCKET through the turn then bid for the lead at the top of the stretch got the best of that foe with a furlong to run the battled MY LITTLE PRINCE to the wire and prevailed. MY LITTLE PRINCE was two deep in the five way battle for the early lead, kept to the inside on the turn, rallied up the rail and just missed. CHAMPAGNE STOOPER was outrun early despite the best efforts of the rider, was making a bold late run from the back, split horses with contact just past the three-sixteenths pole then continued on to grab the third spot. PUDDING hustled to the front and was the inside horse in the five-way pace battle, steadied nearing the seven-sixteenth pole then dropped out, came back on cornered into the three path in the stretch and finished with good energy to improve. PERLIANO settled just behind the early pace battle then circled the field five to six wide, finished well down the stretch but was too late. ROCKING ROCKET vied four wide in the battle for the early lead, went ahead from the seven-sixteenth pole, led through the turn then weakened in the stretch. FORT HOOD was three deep in the early pace scramble, dropped out at the half mile pole and was kept to task to the finish. SIDETOWN raced four to five wide in the tracking group launched a bid from the three-eights pole, came five wide into the stretch and flattened out. PLAYING HARDBALL raced close to the pace on the inside then checked hard at the half mile marker, lost momentum, dropped back to last then struggled toe recover and trailed the rest of the trip. THERE WAS A STEWARDS INQUIRY INTO THE ACTIONS OF THE #2 PLAYING HARDBALL WHO STEADIED NEAR THE HALF-MILE POLE. AFTER REVIEW NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. Copyright 2026 Equibase Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.