Sam Houston Race Park · Friday, February 28, 2025 · Race 3 of 8

Starter Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $14,5009 ranPost 2025-02-28 19:33:00Final time 1:24.49Pool $7,672

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Just Okie
inside,bid2p,just up
Iram Diego65321—2.8090A
E1 121 · LP 111
24Empire's Best
led, battld,just misse
Alfredo Triana, Jr.51112½11.70114A
E1 124 · LP 110
35In the Arch
steady rally, too late
David Cabrera445431½8.00109A
E1 120 · LP 108
42Imperial Hornet
prssd,went flat late
Luis Jimenez Aburto122344½7.50106A
E1 122 · LP 102
53Paluxy
late gain, split field
Floyd Wethey Jr.7975563.40112A
E1 116 · LP 100
67Big Rojo
one-paced
Santos Rivera366669½10.9089A
E1 118 · LP 94
78Johnny Appleseed
dull effort
Stewart Elliott9897710¼4.2098A
E1 114 · LP 93
89Stans Home Run
3w, lacked a bid
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez87898128.90109A
E1 114 · LP 91
96Interstellar
3w close, faded turn
Deshawn Parker234891715.9082A
E1 121 · LP 84

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

123456789start1/41/2stretchfinish4Empire's Best5In the Arch2Imperial Hornet3Paluxy7Big Rojo8Johnny Appleseed9Stans Home Run6Interstellar1Just Okie

Fractional times

Call 122.71
Call 245.32
Call 31:10.64
Final1:24.49

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$7.60—
place ($2)1$4.60—
show ($2)1$4—
daily double ($1)1-1$16$219
place ($2)4$11.20—
show ($2)4$10.20—
exacta ($1)1-4$45.40$3,974
show ($2)5$5.40—
trifecta ($0.50)1-4-5$104.65$3,779
superfecta ($0.10)1-4-5-2$70.68$2,586
Pick 3 ($1)1$22.80$612

Chart notes

JUST OKIE broke inward at the start, steadily advanced while keeping to the rail down the backstretch, moved out a path to make a run at the leader passing the quarter pole, responded to steady handling and intermittent urging, slowly gaining despite racing on the left lead, got straight in deep stretch and surged to the front in the final yards. EMPIRE'S BEST came away well and gained the early advantage with IMPERIAL HORNET in close attendance to the inside, tried to quicken away on the turn and led into the stretch, finished gamely under steady handling but got nailed in the final jumps. IN THE ARCH broke well but opted to sit off the pace, advanced on the leaders three wide through the turn, then continued with a steady rally in the stretch but came up a bit short at the wire. IMPERIAL HORNET broke well and pressed the pace from the rail, came under pressure at the quarter pole, was in a little tight at the sixteenth and went flat in the final yards. PALUXY raced inside of three horses at the back of the field, broke away from the others in an attempted rally on the turn, drifted about five wide under a stiff drive and strong urging and managed to split the field. BIG ROJO raced three wide between the tracking group and the trailers, came under a stiff drive with three furlongs to but finished one-paced the rest of the way. JOHNNY APPLESEED was the middle horse of the three trailers, got a rail run through the turn but could not make an impact. STANS HOME RUN raced three wide as part of the trio bringing up the rear, never launched a bid and only beat one to the finish. INTERSTELLAR raced close up three wide to the turn, started to fade late on the turn then had nothing to offer in the stretch.