Sam Houston Race Park · Sunday, March 2, 2025 · Race 3 of 8

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastFive FurlongsPurse $11,0008 ranPost 2025-03-02 14:02:00Final time 59.08Pool $4,027

Poor

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart3/163/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Rich Mountain
clear early, made all
Rene Diaz11111—3.2028A
E1 100 · LP 115
29Better Edge
chased, no match
Jose Alvarez322222¾4.3038A
E1 100 · LP 107
32Most Competitive
hustled rail,gained 3d
Stewart Elliott534437¼2.3040A
E1 100 · LP 96
45Hi Plains Hunk
late gain, needed more
Floyd Wethey Jr.4533482.6024A
E1 100 · LP 94
53Trade Traveler
rough st, even finish
Luis Jimenez Aburto766659½13.1021A
E1 100 · LP 91
68C J's Mischief
close to 1/4,one-paced
Lindey Wade2455610¼9.709A
E1 100 · LP 89
71Doc Henry Ridge
showed little
Daniel Benavides6777710¾62.5018A
E1 100 · LP 88
84Captain Dakota
bothered start,trailed
Mario Fuentes8888841¼19.6022A
E1 100 · LP 40

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

12345678start3/163/8stretchfinish9Better Edge2Most Competitive5Hi Plains Hunk3Trade Traveler8C J's Mischief1Doc Henry Ridge4Captain Dakota7Rich Mountain

Fractional times

Call 122.93
Call 246.27
Final59.08

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$8.40—
place ($2)7$4.80—
show ($2)7$2.80—
daily double ($1)10-7$6.90$269
place ($2)9$6.80—
show ($2)9$3.20—
exacta ($1)7-9$13.40$3,074
show ($2)2$3—
trifecta ($0.50)7-9-2$29.50$1,911
superfecta ($0.10)7-9-2-5$9.31$1,546
Pick 3 ($1)2-10-7$35$672

Chart notes

RICH MOUNTAIN was away very quickly from the break, opened up a bit more than a length, responded when set down turning for home and won well under steady handling. BETTER EDGE broke well and chased stablemate RICH MOUNTAIN through the turn, made a mild challenge passing the quarter pole but was no match and followed that one home clear of the third horse. MOST COMPETITIVE was pinched back at he start then was hustled to join the early leaders, stalked from the rail through the turn, then came under right handed urging from the quarter pole and was kept to task through the stretch to gain the third prize while not threat to the top two. HI PLAINS HUNK was crowded after the break when several runners came together, got out of that mess in good order and raced mid-pack down the backstretch four wide, finished with some interest under right handed pressure, mildly gaining, but was not good enough. TRADE TRAVELER got a rough start, first making contact with the inside runner just after the break then got crowded as three horse in the outer stalls converged in front, then was put into an early drive to try and regain contact with the main pack, came four wide into the stretch and finished evenly. C J'S MISCHIEF broke well and was up with the early leaders through the initial stages, came under a little bit of a ride approaching the quarter pole then went one-paced in the stretch. DOC HENRY RIDGE broke out and into the path of MOST COMPETITIVE at the start, steadied and was slow to get back into stride then raced near the rear while under steady handling and struggled to keep up in the stretch. CAPTAIN DAKOTA took the worst of the messy start, dropped far behind early and trailed throughout.