Sam Houston Race Park · Sunday, March 16, 2025 · Race 3 of 8

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $36,5005 ranPost 2025-03-16 14:03:00Final time 1:25.28Pool $8,536

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Blue Light
inside, won going away
Rene Diaz34421—1.80140B
E1 102 · LP 123
23Chasing Time
pace,opened,gave way
Stewart Elliott211123¾0.90140B
E1 105 · LP 115
35Big Bernie
vied btw, outfinished
Rodolfo Guerra432334½14.90130B
E1 105 · LP 114
46Without a Trace
3-4w, willingly
Floyd Wethey Jr.5534462.60128B
E1 104 · LP 111
52Tiz Fabulous
brief speed, stopped
Jose Perez1255567½26.8031B
E1 94 · LP 46

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

12345start1/41/2stretchfinish3Chasing Time5Big Bernie6Without a Trace2Tiz Fabulous1Blue Light

Fractional times

Call 123.59
Call 247.06
Call 31:12.43
Final1:25.28

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$5.60—
place ($2)1$2.60—
show ($2)1$2.20—
daily double ($1)3-1$6.70$524
place ($2)3$2.60—
show ($2)3$2.10—
exacta ($1)1-3$5.80$3,813
show ($2)5$3—
trifecta ($0.50)1-3-5$6.25$4,537
Pick 3 ($1)1-3-1$17.50$1,016

Chart notes

BLUE LIGHT was allowed to settle from the break then cruised up to join the leaders on the inside, backed off the pace a bit on the turn then came back on under a drive two wide into the stretch, finished strong under steady handling, ran right by CHASING TIME in mid-stretch and won going away. CHASING TIME took the early initiative and had a head in front to the turn while traveling well in hand, responded when asked to go on from the quarter pole and opened up in the stretch, was finishing evenly when confronted by BLUE LIGHT in mid-stretch, gave way readily and held second. BIG BERNIE vied for the lead between horses to the turn, remained a factor to the stretch then was outfinished. WITHOUT A TRACE pressed the pace three wide came four wide into the stretch and finished willingly but could not improve. TIZ FABULOUS raced close up to the turn, then started a steady fade and was distanced in the end.