Sam Houston Race Park · Friday, March 28, 2025 · Race 2 of 8

Starter Optional Claiming

turf, muddyFive FurlongsPurse $20,0007 ranPost 2025-03-28 19:02:00Final time 57.41Pool $6,651

Good for all except 4,8

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart3/163/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Hap Hot
duel, opened,won clr
Deshawn Parker12111—0.30109B
E1 112 · LP 102
210Stayed in for Half
duel,chased winner
Rene Diaz512224½4.70100B
E1 112 · LP 90
38Bling Bling Bling
brk slw,rshd,willingly
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez355339½16.6070B
E1 112 · LP 78
47Cielo's Knight
trk ins, evenly late
Stewart Elliott234441013.8062B
E1 112 · LP 77
54Northvale Road
brk slw,passd tired 1s
Isaiah Wiseman7766510¼27.9077B
E1 112 · LP 77
69Philo Beddoe
trkd2w,faltered str
David Cabrera4435613¾14.8076B
E1 112 · LP 69
71Saturday's Gold
brief spd, outrun
Mario Fuentes667771616.2067B
E1 112 · LP 65

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

1234567start3/163/8stretchfinish10Stayed in for Half8Bling Bling Bling7Cielo's Knight4Northvale Road9Philo Beddoe1Saturday's Gold2Hap Hot

Fractional times

Call 121.71
Call 244.74
Final57.41

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$2.60—
place ($2)2$2.10—
show ($2)2$2.10—
daily double ($1)2-2$4.80$571
place ($2)10$2.60—
show ($2)10$2.40—
exacta ($1)2-10$2.80$4,246
show ($2)8$3—
trifecta ($0.50)2-10-8$7.60$3,122
superfecta ($0.10)2-10-8-7$6.82$2,350

Chart notes

HAP HOT dueled inside of STAYED IN FOR HALF from the outset, opened up a big lead at the top of the stretch racing on the left lead and won well clear of the field. STAYED IN FOR HALF dueled outside of HAP HOT from the start, surrendered leaving the quarter pole but continued on well and finished well clear of the third horse. BLING BLING BLING broke slowly then rushed up three wide to chase the pace, finished willingly under steady handling to gain third. CIELO'S KNIGHT raced inside as one of the tracking pair then went evenly in the stretch. NORTHVALE ROAD broke slowly, was the distant trailer to the turn the launched a three to four wide rally and passed tiring rivals in the lane. PHILO BEDDOE tracked two wide a length or two behind the pace then faltered in the stretch. SATURDAY'S GOLD was hustled from the break and was not able to contest the pace but raced close up inside, then started to fall behind after passing the half-mile marker, saved ground to no avail and trailed the field to the wire.