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

Allowance Optional Claiming

turf, muddyFive FurlongsPurse $36,5006 ranPost 2025-03-28 22:02:00Final time 57.92Pool $7,594

Good for all except 1

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart3/163/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
15Jackman's Ride
duel2p,held clear
Rene Diaz11111—0.60107B
E1 120 · LP 95
21Optimal Courage
retreated, came back
Santos Rivera6344238.0091B
E1 120 · LP 88
34Twentyone N Change
duel, gave way 1/4
Elvin Gonzalez2222335.6092B
E1 120 · LP 88
49Available Star
no spd, kept to task
Floyd Wethey Jr.56654410.0088B
E1 120 · LP 85
52Balsa
trck2p,bid5/16,nd more
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez443354¼4.9090B
E1 120 · LP 85
67Campfire Creed
outrun, no menace
Lindey Wade355665¾8.90102B
E1 120 · LP 81

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

123456start3/163/8stretchfinish1Optimal Courage4Twentyone N Change9Available Star2Balsa7Campfire Creed5Jackman's Ride

Fractional times

Call 121.34
Call 244.87
Final57.92

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)5$3.20—
place ($2)5$2.60—
show ($2)5$2.10—
daily double ($1)3-5$6.50$861
place ($2)1$5—
show ($2)1$3.20—
exacta ($1)5-1$6.40$4,362
show ($2)4$3.20—
trifecta ($0.50)5-1-4$12.80$2,743
superfecta ($0.10)5-1-4-9$7.80$2,759
Pick 3 ($1)2-3-5$9.30$1,810
Pick 4 ($0.50)3-2-3-3$34.65$1,649
Pick 5 ($0.50)2-3-2-3-3$2.25$0

Chart notes

JACKMAN'S RIDE was hustled from the start and dueled with TWENTYONE N CHANGE through rapid early fractions, put that one away before the quarter pole, opened up in the stretch despite racing on the wrong lead and held clear to the wire. OPTIMAL COURAGE was off poorly then hustled forward, backed off the pace duel passing the half-mile marker, then came back on in the stretch to gain the place. TWENTYONE N CHANGE dueled with JACKMAN'S RIDE through fast early fractions, gave way to that rival near the quarter pole, raced on the wrong lead through the stretch and lost second place in the final yards. AVAILABLE STAR was last away from the gate and dropped well behind through the early stages, saved ground through the turn and was kept to task with a rail run in the stretch but lacked a winning kick. BALSA broke well and was sent hard but unable to contest the early pace, tracked two deep with OPTIMAL COURAGE into the turn, broke away from that rival at the five-sixteenths pole and went after the leaders but could not summon another gear when needed. CAMPFIRE CREED was one of the first out of the gate but outrun to the turn, chased with some interest down the stretch but was unable to improve.