Albuquerque · Friday, August 29, 2025 · Race 1 of 9

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $27,00010 ranPost 2025-08-29 18:07:00Final time 1:04.40Pool $9,325

Poor

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Speed Merchant
trk3w,bid3/8,won clear
Luis Valenzuela42221—7.9087A
29Mark My Kiss
4w,bid3/8,drifted str
Tanner Fincher343123½4.9027A
35Reads Artful Run
led early,weakened 1/8
Enrique Gomez211335¼63.2026A
44Makemtremble
grinding finish
Mario Fuentes56744721.9034A
56M G Rojo Loco
slow start,even effort
Luis Rodriguez876659½30.3025A
63Sniper Unit
mild late gain
Aldo Arboleda788869¾7.0041A
710Sombrero Negro
trk5w,circled,flattend
Alejandro Medellin1555713¼1.1016A
82Hold My Scotch
off slow,showed little
Francisco Amparan10999815¼10.1028A
91Pow Now
no factor
Tracy Hebert9101010921½6.605A
107New Mexico Heart
hustled to pace, tired
Jose Vazquez63471027½18.204A

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

12345678910start1/43/8stretchfinish9Mark My Kiss5Reads Artful Run4Makemtremble6M G Rojo Loco3Sniper Unit10Sombrero Negro2Hold My Scotch1Pow Now7New Mexico Heart8Speed Merchant

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$7.80—
place ($2)8$9.60—
show ($2)8$7—
exacta ($1)8-9$28.10$4,115
place ($2)9$7.60—
show ($2)9$6—
trifecta ($0.50)8-9-5$237.40$3,168
show ($2)5$18.40—

Chart notes

SPEED MERCHANT tracked three wide early, moved up to challenge for the lead midway on the turn, came into the stretch between horses two-wide, was kept task under steady handling, and won clear in the end. MARK MY KISS raced four-wide just off the early pace, moved up in tandem with SPEED MERCHANT to bid for the lead near the three-furlong pole, came three-wide at the top of the stretch, may have gained the lead in upper stretch, but started to drift out in mid-stretch and had to settle for second. READS ARTFUL RUN bumped with M G ROJO LOCO at the break but still went quickly to the front about a length clear, fought back under challenge late on the turn, then weakened in mid-stretch but held on for third. MAKEMTREMBLE briefly up close, was under a ride to keep pace, dropped back to mid-pack, and gained fourth with a grinding finish. M G ROJO LOCO mutually bumped with READS ARTFUL RUN at the break, then was slow into stride, moved up under a ride to be mid-pack through the turn, and finished evenly. SNIPER UNIT ducked in after the break, bothering both horses to the inside, ettled inside, struggled to keep pace through the turn, then was mildly gaining in the late stages. SOMBRERO NEGRO broke sharply, tracked five-wide down the backstretch, responded when put to a drive at the seven-sixteenths marker, circled the field on the turn to emerge five-wide into the stretch, then flattened out with a furlong to run. HOLD MY SCOTCH lost the path when SNIPER UNIT came over at the break, got off poorly, chased throughout and showed little. POW NOW got bumped at the start, then lacked any speed and was last down the backstretch, trailed well behind, then managed to pass one in deep stretch long after the issue had been decided up front. NEW MEXICO HEART hustled into the early pace mix, pressed two-wide into the turn, then was hard-ridden to keep up approaching the stretch and had nothing left in the late stages. This race was originally hand timed, and was re-timed using video technology to arrive at the most accurate time.