Mahoning Valley Race Course · Saturday, October 25, 2025 · Race 3 of 10

Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $19,5009 ranPost 2025-10-25 13:19:00Final time 1:14.07Pool $34,917

Poor

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
1DQ1Seeking Freedom
stlk,bid3/16,bthrd foe
Alexander Chavez54331—17.2012A
E1 91 · LP 99
210National Story
prssd3w,bid3/8,headed
Luis Rivera, Jr.12222¼5.0034A
E1 93 · LP 97
37Vecchi
veer st,bid5w,stdy3/16
Jose Bracho45553½2.6026A
E1 88 · LP 101
46Double Agent
bump st, good rail bid
Rocco Bowen776641½3.2033A
E1 79 · LP 109
59Man's Choice
4w,took up 3/16, 1/16
Angel Diaz334451¾6.4039A
E1 91 · LP 97
68Redden
pace,met bid1/4,game
Victor Fernandez211162¼3.3025A
E1 95 · LP 93
73Smoocher
troubled st, no factor
T. Houghton997877½9.6019A
E1 73 · LP 98
82Harsh Truth
outpaced, no threat
German Terraza689989¼84.607A
E1 76 · LP 102
95Vernon's Best
troubled st, no factor
Miguel Martinez868799½37.2010A
E1 79 · LP 95

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

123456789start1/41/2stretchfinish10National Story7Vecchi6Double Agent9Man's Choice8Redden3Smoocher2Harsh Truth5Vernon's Best1Seeking Freedom

Fractional times

Call 123.55
Call 247.36
Call 31:00.38
Final1:14.07

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)10$2—
place ($2)10$6.20—
show ($2)10$3.40—
Pick 3 ($0.50)5$128.90$7,574
place ($2)7$4—
show ($2)7$2.60—
daily double ($2)7-10$115$1,473
show ($2)6$2.80—
exacta ($2)10-7$53.20$28,262
superfecta ($0.10)10-7-6-9$45.95$10,150
trifecta ($0.50)10-7-6$50.05$15,750

Chart notes

SEEKING FREEDOM brushed with HARSH TRUTH at the break but rushed up inside to stalk the early pace, bided time through the turn, then angled out to about four-wide but into the path of MAN'S CHOICE, forcing that one to take up, finished well under strong handling and urging to get up in the last jump. NATIONAL STORY broke well, pressed the pace three-wide early, pulled even with three furlongs to run, battled a stubborn REDDEN through the stretch, put a head in front just past the eighth pole, and just failed to last. VECCHI ducked in at the start, bothering the two rivals in adjacent stalls, raced close up at the back of the forward group, bid five-wide at the top of the stretch, steadied to avoid contact with MAN'S CHOICE, then came back on under steady handling to just miss. DOUBLE AGENT got bumped hard by VECCHI at the start, rebounded into the inside rival and took up, chased well off the pace, then put in a strong run through the stretch but came up a bit short. MAN'S CHOICE was a little slow to get going but found a good rhythm after a furlong, tracked close up four-wide, loomed five-wide turning into the stretch, then took up when SEEKING FREEDOM took the path, angled to the inside, and finished up well but was stuck behind horses and took up in traffic in the final yards. REDDEN broke best, made the early running and led the field through the turn, dug in under threat near the quarter pole, battled gamely through the stretch, but gave way in the final yards. SMOOCHER shied from contact after the break, moved to the inside, then took up just past the eleven-sixteenths marker, was sent up three-wide to try and regain contact with the field, improved a bit, but was unable to sustain the bid beyond the quarter pole. HARSH TRUTH broke well but was outpaced from the start, was far behind to the stretch, but was kept to task late, and managed to beat one to the wire. VERNON'S BEST was slow to begin, then took up when bumped by DOUBLE AGENT, moved up and down the backstretch to get to midfield by the turn, then weakened under a drive and had nothing to offer late. THE JOCKEYS ON #9 MAN'S CHOICE AND #7 VECCHI LODGED OBJECTIONS AGAINST #1 SEEKING FREEDOM, ALLEGING INTERFERENCE IN UPPER STRETCH. AFTER A REVIEW, BOTH OBJECTIONS WERE UPHELD, AND #1 SEEKING FREEDOM WAS DISQUALIFIED FROM FIRST AND PLACED 5TH.