Fair Grounds · Thursday, December 4, 2025 · Race 4 of 9

Maiden Special Weight

turf, sloppyFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $54,0007 ranPost 2025-12-04 14:17:00Final time 1:05.02Pool $69,413

Good for all except 2

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Valiant Humor
svgrnd, 3wbid, surged
Axel Concepcion66441—1.50110B
E1 97 · LP 99
23First Samaritan
swiftly, yielded late
Carlos Hernandez111121½35.5036B
E1 109 · LP 96
37Flawless Beast
trackd 4w, held at bay
Emanuel Nieves546233¾22.2055B
E1 101 · LP 93
410Be Real
2-3p, weakened 1/8
Jose Ortiz222345½1.1058B
E1 104 · LP 90
59Film At Eleven
trailed most
Jose Riquelme377651372.6030B
E1 84 · LP 78
66Prince Ben
never threatened
C.J. McMahon4555615¼26.7036B
E1 100 · LP 75
72Restore
bobbled, ins, retreat
Paco Lopez7337721¼3.3044B
E1 104 · LP 66

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

1234567start1/43/8stretchfinish3First Samaritan7Flawless Beast10Be Real9Film At Eleven6Prince Ben2Restore8Valiant Humor

Fractional times

Call 121.84
Call 245.79
Call 358.28
Final1:05.02

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$5—
place ($2)8$2.80—
show ($2)8$2.20—
exacta ($1)8-3$58.70$49,119
place ($2)3$13.60—
show ($2)3$7.20—
trifecta ($0.50)8-3-7$260.50$31,027
show ($2)7$7—
superfecta ($0.10)8-3-7-10$135.35$22,629
Pick 3 ($0.50)9-6-8$7.20$9,306
daily double ($1)6-8$3.70$10,519

Chart notes

VALIANT HUMOR settled off the pace, saved some ground through the turn, took to the inside of the stretch to gain position until launching a three wide bid at the eighth to surge past the leader for the win. FIRST SAMARITAN broke swiftly to take command, grudgingly gave way to driving foe late. FLAWLESS BEAST tracked the pace four wide, closed some ground but was held at bay. BE REAL sat nicely behind the pace in the two to three path, weakened in the final furlong. FILM AT ELEVEN trailed distantly in the early stages, passed retreating rivals in the final furlong. PRINCE BEN raced off the pace, never threatened. RESTORE (FR) bobbled at the start, found position close up on the inside, retreated at the quarter.