Fair Grounds · Thursday, January 1, 2026 · Race 5 of 9

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $54,0008 ranPost 2026-01-01 14:47:00Final time 1:40.70Pool $130,377

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Cajun Moviestar
split, bid1/2, on task
Oriel Chavez732111—12.9064A
E1 99 · LP 108
26Vineaux
gained 5w, held off
Jose Ortiz8763222¼0.9061A
E1 96 · LP 107
32Ayden's Edge
split, ins, flattened
Carlos Hernandez3688332¾52.1045A
E1 94 · LP 107
41Top Notch Protocol
stdy, closed willingly
Jareth Loveberry4877743½2.9071A
E1 95 · LP 106
58Such a Pickle
btwn, wknd
Florent Geroux655455822.5047A
E1 96 · LP 100
64Who Is Chief
rated ins, retreated
C.J. McMahon24456684.3059A
E1 97 · LP 100
75Rescue Squad
split, yield1/2, faded
Jamison Mudd51124710¾16.8040A
E1 102 · LP 96
87Lightning Twirl
track, retreat, eased
Axel Concepcion1236886218.707A
E1 98 · LP 54

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

12345678start1/41/23/4stretchfinish6Vineaux2Ayden's Edge1Top Notch Protocol8Such a Pickle4Who Is Chief5Rescue Squad7Lightning Twirl3Cajun Moviestar

Fractional times

Call 123.99
Call 248.63
Call 31:14.16
Call 41:27.36
Final1:40.70

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$7.80—
place ($2)3$6.60—
show ($2)3$5—
exacta ($1)3-6$35.70$95,204
place ($2)6$2.60—
show ($2)6$2.40—
trifecta ($0.50)3-6-2$146.85$66,400
show ($2)2$11.40—
superfecta ($0.10)3-6-2-1$80.27$43,792
Pick 3 ($0.50)7-7-3$39.45$13,503
Pick 4 ($0.50)1$66.45$37,814
Pick 5 ($0.50)3-1$426.30$68,362
daily double ($1)7-3$30.80$15,630

Chart notes

CAJUN MOVIESTAR settled not too far off the pace through the first turn, split foes around the three quarters to press the pace, put a head in front to take command at the half, kept on task through the finish. VINEAUX settled off the pace, steadily gained position five wide until pressing the pace in the upper stretch but was held off by the winner. AYDEN'S EDGE settled off the pace along the inside, trailed at the five eighths, split foes at the top of the stretch before ducking along the inside, flattened out in the final sixteenth. TOP NOTCH PROTOCOL took a slight hold before the first turn, raced off the pace closed willingly along the outside. SUCH A PICKLE raced between foes around the middle of the pack, weakened in the stretch. WHO IS CHIEF was rated along the inside, retreated in the stretch. RESCUE SQUAD split foes before the first turn to take command, continued on until conceding the lead at the half, retreated in the stretch. LIGHTNING TWIRL tracked the pace three wide, began retreated in the far turn, eased across.