Mahoning Valley Race Course · Friday, January 2, 2026 · Race 4 of 9

Claiming

dirt, goodOne Mile And Seventy YardsPurse $17,6007 ranPost 2026-01-02 13:43:00Final time 1:43.94Pool $15,873

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18The Shoe Lady
stalk 3w,proved best
Luis Batista122111—2.7054B
E1 117 · LP 106
23Shieldmewithprayer
bid 3w,held at bay
Brandon Tapara7444221¾1.5050B
E1 115 · LP 106
34Beautiful Mandate
asked 4w,outkicked
Fernando Salazar Becerra4533332½7.5049B
E1 116 · LP 104
46Sacred Connection
swung 5-6w,moved up
Elijah Greenidge57664498.5052B
E1 110 · LP 100
57Divine Fashion
pace,weakened stretch
Alexander Crispin21125513¼8.8047B
E1 118 · LP 93
61Maliced
well placed,gave way
Luis Rivera, Jr.33556616½3.9056B
E1 115 · LP 92
72Heart Light
no factor,equ amb
Aniceto Gomez6677773828.3015B
E1 107 · LP 86

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

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish3Shieldmewithprayer4Beautiful Mandate6Sacred Connection7Divine Fashion1Maliced2Heart Light8The Shoe Lady

Fractional times

Call 123.70
Call 247.12
Call 31:12.88
Call 41:39.56
Final1:43.94

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$7.40—
place ($2)8$3.80—
show ($2)8$3.40—
Pick 3 ($0.50)5-4-8$49.65$2,769
place ($2)3$2.80—
show ($2)3$2.40—
daily double ($2)4-8$15.80$1,539
show ($2)4$3.40—
exacta ($2)8-3$27.60$17,129
superfecta ($0.10)8-3-4-6$18.32$9,124
trifecta ($0.50)8-3-4$35$13,373

Chart notes

THE SHOE LADY raced forwardly while outside of rivals in the early stages, stalked the pace to the far turn then took command nearing the quarter marker, kept to task under steady handling into the stretch and held sway to the wire. SHIELDMEWITHPRAYER settled just off of the early pace, tracked three wide and between foes along the backstretch, bid between rivals into the far turn then gained ground into the stretch, was repelled into the final sixteenth but held well late for second. BEAUTIFUL MANDATE settled to the first turn, tracked the pace while widest up the backstretch, roused four wide into the far turn, flattened out in the lane and was outkicked for second in deep stretch, while clear of the rest for third. SACRED CONNECTION settled to the first turn then was reserved through the backstretch run, roused four to five wide nearing the quarter marker, swung five to six wide to upper stretch, could not find the needed response in the lane but improved position late. DIVINE FASHION assumed early command and set the pace to the backstretch, led to the far turn then was overtaken nearing the quarter pole, could not keep pace to upper stretch and weakened in the drive. MALICED broke alertly then ceded the early lead, tracked the pace while saving ground into the backstretch, lacked the needed response at the quarter pole then gave way in the stretch. HEART LIGHT unhurried in the early stages, trailed to the far turn and lacked a response in the stretch, was injured and pulled up past the wire and was transported off of the course via the equine ambulance.