Sam Houston Race Park · Friday, January 2, 2026 · Race 5 of 8

Allowance Optional Claiming

turf, firmOne And One Sixteenth MilesPurse $36,5007 ranPost 2026-01-02 20:19:00Final time 1:42.99Pool $19,961

Good for all except 4

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Ocelot
sttld bk,wtd,won clear
Elvin Gonzalez755411—1.1087A
E1 101 · LP 104
23Illustrator
held up,rally,gain2nd
Iram Diego6776322½2.9079A
E1 96 · LP 103
31Wow That's Hot
duel,dug in1/4,wknd
Stewart Elliott2221232½5.8076A
E1 106 · LP 101
45Regal Terka
mid-pack,even effort
Deshawn Parker56674475.5071A
E1 99 · LP 100
57Ruddy Buddy
stalked,lacked finish
Lane Luzzi1333757½15.2073A
E1 105 · LP 99
66Brucelea
4-6w,lacked rally
Floyd Wethey Jr.444566815.5072A
E1 101 · LP 99
72Bobby Brinkley
duel2w,wknd,outfnshd
Rene Diaz3112579¾11.6088A
E1 106 · LP 97

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

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish3Illustrator1Wow That's Hot5Regal Terka7Ruddy Buddy6Brucelea2Bobby Brinkley4Ocelot

Fractional times

Call 123.52
Call 248.04
Call 31:11.53
Call 41:36.73
Final1:42.99

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$4.20—
place ($2)4$2.80—
show ($2)4$2.40—
daily double ($1)3-4$10.10$362
place ($2)3$3.20—
show ($2)3$2.60—
exacta ($1)4-3$5$6,441
show ($2)1$3.40—
trifecta ($0.50)4-3-1$9.75$5,594
superfecta ($0.10)4-3-1-5$5.56$3,112
Pick 3 ($1)4-3-4$13.50$755
Pick 4 ($0.50)1-4-3-4$9.90$994

Chart notes

OCELOT came away from the gate sluggishly and was given a reminder from the rider to get into the race, settled well off the pace near the rear, then started a forward move late on the backstretch, dropped down to the rail into the far turn, had to wait for room, split horses into upper stretch, then finished strong to win clear. ILLUSTRATOR was held up in last through the early stages, then moved up into contention on the far turn, and finished up well to gain the place in a tight finish for second. WOW THAT'S HOT dueled inside of BOBBY BRINKLEY to the far turn, was being confidently ridden to the stretch, then responded when set down, fought on gamely, then weakened a bit in deep stretch. REGAL TERKA settled mid-pack early, lacked room to make a bid through the far turn, then went evenly through the stretch. RUDDY BUDDY got a good stalking position early, just behind the leaders. moved up to join that pair heading into the far turn, but struggled to get on even terms, came under a ride approaching the quarter pole, went five-wide into the stretch, and lacked a finish. BRUCELEA settled in mid-pack four-wide early, then went six-wide through the far turn and lacked a rally. BOBBY BRINKLEY dueled early with WOW THAT'S HOT, raced two-wide onto the main course from the chute, put a head in front heading down the backstretch, came under a stiff drive on the far turn, but was outfinished in the stretch.