Sam Houston Race Park · Friday, January 2, 2026 · Race 7 of 8

Allowance

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $35,0007 ranPost 2026-01-02 21:16:00Final time 1:11.13Pool $21,666

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Knock Knock Joke
lag,circled4w,rallied
Deshawn Parker77451—8.10116A
E1 100 · LP 110
29Mikel W
clr,game str,held 2nd
Jose Alvarez211221¾1.7097A
E1 111 · LP 104
34Mind Bolt
sttld3w,bid5/16,miss2d
David Cabrera1421323.3089A
E1 105 · LP 105
43Golden Grit
2w,rail bid,fnshd well
Rene Diaz3353427.4097A
E1 106 · LP 107
56Risk It
trk4w,loomd,nd more
Stewart Elliott553452½3.20109A
E1 105 · LP 104
61Zavala
cls to 1/2,retreated
Floyd Wethey Jr.427766¼14.8093A
E1 106 · LP 100
77Here Comes Braylon
3-4w,some late interes
Elvin Gonzalez666676½9.40110A
E1 103 · LP 99

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish9Mikel W4Mind Bolt3Golden Grit6Risk It1Zavala7Here Comes Braylon8Knock Knock Joke

Fractional times

Call 122.66
Call 245.29
Call 357.89
Final1:11.13

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$8.20—
place ($2)8$5.40—
show ($2)8$4—
daily double ($1)6-8$30.90$516
place ($2)9$3.60—
show ($2)9$2.60—
exacta ($1)8-9$55.30$6,862
show ($2)4$2.40—
trifecta ($0.50)8-9-4$87.25$5,547
superfecta ($0.10)8-9-4-3$67.77$3,110
Pick 3 ($1)4-6-8$86.30$827

Chart notes

KNOCK KNOCK JOKE lacked early speed and was last down the backstretch, circled the field four-wide on the turn to be within striking distance at the top of the stretch, continued the rally, made the lead inside the sixteenth pole, and won clear in the end. MIKEL W was sent from the outside post, cleared the field and moved over to the inside before the turn, led the way through the turn under confident handling, was no match for the winner, but fought off a host of challengers in the stretch to take the second prize. MIND BOLT got away well, settled just off the early pace three-wide, moved up to challenge passing the five-sixteenths pole, finished willingly but came up short for 2nd in a mad scramble in the final yards. GOLDEN GRIT was two-deep in the second flight, made a bid up the rail in the stretch, finished well, but came up short. RISK IT raced four-wide in the second flight, loomed four-wide at the top of the stretch, put in a good late run but was not quite doing enough in the late stages. ZAVALA raced close up to the half-mile pole, the steadily retreated to the back on the turn and was not a factor in the late stages. HERE COMES BRAYLON raced three to four wide at the back of the field, finished with some interest, but could not improve.