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

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmOne MilePurse $33,0008 ranPost 2026-01-02 21:43:00Final time 1:39.90Pool $24,132

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Eternal Mischief
3w,split3/16,prevailed
David Cabrera344631—3.5071A
E1 87 · LP 106
21Baker Hayfield
off-pace,wtd,rail bid
Rene Diaz433542¼1.2064A
E1 88 · LP 106
36Zorro D' Oro
duel2w,led1/4,missed
Floyd Wethey Jr.122113½12.4069A
E1 90 · LP 104
47Renton
good effort
Stewart Elliott67632418.9053A
E1 86 · LP 104
53Buck O Five
lag,loom5w,outkicked
Isaiah Wiseman5688555½6.6051A
E1 84 · LP 103
65Borderland
sttld,no late kick
Brayan Pena75577610¼13.5047A
E1 86 · LP 99
74Verrazano's Gold
took up,wide,lck fnsh
Lane Luzzi88746713½15.6054A
E1 86 · LP 94
82Mischievous Intent
duel ins, wknd 1/4
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez21128830½7.4047A
E1 90 · LP 83

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

12345678start1/41/23/4stretchfinish1Baker Hayfield6Zorro D' Oro7Renton3Buck O Five5Borderland4Verrazano's Gold2Mischievous Intent8Eternal Mischief

Fractional times

Call 124.14
Call 249.60
Call 31:15.01
Call 41:27.55
Final1:39.90

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$9—
place ($2)8$4—
show ($2)8$2.80—
daily double ($1)8-8$88.20$1,281
place ($2)1$3—
show ($2)1$2.40—
exacta ($1)8-1$7.80$7,134
show ($2)6$4.40—
trifecta ($0.50)8-1-6$15.45$6,221
superfecta ($0.10)8-1-6-7$19.54$2,944
Pick 3 ($3)1-4-8$87.60$333
Pick 3 ($1)6-8-8$163$1,481
Pick 4 ($0.50)4-6-8-8$131.05$1,821
Pick 5 ($0.50)3-4-6-8-8$6.75$526
super high five ($0.20)8-1-6-7-3$78.52$131

Chart notes

ETERNAL MISCHIEF broke well and got a good position early without really being asked, tracked in mid-pack through the first half, then bided time through the far turn, split horses in upper stretch, got a head in front mid-stretch, and prevailed in a spirited dash to the wire. BAKER HAYFIELD settled just behind the leading pair through the early stages, bided time behind horses on the far turn, gota dream trip on the rail into the stretch, and finished with good energy. ZORRO D' ORO dueled/pressed the early pace two-wide to the outside of MISCHIEVOUS INTENT, briefly led passing the quarter pole, dug in when beset by a host of challengers at the top of the stretch, battled gamely to the wire, but missed. RENTON was allowed to settle near the back, kicked on well late but came up short in a good effort. BUCK O FIVE tracked in the back half of the field, moved up through the stretch to loom a threat five-wide into the stretch ut could not sustain the bid enough to pose a threat. BORDERLAND settled behind early while getting to the rail, gradually moved closer through the middle stages, but was unable to generate much of a late kick. VERRAZANO'S GOLD took up and shuffled back after the start, drifted out on the first turn four-to-five wide, continued to race in the same path down the backstretch, then lacked a finish. MISCHIEVOUS INTENT dueled for the early lead inside of ZORRO D'ORO through moderate fractions, weakened passing the quarter pole and had nothing left for the stretch run.