Sam Houston Race Park · Friday, January 9, 2026 · Race 4 of 8

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $33,0007 ranPost 2026-01-09 19:51:00Final time 1:12.37Pool $11,008

Good for all except 3

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Kissin Riches
slow st, good finish
Erik Asmussen55421—0.8062A
E1 110 · LP 108
26Bling's Artwork
good effort, 2nd best
Rene Diaz143122½8.2039A
E1 112 · LP 100
35Smartcents
vie3w,gave way,hld3rd
Iram Diego211337½3.5046A
E1 116 · LP 90
42Fund Lavender
even effort, no threat
Deshawn Parker4366411¾9.6017A
E1 115 · LP 89
54Swiftliketaylor
chased, no rally
Stewart Elliott66555127.0027A
E1 107 · LP 88
67Sherrys Ridge
far back, no threat
Rodolfo Guerra7777615¾17.806A
E1 90 · LP 94
71She's a Kitten
vied/duel ins,gave way
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez322471614.2034A
E1 116 · LP 77

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish6Bling's Artwork5Smartcents2Fund Lavender4Swiftliketaylor7Sherrys Ridge1She's a Kitten3Kissin Riches

Fractional times

Call 122.38
Call 246.23
Call 359.24
Final1:12.37

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$3.60—
place ($2)3$2.80—
show ($2)3$2.10—
daily double ($1)5-3$7$306
place ($2)6$5.80—
show ($2)6$3.20—
exacta ($1)3-6$6.40$3,486
show ($2)5$3—
trifecta ($0.50)3-6-5$8.25$2,794
superfecta ($0.10)3-6-5-2$5.48$2,003
Pick 3 ($1)4-5-3$74.40$348
super high five ($0.20)3-6-5-2-4$45.50$447

Chart notes

KISSIN RICHES was a bit slow to begin, then was hustled forward, steadily advanced into contention, bid four-wide past the quarter pole, briefly dueled with BLING'S ARTWORK in the stretch, then went clear to win by a comfortable margin in the late stages. BLING'S ARTWORK broke on top, then was the inside horse in a three-way speed duel, backed off well before the half-mile pole, then re-engaged the leaders approaching the quarter pole, kicked on in the stretch with KISSIN RICHES to the outside, yielded to that one in deep stretch but held well clear of the next horse. SMARTCENTS broke well, battled three-wide for the early lead, then dueled with SHE'S A KITTEN through the turn, had no response when challenged by the top two in mid-stretch, but kept on well enough to hold third. FUND LAVENDER was reluctant to load, settled well off the pace, finished evenly under urging, while never a serious threat. SWIFTLIKETAYLOR outpaced down the backstretch, chased the main pack into the turn, passed a couple of rivals before the stretch, but flattened out. SHERRYS RIDGE dropped far behind early, then ran on some in the later stages and managed to catch one rival before the finish. SHE'S A KITTEN vied/dueled for the lead on the inside, then gave way in upper stretch.