Sam Houston Race Park · Saturday, January 17, 2026 · Race 3 of 9

Allowance

dirt, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $34,5007 ranPost 2026-01-17 13:56:00Final time 1:05.57Pool $6,375

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Yoda Winner
3-2w,shook free late
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez42211—2.7057A
E1 102 · LP 121
27Let Her Be
3wd rally,gaining late
Floyd Wethey Jr.664321¼1.8040A
E1 90 · LP 119
31Tapitsgotapistol
met bid,yielded 1/16
Deshawn Parker211232½3.6031A
E1 103 · LP 116
46Mola Mia
inside gain,flattened
Elvin Gonzalez776446¼15.3052A
E1 85 · LP 110
54Easy for Me
chased 3-4w,weakened
Rene Diaz145557¼3.9036A
E1 97 · LP 108
65Imma Going to Win
coaxed 4w,no factor
Brayan Pena5576610¼17.3026A
E1 93 · LP 103
72True Chief
press 2wd,tired
Cerapio Figueroa3337721¾13.0012A
E1 102 · LP 85

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

1234567start1/43/8stretchfinish7Let Her Be1Tapitsgotapistol6Mola Mia4Easy for Me5Imma Going to Win2True Chief3Yoda Winner

Fractional times

Call 122.78
Call 246.87
Call 359.08
Final1:05.57

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$7.40—
place ($2)3$3.20—
show ($2)3$2.20—
exacta ($1)3-7$12.60$2,949
place ($2)7$3.40—
show ($2)7$2.40—
trifecta ($0.50)3-7-1$12.35$2,540
show ($2)1$2.60—
superfecta ($0.10)3-7-1-6$22.93$1,902
Pick 3 ($1)2-8-3$358.20$824
daily double ($1)8-3$21$496

Chart notes

YODA WINNER raced close up to the early pace while three deep, stalked into the turn then confronted TAPITSGOTAPISTOL nearing the quarter marker, battled that rival into the stretch, dueled past the furlong pole, shook free into the final sixteenth and held safely late. LET HER BE settled off of the early pace, coaxed two then three wide along the turn, rallied to mid-stretch, was gaining late but could not reel in the winner in deep stretch and held for second. TAPITSGOTAPISTOL sent for the early lead, set a contested pace into the turn, met the bid of YODA WINNER at the quarter pole then battled inside of that rival into upper stretch, fought past the furlong marker, yielded into the final sixteenth and was a clear third. MOLA MIA settled and saved ground in the early stages, maintained an inside path to the stretch, gained ground nearing the furlong marker, could not sustain that run to the final sixteenth and flattened out. EASY FOR ME tracked the early pace from outside of rivals, was well placed to the turn, chased three then four wide nearing the quarter marker, ran in pursuit while widest into upper stretch and weakened in the final stages. IMMA GOING TO WIN raced off of the early pace, was widest along the backstretch, chased four wide into the turn then could not keep pace nearing the quarter marker, trailed to upper stretch and did not factor late. TRUE CHIEF showed speed leaving the start, pressed the early pace outside of TAPITSGOTAPISTOL, contested the pace two wide into the turn then lost position nearing the quarter pole, could not find more to upper stretch and tired in the drive.