Sam Houston Race Park · Sunday, January 18, 2026 · Race 2 of 8

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastOne Mile And Seventy YardsPurse $36,5005 ranPost 2026-01-18 13:28:00Final time 1:42.86Pool $4,489

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Dimatic
3-4w,wore down foes
Stewart Elliott333321—0.90113B
E1 100 · LP 116
22Without a Trace
dug in,game,bested
Floyd Wethey Jr.111112½3.10103B
E1 104 · LP 114
35Mr Jaws
2w,outkicked,kept on
Elvin Gonzalez4444436½9.8077B
E1 100 · LP 111
43Presidential
stalk btwn 2w,weakened
Erik Asmussen22223482.70101B
E1 102 · LP 107
51Stans Home Run
angld widest,no rally
Weston Hamilton5555558¾8.5089B
E1 98 · LP 111

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

12345start1/41/23/4stretchfinish2Without a Trace5Mr Jaws3Presidential1Stans Home Run4Dimatic

Fractional times

Call 124.33
Call 248.44
Call 31:13.20
Call 41:38.78
Final1:42.86

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$3.80—
place ($2)4$3.60—
show ($2)4$2.60—
daily double ($1)6-4$3.70$608
place ($2)2$3.20—
show ($2)2$2.60—
exacta ($1)4-2$6.50$1,738
show ($2)5$4.40—
trifecta ($0.50)4-2-5$16.65$1,979

Chart notes

DIMATIC was well placed while outside of rivals in the early going, tracked the decent pace three to four wide nearing the half-mile marker, chased WITHOUT A TRACE to the quarter pole then determinedly closed in the lane, wore down the game runner-up in the final sixteenth and pushed past in deep stretch to prevail. WITHOUT A TRACE hustled away from the gate, assumed early command and set the pace to the backstretch, carved out a decent pace to the quarter marker, dug in into upper stretch and fought gamely while holding off rivals into the final furlong, switched to the left lead in deep stretch and was bested for the win in the final yards, while well clear of the rest for second. MR JAWS settled in the early stages while never far back, ran in pursuit of the leaders two wide along the far turn, got outkicked into the final furlong, kept on in the late stages and held safely in the end for third. PRESIDENTIAL prominent in the early stages, stalked the decent pace two wide and between rivals to the backstretch, bid between foes nearing the quarter pole, lost ground into upper stretch, could not find more in the final furlong and weakened. STANS HOME RUN unhurried in the early going, saved ground to the half-mile marker, shifted out into the far turn, angled widest to upper stretch and lacked the needed late response.