Sam Houston Race Park · Sunday, January 18, 2026 · Race 4 of 8

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $33,0008 ranPost 2026-01-18 14:25:00Final time 1:06.32Pool $9,827

Good for all except 2

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Flashout
dug in,drifted,held
Rene Diaz51111—3.3074A
E1 102 · LP 114
25American Witt
3-4w,bid on left lead
Brayan Pena73332½1.2037A
E1 97 · LP 113
36Heat Um Up
chase 2-3w,outkicked
Iram Diego1222315.4038A
E1 99 · LP 112
41Chief Brown
ins,2-3w,no late rally
Lane Luzzi3444457.8011A
E1 96 · LP 105
52Shanghai Charlie
awk st,swung widest
Jose Alvarez8886510¾13.3012A
E1 81 · LP 95
68Cinco War Paint
coaxed 3-2w,no threat
Cerapio Figueroa277761318.8016A
E1 89 · LP 92
74Texas Hunk
2wd-inside,weakened
Weston Hamilton6655713¼14.907A
E1 94 · LP 91
89Four Jim
chased 4-3w,empty
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez45688259.204A
E1 94 · LP 75

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

12345678start1/43/8stretchfinish5American Witt6Heat Um Up1Chief Brown2Shanghai Charlie8Cinco War Paint4Texas Hunk9Four Jim3Flashout

Fractional times

Call 122.83
Call 247.00
Call 359.66
Final1:06.32

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$8.60—
place ($2)3$4—
show ($2)3$3.20—
daily double ($1)3-3$48.50$355
place ($2)5$3.20—
show ($2)5$2.60—
exacta ($1)3-5$8.70$3,840
show ($2)6$3.80—
trifecta ($0.50)3-5-6$18.80$2,479
superfecta ($0.10)3-5-6-1$29.94$1,458
Pick 3 ($1)4-3-3$219.40$807

Chart notes

FLASHOUT sent leaving the start, assumed early command and set the pace to the turn, showed the way to the quarter marker and was set down for the drive, dug in into the final furlong then held off foes into the final sixteenth, drifted out while under pressure in deep stretch and lasted for the win. AMERICAN WITT was forwardly placed away from the start, tracked the pace three wide into the turn then chased the pacesetter into the lane, responded well in the stretch drive and rallied on the left lead into deep stretch, came up just short for the win and got up in time to earn the place honors. HEAT UM UP raced close up to the early pace, chased two wide and between rivals into the turn, ran in pursuit three wide into the stretch, was held at bay into the final furlong, could not muster the needed late response and was outkicked for second in the final yards, while holding clearly for third. CHIEF BROWN was forwardly placed in the early going while inside of runners, tracked the pace while saving ground into the turn, ran in pursuit two to three wide into the lane, could not keep pace with the leaders into the final furlong and did not rally late. SHANGHAI CHARLIE broke awkwardly and spotted the field to begin, trailed into the turn then advanced outside of rivals nearing the quarter marker, swung widest to upper stretch and passed tiring rivals in the late stages. CINCO WAR PAINT allowed to settle early on, coaxed three then two wide into the turn, ran in pursuit two wide into the lane and did not threaten late. TEXAS HUNK settled off of the early pace while never far back, was a bit hard to place while between runners heading to the turn, chased two wide to the quarter marker then shifted inside into upper stretch, lacked the needed response in the drive and weakened. FOUR JIM tracked the early pace while widest along the backstretch, chased four then three wide into the turn, could not keep pace nearing the quarter pole and came up empty in the stretch drive.