Sam Houston Race Park · Friday, January 23, 2026 · Race 4 of 9

Allowance

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $34,5009 ranPost 2026-01-23 19:53:00Final time 1:10.70Pool $13,787

Good for all except 7

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Cheating Heart
ins,tip out,drew off
Floyd Wethey Jr.64421—1.10100A
E1 98 · LP 120
23Six Iron
led,no match late
Stewart Elliott421124¼10.4041A
E1 103 · LP 107
38Binary Code
stalk 3w,no final kick
Iram Diego233337¾3.7065A
E1 102 · LP 102
49Pollito Tito
btwn 3w,improved
Erik Asmussen5556410¾7.6066A
E1 97 · LP 104
56Obvious Conclusion
chased 4w,no rally
Mario Fuentes7665511¼14.1052A
E1 97 · LP 103
61Grind Jim
off slow,moved up
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez888861411.0049A
E1 90 · LP 100
75Dapilot
took back,no threat
Weston Hamilton377771626.1029A
E1 95 · LP 96
84Race Around
set pace 2wd,gave way
Eliazar Vera11248195.8037A
E1 105 · LP 83
97Fando
took up start,trailed
Rodolfo Guerra9999923½52.9031A
E1 80 · LP 88

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

123456789start1/41/2stretchfinish3Six Iron8Binary Code9Pollito Tito6Obvious Conclusion1Grind Jim5Dapilot4Race Around7Fando2Cheating Heart

Fractional times

Call 123.01
Call 245.56
Call 358.10
Final1:10.70

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$4.20—
place ($2)2$3.20—
show ($2)2$2.60—
exacta ($1)2-3$21.40$7,279
place ($2)3$10.80—
show ($2)3$6.60—
trifecta ($0.50)2-3-8$39.95$4,067
show ($2)8$3.80—
superfecta ($0.10)2-3-8-9$26.04$2,560
Pick 3 ($1)2$16$444
daily double ($1)4-2$8.50$1,082

Chart notes

CHEATING HEART tracked the early pace from the inside, was well placed to the turn then chased from the inside into upper stretch, tipped out at the furlong pole, made a quick move to take command into the final sixteenth and drew off under hand urging in deep stretch. SIX IRON went up to press the early pace from the inside, dueled from the inside heading into the turn, took command to upper stretch and led inside of the furlong marker, was overtaken at the sixteenth-marker, could not keep pace with the winner late and was second best. BINARY CODE was prominent in the early stages, stalked the leading pair three deep into the turn, was well placed to the quarter pole and ran in pursuit outside of foes into the stretch, could not keep pace with the top pair into the final sixteenth but was clear at the wire for third. POLLITO TITO broke in at the start and crowded inner rivals, was close up to the early pace then took back along the backstretch run, tracked three wide and between rivals into the turn, gave chase into upper stretch, needed more in the late stages but improved position in the final sixteenth. OBVIOUS CONCLUSION settled in the second flight early on, raced widest along the backstretch run then chased four wide into the turn, ran in pursuit to the furlong pole and did not rally late. GRIND JIM broke slowly and was allowed to settle early, coaxed two wide to the quarter pole, angled widest into the stretch and improved position late. DAPILOT was forwardly placed early on then took back, chased two wide into the turn, got to the rail nearing the quarter marker then ran in pursuit into upper stretch, could not find the needed response in the drive and did not threaten late. RACE AROUND broke alertly and assumed early command, set the pace between rivals to the quarter marker, was overtaken to upper stretch and gave way in the drive. FANDO threw his head then was crowded at the start and was off slowly, lacked speed to the turn, trailed to the quarter marker, swung widest to upper stretch and did not factor late.