Sam Houston Race Park · Saturday, January 24, 2026 · Race 4 of 12

Claiming

dirt, muddyFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $11,0008 ranPost 2026-01-24 14:28:00Final time 1:06.03Pool $11,883

Good for all except 8

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Avaling
stdy1/2,drove clr str
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez76511—2.0046B
E1 81 · LP 120
26Sassy Flyer
sent,yield3/16,lst crp
Brayan Pena211226½5.3013B
E1 103 · LP 108
34I'm On Edge
best strid late,gain3d
Erik Asmussen677338¼8.7011B
E1 81 · LP 105
43Find the Light
brief spd, even effort
Floyd Wethey Jr.5445410¼3.3010B
E1 91 · LP 102
59Scattered Mischief
mid-pk,4w,lacked rally
Rodolfo Guerra15665113.6010B
E1 89 · LP 100
67Just Tickled
prssd2w,wknd stretch
Rene Diaz3234612¾8.602B
E1 100 · LP 98
78Light a Shuck
far back, no factor
Isaiah Wiseman888871920.7012B
E1 76 · LP 88
85Caleb's Candy
trkd ins,tired stretch
Derbe Glass4327821¼25.100B
E1 95 · LP 85

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

12345678start1/43/8stretchfinish6Sassy Flyer4I'm On Edge3Find the Light9Scattered Mischief7Just Tickled8Light a Shuck5Caleb's Candy1Avaling

Fractional times

Call 122.80
Call 247.22
Call 359.64
Final1:06.03

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$6—
place ($2)1$3.40—
show ($2)1$2.80—
exacta ($1)1-6$21.70$7,298
place ($2)6$6.80—
show ($2)6$5.40—
trifecta ($0.50)1-6-4$90.50$3,820
show ($2)4$4.60—
superfecta ($0.10)1-6-4-3$71.50$2,759
Pick 3 ($1)6-5-1$96.40$555
daily double ($1)5-1$15.10$734

Chart notes

AVALING was outpaced after the start, was moving forward down the backstretch run, steadied and altered course near the half-mile pole, then made a strong move through the turn, had aim on SASSY FLYER turning into the stretch, and drove clear under steady handling in the final furlong. SASSY FLYER hustled from the break, made the early running with a couple of rivals in pursuit, opened up through the turn, then battled back briefly when challenged by AVAILING late on the turn, surrendered the lead in upper stretch but kept on to hold the place despite the rider losing the crop at the eighth pole. I'M ON EDGE was under a ride from the start but steadily lost ground on the backstretch run, found best stride in the late, and finished well to gain third. FIND THE LIGHT broke well, was briefly up with the pace, then backed off to a mid-pack tracking position, advanced under some coaxing through the turn to gain connection, then was not quite doing enough in the stretch to threaten. SCATTERED MISCHIEF settled mid-pack four-wide, then lacked a rally in the stretch. JUST TICKLED pressed the pace two-wide then weakened in the stretch run. LIGHT A SHUCK got bumped at the start by JUST TICKLED, dropped far behind early, and was never a factor. CALEB'S CANDY broke well, raced on the inside just behind the pace, saved ground through the turn, then tired in the stretch.