Aqueduct · Thursday, February 12, 2026 · Race 7 of 9

Claiming

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $38,0007 ranPost 2026-02-12 15:46:00Final time 1:20.96Pool $143,922

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Top Player
bobbled brk,2p turn
Manuel Franco21111—0.92103A
E1 105 · LP 95
24Mercilesanihilator
out,3p turn,no match
Kendrick Carmouche3222272.7580A
E1 103 · LP 87
35Liamster
loose in warm-up,4p
Ricardo Santana, Jr.5343310¾4.0076A
E1 102 · LP 83
46Never Say Uncle
in hand early,2p,3p1/4
Christopher Elliott6655413¾27.7556A
E1 92 · LP 84
53Essentially Fast
ins-3path turn,4p1/4
Sahin Civaci7766514¾10.0835A
E1 91 · LP 85
61Take a Stance
inside turn, empty
Luis Rivera, Jr.143461739.6482A
E1 102 · LP 73
77Instant Success
4-5path,eased,wlkd off
Reylu Gutierrez4577755¼17.1920A
E1 98 · LP 40

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish4Mercilesanihilator5Liamster6Never Say Uncle3Essentially Fast1Take a Stance7Instant Success2Top Player

Fractional times

Call 122.96
Call 247.40
Call 31:13.71
Final1:20.96

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$3.84—
place ($2)2$2.80—
show ($2)2$2.12—
exacta ($1)2-4$6.69$104,429
place ($2)4$3.42—
show ($2)4$2.60—
trifecta ($0.50)2-4-5$6.84$49,714
show ($2)5$2.84—
daily double ($1)3-2$4.73$18,326
Pick 3 ($1)1-3-2$10.85$16,731
Pick 5 ($0.50)6-6-1-3-2$124.94$49,823
superfecta ($0.10)2-4-5-6$8.71$34,461

Chart notes

TOP PLAYER bobbled at the start but broke near the front then was sent hard, set the pace under pressure to his outside, moved clear near the nine-sixteenths pole, went around the turn in the two path, responded well when asked inside the five-sixteenths pole and drew off under strong urging. MERCILESANIHILATOR pressed the pace on the outside, dropped back near the nine-sixteenths pole then chased the pace, went around the turn in the three path and safely secured the place while no match for the winner. LIAMSTER unseated his rider and got loose in the chute during warm-up then was caught with his hands by the rider, chased the pace, went around the turn in the four path and tired while clear for the show. NEVER SAY UNCLE broke in a tad at the start, was taken in hand early then dropped back, raced under urging late on the backstretch, traveled around the turn in the two path, came into the stretch in the three path and failed to threaten. ESSENTIALLY FAST was urged along at the rear, raced inside for most of the turn then shifted to the three path, spun into the stretch in the four path and failed to respond. TAKE A STANCE was well placed just off the pace, chased inside on the turn and came up empty. INSTANT SUCCESS chased the pace on the outside, dropped back late on the backstretch, moved from the five path to the four path early on the turn, turned into the stretch in the five path and faltered then was eased but walked off.