Sam Houston Race Park · Friday, February 20, 2026 · Race 7 of 9

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $11,0009 ranPost 2026-02-20 21:20:00Final time 1:12.89Pool $13,014

Poor

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
111Lovereignorme
vied4w,drw off handily
Floyd Wethey Jr.11111—1.4010A
E1 111 · LP 103
21Shine Gem Shine
chsd3p,rail rally 2nd
Iram Diego5783279.1016A
E1 99 · LP 102
39Quixx
vied3w,chased,lost2nd
Rene Diaz2222384.108A
E1 108 · LP 94
46Sherrys Ridge
troubled st,mild gain
Luis Huaman997741429.803A
E1 94 · LP 89
57Short Speech
sttld bk,bid5w,improvd
Lane Luzzi8855514½14.205A
E1 95 · LP 87
62Judy Gemstone
briefly cls,dropped bk
Elvin Gonzalez6596615¾3.704A
E1 101 · LP 89
74Evil Tom
vied ins,wknd7/16
Rodolfo Guerra4444717¾19.601A
E1 108 · LP 82
85Uptown Jive
brief speed, faded
Isaiah Wiseman3338821¼7.007A
E1 108 · LP 74
93Northpark
showed little, outrun
Mario Fuentes7669923¾22.203A
E1 99 · LP 73

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

123456789start1/41/2stretchfinish1Shine Gem Shine9Quixx6Sherrys Ridge7Short Speech2Judy Gemstone4Evil Tom5Uptown Jive3Northpark11Lovereignorme

Fractional times

Call 122.67
Call 246.72
Call 359.54
Final1:12.89

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)11$4.80—
place ($2)11$3.20—
show ($2)11$2.40—
daily double ($1)3-11$2$250
place ($2)1$9.20—
show ($2)1$5.60—
exacta ($1)11-1$28.90$6,008
show ($2)9$3.40—
trifecta ($0.50)11-1-9$54.10$5,213
superfecta ($0.10)11-1-9-6$201.17$4,033
Pick 3 ($1)2-3-11$3.60$516

Chart notes

LOVEREIGNORME vied four-wide for the early lead, broke away from the pack and opened up through the turn, widened the margin in the stretch, and was geared down near the finish. SHINE GEM SHINE chased in the three-path from mid-pack down the backstretch, then put in a strong late rally up the rail to move into the second spot. QUIXX veered in at the start, bothering SHORT SPEECH in the process, was still able to race up with the early leaders, chased LOVEREIGNORME through the turn, ahead of the rest, kept on willingly but was outfinished for the place while finishing well clear of the next runner. SHERRYS RIDGE ducked out at the start, then got shuffled back a few strides later, was in last position down the backstretch, moved up four to five wide through the turn, and was mildly gaining in the late stages. SHORT SPEECH got bounced around athte start, raced at the back early, launched a five-wide bid on the turn, and improved a little in the stretch run. JUDY GEMSTONE mutually bumped with NORTHPARK at the start, was pushed to get forward position early, but was not fast enough, lost some ground to the frontrunners on the turn, and was unable to threaten late. EVIL TOM was the inside horse in the early pace scramble, weakened early on the turn, and had little to offer in the stretch. UPTOWN JIVE contested the early pace from between horses, started to struggle to keep pace midway through the turn, and faded. NORTHPARK came together with JUDY GEMSTONE at the break, then raced mid-pack in the initial stages, but had nothing late. Copyright 2026 Equibase Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.