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

Ratings Handicap

turf, firmOne MilePurse $36,5008 ranPost 2026-02-20 22:09:00Final time 1:36.64Pool $10,731

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
15Whiskey Not Wine
trk,gd fnsh,drw clear
Elvin Gonzalez643321—9.2079A
E1 117 · LP 100
28Illustrator
far back,rally,gain2nd
Iram Diego78886212.3080A
E1 106 · LP 103
34Malibu Mambo
3w,close,good finish
Weston Hamilton3344331¾7.5045A
E1 117 · LP 98
46Tap the Dot
took back,mild rally
Stewart Elliott57555424.0082A
E1 112 · LP 100
53Carlea's Dream
prssd2d,bid,outfnshd
Floyd Wethey Jr.1221156¼12.3077A
E1 118 · LP 94
61Big Bernie
solid splts,outfinishd
Rodolfo Guerra21124677.6099A
E1 120 · LP 94
72Brucelea
sttld bk, no rally
Jose Alvarez86677776.4074A
E1 111 · LP 98
87Excaping the Blues
3w,sttld bk, no rally
Rene Diaz45768894.5072A
E1 110 · LP 96

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

12345678start1/41/23/4stretchfinish8Illustrator4Malibu Mambo6Tap the Dot3Carlea's Dream1Big Bernie2Brucelea7Excaping the Blues5Whiskey Not Wine

Fractional times

Call 122.97
Call 246.81
Call 31:10.70
Call 41:23.41
Final1:36.64

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)5$0.40—
place ($2)5$7.80—
show ($2)5$4—
daily double ($1)4-5$734.60$609
place ($2)8$4.80—
show ($2)8$3.20—
exacta ($1)5-8$44.90$4,160
show ($2)4$4.20—
trifecta ($0.50)5-8-4$178.55$3,447
superfecta ($0.10)5-8-4-6$145.98$2,818
Pick 3 ($1)11-4-5$499.40$1,307
Pick 4 ($0.50)1$155.25$1,593
Pick 5 ($0.50)2-1$2.30$0
super high five ($0.20)5-8-4-6-3$0$764

Chart notes

WHISKEY NOT WINE steadied in traffic going into the first turn, took a position just behind the pace while fighting the rider a bid, was bottled up on the far turn while seemingly full of run, tipped out to the three path for the stretch run, responded to steady handling and urging, and drew clear in the late stages. ILLUSTRATOR was void of speed and far back through the ifirt half, started to run on midway through the turn and surged late to gain the place. MALIBU MAMBO raced three wide on the first turn, was always close up to the frontrunners, finished with good interest but could not close the gap on the winner in the final yards. TAP THE DOT took back after the start, advanced three-wide down the backstretch to get up with the leading group on the far turn, tipped out to the middle of the course in upper stretch, and ran on but could not find the winning kick. CARLEA'S DREAM got away well, pressed the early pace in the two-path, took over the lead midway on the far turn, then got first run into the stretch but could not last. BIG BERNIE was sent hard from the break, won the race into the first turn, set the early fractions under mild pressure from CARLEA'S DREAM, yielded to that one in upper stretch and was outfinished. BRUCELEA was off poorly, settled near the back inside, and failed to rally. EXCAPING THE BLUES went three-wide through the first turn, settled near the back, then was unable to produce a rally in the stretch.