Sunland Park · Friday, February 20, 2026 · Race 3 of 9

Optional Claiming

dirt, fastEight Hundred And Seventy YardsPurse $38,6008 ranPost 2026-02-20 13:19:00Final time 45.52Pool $6,530

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / TrainerstartstretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Mendel
speed inside,held safe
Eugenio Navarrete, Jr.211—0.6063A
25Beaux Dashes
shuffled 1/4,re-bid
Alejandro Medellin3321¼4.205A
37Z Marks the Spot
rallied btwn,up 3rd
Aldo Arboleda8733¼7.8034A
44Ebw Solidasarock
angld widest,no kick
Oscar Andrade, Jr.1444¼13.400A
51Sidewinder Slick
chased inside,no rally
Gabriel Medrano5555¼6.505A
63Sheza Hailstorm
2-3w,angl in,no rally
Alfredo Sigala466714.903A
78Dark Ivory Coast
vied 3-2wd,faded lane
Daniel Torres62710½34.400A
86Woodybejammin
chase 3-4w,no response
Kelsi Purcell78811½27.800A

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

12345678startstretchfinish5Beaux Dashes7Z Marks the Spot4Ebw Solidasarock1Sidewinder Slick3Sheza Hailstorm8Dark Ivory Coast6Woodybejammin2Mendel

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$3.20—
place ($2)2$2.60—
show ($2)2$2.10—
exacta ($1)2-5$4.90$5,801
place ($2)5$2.80—
show ($2)5$2.40—
trifecta ($1)2-5-7$22.20$4,142
show ($2)7$4.20—
superfecta ($0.10)2-5-7-4$11.48$3,495

Chart notes

MENDEL showed speed, pressed inside to 1/4, shook free upper stretch, kept to task in the lane, held safe late. BEAUX DASHES pressed between, shuffled 1/4, angled 3wide stretch, re-rallied late, 2nd best. Z MARKS THE SPOT off bit slow, settled to turn, rallied between foes lane, up 3rd. EBW SOLIDASAROCK vied btw 2wide early, chased to 1/4, angled widest, no late kick. SIDEWINDER SLICK took back to turn, chased inside to stretch, needed more late. SHEZA HAILSTORM settled btwn 2-3wide, angled in mid-stretch, no late rally. DARK IVORY COAST chased outside, vied 3-2wide to 1/4, turned away 1/8, faded lane. WOODYBEJAMMIN took back, chased 3-4wide to 1/4, no late response.