Sam Houston Race Park · Friday, February 27, 2026 · Race 4 of 8

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $33,0007 ranPost 2026-02-27 19:53:00Final time 1:17.70Pool $10,457

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Avery Place
off pace,rally,just up
Floyd Wethey Jr.66531—2.9098A
E1 98 · LP 120
23Zampino
duel,clear3/8,faltered
Weston Hamilton21112¼8.5095A
E1 108 · LP 113
31Mucafaah
chsd ins,wtd,gain3rd
Jose Alvarez544233½1.8077A
E1 104 · LP 112
46Passed Over
prssd3w,mild late gain
Rene Diaz433548½13.7081A
E1 106 · LP 104
57Borderland
last,svd grnd,improved
Mario Fuentes777659½8.9065A
E1 90 · LP 110
62Special Destiny
vied ins,drop3/8,tired
Stewart Elliott1224610¾5.1054A
E1 107 · LP 100
75Ballistic Bob
brief spd,3w, outrun
Elvin Gonzalez35677174.5070A
E1 100 · LP 97

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish3Zampino1Mucafaah6Passed Over7Borderland2Special Destiny5Ballistic Bob4Avery Place

Fractional times

Call 122.84
Call 246.10
Call 31:11.05
Final1:17.70

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$7.80—
place ($2)4$4.80—
show ($2)4$3—
daily double ($1)4-4$105.10$239
place ($2)3$7—
show ($2)3$3—
exacta ($1)4-3$33.50$3,675
show ($2)1$2.40—
trifecta ($0.50)4-3-1$51.05$3,654
superfecta ($0.10)4-3-1-6$109.28$1,930
Pick 3 ($1)3-4$9.10$193
Pick 3 ($1)3$9.10$0
Pick 3 ($1)4-4$9.10$0

Chart notes

AVERY PLACE settled off the pace in the run down the backstretch, advanced three-wide on the turn, bid four-wide under a drive into the stretch, and finished up strong under steady handling and urging and was up in the last jump. ZAMPINO dueled between horses early, then opened up to a clear lead on the turn, raced erratically on the wrong lead in upper stretch and was caught in the final yards. MUCAFAAH chased inside, was without a path late on the turn, but slipped through a bid opening at the three-sixteenths marker, then kept on to take down the minor award. PASSED OVER pressed the early pace three-wide came under a stiff ride midday through the turn, and was mildly gaining late. BORDERLAND was last down the backstretch, got over to the rail before the turn and improved late. SPECIAL DESTINY broke well, vied inside, could not go on with ZAMPINO from the three-furlong pole and had little to offer in the stretch. BALLISTIC BOB was briefly up on the early pace, steadily dropped back, raced three-wide and was outrun.