Sam Houston Race Park · Friday, March 6, 2026 · Race 3 of 8

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $34,5004 ranPost 2026-03-06 19:22:00Final time 1:11.69Pool $11,000

Good for all except 6,7

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Bling Baby
duel btw,drew clr late
Stewart Elliott43111—0.8064C
E1 114 · LP 102
22Bella Blu Moon
best of the rest
Santos Rivera144328½5.0037C
E1 108 · LP 93
33Gambling Den
prssd3w,bk off,hld3rd
Mario Fuentes2232317½5.8022C
E1 114 · LP 75
46Midnight Breeze
stdy st,vie3w,faded
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez3124426¾1.8010C
E1 114 · LP 61

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

1234start1/41/2stretchfinish2Bella Blu Moon3Gambling Den6Midnight Breeze7Bling Baby

Fractional times

Call 122.49
Call 245.43
Call 358.13
Final1:11.69

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
daily double ($1)4-7$3.60$188
exacta ($1)7-2$6.60$3,684
Pick 3 ($1)5-4-4$8.10$845

Chart notes

BLING BABY ducked in sharply after the break, dueled between rivals to the turn, put a head in front passing the three-furlong pole while being confidently ridden, then responded when set down in the stretch and drew clear. BELLA BLU MOON was up with the pack to the half, backed off at that point, then came back three-wide at the quarter pole and finished best of the rest to claim the second prize. GAMBLING DEN was three-wide in the early pace battle, was first to crack and backed out midway through the turn, did not have much to offer in the stretch, but managed to hold third. MIDNIGHT BREEZE steadied slightly and went out to the four-path to avoid BLING BABY at the start, then moved up to press the pace three-wide, was unable to quicken with BLING BABY leaving the quarter pole, and tired in the stretch.