Sam Houston Race Park · Sunday, March 8, 2026 · Race 8 of 8

Claiming

turf, fastOne MilePurse $15,0007 ranPost 2026-03-08 16:30:00Final time 1:38.38Pool $7,249

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Bobby Brinkley
duel,led upr,hld firm
Rene Diaz111211—3.1099A
E1 107 · LP 101
21Red Mountain
sttld bk,adv,strg fnsh
Weston Hamilton766642½5.7081A
E1 102 · LP 103
37Special Moment
dueled, weakened late
Lane Luzzi22212316.5085A
E1 106 · LP 100
411Malibu S S
3-4w,loomd str,nd more
Iram Diego3553342¾1.20105A
E1 105 · LP 99
59Mr Jaws
cls3w,bid3/8,flattened
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez5334553¾8.2086A
E1 105 · LP 99
65Covert Kat
mid-pack,wknd,empty
Rodolfo Guerra44456610¼8.6079A
E1 105 · LP 95
74Courageously
trailed throughout
Isaiah Wiseman67777715¼20.8049A
E1 96 · LP 94

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

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish1Red Mountain7Special Moment11Malibu S S9Mr Jaws5Covert Kat4Courageously6Bobby Brinkley

Fractional times

Call 124.10
Call 248.01
Call 31:12.79
Call 41:25.31
Final1:38.38

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$8.20—
place ($2)6$3—
show ($2)6$2.60—
daily double ($1)3-6$22.80$383
place ($2)1$6.20—
show ($2)1$3.80—
exacta ($1)6-1$17.70$2,143
show ($2)7$3.60—
trifecta ($0.50)6-1-7$37.80$2,093
superfecta ($0.10)6-1-7-11$31.28$1,188
Pick 3 ($1)3-3-6$78.10$459
Pick 4 ($0.50)1$61.75$1,421
Pick 5 ($0.50)3-1$9.55$140
super high five ($0.20)6-1-7-11-9$81.78$3,748

Chart notes

BOBBY BRINKLEY was sent hard to get the early lead, then taken in hand to temper the pace, traded the lead a few times with SPECIAL MOMENT through the first three-quarters, responded when set down at the top of the stretch and held firm to the wire under steady handling. RED MOUNTAIN was kept under wraps near the back through the early stages, tracked inside at the back of the main pack to the far turn, then advanced under a drive to improve position the stretch, continued to run on under strong handling and moved up to gain the place in the last jumps. SPECIAL MOMENT dueled to the outside of BOBBY BRINKLEY through the early stages, trading the lead along the way, let that rival get the jump in upper stretch, chased gamely but weakened a bit in the final yards. MALIBU S S got caught four-wide into the clubhouse turn, steadily advanced three-wide through the middle stages, took closer order late on the far turn, pursued into the stretch but was not good enough. MR JAWS pulled up close three-wide with the rider trying to temper the pace, settled in cover up the backstretch, then went after the leaders from midway through the far turn, but flattened out in upper stretch and failed to menace. COVERT KAT got forward position into the first turn, was in tight quarters early, settled in mid-pack along the rail, then weakened late on the far turn and had little to offer in the stretch while racing on the wrong lead. COURAGEOUSLY was always behind the field and trailed throughout.