Mahoning Valley Race Course · Thursday, March 12, 2026 · Race 8 of 8

Starter Allowance

dirt, goodSix FurlongsPurse $17,6005 ranPost 2026-03-12 15:41:00Final time 1:13.31Pool $20,009

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
15Me and Chili
cls,bxd,splt1/8,got up
Victor Fernandez35431—20.0076B
E1 94 · LP 113
28Stomping Moon
prssd2w,game effort
Luis Batista12112¼2.2076B
E1 95 · LP 111
37Don't Stop
game str battle,missed
Angel Diaz21223½6.6068B
E1 96 · LP 110
46Illini
3-4w,left lead stretch
Deshawn Parker443542¾1.0066B
E1 94 · LP 107
52Absolute Grit
close up, weakened str
Erik Barbaran535457¼3.1083B
E1 94 · LP 100

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

12345start1/41/2stretchfinish8Stomping Moon7Don't Stop6Illini2Absolute Grit5Me and Chili

Fractional times

Call 123.51
Call 247.82
Call 31:00.31
Final1:13.31

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)5$2—
place ($2)5$14.60—
show ($2)5$6.20—
daily double ($2)1-5$257.40$4,567
place ($2)8$3.20—
show ($2)8$2.20—
exacta ($2)5-8$124.20$11,625
show ($2)7$3.20—
trifecta ($0.50)5-8-7$153.10$7,718
superfecta ($0.10)5-8-7-6$47.68$4,658
Pick 3 ($0.50)5-1-5$317.85$4,045
Pick 4 ($0.50)2-5-1-5$304.85$10,414
Pick 6 ($0.20)3-2-2-5-1-5$104.76$2,373
Pick 5 ($0.50)2-2-5-1-5$7,707.85$9,069

Chart notes

ME AND CHILI tracked the early pace close up between horses, had no outlet through the turn, bided time to the stretch, found a seam in upper stretch, and finished with a rush to get up in the final jumps. STOMPING MOON broke out at the start, pressed the early pace to the outside of DON'T STOP, bid for the lead approaching the quarter pole, then battled between horses through the stretch, had a narrow advantage late but got nailed in the last jumps by the outside rival. DON'T STOP hustled away to a narrow early lead with STOMPING MOON pressing the issue to the outside, responded when set down in the stretch, battled gamely inside of rivals and came up short in a blanket finish. ILLINI raced three-wide in the clear, raced on the left lead through the stretch, and was outfinished. ABSOLUTE GRIT broke inward at the start, raced close up on the inside, then weakened in mid-stretch.