Sam Houston Race Park · Friday, March 13, 2026 · Race 2 of 8

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmOne MilePurse $33,0006 ranPost 2026-03-13 18:57:00Final time 1:37.76Pool $4,108

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Sweet Retreat
sttld ins,kicked clear
Stewart Elliott645311—1.9085A
E1 104 · LP 105
28Renton
sttld bk,3-5w,rally2nd
Iram Diego56646232.6061A
E1 102 · LP 103
33Shanghai Cupid
sttld bk,rallied 3rd
Lane Luzzi35455334.4061A
E1 105 · LP 103
42Follow the Star
trkd pace,outkick late
Weston Hamilton1222343½6.3063A
E1 110 · LP 101
51Zorritos Dash
set pace, outfinished
Mario Fuentes2111253¾5.3051A
E1 113 · LP 100
65Ballistic Bob
sttld mid-pk, no rally
Elvin Gonzalez4336465¾6.1073A
E1 108 · LP 101

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

123456start1/41/23/4stretchfinish8Renton3Shanghai Cupid2Follow the Star1Zorritos Dash5Ballistic Bob6Sweet Retreat

Fractional times

Call 122.71
Call 247.44
Call 31:12.58
Call 41:25.37
Final1:37.76

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$5.80—
place ($2)6$4.20—
show ($2)6$2.40—
daily double ($1)6-6$7.60$500
place ($2)8$4—
show ($2)8$2.40—
exacta ($1)6-8$6.50$2,021
show ($2)3$2.60—
trifecta ($0.50)6-8-3$5.80$1,574
superfecta ($0.10)6-8-3-2$3.28$1,215

Chart notes

SWEET RETREAT settled along the rail in the middle of the strung-out field for the first half, navigated through the far turn to bid four-wide at the top of the stretch, and outkicked the rest to win clear in the end. RENTON was kept to the back and got over to the rail, angled out to the three-path on the far turn, then swung five-wide into the stretch, rallied mildly to get the place but could not threaten the winner. SHANGHAI CUPID settled in the back half of the field early, had a lot of ground to make up turning for home, but found best stride in the late stages and moved up to gain third. FOLLOW THE STAR tracked ZORRITOS DASH in second position from the outset, gave a good try in the stretch, finished willingly, but was outkicked. ZORRITOS DASH made the early lead as the field lined up single-file behind, kept the rest at bay through the far turn, came into the stretch with a narrow advantage, had something left when called upon in the stretch, but was outfinished. BALLISTIC BOB settled in the middle of the pack then could not find the needed late kick in the stretch.