Louisiana Downs · Monday, September 21, 2026 · Race 2 of 7

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $7,7005 ranPost 2026-09-21 16:36:00Final time 1:13.45Pool $36,651

Good for all except 3,4

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Provoker
ins,bid5/16,dug in,hld
I Castillo22111—0.4032B
E1 97 · LP 108
23Air Sahara
bump st, 3-4p, rallied
J P Vargas44432¼2.908B
E1 93 · LP 117
35Meaner Than Mean
cued 2p5/16, faded str
M Alvarez112238¾11.403B
E1 98 · LP 93
42Soxy Girl
coaxed 2p3/8, weakened
J A Hernandez3334412¼12.302B
E1 96 · LP 91
54Rainy Day
bump st,ins,no menace
L J Luzzi5555518½9.405B
E1 77 · LP 94

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

12345start1/41/2stretchfinish3Air Sahara5Meaner Than Mean2Soxy Girl4Rainy Day1Provoker

Fractional times

Call 123.36
Call 247.71
Call 31:00.46
Final1:13.45

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$2.80—
place ($2)1$2.10—
show ($2)1$2.10—
exacta ($1)1-3$3.30$17,060
place ($2)3$2.80—
show ($2)3$2.60—
trifecta ($0.50)1-3-5$6.10$9,078
show ($2)5$4—
superfecta ($0.10)1-3-5-2$3.08$5,584
daily double ($1)1-1$4$6,586

Chart notes

PROVOKER pressed the pace inside, vied for the lead under coaxing midway around the turn, held command from the two path entering the stretch, and dug in late to just hold off an outer foe. AIR SAHARA bumped with an outer foe at the start, chased behind the pacesetter early, was ridden along in the three path around the turn, tipped out to the four path at the top of the stretch, rallied into the final furlong, but was just out of time. MEANER THAN MEAN set the pace outside of a rival, was cued in the two path midway around the turn, lost the lead going by the quarter, then faded down the stretch. SOXY GIRL tracked in the two path, came under a ride passing the three-eighths pole, but weakened in the stretch. RAINY DAY bumped with an inner foe at the start and was well behind early, continued under a drive along the inside around the turn, but never menaced.