Laurel Park · Sunday, October 18, 2026 · Race 8 of 10

Maiden Special Weight

turf, fastOne MilePurse $47,06010 ranPost 2026-10-18 15:48:00Final time 1:38.08Pool $67,449

Good for all except 4

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Rio Grande
dictated pace, handily
S Russell421111—0.50114A
E1 106 · LP 104
210Baltimore
trk3w,bid3/8,2nd best
C Cedeno2443224¼3.10101A
E1 101 · LP 101
37Executive
grinding fnsh,gained3d
V Cheminaud53344310½4.8095A
E1 102 · LP 98
43Hard Freeze
stalked 2w, flattened
J Ruiz11223412¾18.2076A
E1 105 · LP 94
54Zencat
stumbled start
J Rocco, Jr.66655519¼11.5087A
E1 92 · LP 94
69Firestreak
mid-pack, empty late
J A Batista35566632¼41.7057A
E1 94 · LP 88
—1Irish NunsenseC E Lopez—————————
—5War AceJ Rodriguez—————————
—6Daring GraceM J Sanchez—————————
—8Clark's CornerP Lopez—————————

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

123456start1/41/23/4stretchfinish10Baltimore7Executive3Hard Freeze4Zencat9Firestreak2Rio Grande

Fractional times

Call 124.55
Call 248.05
Call 31:13.07
Call 41:25.14
Final1:38.08

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$3—
place ($2)2$2.10—
show ($2)2$2.10—
Pick 3 ($0.50)13-1-2$9.70$5,057
place ($2)10$2.80—
show ($2)10$2.20—
daily double ($1)1-2$3.20$4,723
show ($2)7$2.80—
exacta ($1)2-10$3.10$38,648
superfecta ($1)2-10-7-3$17.30$20,912
trifecta ($1)2-10-7$6.20$27,822

Chart notes

RIO GRANDE broke well to set the pace under mild pressure from an outer rival, maintained a narrow advantage around the turn, responded readily when set down at the top of the stretch, and drew off under hand-urging before being geared down late. BALTIMORE tracked the top pair three wide down the backstretch, mounted a bid leaving the three-furlong pole, ranged up on even terms turning for home, and finished willingly to hold second best, no match for the winner. EXECUTIVE tracked just behind the front-runners early, waited for room approaching the stretch, came under a drive entering the lane, and offered a grinding response to secure the third spot. HARD FREEZE flashed early speed to press the pace outside of RIO GRANDE down the backstretch, failed to match strides with that rival entering the stretch, and flattened out late. ZENCAT stumbled at the break to trail early, saved ground along the inside, and failed to make an impact. FIRESTREAK raced mid-pack early, steadily dropped back before the turn, and had little to offer through the lane.