Charles Town · Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · Race 5 of 8

Claiming

dirt, fastFour And One Half FurlongsPurse $17,0008 ranPost 2026-10-21 21:11:00Final time 52.42Pool $31,009

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Imperial King
slw st,ins foes,surged
A Cruz8831—5.50140A
E1 99 · LP 118
26Cajun Joe
swung5w1/8,rallied
J D Acosta3642126.10140A
E1 109 · LP 115
34Talkin Pharoah
vied2w,clr1/8,willing
R Latchman421323.80140A
E1 123 · LP 111
42Pops Harper
loomed4w1/8,flattened
J Y Diaz64242½9.30126A
E1 119 · LP 109
58Zio Lorenzo
off pace4w1/4,no kick
M Chilo77654¼45.10107A
E1 106 · LP 104
67Pay Zone
chased1/4,no impact
N Arroyo Bueno25765½1.1096A
E1 114 · LP 100
73Excellent Timing
vied ins1/4,weakened
W Ho51577¼6.20132A
E1 123 · LP 95
85Summerstateofmind
press3w1/4,faltered
R Wilson1388119.70118A
E1 120 · LP 85

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

12345678start1/4stretchfinish6Cajun Joe4Talkin Pharoah2Pops Harper8Zio Lorenzo7Pay Zone3Excellent Timing5Summerstateofmind1Imperial King

Fractional times

Call 121.84
Call 245.93
Final52.42

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$3—
place ($2)1$5.20—
show ($2)1$4.40—
exacta ($1)1-6$66.40$22,719
place ($2)6$15.80—
show ($2)6$5.60—
trifecta ($1)1-6-4$38.70$15,122
show ($2)4$3.40—
superfecta ($1)1-6-4-2$13.90$10,115
daily double ($2)5-1$70.40$3,964
Pick 3 ($1)8-5-1$88.20$6,621
Pick 4 ($1)2$3$30,820
Pick 5 ($1)5-2$38.90$59,364

Chart notes

IMPERIAL KING very slow into stride, trailer around the bend, sent to the attack inside leaving the furlong marker, altered course around fading rival through the stretch, inside foes through the final stages surged clear for the score. CAJUN JOE rated off the pace into the turn, swung out six deep leaving the furlong marker, rallied with good energy through the final sixteenth. TALKIN PHAROAH broke sharp, vide two wide around the turn, inched clear nearing the furlong marker, swallowed up in deep stretch, stayed on willingly for the show. POPS HARPER chased off the rail from the quarter pole, loomed four wide approaching the furlong marker, bid flattened out through the final stages. ZIO LORENZO raced off the pace four wide around the turn, lacked a late punch. PAY ZONE chased the pace in a clean pocket three wide around the turn, had no late response. EXCELLENT TIMING hustled hard out of the chute, vied inside around the bend, weakened through the lane. SUMMERSTATEOFMIND pressed three wide in the second flight around the turn, faltered upper.