Penn National · Friday, October 30, 2026 · Race 5 of 7

Starter Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $26,0005 ranPost 2026-10-30 19:54:00Final time 1:12.25Pool $28,720

Good for all except 4

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Techstar
dueled,led,held firm
L Corujo21111—0.8081B
E1 121 · LP 98
23Persian
duel,yielded grudgngly
A Bowman122221¾3.6080B
E1 120 · LP 95
34American Select
far back,rallied 3rd
J Ramos555535¼17.4061B
E1 101 · LP 104
41Cheese N Crackers
chased, weakened
A Cruz444448¼9.1068B
E1 114 · LP 96
55Half a Deck
mild bid, faltered
M Chuan333358½2.3049B
E1 116 · LP 90

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

12345start1/41/2stretchfinish3Persian4American Select1Cheese N Crackers5Half a Deck2Techstar

Fractional times

Call 122.11
Call 245.61
Call 358.52
Final1:12.25

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$3.60—
place ($2)2$2.60—
show ($2)2$2.20—
Pick 3 ($0.50)2$12.05$4,441
place ($2)3$3.40—
show ($2)3$2.80—
daily double ($1)3-2$4.30$2,759
show ($2)4$2.80—
exacta ($1)2-3$4.40$19,112
trifecta ($0.50)2-3-4$8.10$12,483

Chart notes

TECHSTAR broke well and dueled to the inside of a rival, took a short lead in the stretch, and held firm late to prevail. PERSIAN was sent hard from the start, dueled to the outside of TECHSTAR to the stretch, yielded grudgingly near the furlong marker, but kept on well to hold well clear of the next finisher. AMERICAN SELECT bobbled at the start, dropped far behind early, then made a three-to-four-wide rally and moved up to gain third. CHEESE N CRACKERS was under coaxing from the start, chased the main pack to the turn, came under a hard ride but lost ground through the turn, then faltered in the stretch. HALF A DECK tracked well behind the dueling leaders, tried to make a late bid but faltered mid-stretch and faded in deep stretch.