SAM HOUSTON · Race 3 · Starter Optional Claiming

(plus Up To $4,000 Atb) For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Started For A Claiming Price Of $10,000 Or Less In 2025 - 2026 Or Claiming Price $20,000. Three Year Olds, 119 Lbs.; Older, 123 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since December 15, 2025 Allowed 2 Lbs. Claiming Price $20,000. Texas Bred Claiming Price $22,500.

Race 3 of 8
Starter Optional Claiming7 Furlongs · Dirt · Purse $20,000
off2:54 PM
HorsePaceSpeedClassEVWinMLLive odds
1Blue LightRene Diaz55.83/13

Probability

Pace

Early
Middle
Finish
Post draw
9.0%

Speed and class

Recent form, last 4
55.8
Career best · average
Class, average · last
Power

Recent form and career are different scales and do not compare. Power is an input to the model, not a second opinion.

Career

Record
not reported
Wins
Earnings
not reported
Per start
$15,290.31

Connections and form

Jockey
Rene Diaz
Trainer
J. Caldwell
Weight · days off
Past performances
8 prior starts, most recent first
DateTrackDistance · surfaceClassFinishSpeedJockeyWt
Fri 13 FebSAM HOUSTON7 Furlongs · DirtRatings Optional Claiming399.0Rene Diaz
Fri 16 JanSAM HOUSTON5 Furlongs · TurfAllowance Optional Claiming691.0Rene Diaz
Wed 3 DecREMINGTON PARK6 1/2 Furlongs · DirtStarter Allowance4820.0Rene Diaz124
Fri 14 NovREMINGTON PARK1 Mile · DirtAllowancenot runRene Diaz122
Sat 25 OctREMINGTON PARK6 Furlongs · DirtStarter Allowance2850.0Rene Diaz120
Sun 28 SepREMINGTON PARK6 Furlongs · DirtDavid M. Vance S.8880.0Rene Diaz
Fri 29 AugREMINGTON PARK6 Furlongs · DirtStarter Allowance3870.0Rene Diaz124
Mon 26 MayLONE STAR6 Furlongs · DirtSpeightstown Sprint S.11010.0Rene Diaz

Speed shades across the range these runs cover. A figure the source did not record reads not run rather than as a zero.

2BergheimErnesto Valdez-Jiminez53.28/116/3

Probability

Pace

Early
Middle
Finish
Post draw
13.0%

Speed and class

Recent form, last 4
53.2
Career best · average
Class, average · last
Power

Recent form and career are different scales and do not compare. Power is an input to the model, not a second opinion.

Career

Record
4: 1-3-0
Wins
25.0%
Earnings
$163,708
Per start
$6,821.17

Connections and form

Jockey
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez
Trainer
Jerry Gourneau
Weight · days off

4yo · Gelding

Past performances
8 prior starts, most recent first
DateTrackDistance · surfaceClassFinishSpeedJockeyWt
Sat 21 FebSAM HOUSTON1 Mile 70 Yards · DirtAllowance Optional Claiming183.0Deshawn Parker
Sat 7 FebSAM HOUSTON6 1/2 Furlongs · DirtClaiming178.0Elvin Gonzalez
Sat 31 JanSAM HOUSTON7 Furlongs · DirtStarter Optional Claimingnot runDeshawn Parker
Sun 11 JanSAM HOUSTON1 Mile · DirtClaiming170.0Elvin Gonzalez
Fri 28 NovDELTA DOWNS7 Furlongs · DirtClaiming485.0Elvin Gonzalez120
Wed 29 OctDELTA DOWNS1 Mile · DirtClaiming273.0Elvin Gonzalez118
Sat 11 OctREMINGTON PARK7 Furlongs · DirtClaiming580.0Floyd Wethey Jr.118
Sat 27 SepREMINGTON PARK6 Furlongs · DirtClaiming475.0Floyd Wethey Jr.

Speed shades across the range these runs cover. A figure the source did not record reads not run rather than as a zero.

3Mo HopeLuis Huaman53.015/124/5

Probability

Pace

Early
Middle
Finish
Post draw
17.0%

Speed and class

Recent form, last 4
53.0
Career best · average
Class, average · last
Power

Recent form and career are different scales and do not compare. Power is an input to the model, not a second opinion.

Career

Record
4: 1-0-0
Wins
25.0%
Earnings
$147,642
Per start
$5,468.22

Connections and form

Jockey
Luis Huaman
Trainer
Ronald Kotara
Weight · days off

6yo · Gelding

Past performances
8 prior starts, most recent first
DateTrackDistance · surfaceClassFinishSpeedJockeyWt
Fri 13 FebSAM HOUSTON1 Mile · DirtClaiming1760.0Stewart Elliott
Fri 30 JanSAM HOUSTON1 Mile 70 Yards · DirtClaiming2810.0Keith Asmussen
Sun 4 JanSAM HOUSTON1 1/16 Miles · TurfClaiming5840.0Stewart Elliott
Wed 17 DecTURFWAY PARK6 1/2 Furlongs · All Weather TrackClaiming8680.0Vincent Cheminaud120
Sun 23 NovCHURCHILL DOWNS1 1/16 Miles · DirtClaiming8550.0Erik Asmussen121
Thu 30 OctCHURCHILL DOWNS1 Mile · DirtClaiming3760.0Keith Asmussen122
Fri 19 SepCHURCHILL DOWNS1 1/16 Miles · DirtClaiming5800.0Brian Hernandez, Jr.122
Sun 17 AugELLIS PARK1 Mile · DirtStarter Allowance3880.0Brian Hernandez, Jr.

Speed shades across the range these runs cover. A figure the source did not record reads not run rather than as a zero.

4Send OffMario Fuentes53.220/115/1

Probability

Pace

Early
Middle
Finish
Post draw
14.0%

Speed and class

Recent form, last 4
53.2
Career best · average
Class, average · last
Power

Recent form and career are different scales and do not compare. Power is an input to the model, not a second opinion.

Career

Record
not reported
Wins
Earnings
not reported
Per start
$1,203.74

Connections and form

Jockey
Mario Fuentes
Trainer
Sarah Davidson
Weight · days off
Past performances
8 prior starts, most recent first
DateTrackDistance · surfaceClassFinishSpeedJockeyWt
Sat 7 MarSAM HOUSTON5 1/2 Furlongs · DirtStarter Optional Claiming480.0Mario Fuentes
Fri 27 FebSAM HOUSTON1 Mile · TurfRatings Handicap767.0Mario Fuentes
Sat 7 FebSAM HOUSTON7 Furlongs · DirtClaimingnot runMario Fuentes
Sat 31 JanSAM HOUSTON7 Furlongs · DirtStarter Optional Claiming279.0Mario Fuentes
Fri 23 JanSAM HOUSTON1 Mile · DirtClaiming470.0Elvin Gonzalez
Sun 4 JanSAM HOUSTON7 Furlongs · DirtStarter Optional Claiming682.0Elvin Gonzalez
Sat 20 DecREMINGTON PARK7 Furlongs · DirtClaiming472.0Mario Fuentes120
Thu 11 DecREMINGTON PARK1 Mile · DirtAllowance364.0Mario Fuentes122

Speed shades across the range these runs cover. A figure the source did not record reads not run rather than as a zero.

5Here Comes BraylonFloyd Wethey Jr.56.34/119/7

Probability

Pace

Early
Middle
Finish
Post draw
12.0%

Speed and class

Recent form, last 4
56.3
Career best · average
Class, average · last
Power

Recent form and career are different scales and do not compare. Power is an input to the model, not a second opinion.

Career

Record
4: 1-1-2
Wins
25.0%
Earnings
$95,551
Per start
$5,971.94

Connections and form

Jockey
Floyd Wethey Jr.
Trainer
Dick Cappellucci
Weight · days off

5yo · Gelding

Past performances
8 prior starts, most recent first
DateTrackDistance · surfaceClassFinishSpeedJockeyWt
Fri 30 JanSAM HOUSTON6 1/2 Furlongs · DirtClaiming191.0Floyd Wethey Jr.
Fri 2 JanSAM HOUSTON6 Furlongs · DirtAllowance780.0Elvin Gonzalez
Fri 28 NovZIA PARK6 Furlongs · DirtAllowance Optional Claiming391.0Alfredo Juarez, Jr.121
Tue 4 NovZIA PARK6 Furlongs · DirtAllowance294.0Alfredo Juarez, Jr.121
Fri 14 MarOAKLAWN PARK6 Furlongs · DirtClaiming672.0Ramon Vazquez118
Sat 15 FebOAKLAWN PARK6 Furlongs · DirtClaiming491.0Ramon Vazquez
Sat 4 JanOAKLAWN PARK6 Furlongs · DirtAllowance1160.0Junior Alvarado116
Mon 16 DecZIA PARK1 1/16 Miles · DirtAllowance482.0Irwin Rosendo119

Speed shades across the range these runs cover. A figure the source did not record reads not run rather than as a zero.

6Knock Knock JokeDeshawn Parker52.96/516/7

Probability

Pace

Early
Middle
Finish
Post draw
10.0%

Speed and class

Recent form, last 4
52.9
Career best · average
Class, average · last
Power

Recent form and career are different scales and do not compare. Power is an input to the model, not a second opinion.

Career

Record
not reported
Wins
Earnings
not reported
Per start
not reported

Connections and form

Jockey
Deshawn Parker
Trainer
Dick Cappellucci
Weight · days off
Past performances
8 prior starts, most recent first
DateTrackDistance · surfaceClassFinishSpeedJockeyWt
Fri 13 FebSAM HOUSTON7 Furlongs · DirtRatings Optional Claiming6920.0Deshawn Parker
Fri 2 JanSAM HOUSTON6 Furlongs · DirtAllowance1950.0Deshawn Parker
Tue 25 NovZIA PARK1 1/16 Miles · DirtZia Park Derby8970.0Alfredo Juarez, Jr.119
Sat 8 NovREMINGTON PARK1 Mile 70 Yards · DirtAllowance6870.0Floyd Wethey Jr.115
Sun 28 SepALBUQUERQUE1 1/16 Miles · DirtCharles Taylor Derby4820.0Enrique Gomez
Sat 23 AugREMINGTON PARK1 Mile 70 Yards · DirtAllowance1810.0Ramon Vazquez118
Thu 3 JulLONE STAR6 Furlongs · DirtAllowance Optional Claimingnot runAlfredo Juarez, Jr.
Sun 22 JunLONE STAR1 Mile · DirtAllowance Optional Claiming2860.0Alfredo Juarez, Jr.

Speed shades across the range these runs cover. A figure the source did not record reads not run rather than as a zero.

7PacificislandtimeStewart Elliott52.96/119/7

Probability

Pace

Early
Middle
Finish
Post draw
14.0%

Speed and class

Recent form, last 4
52.9
Career best · average
Class, average · last
Power

Recent form and career are different scales and do not compare. Power is an input to the model, not a second opinion.

Career

Record
not reported
Wins
Earnings
not reported
Per start
$9,379.03

Connections and form

Jockey
Stewart Elliott
Trainer
Abel Ramirez-Rodriguez
Weight · days off
Past performances
8 prior starts, most recent first
DateTrackDistance · surfaceClassFinishSpeedJockeyWt
Fri 27 FebSAM HOUSTON1 1/16 Miles · DirtAllowance575.0Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez
Wed 7 JanDELTA DOWNS1 Mile · DirtAllowance Optional Claiming191.0Alexander Castillo117
Mon 22 DecDELTA DOWNS7 1/2 Furlongs · DirtBoyd Rewards S.5840.0Alexander Castillo120
Sat 22 NovFAIR GROUNDS1 Mile · TurfAllowance Optional Claimingnot runJose Rodriguez120
Fri 31 OctDELTA DOWNS1 Mile · DirtStarter Optional Claiming1930.0Alexander Castillo120
Sat 18 OctDELTA DOWNS1 Mile · DirtAllowance Optional Claiming2860.0Alexander Castillo120
Tue 23 SepLOUISIANA DOWNS7 Furlongs · DirtAllowance Optional Claimingnot runJose Rodriguez121
Mon 22 SepLOUISIANA DOWNS1 Mile · TurfAllowance Optional Claimingnot runAlexander Castillo124

Speed shades across the range these runs cover. A figure the source did not record reads not run rather than as a zero.

7 running

pari-mutuel · odds are indicative until the gate