Sam Houston Entries & Results for Saturday, March 18, 2023

Sam Houston, Houston, TX
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Sam Houston opened in 1994 as the first Class 1 Horse Racing venue in Texas. Following hurricane Harvey in August 2017, Sam Houston offered refuge to over 100 displaced horses in the area.
Sam Houston's biggest stake: The $400,000, Grade 3 Houston Ladies Classic, run every January.

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Power Picks stats the last 60 days: Top picks are winning at 31.5%, second picks are winning at 22.4%, and third place picks are winning 15.1%.

Sam Houston Power Picks the last 14 days: 0.0% winners /

6F, Dirt, Maiden Special Weight
Fillies & Mares | 3 To 5 Year Olds
Purse: $35,000

WPS / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Daily Double (Races 1-2) Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3)

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 1: The top pick is #2 Senseofexcellence the 8/5 ML favorite trained by Steve Asmussen and ridden by Stewart Elliott. The four-year-old filly by Street Sense has top ratings across all categories - good speed figures, top trainer and top jockey. Get Sam Houston Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Chojo

First Samurai

Joe S. Offolter

Gerardo Mora

20/1

2 2 Picks Report

Senseofexcellence

Street Sense

Steven M. Asmussen

Stewart Elliott

8/5

3 3

Smiling Angel

Astrology

Clifford Dodson

Alfredo Contreras

30/1

4 4

Sparkling Rose

Violence

Karen E. Jacks

Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez

10/1

5 5

Lil Miss Sunshine

Gormley

Karl Broberg

Rene Diaz

9/2

6 6

Perpetuate

Ghostzapper

Greg Tracy

Floyd Wethey Jr.

4/1

7 7

Gather the Facts

More Than Ready

Steven M. Asmussen

Jose L. Alvarez

5/1

8 8

I'm All Shook Up

Shakin It Up

Matt Hebert

Iram Vargas Diego

8/1

9 9

Long Shot Louise

Sassicaia

Clifford Dodson

Rodolfo Guerra

30/1

Runner Win Place Show
Senseofexcellence  2 $5.20 $2.80 $2.20
Lil Miss Sunshine  5 - $4.00 $3.40
Gather the Facts  7 - - $3.00
Long Shot Louise  9 - - -
Also rans: I'm All Shook Up, Chojo, Smiling Angel
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Exacta 2-5 $15.60 $2,520.00
Superfecta 2-5-7-9 $186.80 $1,467.00
Trifecta 2-5-7 $20.60 $1,948.00
Fractions and final time: :22.97, :47.03, :59.29, 1:12.49
Winning Owner: HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud
Winning Breeder: Scott Dilworth & T. F. VanMeter
SENSEOFEXCELLENCE chased the early pace while inside into the turn, rallied and took command in upper stretch, drew away in mid stretch and was ridden out in the end.

1M, Dirt, $50,000 Allowance Optional Claiming
Fillies | 3 Year Olds
Purse: $36,000

WPS / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Daily Double (Races 2-3) Pick 3 (Races 2-3-4) / Pick 4 (Races 2-3-4-5)

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 2: The top pick is #5 Appropriated Funds the 2/1 ML favorite trained by Jaylan Renay Clary and ridden by Iram Vargas Diego. The three-year-old filly by Arrogate has very good speed figures that matchup well with this group. Get Sam Houston Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Lucky Deputy

Lookin At Lucky

Steven M. Asmussen

Stewart Elliott

4/1

2 2

Bonnieview

Not This Time

Steven M. Asmussen

Jose L. Alvarez

12/1

3 3

Rye Munny

Munnings

Federico Villafranco

Jansen Melancon

15/1

4 4

Roses Are Gray

Tapwrit

H. Ray Ashford, Jr.

Leandro D. Goncalves

10/1

5 5 Picks Report

Appropriated Funds

Arrogate

Jaylan Renay Clary

Iram Vargas Diego

2/1

6 6

Taylors Tap

Tapwrit

Jayde J. Gelner

Floyd Wethey Jr.

7/2

7 7

Drenched

Midnight Storm

Jaylan Renay Clary

Charle Oliveros

15/1

8 8

Im the Bigger Bear

Den's Legacy

Federico Villafranco

Freddy Jose Manrrique

9/2

Runner Win Place Show
Appropriated Funds  5 $9.00 $3.60 $2.40
Taylors Tap  6 - $3.60 $3.20
Lucky Deputy  1 - - $3.40
Bonnieview  2 - - -
Also rans: Roses Are Gray, Drenched, Im the Bigger Bear
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 2-5 $25.20 $738.00
Exacta 5-6 $33.80 $2,586.00
Superfecta 5-6-1-2 $154.20 $1,761.00
Trifecta 5-6-1 $27.60 $1,923.00
Fractions and final time: :24.12, :48.74, 1:14.67, 1:27.05, 1:39.68
Winning Owner: BKD Consulting, LLC
Winning Breeder: Spartan Team Investments
APPROPRIATED FUNDS tracked the pace from the two path down the backstretch, gained command heading into the second turn, then shook clear in the early stretch and held on well to prevail.

Chasing 10,000: Asmussen wins 1, ends Sunday just 3 shy

With a win Sunday at Sam Houston, Steve Asmussen moves within 3 of career milestone.

5F, Turf, $10,000 Starter Optional Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $15,000

WPS / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Daily Double (Races 3-4) Pick 3 (Races 3-4-5)

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 3: The pick is the 9/2 fifth choice on the morning line, #10 My Golden Bling. The six-year-old mare by My Golden Song is trained by Domingo Chacaltana and ridden by Charle Oliveros. She has very good speed figures that matchup well with this group. Get Sam Houston Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Ignis

Twirling Candy

Sarah Nicole Davidson

Gerber Pivaral

30/1

2 2

Shacklelackalacka

Shackleford

Cesar Govea

Anardis Rodriguez

5/2

3 3

Summer Cat

Summer Front

Terry Eoff

Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez

4/1

4 4

Differentbutok

Twirling Candy

Mindy J. Willis

Stewart Elliott

10/1

5 5

Indawin

Aikenite

Karl Broberg

Rene Diaz

12/1

6 6

Imaginary Image

Ready's Image

Ronald D. Sayre

Daniel Benavides

30/1

7 7

Medway Queen

Noble Mission (GB)

Carlos H. Silva

Leandro D. Goncalves

20/1

8 8

Mia Baby

Carpe Diem

Miguel Angel Silva

Gerardo Mora

7/2

9 9

Miss M J

Early Flyer

M. Brent Davidson

Freddy Jose Manrrique

15/1

10 10 Picks Report

My Golden Bling

My Golden Song

Domingo Chacaltana

Charle Oliveros

9/2

11 11

Paisley Cross

Yankee Gentleman

Austin Gustafson

Freddy Jose Manrrique

(Main Track only)

3/1

MTO

Runner Win Place Show
Mia Baby  8 $9.80 $5.20 $4.00
My Golden Bling 10 - $4.20 $2.80
Summer Cat  3 - - $3.60
Ignis  1 - - -
Also rans: Imaginary Image, Differentbutok, Indawin, Shacklelackalacka, Miss M J
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Trifecta 8-10-3 $169.40 $3,212.00
Pick 3 2-5-8 $77.40 $677.00
Daily Double 5-8 $40.60 $196.00
Exacta 8-10 $23.20 $4,744.00
Superfecta 8-10-3-1 $2,556.40 $2,428.00
Fractions and final time: :22.3, :46.12, :58.32
Winning Owner: Silva Racing LLC
Winning Breeder: WinStar Farm, LLC & Larry B. Taylor
MIA BABY dueled for the lead while two wide into the turn, was in a long drive and gamely dug in throughout the stretch drive and proved best in the end.

6 1/2F, Dirt, $15,000 Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $14,000

WPS / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Daily Double (Races 4-5) Pick 3 (Races 4-5-6)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Tiz the Big One

Big Brown

Antonio Alberto

Jansen Melancon

8/1

2 2

Silver and Gold

Silver City

Karen E. Jacks

Rodolfo Guerra

20/1

3 3

Klimco

Klimt

J. R. Caldwell

Stewart Elliott

12/1

4 4

Grami's Boy

Bradester

Austin Gustafson

Rene Diaz

9/2

5 5

Infinite Moro

Moro Tap

Ronald Kotara

Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez

10/1

6 6

Sweet Tapin Moro

Moro Tap

Mark Whitton

Alfredo Contreras

30/1

7 7

Fearless Prince

Fearless Eagle

Rhonda Tuley

Gerardo Mora

3/1

8 8

Mr. Nightblinger

Texas Bling

Jaylan Renay Clary

Weston Hamilton

8/1

9 9

Darylslittlediablo

Congaree

Austin Gustafson

Freddy Jose Manrrique

9/5

Runner Win Place Show
Darylslittlediablo  9 $3.60 $2.40 $2.20
Mr. Nightblinger  8 - $3.60 $2.40
Fearless Prince  7 - - $2.60
Silver and Gold  2 - - -
Also rans: Klimco, Sweet Tapin Moro
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 8-9 $32.60 $191.00
Exacta 9-8 $14.80 $3,564.00
Superfecta 9-8-7-2 $115.00 $1,333.00
Trifecta 9-8-7 $31.20 $2,485.00
Pick 3 5-8-9 $90.00 $106.00
Fractions and final time: :23.55, :47.13, 1:11.61, 1:18.05
Winning Owner: Mazoch, Linda, Mazoch, Michael J. and Gustafson, Austin
Winning Breeder: Ed Few
DARYLSLITTLEDIABLO pressed the pace while three wide down the backstretch, then took command around the three eights pole, then continued to hold onto the lead down the lane under a confident hand drive. MR.

Kentucky Derby favorite Forte works hard to win Florida Derby

Already Kentucky Derby favorite, Forte works hard in rally to win Florida Derby.

6F, Dirt, $20,000 Starter Optional Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $18,000

WPS / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Daily Double (Races 5-6) Pick 3 (Races 5-6-7) / Pick 5 (Races 5-6-7-8-9)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Union Station

Union Rags

Cesar Govea

Anardis Rodriguez

12/1

2 2

Samurai Cause

First Samurai

Rhonda Tuley

Rodolfo Guerra

8/1

3 3

Kierkegaard

Freud

Karl Broberg

Rene Diaz

6/1

4 4

Rumohr Reigns

Oxbow

Greg Tracy

Jansen Melancon

4/1

5 5

Cucina

Northern Afleet

Robertino Diodoro

Jose L. Alvarez

3/1

6 6

Muni Muni Slew

Munnings

Sarah Nicole Davidson

Gerber Pivaral

20/1

7 7

Good Scout

Oxbow

Ronnie E. Cravens, III

Floyd Wethey Jr.

7/2

8 8

Crazy Legs Hirsch

Mucho Macho Man

Sarah Nicole Davidson

Stewart Elliott

6/1

9 9

Jackman's Ride

Maclean's Music

J. R. Caldwell

Alfredo Contreras

20/1

Runner Win Place Show
Good Scout  7 $5.60 $2.80 $2.40
Crazy Legs Hirsch  8 - $3.60 $2.80
Cucina  5 - - $3.00
Kierkegaard  3 - - -
Also rans: Samurai Cause, Muni Muni Slew, Union Station
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 9-7 $35.40 $180.00
Pick 4 5-8-1/4/5/9-4/7/9 $319.00 $805.00
Exacta 7-8 $27.60 $3,090.00
Superfecta 7-8-5-3 $334.60 $1,767.00
Trifecta 7-8-5 $52.40 $2,905.00
Pick 3 8-9-7 $58.80 $249.00
Fractions and final time: :23.63, :47.16, :58.83, 1:11.05
Winning Owner: Jeffrey Thomas Hoffman
Winning Breeder: Calumet Farm
GOOD SCOUT set a pressured pace from the inside, drew off in upper stretch then was all out and held sway in deep stretch.

1M, Turf, Maiden Special Weight
Open | 3 Year Olds
Purse: $35,000

WPS / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Daily Double (Races 6-7) Pick 3 (Races 6-7-8) / Pick 4 (Races 6-7-8-9)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Dawson City

Laoban

H. Ray Ashford, Jr.

Weston Hamilton

15/1

2 2

Baby Its Cold

Frosted

Robertino Diodoro

Jose L. Alvarez

9/2

3 3

Bougie Joe

Goldencents

Kari Craddock

Leandro D. Goncalves

4/1

4 4

Tapadine

Tapit

Steven M. Asmussen

Stewart Elliott

3/1

5 5

Let's Go Romeo

Mshawish

Steven M. Asmussen

Iram Vargas Diego

30/1

6 6

Nerky Rose

Mendelssohn

J. R. Caldwell

Rodolfo Guerra

8/1

7 7

Malibu Mendelssohn

Mendelssohn

J. R. Caldwell

Alfredo Contreras

20/1

8 8

Mendel Warrior

Mendelssohn

Terry Eoff

Anardis Rodriguez

30/1

9 9

I Am Grodd

Cat Burglar

Steve F. Williams

Gerardo Mora

6/1

10 10

Elusivedestination

Tourist

Allen C. Dupuy

Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez

5/1

Runner Win Place Show
Tapadine  4 $9.00 $4.20 $3.00
Dawson City  1 - $6.00 $4.20
Bougie Joe  3 - - $3.20
Nerky Rose  6 - - -
Also rans: Elusivedestination, I Am Grodd, Let's Go Romeo, Malibu Mendelssohn, Baby Its Cold, Mendel Warrior
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 7-4 $23.20 $208.00
Exacta 4-1 $61.60 $4,107.00
Superfecta 4-1-3-6 $1,144.40 $1,957.00
Trifecta 4-1-3 $114.20 $3,537.00
Pick 3 4/9-7-4 $75.60 $158.00
Fractions and final time: :23.44, :49.36, 1:15.23, 1:27.31, 1:39.56
Winning Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC
Winning Breeder: Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC
TAPADINE raced in the middle of the field along the rail down the backstretch, then came out three wide on the far turn to bid in the early stretch, angled out to the five path then surged to the wire to be up just in time.

Angel of Empire finishes big day for Cox, wins Arkansas Derby

Angel of Empire wins Arkansas Derby to punctuate banner day for trainer Brad Cox.

1M, Dirt, $10,000 Maiden Claiming
Open | 3 To 5 Year Olds
Purse: $11,000

WPS / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Daily Double (Races 7-8) Pick 3 (Races 7-8-9)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Perfect Tom

Custom for Carlos

Carlos A. Padilla

Jansen Melancon

3/1

2 2

Man in the Middle

Magna Graduate

Jaime Castellanos

Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez

6/1

3 3

Mo Hawk Man

Mo for the Money

Raul Rangel

Weston Hamilton

20/1

4 4

Dixie Moonshine

Overanalyze

Terry Eoff

Anardis Rodriguez

12/1

5 5

My Calante

More Than Ready

Joe Blair Roberts

Gerardo Mora

9/2

6 6

Somersetslastride

Gazebo

Francisco Bravo

Gerber Pivaral

6/1

7 7

Elijah's Move

Elijah's Song

Jaime E. Gonzalez

Charle Oliveros

8/1

8 8

Kilo Key

Court Vision

Octavio Saenz, Jr.

Erick Aroldo Garcia-Alfaro

50/1

9 9

Vickie's Gold

Mineshaft

Steven M. Asmussen

Jose L. Alvarez

20/1

10 10

Cunning

Connect

Steven M. Asmussen

Stewart Elliott

7/2

Runner Win Place Show
Elijah's Move  7 $18.80 $14.00 $3.00
Somersetslastride  6 - $8.60 $4.40
My Calante  5 - - $3.80
Cunning 10 - - -
Also rans: Perfect Tom, Man in the Middle, Dixie Moonshine, Vickie's Gold, Kilo Key, Mo Hawk Man
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 3 7-4-7 $18.00 $125.00
Daily Double 4-7 $193.20 $270.00
Exacta 7-6 $104.00 $5,048.00
Superfecta 7-6-5-10 $8,156.40 $3,277.00
Trifecta 7-6-5 $1,511.40 $4,203.00
Fractions and final time: :24.05, :49.03, 1:15.09, 1:28.42, 1:42.15
Winning Owner: J. W. Owens
Winning Breeder: J. W. Owens
ELIJAH'S MOVE

5F, Dirt, $5,000 Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $11,000

WPS / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Daily Double (Races 8-9)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Flip the Coin Jan

Trappe Shot

Jaime Castellanos

Rodolfo Guerra

12/1

2 2

With Verve

Kantharos

Steven M. Asmussen

Stewart Elliott

3/1

3 3

Big Rojo

Mastery

Jerenesto Torrez

Jose L. Alvarez

15/1

4 4

K C Tiz Moro

Moro Tap

J. R. Caldwell

Iram Vargas Diego

8/1

5 5

Magic Bow

Crossbow

James H. Stidham

Alfredo Contreras

20/1

6 6

Fresh One

Ministers Wild Cat

J. R. Caldwell

Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez

4/1

7 7

Language Barrier

First Samurai

Ronald D. Sayre

Coby J. Bourque

30/1

8 8

Mega Bond

Magna Graduate

M. Brent Davidson

Anardis Rodriguez

15/1

9 9

Louis Le Grande

Paynter

Karl Broberg

Rene Diaz

7/2

10 10

Little Avenger

Littleexpectations

Jose Dolores Camacho

Eliazar T. Vera

30/1

11 11

Euroexit

Euroears

Paul Duhon

Weston Hamilton

8/1

12 12

Irish Expectations

Paddy O'Prado

Karl Broberg

Floyd Wethey Jr.

12/1

Runner Win Place Show
Flip the Coin Jan  1 $39.60 $6.20 $5.20
Fresh One  6 - $5.80 $4.00
Mega Bond  8 - - $12.60
K C Tiz Moro  4 - - -
Also rans: Louis Le Grande, With Verve, Big Rojo, Irish Expectations, Euroexit, Language Barrier, Little Avenger
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 7-1 $91.60 $218.00
Exacta 1-6 $274.60 $3,514.00
Superfecta 1-6-8-4 $38,778.80 $2,594.00
Trifecta 1-6-8 $3,277.00 $3,289.00
Pick 3 4-7-ALL $148.20 $254.00
Fractions and final time: :22.91, :46.84, :59.18
Winning Owner: Darrell W. Bravenec
Winning Breeder: Meg Buckley & Mike Buckley
FLIP THE COIN JAN pressed the pace from the inside, then settled back throughout the turn, dug in gamely in the early stretch, split rivals and was up in the final strides to prevail in the end.

Kentucky Derby Future Wager: Forte closes as 5-2 favorite

Before winning Florida Derby, Forte is made 5-2 favorite for May 6 at Churchill Downs.

5F, Turf, Allowance
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $36,000

WPS / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Houston Hi-Five

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Ring Me Darling

Dialed In

J. R. Caldwell

Alfredo Contreras

6/1

2 2

Gray Zone

Sasha's Prospect

Sarah Nicole Davidson

Floyd Wethey Jr.

15/1

3 3

Stan's Golden Path

Goldencents

Santiago Alarcon Jr.

Charle Oliveros

30/1

4 4

Hushed Court Room

Court Vision

Karl Broberg

Rene Diaz

12/1

5 5

Telling Thyme

Special Rate

Austin Gustafson

Freddy Jose Manrrique

15/1

6 6

Amardine

Biondetti

Rylee Magnon

Casey Fusilier

8/1

7 7

Downtown Abby

Speightstown

W. Bret Calhoun

Jose L. Alvarez

2/1

8 8

Sweet Adeline

Hard Spun

Alejandro Baldillez Jr.

Jansen Melancon

20/1

9 9

Outlining

Cupid

Steven M. Asmussen

Stewart Elliott

9/2

10 10

Mainline

Firing Line

Shawn H. Davis

Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez

7/2

11 11

Delightof the Nile

Pioneerof the Nile

Danny Pish

Gerardo Mora

(Main Track only)

5/2

MTO

Runner Win Place Show
Outlining  9 $10.40 $9.00 $4.80
Sweet Adeline  8 - $14.00 $4.80
Stan's Golden Path  3 - - $6.00
Mainline 10 - - -
Also rans: Gray Zone, Hushed Court Room, Telling Thyme, Downtown Abby, Amardine
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 1-ALL $61.00 $884.00
Daily Double ALL-9 $9.00 $0.00
Exacta 9-8 $295.20 $3,208.00
Super High Five Jackpot 9-8-3-10-2 $0.00 $957.00
Superfecta 9-8-3-10 $14,027.40 $1,877.00
Trifecta 9-8-ALL $271.20 $2,871.00
Pick 4 4-7-1-9 $100.60 $1,254.00
Pick 3 7-ALL-9 $728.20 $258.00
Pick 5 4/7/9-4-7-1-9 $22.60 $826.00
Fractions and final time: :21.8, :45.45, :58.07
Winning Owner: HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud
Winning Breeder: Hugh Moore & Everett Dyer
OUTLINING was settled while three wide into the turn, rallied and was five wide in upper stretch, dug in strongly in the stretch and was up in the final strides.

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Chasing 10,000: Asmussen wins 1, ends Sunday just 3 shy

With a win Sunday at Sam Houston, Steve Asmussen moves within 3 of career milestone.

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Kentucky Derby Future Wager: Forte closes as 5-2 favorite

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