Mahoning Valley Race 9

Starter Allowance

Prize Money: -

FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE STARTED FOR A CLAIMING PRICE OF $5,000 OR LESS IN 2025 - 2026. Three Year Olds, 118 lbs.; Older, 126 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since December 29 Allowed 2 lbs. (Races Where Entered For $4,000 Or Less Not Considered In Weight Allowances).

Distance: 1609m
Track:
Weather: -
Surface: -
Class: 3U, STARTER ALLOWANCE, STR, TB

Only Get'n Better (1) 1236163451
Trainer: Julie A. Pappada()
Jockey: Jose Bracho
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 14% / 57%

6 yo Bay/Brown

Sire: Not This Time

Dam: Portwenn

Dam's Sire: Ghostzapper

Stats

Career

47: 7-11-9

Distance

14: 3-4-2

Trk/Dst

5: 1-3-0

Track

9: 1-4-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Dirt

47: 7-11-9

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1609m - 1674m

Comments

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 7	6/1/26	Mahoning Valley	1609m	Claiming 85	6	Rocco Bowen	56kg	SY		-	0.1L	5-5-5	$7.00	-	$0	-	1. Only Get'n Better 2. Colonel Poppy 3. Sudden Shift
5th of 8	27/10/25	Mahoning Valley	1674m	Claiming 85	5	Luis A Rodriguez Castro	56kg	FT		-	6.8L	6-6-6	$6.50	-	$0	-	1. Sudden Shift 2. Vinny And Leo 3. Ice Blast
4th of 6	8/10/25	Thistledown	1609m	Claiming 89	6	David J Haldar	56kg	FT		-	2.5L	5-4-4	$4.20	-	$0	-	1. Boldness 2. Secret Trouble 3. Vinny And Leo
3rd of 4	26/9/25	Thistledown	1609m	Allowance 91	4	David J Haldar	55kg	FT		-	2L	3-4-4	$5.50	-	$0	-	1. My Brother Cam 2. Mission Control 3. Only Get'n Better
6th of 6	3/9/25	Thistledown	1609m	Allowance 91	5	Luis A Rodriguez Castro	56kg	FT		-	6.3L	4-3-6	$11	-	$0	-	1. Counteveryblessing 2. Dixie's Two Stents 3. Bold Buckeye
1st of 7	18/8/25	Thistledown	1609m	Claiming 85	1	Luis A Rodriguez Castro	54kg	FT		-	0.5L	4-4-2	$3.00	-	$0	-	1. Only Get'n Better 2. Vinny And Leo 3. Dark Baron

Hemp Heaven (2) 3X47115X41
Trainer: Karyn Wittek()
Jockey: Rocco Bowen
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 25% / 43%

8 yo CHESTNUT

Sire: Dialed In

Dam: Holiday For Kitten

Dam's Sire: Kitten's Joy

Stats

Career

32: 8-3-3

Distance

23: 6-2-2

Track

1: 1-0-0

1st Up

7: 2-2-0

2nd Up

6: 1-0-0

Turf

7: 0-1-3

Dirt

24: 8-2-0

Fast

1: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1609m - 1674m

Comments

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 8	23/12/25	Mahoning Valley	1674m	Starter Allo	3	Rocco Bowen	56kg	WET FAST		-	0.3L	6-5-5	$6.50	-	$0	-	1. Hemp Heaven 2. Dr Schuster 3. Rhumjar
4th of 9	28/11/25	Churchill Downs	1609m	Claiming 95	2	Oscar Villarreal	55kg	FT		-	3.9L	8-7-5	$31	-	$0	-	1. Lend It Tewmey 2. American Blaze 3. Euclid Avenue
5th of 5	14/6/25	Belterra Park	1609m	Starter Opti	1	Jr Rafael Mojica	56.5kg	FT		-	7.6L	3-4-5	$2.50	-	$0	-	1. Some R Blessed 2. Now And Later 3. Coach Campbell
1st of 7	21/5/25	Belterra Park	1609m	3yo+	1	Victor Lebron	55.5kg	FAST		-	12L	4-3-1	$8.50	-	$0	-	1. Hemp Heaven 2. Everdoit 3. Casanova Kitten
1st of 7	5/5/25	Horseshoe Indianapolis	1609m	Claiming 85	2	Jr Marcelino Pedroza	55.5kg	GD		-	0.1L	3-3-2	$3.75	-	$0	-	1. Hemp Heaven 2. Mansfield Tiger 3. Devils Gotta Go
7th of 8	13/3/25	Turfway Park	1609m	Claiming 94	1	Victor Lebron	55kg	FT		-	10L	4-3-3	$10	-	$0	-	1. P H Factor 2. Noahs Ark 3. Ready To Roll

Breezy Money (3) 5684X55311
Trainer: Stephani Norris()
Jockey: Yuri Yaranga
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 17% / 46%

Dominant Win Last Start

Going for the Hat-Trick

9 yo Bay/Brown

Sire: Constitution

Dam: Private Jet

Dam's Sire: Smart Strike

Stats

Career

56: 10-7-9

Distance

20: 7-3-2

Trk/Dst

6: 2-2-0

Track

20: 4-3-2

1st Up

7: 0-0-0

2nd Up

5: 0-2-0

Turf

2: 0-0-0

Dirt

54: 10-7-9

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1106m - 1674m

Comments

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 10	7/1/26	Mahoning Valley	1674m	Claiming 86	10	Yuri Yaranga	57kg	SY		-	7.5L	2-1-1	$15	-	$0	-	1. Breezy Money 2. Midnight Channel 3. Auld Lange Syne
1st of 10	9/12/25	Mountaineer Park	1609m	Claiming 80	2	Yuri Yaranga	56kg	GD		-	5.8L	1-1-1	$3.25	-	$0	-	1. Breezy Money 2. Kantpaythetoll 3. Soupersilverdollar
3rd of 9	30/11/25	Mountaineer Park	1609m	Claiming 85	9	Yuri Yaranga	55kg	FT		-	5.8L	1-1-2	$9.00	-	$0	-	1. R Cardinal Prince 2. Road To Stardom 3. Breezy Money
5th of 9	8/9/25	Mountaineer Park	1609m	Claiming 78	8	Noel Vigil	57kg	FT		-	5.5L	3-3-2	$4.33	-	$0	-	1. Kantpaythetoll 2. Happy Champ 3. Luvtheoneurwith
5th of 6	13/8/25	Thistledown	1106m	Claiming 81	4	Luis Antonio Gonzalez	54kg	GD		-	6L	5-4	$10	-	$0	-	1. Star Weaver 2. Monterey Peninsula 3. Don't Cross Jack
4th of 8	9/1/25	Mahoning Valley	1106m	Claiming 85	1	Anthony Y Nunez	56kg	FT		-	11.8L	3-5	$6.50	-	$0	-	1. Red Hurricane 2. The Drake 3. The Coachman

Colonel Poppy (4) 3216484122
Trainer: Robin Schuster()
Jockey: Brandon Tapara
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 10% / 48%

6 yo CHESTNUT

Sire: Speightster

Dam: Graybrooke

Dam's Sire: Graydar

Stats

Career

39: 4-11-4

Distance

7: 2-2-0

Trk/Dst

3: 1-1-0

Track

4: 1-2-0

1st Up

4: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-1

Dirt

39: 4-11-4

Fast

5: 1-0-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

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Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1207m - 2012m

Comments

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 7	6/1/26	Mahoning Valley	1609m	Claiming 85	4	Brandon Leonardo Tapara	56kg	SY		-	0.1L	4-6-4	$5.00	-	$0	-	1. Only Get'n Better 2. Colonel Poppy 3. Sudden Shift
2nd of 10	18/12/25	Mahoning Valley	1674m	Claiming 85	2	Brandon Leonardo Tapara	56kg	MY		-	6.3L	7-8-6	$17	-	$0	-	1. Panthera's Fate 2. Colonel Poppy 3. Poppy's Pride
1st of 7	18/11/25	Mahoning Valley	1609m	Claiming 87	3	Brandon Leonardo Tapara	56kg	FT		-	1.8L	4-3-4	$10	-	$0	-	1. Colonel Poppy 2. Kykeon 3. Dark Baron
4th of 8	3/11/25	Mahoning Valley	1609m	Claiming 88	2	Brandon Leonardo Tapara	56kg	FT		-	4.9L	7-8-7	$13	-	$0	-	1. Master Of The Nite 2. Roundball Rock 3. Dark Baron
8th of 9	21/10/25	Presque Isle Downs	1207m	Claiming 84	4	Rosario Montanez	56kg	FT		-	10.4L	7-6	$2.45	-	$0	-	1. Cheers For Kitten 2. Summerfest 3. Danefield
4th of 6	14/10/25	Presque Isle Downs	1674m	3U	6	Rosario Montanez	56kg	FAST		-	4.5L	5-4-5	$2.75	-	$0	-	1. Runaway Harry 2. Bahama Channel 3. Turnsandconditions

More Than Five (5) 5362231154
Trainer: Nestor R. Rivera()
Jockey: Alexander Chavez
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 11% / 55%

6 yo BAY

Sire: More Than Ready

Dam: Five Star Momma

Dam's Sire: Five Star Day

Stats

Career

34: 4-8-7

Distance

6: 0-0-2

Track

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

Turf

6: 1-2-1

Dirt

28: 3-6-6

Fast

2: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1207m - 1674m

Comments

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 9	5/1/26	Mahoning Valley	1207m	Starter Allo	2	Fernando Salazar Becerra	57kg	MY		-	1.8L	8-7	$10	-	$0	-	1. Reinvest 2. Absolute Grit 3. Don't Stop
5th of 12	27/12/25	Turfway Park	1207m	Starter Allo	8	Angel I Diaz	54.5kg	FT		-	4.1L	11-9	$7.00	-	$0	-	1. Empire's Best 2. Noble Jon 3. Looking Good Lewis
1st of 10	10/12/25	Turfway Park	1308m	Claiming 90	9	Carlos Barbosa	54.5kg	FT		-	0.8L	4-4	$10	-	$0	-	1. More Than Five 2. High Strike 3. Neoking
1st of 7	5/11/25	Horseshoe Indianapolis	1207m	Claiming 83	6	Jr Marcelino Pedroza	55kg	FT		-	2L	5-4	$2.50	-	$0	-	1. More Than Five 2. Lord Majesty 3. Yolo Santiago
3rd of 9	13/10/25	Horseshoe Indianapolis	1207m	Claiming 85	1	Alex Achard	55.5kg	FT		-	1.6L	7-6	$3.10	-	$0	-	1. Manuelito 2. Imtakinittothebank 3. More Than Five
2nd of 7	17/9/25	Horseshoe Indianapolis	1674m	Claiming 89	2	Alex Achard	55.5kg	FT		-	1.3L	3-2-2	$8.50	-	$0	-	1. Company You Keep 2. More Than Five 3. Vaccinator

Dr Schuster (6) 6423312632
Trainer: Robin Schuster()
Jockey: German Terraza
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 10% / 43%

5 yo Bay/Brown

Sire: Collected

Dam: Red Hot Heels

Dam's Sire: Tapit

Stats

Career

48: 5-8-8

Distance

10: 1-2-5

Trk/Dst

3: 1-1-1

Track

12: 2-3-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Turf

4: 0-0-0

Heavy

2: 0-0-1

Dirt

44: 5-8-8

Fast

4: 0-1-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1106m - 1674m

Comments

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 8	23/12/25	Mahoning Valley	1674m	Starter Allo	6	Brandon Leonardo Tapara	56kg	WET FAST		-	0.3L	1-1-1	$13	-	$0	-	1. Hemp Heaven 2. Dr Schuster 3. Rhumjar
3rd of 4	10/12/25	Mahoning Valley	1106m	Starter Allo	3	Rocco Bowen	56kg	MY		-	9.3L	2-2	$7.00	-	$0	-	1. Illini 2. Reinvest 3. Dr Schuster
6th of 6	20/11/25	Mahoning Valley	1674m	Allowance 88	5	Jose A Bracho	57kg	GD		-	16.6L	2-2-1	$6.50	-	$0	-	1. Big Lucky 2. Mission Control 3. Who Da Boss
2nd of 8	5/11/25	Mahoning Valley	1674m	Starter Allo	4	Jose A Bracho	57kg	FT		-	1.3L	1-1-1	$7.00	-	$0	-	1. Shivaree 2. Dr Schuster 3. Puff'smagicdragon
1st of 9	21/10/25	Mahoning Valley	1609m	Allowance 85	9	Jose A Bracho	56kg	MY		-	1.5L	5-5-3	$8.00	-	$0	-	1. Dr Schuster 2. Law Of The Jungle 3. Full Spectrum
3rd of 7	7/10/25	Thistledown	1609m	Allowance 88	6	Noel Vigil	54kg	SY		-	3L	1-1-1	$8.00	-	$0	-	1. Puff'smagicdragon 2. Sweeping Giant 3. Dr Schuster

Firewater Jake (7) 9X35527215
Trainer: Rey Juarez-Mendoza()
Jockey: Victor Fernandez
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 14% / 50%

10 yo BAY

Sire: Tizway

Dam: Make Me Adorable

Dam's Sire: Empire Maker

Stats

Career

54: 8-11-8

Distance

23: 4-6-1

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Track

4: 1-1-0

1st Up

11: 0-2-3

2nd Up

9: 0-2-2

Turf

46: 7-9-8

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Dirt

8: 1-2-0

Fast

1: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1609m - 1710m

Comments

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 10	7/1/26	Mahoning Valley	1674m	Claiming 86	6	Erik Barbaran	57kg	SY		-	11.5L	6-4-2	$4.50	-	$0	-	1. Breezy Money 2. Midnight Channel 3. Auld Lange Syne
1st of 7	24/12/25	Mahoning Valley	1609m	Claiming 74	6	Erik Barbaran	57kg	MY		-	7.8L	1-1-1	$2.70	-	$0	-	1. Firewater Jake 2. Agnello's Dream 3. Will E Sutton
2nd of 11	8/12/25	Mahoning Valley	1674m	Claiming 86	2	Victor R Fernandez	56kg	FT		-	0.5L	4-3-4	$18	-	$0	-	1. Royal Dragoon 2. Firewater Jake 3. Boldness
7th of 8	30/10/25	Mahoning Valley	1609m	Claiming 79	7	Luis Antonio Gonzalez	56kg	SY		-	17.5L	5-5-6	$6.50	-	$0	-	1. Harvard 2. Smash 3. Oiler
2nd of 9	22/10/25	Horseshoe Indianapolis	1674m	Claiming 86	5	Santo Sanjur	55.5kg	FT		-	5.5L	1-1-1	$8.00	-	$0	-	1. Cause A Ruckus 2. Firewater Jake 3. Gucci Man
5th of 7	15/9/25	Horseshoe Indianapolis	1710m	Starter Opti	3	Jr Marcelino Pedroza	55.5kg	FT		-	12.8L	6-6-4	$8.50	-	$0	-	1. Boitano 2. Face Value 3. Everdoit

Puff'smagicdragon (8) 4211131314
Trainer: Rey Juarez-Mendoza()
Jockey: Erik Barbaran
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 35% / 65%

5 yo BAY

Sire: Mendelssohn

Dam: Magnificent Margo

Dam's Sire: Congrats

Stats

Career

20: 7-4-2

Distance

11: 5-2-1

Trk/Dst

3: 1-1-0

Track

6: 1-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Heavy

1: 1-0-0

Dirt

20: 7-4-2

Fast

2: 1-1-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1609m - 1674m

Comments

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 8	23/12/25	Mahoning Valley	1674m	Starter Allo	8	Erik Barbaran	57kg	WET FAST		-	3L	4-4-6	$3.40	-	$0	-	1. Hemp Heaven 2. Dr Schuster 3. Rhumjar
1st of 6	26/11/25	Mahoning Valley	1609m	Starter Allo	5	Erik Barbaran	56kg	SY		-	4L	5-5-3	$5.00	-	$0	-	1. Puff'smagicdragon 2. Sudden Shift 3. Richiesgotgame
3rd of 8	5/11/25	Mahoning Valley	1674m	Starter Allo	8	Erik Barbaran	57kg	FT		-	2.5L	8-8-7	$3.40	-	$0	-	1. Shivaree 2. Dr Schuster 3. Puff'smagicdragon
1st of 7	7/10/25	Thistledown	1609m	Allowance 88	4	Erik Barbaran	54kg	SY		-	2.5L	6-5-2	$4.33	-	$0	-	1. Puff'smagicdragon 2. Sweeping Giant 3. Dr Schuster
3rd of 5	11/9/25	Thistledown	1609m	Starter Opti	3	Erik Barbaran	55kg	FT		-	3.3L	4-4-4	$3.75	-	$0	-	1. Real Naughty 2. Dr Schuster 3. Puff'smagicdragon
1st of 9	7/8/25	Thistledown	1609m	Claiming 91	5	Erik Barbaran	56kg	FT		-	1.8L	8-8-4	$7.00	-	$0	-	1. Puff'smagicdragon 2. John's Rock 3. P H Factor

Race Review Abbreviations

3WNC: Three wide no cover, Awk: Awkwardly away, Bk: Back, Blkd: Blocked, Btld: Battled, Chal: Challenged, Chkd: Checked, Cvr: Cover, Fdd: Faded, Fght: Fought, Fin: Finish, Hdd: Headed, Hld up: Held up, Hmprd: Hampered, Hndy: Handy, Kikd: Kicked, Kn: Keen, Ld: Led/Lead, Midf: Midfield, Mod pc: Moderate pace, Otf: On the Fence, ROS: Ran on strongly, Slow: Slow away, Snagd: Snagged, Stld: Settled, Tn: Turn, Trld: Trailed, Under pres: Under pressure, Under rd: Under riding, Urgd: Urged, Wd: Wide, Wdr: Wider, Weavd: Weaved, Wknd: Weakened, Wrkd: Worked