Laurel Park Race 8 - Race 8 - Ratings Optional Claiming
SHAFT'S BULLET (5) has been racing well without winning. Last start finished third, beaten 7 lengths, over 1609m at this track (Dirt). Goes well at this distance including four wins so no reason he cannot take this out. THE TOWN (4) lifted strongly to score by 0.8 lengths three runs back at Ellis Park (Dirt) before filling a minor placing at his last two starts. One of the major players. ASSUME NOTHING (7) is coming off a last-start fourth, beaten 0.9 lengths, over 1673m at Delaware Park. Has a sound record here with two wins and six minor placings from nine starts. One of the key chances. FORREST CITY (1) found plenty to score by 1.75 lengths three runs back at Colonial Downs (Dirt) before filling a minor placing at his last two starts. Tais Lyapustina who has two wins when partnering stays on. Worth including in calculations.

Jockey: Mychel J. Sanchez
Weight: 56kgs
Stats
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Last start 4th of 7 at Delaware Park on September 17 over 1207m, 4.5 len behind Kerness K with 53kg at $5.80. Before that ran last in a small field at Colonial Downs on August 22 over 1207m, 5.5 len behind Kerness K with 55.5kg at $2.20. Definite winning chance. Keep safe.
Last Starts 28 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/7 | 17/09/2026 | 26 | HCP 3U | $37,500.00 | Delaware Park | 1207m | Good | Emanuel Rosario | 53kg | 1:10.61 | 7-3-4 | 4 |
| 4.3L | $5.80 |
| 6/6 | 22/08/2026 | 47 | ALLOW 3U | $71,327.00 | Colonial Downs | 1207m | Fast | Pascacio Lopez | 55.5kg | 1:08.68 | 5-4-6 | 5 |
| 5.7L | $2.20 |
| 5/5 | 06/07/2026 | 23 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $116,110.00 | Colonial Downs | 1308m | Fast | Sonny Leon | 57kg | 1:14.34 | 5-5-5 | 2 |
| 6.6L | $7.80 |
| 1/6 | 13/06/2026 | 15 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $76,709.00 | Monmouth Park | 1207m | Fast | Pascacio Lopez | 56kg | 1:10.02 | 5-1-1 | 2 |
| 4.5L | $4.70 |
| 1/7 | 29/05/2026 | 34 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $83,128.00 | Laurel Park | 1408m | Fast | Jeiron Barbosa | 56kg | 1:23.69 | 6-3-1 | 1 |
| 0.5L | $18.70 |
| 3/7 | 25/04/2026 | 36 | ALLOW 4U | $94,614.00 | Tampa Bay Downs | 1408m | Fast | Israel O Rodriguez | 52kg | 1:22.51 | 6-4-3 | 2 |
| 1.5L | $29.90 |

Jockey: Jean Gregor Briceno
Weight: 56kgs
Stats
Comments
At the latest run eased back early on 6th of 8 at this track on September 25 over 1710m, 7 len behind Next Level with 56kg at $33.90. The race before that 5th of 7 at Delaware Park on September 5 over 1673m, 7 len behind Embrace My Uncle with 56kg at $16.20. Well held last time and facing tough task today.
Last Starts 20 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/8 | 25/09/2026 | 20 | HCP 3U | $54,528.00 | Laurel Park | 1710m | Fast | Jean Gregor Briceno | 56kg | 1:44.62 | 7-7-6 | 8 |
| 7.3L | $33.90 |
| 5/7 | 05/09/2026 | 22 | HCP 3U | $41,369.00 | Delaware Park | 1673m | Fast | Raul Mena | 56kg | 1:43.13 | 4-7-5 | 3 |
| 7.6L | $16.20 |
| 5/5 | 14/08/2026 | 14 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $105,563.00 | Colonial Downs | 1710m | Fast | Jose E Vargas | 56kg | 1:41.29 | 5-5-5 | 1 |
| 8.5L | $16.00 |
| 6/6 | 31/07/2026 | 23 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $55,635.00 | Penn National | 1673m | Fast | Angel Cruz | 56.5kg | 1:42.45 | 5-5-6 | 6 |
| 10.0L | $5.90 |
| 1/5 | 08/07/2026 | 18 | ALLOW 3U | $53,701.00 | Penn National | 1673m | Fast | Angel Cruz | 55kg | 1:41.00 | 5-3-1 | 5 |
| 1.0L | $6.60 |
| 3/5 | 20/06/2026 | 29 | ALLOW 3U | $41,841.00 | Laurel Park | 1609m | Fast | H Karamanos | 56kg | 1:38.92 | 5-4-3 | 5 |
| 8.5L | $3.10 |

Jockey: Vincent Cheminaud
Weight: 54.5kgs
Stats
Comments
Form hard to fault. Returns from a 48-day let-up. Most recently 3rd of 9 at Colonial Downs Inner Turf on August 28 over 1811m, 1.75 len behind The Brigade carrying 53.5kg at $9.70. The start before that 3rd of 8 at Ellis Park on August 7 over 1609m, 5.5 len behind Bourbon Flight with 54.5kg at $6.17. Major player on recent form.
Last Starts 48 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/9 | 28/08/2026 | 21 | ALLOW 3U | $78,459.00 | Colonial Downs | 1811m | FM | Mychel J Sanchez | 53.5kg | 1:47.18 | 7-5-3 | 1 |
| 1.8L | $9.70 |
| 3/8 | 07/08/2026 | 26 | ALLOW 3U | $65,977.00 | Ellis Park | 1609m | Fast | Ben Curtis | 54.5kg | 1:35.98 | 8-5-3 | 5 |
| 5.5L | $6.17 |
| 1/8 | 12/07/2026 | 22 | ALLOW 3U | $61,684.00 | Ellis Park | 1609m | SP | Ben Curtis | 54.5kg | 1:37.73 | 6-3-1 | 1 |
| 0.8L | $6.65 |
| 1/12 | 20/06/2026 | 57 | CLM 3U | $86,471.00 | Churchill Downs | 1609m | FM | I Ortiz Jr | 53.5kg | 1:34.38 | 5-4-1 | 3 |
| 0.3L | $3.23 |
| 6/7 | 24/04/2026 | 26 | ALLOW 3U | $94,614.00 | Gulfstream Park | 1609m | FM | Samy Camacho | 54.5kg | 1:34.85 | 7-6-6 | 6 |
| 4.4L | $4.70 |
| 6/9 | 29/03/2026 | 30 | LR OPEN 3 | $154,494.00 | Tampa Bay Downs | 1710m | FM | I Ortiz Jr | 54.5kg | 1:43.20 | 9-7-6 | 4 |
| 5.0L | $2.10 |

Jockey: Leandro M. Briceno
Weight: 52.5kgs
Stats
Comments
Form hard to fault. Returns from a 34-day let-up. At the latest run 3rd of 8 at this track on September 11 over 1609m, 7 len behind Adero with 56kg at $11.50. The start before that 2nd in a small field at Delaware Park on July 21 over 1673m, 1.0 len behind Tracking Error with 51.5kg at $3.80. Definite chance.
Last Starts 34 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/8 | 11/09/2026 | 52 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $82,889.00 | Laurel Park | 1609m | SP | Jose E Vargas | 56kg | 1:36.42 | 5-3-3 | 3 |
| 7.8L | $11.50 |
| 2/4 | 21/07/2026 | 32 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $69,666.00 | Delaware Park | 1673m | Fast | Emanuel Rosario | 51.5kg | 1:43.92 | 3-2-2 | 2 |
| 1.0L | $3.80 |
| 2/7 | 19/06/2026 | 384 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $87,699.00 | Laurel Park | 1207m | Fast | Emanuel Rosario | 52.5kg | 1:11.49 | 2-1-2 | 5 |
| 0.1L | $12.90 |
| 4/7 | 31/05/2025 | 10 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $75,000.00 | Delaware Park | 1673m | Fast | Jorge Ruiz | 54.5kg | 1:41.66 | 7-4-4 | 7 |
| 11.5L | $6.00 |
| 4/7 | 21/05/2025 | 18 | ALLOW 3U | $78,125.00 | Delaware Park | 1207m | Fast | Yan Rodriguez | 51.5kg | 1:11.92 | 7-5-4 | 1 |
| 1.6L | $15.80 |
| 4/9 | 03/05/2025 | 62 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $98,094.00 | Laurel Park | 1710m | Fast | Yan Rodriguez | 52.5kg | 1:43.31 | 5-2-4 | 7 |
| 16.1L | $7.80 |

Jockey: Jeiron Barbosa
Weight: 54kgs
Stats
Comments
Most recently eased back early on 4th in a small field at Charles Town on September 19 over 1408m, 6 len behind Ray Of Sunshine with 56kg at $7.90. The race before that won by 0.8 len at Colonial Downs on August 15 over 1609m defeating Neon Nights with 56kg at $1.80. Take on trust.
Last Starts 26 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/6 | 19/09/2026 | 35 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $50,833.00 | Charles Town | 1408m | Fast | V Rodriguez | 56kg | 1:25.60 | 5-5-4 | 2 |
| 6.5L | $7.90 |
| 1/4 | 15/08/2026 | 24 | CLM 3U | $57,061.00 | Colonial Downs | 1609m | Fast | Forest Boyce | 56kg | 1:34.52 | 4-2-1 | 1 |
| 0.8L | $1.80 |
| 5/7 | 22/07/2026 | 12 | HCP 3U | $43,541.00 | Delaware Park | 1609m | M | Carol Cedeno | 55kg | 1:39.47 | 4-6-5 | 2 |
| 2.6L | $11.00 |
| 4/7 | 10/07/2026 | 19 | ALLOW 3U | $46,444.00 | Delaware Park | 1609m | M | Brittany Scampton | 55kg | 1:39.08 | 4-5-4 | 4 |
| 5.5L | $6.70 |
| 8/8 | 21/06/2026 | 37 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $76,709.00 | Laurel Park | 1609m | FM | Raul Mena | 56kg | 1:34.74 | 8-8-8 | 8 |
| 9.6L | $16.10 |
| 4/6 | 15/05/2026 | 28 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $83,436.00 | Laurel Park | 1710m | Fast | Raul Mena | 56kg | 1:44.03 | 3-4-4 | 3 |
| 10.0L | $9.10 |

Jockey: Jaime Rodriguez
Weight: 56kgs
Stats
Comments
Racing well recently. Last start 4th of 7 at Delaware Park on September 18 over 1673m, 0.9 len behind Embrace My Uncle carrying 54.5kg at $6.50. The race before that 2nd of 7 at Parx on August 26 over 1609m, 5 len behind Dreambuilder carrying 55.5kg at $8.10. With a little improvement can take this out.
Last Starts 27 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/7 | 18/09/2026 | 23 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $65,278.00 | Delaware Park | 1673m | Fast | Cipriano Gil | 54.5kg | 1:42.91 | 1-1-4 | 6 |
| 0.9L | $6.50 |
| 2/7 | 26/08/2026 | 34 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $74,180.00 | Parx | 1609m | Fast | Jamie Rodriguez | 55.5kg | 1:38.61 | 1-2-2 | 3 |
| 4.8L | $8.10 |
| 3/6 | 23/07/2026 | 25 | HCP 3U | $43,541.00 | Delaware Park | 1710m | Fast | Martin Chuan | 56kg | 1:46.17 | 5-3-3 | 6 |
| 2.3L | $2.40 |
| 1/10 | 28/06/2026 | 39 | ALLOW 3U | $139,470.00 | Belmont At The Big A | 1811m | Fast | Jamie Rodriguez | 57kg | 1:51.21 | 2-1-1 | 3 |
| 1.3L | $9.21 |
| 1/5 | 20/05/2026 | 26 | CLM 3U | $39,106.00 | Parx | 1673m | Fast | Yedsit Hazlewood | 53kg | 1:43.21 | 3-1-1 | 5 |
| 4.3L | $4.00 |
| 6/6 | 24/04/2026 | 399 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $56,769.00 | Penn National | 1673m | Fast | Martin Chuan | 54.5kg | 1:42.06 | 1-6-6 | 3 |
| 45.5L | $9.70 |

Jockey: Carlos Eduardo Lopez
Weight: 56kgs
Stats
Comments
Most recently 3rd of 8 at this track on September 25 over 1710m, 2.75 len behind Next Level with 56kg at $6.30. The start before that ran last of 8 at Colonial Downs Turf on August 14 over 1811m, 10 len behind Covert Law with 55.5kg at $17.30. Capable of a strong showing.
Last Starts 20 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/8 | 25/09/2026 | 42 | HCP 3U | $54,528.00 | Laurel Park | 1710m | Fast | Carlos Eduardo Lopez | 56kg | 1:44.62 | 5-1-3 | 6 |
| 2.8L | $6.30 |
| 8/8 | 14/08/2026 | 40 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $105,563.00 | Colonial Downs | 1811m | FM | Samuel Marin | 55.5kg | 1:48.33 | 1-6-8 | 1 |
| 10.0L | $17.30 |
| 7/8 | 05/07/2026 | 44 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $116,110.00 | Colonial Downs | 1811m | FM | Jareth Loveberry | 55.5kg | 1:46.83 | 6-7-7 | 8 |
| 12.8L | $24.30 |
| 1/7 | 22/05/2026 | 15 | CLM 4U | $125,698.00 | Churchill Downs | 1609m | SP | Axel Concepcion | 53.5kg | 1:38.72 | 1-2-1 | 5 |
| 0.1L | $14.38 |
| 7/10 | 07/05/2026 | 69 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $187,151.00 | Churchill Downs | 1609m | FM | Axel Concepcion | 55.5kg | 1:33.38 | 2-6-7 | 4 |
| 6.4L | $28.03 |
| 6/8 | 27/02/2026 | 41 | ALLOW OCLM 3U | $151,213.00 | Turfway Park | 1609m | Fast | V Carrasco | 56kg | 1:38.89 | 5-5-6 | 7 |
| 9.3L | $30.45 |