Mountaineer Park Race 6

Claiming

Stake: -

MISSION MIKE (6) Was making up some late ground when 5th last time at the track and taking on easier opposition. Michael Y Pagan and Juan L Vazquez have a good working relationship. Could pose a threat and expected to go very close. CONFESSOR (4) Faded to finish 8th last run at the track. Happy to overlook that run and dropping in grade. Should be competitive in this race at a bit of odds. RACKATAPTAP (3) Racing fresh after a break. Amongst the placegetters when 3rd last run at this venue and taking on a lower class of opponents. Can win. CLASSIC KING (5) Mediocre performance when 6th last start here but up against a less competitive field. Will be hitting the line strongly. Stepping back up in distance. Deserves consideration.

Distance: 1609m
Track:
Weather: -
Surface: Dirt
Class: 3U, CLAIMING, CLM, TB

Loony (1) 4535515669
Trainer: Johanson Serrano()
Jockey: Luis Alberto Batista
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 7.32% / 21%

6 yo BBR Gelding

Sire: Mshawish

Dam: Alternate Prize

Dam's Sire: Alternation

Stats

Career

41: 3-4-2

Distance

12: 1-1-1

1st Up

4: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

4th Up

2: 0-1-0

Turf

8: 0-0-1

Good

6: 1-0-1

Heavy

4: 0-1-0

Synthetic

2: 0-0-0

Dirt

33: 3-4-1

Firm

29: 2-3-1

Jockey Stats

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Distance

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Track

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1106m - 1609m

Comments

Couldn't stay in touch when 9th last start at Thistledown but drawn beautifully. Should muster plenty of early toe. Coming to a new trainer but competing in a higher grade. Hard to warm to at present.

Expected Settling Position:

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
9th of 9	10/8/26	Thistledown	1609m	Claiming 77	7	Fernando Salazar Becerra	54kg	MY		-	12.8L	5-4-6	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Sunset Town 2. Harbour Bridge 3. Basscoat
6th of 7	30/7/26	Thistledown	1609m	Claiming 77	2	Mckenna Anderson	54.5kg	FT		-	17.8L	7-7-7	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Ghost Bike 2. So Dialed In 3. Z Boss
6th of 6	29/6/26	Thistledown	1609m	Claiming 77	6	Anthony Rodriguez	55kg	FT		-	28.5L	3-3-4	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Sailor's Chance 2. I'll Figure It Out 3. Candy Crushem
5th of 5	9/6/26	Thistledown	1609m	Claiming 78	3	Carlos Martinez	49.299999952316284kg	FT		-	9L	3-4-4	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Quarantino 2. Sunset Town 3. Smash
1st of 7	26/5/26	Thistledown	1609m	3U	1	Carlos Martinez	51.200000047683716kg	FAST		-	3.5L	1-1-1	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Loony 2. Sight Unseen 3. Harbour Bridge
5th of 8	16/5/26	Thistledown	1207m	3U	9	Edgar Paucar	54kg	FAST		-	6.5L	3-2	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Bozaano 2. Breeze The Bayou 3. Remember The Fear

Jura (2) 746X585688
Trainer: John T. Brown()
Jockey: Jonathon R. Atherton (a4.5)
Weight: 51.5kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 13% / 42%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Twirling Candy

Dam: Hearitforthegirls

Dam's Sire: In Excess

Stats

Career

45: 6-9-4

Distance

21: 3-5-1

Trk/Dst

3: 0-0-0

Track

8: 0-0-0

1st Up

5: 1-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-0-1

3rd Up

3: 1-0-0

4th Up

2: 0-0-0

Turf

22: 4-7-3

Good

8: 1-1-0

Heavy

1: 1-0-0

Synthetic

2: 0-2-0

Dirt

22: 2-2-1

Firm

34: 4-6-4

Jockey Stats

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1207m - 1609m

Comments

Weakened under pressure when 8th last start at this track but competing in an easier class. Shows good early pace. The large claim from Jonathon R Atherton should help. Can't entertain.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

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
8th of 8	22/7/26	Mountaineer Park	1609m	3U	3	Kevin Gonzalez	56kg	FAST		-	32.3L	3-3-8	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. R Doc 2. Kantpaythetoll 3. Classic King
8th of 9	13/7/26	Mountaineer Park	1408m	Claiming 82	5	Ricardo Barrios	56kg	FM		-	11.6L	9-9	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Misterchilliwilli 2. Unpredictable Bay 3. Legal Titan
6th of 9	1/7/26	Mountaineer Park	1609m	Claiming 84	7	Kevin Gonzalez	56kg	FT		-	21.1L	1-1-2	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Krug 2. Classic King 3. Chopped
5th of 7	16/6/26	Mountaineer Park	1609m	Claiming 67	2	Bailey Weatherly	56kg	FT		-	36.6L	2-1-5	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Beachwalker 2. Shiva 3. Hapi Hapi
8th of 8	26/5/26	Mountaineer Park	1508m	3U	1	Kevin Gonzalez	54.5kg	FAST		-	44.1L	2-3-7	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Big Spin 2. Khozando 3. Zippy Gizmo
5th of 6	12/5/26	Mountaineer Park	1207m	3U	4	Miguel L Martinez	55kg	FAST		-	23L	3-4	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Versatile 2. Storming Chrome 3. Classic King

Rackataptap (3) 353445X453
Trainer: Juan C. Vazquez()
Jockey: Renzo Diaz
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 15% / 34%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Tapit

Dam: Tamarack Bay

Dam's Sire: Dehere

Stats

Career

44: 7-2-6

Distance

13: 1-0-2

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-1

Track

3: 0-0-1

1st Up

4: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 1-0-1

4th Up

1: 0-0-1

Turf

7: 1-0-0

Good

5: 1-0-2

Heavy

2: 0-0-0

Synthetic

1: 1-0-0

Dirt

37: 6-2-6

Firm

36: 5-2-4

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 0-0-1

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1106m - 1609m

Comments

Back from a break. Good performance to run into 3rd beaten by 1L last run at this venue and competing at a lower level of competition. Can figure in the finish.

Expected Settling Position:

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
3rd of 10	15/6/26	Mountaineer Park	1609m	Claiming 84	4	Renzo Diaz	54.5kg	GD		-	1L	10-7-6	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. R Cardinal Prince 2. Kantpaythetoll 3. Rackataptap
5th of 8	26/4/26	Mountaineer Park	1609m	3U	8	Luis Negron	48.299999952316284kg	FAST		-	18.8L	7-7-6	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Brown Liquor Man 2. He's A Shooter 3. Soupersilverdollar
4th of 7	13/4/26	Mountaineer Park	1106m	Claiming 90	5	Renzo Diaz	56kg	FT		-	4.5L	6-6	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Prince Prancealot 2. Oleg 3. Brown Liquor Man
5th of 8	15/1/26	Parx At Philadelphia	1674m	Claiming 81	5	Dexter Haddock	55.5kg	FT		-	29.3L	8-8-6	$5.00	-	$0	-	1. Warrior's Vendetta 2. Marty's Magic 3. Union Lights
4th of 7	5/1/26	Parx At Philadelphia	1674m	Claiming 82	2	Dexter Haddock	55.5kg	FT		-	6.5L	3-4-3	$6.50	-	$0	-	1. Assembly Point 2. Vanzzy 3. Bullet Breeze
4th of 11	9/12/25	Parx At Philadelphia	1674m	Claiming 85	1	Francisco Martinez	55.5kg	FT		-	4.8L	6-6-6	$5.50	-	$0	-	1. Alilnalot 2. Youbetterbejoking 3. We Ready

Confessor (4) 1421522X58
Trainer: Eddie Clouston()
Jockey: Joe Stokes
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 19% / 45%

10 yo Chestnut Gelding

Sire: Freedom Child

Dam: Taconic Victory

Dam's Sire: Eddington

Stats

Career

84: 16-16-6

Distance

41: 9-10-4

Trk/Dst

12: 2-5-1

Track

15: 3-5-1

1st Up

8: 0-2-1

2nd Up

7: 1-2-0

3rd Up

6: 3-0-0

4th Up

4: 1-2-0

Turf

8: 2-1-1

Good

13: 1-2-1

Heavy

6: 0-3-0

Synthetic

4: 1-1-0

Dirt

69: 14-15-5

Firm

59: 14-10-5

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1207m - 1609m

Comments

Was $20.00 and lost ground in the run home when 8th last run here. Happy to overlook that run and competing at a lower class. Expect a forward showing.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

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
8th of 9	3/8/26	Mountaineer Park	1609m	Claiming 75	3	Elijah Greenidge	56kg	GD		-	8.6L	7-7-7	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Centsofwander 2. Unclecharliesgift 3. Wynn Giant
5th of 7	13/7/26	Mountaineer Park	1207m	Claiming 77	7	Luis A Rodriguez Castro	56kg	FT		-	9.3L	4-4	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Zaddy 2. Shiva 3. Outkissed
2nd of 7	23/11/25	Mountaineer Park	1609m	Claiming 83	4	Yan Aviles	56kg	GD		-	0.1L	6-6-2	$5.50	-	$0	-	1. Zimba Warrior 2. Confessor 3. Cool Quartet
2nd of 7	28/10/25	Mountaineer Park	1609m	Claiming 81	5	Yan Aviles	56kg	FT		-	0.1L	6-4-3	$5.00	-	$0	-	1. Overly Critical 2. Confessor 3. Candy Crushem
5th of 7	29/9/25	Mountaineer Park	1674m	Claiming 89	2	Deshawn L Parker	57kg	FT		-	13.5L	6-5-6	$7.50	-	$0	-	1. Hornbeam 2. Fenwick Jack 3. Krug
1st of 7	9/9/25	Mountaineer Park	1609m	Claiming 87	5	Deshawn L Parker	56kg	FT		-	0.8L	6-4-3	$2.20	-	$0	-	1. Confessor 2. My Indy 3. Candy Crushem

Classic King (5) 5343842536
Trainer: Alejandro Gomez()
Jockey: Alejandro Gomez, Jr.
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 12% / 48%

7 yo BBR Gelding

Sire: Classic Empire

Dam: Miss Mambo

Dam's Sire: Kingmambo

Stats

Career

56: 7-10-10

Distance

14: 0-4-2

Trk/Dst

6: 0-1-2

Track

16: 1-2-6

1st Up

4: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

4th Up

2: 1-0-0

Turf

7: 1-0-0

Good

12: 0-1-4

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Synthetic

1: 0-0-1

Dirt

49: 6-10-10

Firm

42: 7-9-5

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1106m - 1609m

Comments

Started $12.00 and average at best when 6th last start at this track but going down in grade. Always seems to find the line well. Back to an increased distance. One of the value chances in this race.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

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
6th of 9	12/8/26	Mountaineer Park	1207m	Claiming 77	3	Alejandro Gomez Jr	56kg	GD		-	17.8L	9-9	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Outkissed 2. Main Line Cipher 3. Road To Stardom
3rd of 8	22/7/26	Mountaineer Park	1609m	3U	6	Alejandro Gomez	56kg	FAST		-	2L	5-5-2	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. R Doc 2. Kantpaythetoll 3. Classic King
5th of 8	12/7/26	Mountaineer Park	1609m	3U	5	Alejandro Gomez	56kg	FAST		-	20.75L	8-8-8	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Soupersilverdollar 2. My Two Aunt Joans 3. Centsofwander
2nd of 9	1/7/26	Mountaineer Park	1609m	Claiming 84	9	Alejandro Gomez	56kg	FT		-	11.5L	8-7-3	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Krug 2. Classic King 3. Chopped
4th of 8	22/6/26	Mountaineer Park	1408m	3U	9	Alejandro Gomez	56kg	MUDDY		-	6.8L	8-7	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Boldness 2. Soupersilverdollar 3. Toast To Coast
8th of 9	9/6/26	Mountaineer Park	1207m	Claiming 86	7	Jairo H Hernandez	56kg	FT		-	2.7L	9-9	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Bustin Loose 2. Unraptured 3. Post Facto

Mission Mike (6) 3254328565
Trainer: Juan C. Vazquez()
Jockey: Michael Y. Pagan (a2.3)
Weight: 54kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 14% / 44%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Khozan

Dam: Haatchi

Dam's Sire: Malibu Moon

Stats

Career

27: 4-2-6

Distance

7: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-2

4th Up

1: 1-0-0

Turf

14: 3-0-4

Good

6: 2-0-2

Synthetic

1: 0-0-0

Dirt

13: 1-2-2

Firm

20: 2-2-4

Jockey Stats

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1408m - 1710m

Comments

Was $4.33 and passed some rivals in the late stages when 5th last time here and facing less formidable opponents. Will benefit with the weight drop. Great chance.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

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 8	22/7/26	Mountaineer Park	1609m	3U	8	Jason Simpson	56kg	FAST		-	8.3L	7-6-6	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. R Doc 2. Kantpaythetoll 3. Classic King
6th of 6	23/5/26	Laurel Park	1710m	Claiming 82	4	Angel Cruz	54kg	SY		-	23.5L	5-5-6	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Formal Affair 2. Likebelivingnmagic 3. Morning Thoughts
5th of 10	24/4/26	Tampa Bay Downs	1408m	Claiming 86	2	Samuel Marin	55.5kg	FT		-	4.8L	7-6	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Broadcaster 2. Peruvian Lucky 3. Estilo Magico
8th of 9	25/3/26	Tampa Bay Downs	1646m	Claiming 87	2	Samy Camacho	54kg	FT		-	13.3L	5-4-8	$3.30	-	$0	-	1. Pando 2. Jades Jay 3. St. Louie Louie
2nd of 8	22/2/26	Tampa Bay Downs	1710m	Claiming 89	8	Samy Camacho	53.5kg	FT		-	0.8L	6-4-7	$3.90	-	$0	-	1. Passioned 2. Mission Mike 3. Copazo
3rd of 10	4/2/26	Tampa Bay Downs	1646m	Claiming 86	9	Daniel Centeno	54kg	FT		-	8.8L	6-6-5	$13	-	$0	-	1. Paynter's Prodigy 2. Action Seeker 3. Mission Mike

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