Trainer
Joe S Russo
2 starters today at Woodbine
Today's starters
| Post (ET) | Race | Horse | M/L | Model win | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:45 PM | WO R5 | #3 Border Fox | 10-1 | 6% | Jalon L Samuel |
| 6:15 PM | WO R9 | #9 A Real War Story | 15-1 | 4% | Romero Ramsay Maragh |
Model win chance is the card model on each race page; the morning-line favourite wins more often than our top-ranked horse.
This meet
Woodbine
| Surface | Won | Starts | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirt | 0 | 6 | too few to rate |
| Turf | 1 | 8 | 12% small sample |
| All surfaces | 1 | 14 | 7% small sample |
Starts at the same track in the 45 days before today, the window the race pages call “this meet.” Under 8 starts we show the count only; under 30, rates move a lot and are tagged.
Last 12 months by race type
| Race type | Won | Starts | Win rate | 1st–3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allowance / optional claiming | 1 | 15 | 7% small sample | 33% |
| Claiming $25,000+ | 0 | 6 | too few to rate | |
| Claiming under $25,000 | 5 | 22 | 23% small sample | 68% |
| Maiden claiming | 3 | 21 | 14% small sample | 38% |
| All | 9 | 64 | 14% | 47% |
Thoroughbred races in our results data, through Oct 29, 2026. Name matched on surname and first initial, so two people who share both can be merged.
By situation
| Situation | Starts | Win rate | 1st–3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprints | 111 | 14% | 49% |
| On synthetic | 108 | 14% | 46% |
| Claiming races | 58 | 12% | 50% |
| Routes | 39 | 8% | 33% |
| Maiden claiming races | 21 | 19% small sample | 52% |
| Down two or more classes | 5 | too few to rate |
The trainer's record in each situation as printed with today's past performances (first-time starters, layoffs, surface and distance switches and so on).
With today's jockeys
| Jockey | Today | Won | Starts | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalon L Samuel | Border Fox | 1 | 11 | 9% small sample |
| Romero Ramsay Maragh | A Real War Story | 2 | 8 | 25% small sample |
Starts together in the last 12 months, through Oct 29, 2026.
Recent starters
| Date | Race | Horse | Finish | M/L | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29 | WO R4 | Starship Paradise | 2nd of 9 | 6-1 | Jalon Samuel |
| 10/25 | WO R7 | Bright Angel (IRE) | 3rd of 9 | 12-1 | Romero Maragh |
| 10/16 | WO R1 | Border Fox | 5th of 6 | 3-1 | Jalon Samuel |
| 10/10 | WO R11 | Dissectologist | 2nd of 7 | 4-1 | Fraser Aebly |
| 10/9 | WO R2 | Bertha | 6th of 6 | 6-1 | Romero Maragh |
| 10/8 | WO R7 | Starship Paradise | 2nd of 7 | 6-1 | Jalon Samuel |
| 10/2 | WO R3 | Dissectologist | 3rd of 7 | 8-1 | Jalon Samuel |
| 10/2 | WO R1 | A Real War Story | 5th of 6 | 15-1 | Jalon Samuel |
| 9/26 | WO R1 | A Real War Story | 3rd of 6 | 10-1 | Juan Crawford |
| 9/25 | WO R1 | Bertha | 3rd of 9 | 10-1 | Dane Nelson |
The last 10 settled starts in our results data, through Oct 29, 2026. M/L is the morning line.