Trainer

Robin Schuster

2 starters today at Mahoning Valley

Today's starters

Post (ET)RaceHorseM/LModel winJockey
1:11 PMMVR R3#5 Colonel Poppy3-114%Brandon Tapara
3:03 PMMVR R7#7 Dr Schuster20-15%Brandon Tapara

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

Mahoning Valley

SurfaceWonStartsWin rate
Dirt13too few to rate
All surfaces13too few to rate

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 typeWonStartsWin rate1st–3rd
Allowance / optional claiming32313% small sample57%
Claiming under $25,00074416%52%
All106715%54%

Thoroughbred races in our results data, through Oct 27, 2026. Name matched on surname and first initial, so two people who share both can be merged.

By situation

SituationStartsWin rate1st–3rd
On dirt4008%36%
Claiming races2539%38%
Routes1388%40%
Back from 46–90 days off150% small sample7%
Shipping in128% small sample25%
First start after a claim80% small sample25%
Blinkers off5 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

JockeyTodayWonStartsWin rate
Brandon TaparaColonel Poppy, Dr Schuster62921% small sample

Starts together in the last 12 months, through Oct 27, 2026.

Recent starters

DateRaceHorseFinishM/LJockey
10/27MVR R7Holidays Army Brat2nd of 78-1Ricardo Feliciano
10/27MVR R5VeronicaforthewinWon of 104-1Ricardo Feliciano
10/20MVR R4Amy's Star6th of 915-1Guillermo Rodriguez
10/7TDN R2Dr Schuster5th of 68-1Brandon Tapara
10/1TDN R1Amy's Star4th of 85-1Brandon Tapara
9/28TDN R6Holidays Army Brat2nd of 63-1Ricardo Feliciano
9/16TDN R1Dr Schuster4th of 65-1Brandon Tapara
9/14TDN R6Sunset Town3rd of 79-2Ricardo Feliciano
9/14TDN R4Amy's Star2nd of 76-1Brandon Tapara
9/3TDN R8Amy's Star3rd of 78-1Brandon Tapara

The last 10 settled starts in our results data, through Oct 27, 2026. M/L is the morning line.

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