Trainer

Richard Zielinski

5 starters today at Mahoning Valley

Today's starters

Post (ET)RaceHorseM/LModel winJockey
12:15 PMMVR R1#5 Mobil Chic6-110%Erik Barbaran
1:11 PMMVR R3#10 Verbier10-15%Jose A Bracho
1:39 PMMVR R4#9 Judy's Comet9-211%Brandon Tapara
2:07 PMMVR R5#9 Sammy's Smile10-17%Becerra Fernando Salazar
2:35 PMMVR R6#8 Proud Words6-18%Chelsey Keiser

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
Dirt1119% small sample
All surfaces1119% 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 typeWonStartsWin rate1st–3rd
Other stakes06too few to rate
Allowance / optional claiming2012516%57%
Maiden special weight114823%71%
Claiming $25,000+21414% small sample36%
Claiming under $25,0002014314%51%
Maiden claiming25too few to rate
All5534116%55%

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 dirt143414%47%
Sprints111114%46%
Claiming races69212%45%
Routes33111%49%
Back from 90+ days off8310%31%
Second start for the barn4717%45%
First time in a claimer2934% small sample55%
Second start after a claim1916% small sample58%

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
Erik BarbaranMobil Chic01too few to rate
Jose A BrachoVerbier73421%
Brandon TaparaJudy's Comet1810817%
Becerra Fernando SalazarSammy's Smile32910% small sample
Chelsey KeiserProud Words21118% small sample

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

Recent starters

DateRaceHorseFinishM/LJockey
10/26MVR R8Mo Mo Lightning5th of 1015-1Mauro Cedillo
10/26MVR R3Lady Fortune2nd of 85-2Fernando Salazar Becerra
10/26MVR R2All Nine Yards3rd of 65-1Jose Bracho
10/24MVR R5Wisley5th of 117-2Chelsey Keiser
10/24MVR R4Sweet Unique4th of 77-2Victor Fernandez
10/21MVR R3Sassy Walker3rd of 66-5Jose Bracho
10/20MVR R1Biscuits And Grits4th of 812-1David Haldar
10/20MVR R1Gone In A Flash5th of 820-1Humberto Haldar
10/19MVR R8Ohio Girl6th of 920-1Guillermo Rodriguez
10/19MVR R7Stacy EllenWon of 84-1Mauro Cedillo

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

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