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Lone Star Picks & Predictions — April 26, 2026

Sunday, April 26, 20269 racesLone Star

Here's our expert breakdown of today's 9-race card at Lone Star. We've identified 3 standout races with strong plays — see our analysis below. Full card picks for all 9 races are available to TrackWiz subscribers.

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Race 1

2026-04-26T18:35:00

Claiming · 1 mi · Dirt

Clear separation at the top of the rating board — Citizen Barrett looks standout with daylight to the rest.

win5Citizen BarrettML 5/2

Tops the TrackWiz rating board at 87.8 for Race 1. Ridden by Alfredo J. Juarez, Jr., trained by Martin Manuel Valdez-Cabral. Ranked 1st for recent race speed at 12.39 sec/furlong. For past year, Jockey has a 23% win rate and finished in the money in 58% of races. For past year, Jockey & Trainer Combo has a 24% win rate and finished in the money in 62% of races. Has 1 wins and placed in 3 of 3 races at 1 mi. Claiming Price Decreased from $15000 to $7500. Horse won last time it raced. 03/16/2026. Horse won last time raced at today's surface/distance. Horse appears in today's Top 50 Horses List.

place1Blazing SaberML 6/1

Rating board at 64.4. Ridden by Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez. 1 wins and placed in 6 of 10 races on Dirt tracks. Has placed in 4 of the last 6 races.

show6Fly Red Bird FlyML 3/1

Rating board at 63.2. Ridden by Santos Rivera. Ranked 2nd for recent race speed at 12.59 sec/furlong. 1 wins and placed in 9 of 14 races on Dirt tracks.

Race 2

2026-04-26T19:03:00

Claiming · 6 1/2 fur · Dirt

Clear separation at the top of the rating board — Forever Safe looks standout with daylight to the rest.

win8Forever SafeML 6/1

Tops the TrackWiz rating board at 82.7 for Race 2. Ridden by Alfredo J. Juarez, Jr., trained by Dick Cappellucci. For past year, Jockey has a 23% win rate and finished in the money in 58% of races. For past year, Jockey & Trainer Combo has a 26% win rate and finished in the money in 56% of races. 3 wins and placed in 4 of 5 races on Dirt tracks. Has placed in the last 3 races. Has placed in 5 of the last 6 races. Jockey & Horse combo has a 23% win rate and finished in the money in 58% of races. Ranked 1st in workouts over last month at 11.78 sec/furlong. Has WON 2 races in a row! Horse won last time it raced. 02/16/2026. Horse won last time raced at today's surface/distance.

Race 3

2026-04-26T19:43:00

Claiming · 1 mi · Turf

Clear separation at the top of the rating board — Pronunciation looks standout with daylight to the rest.

win1PronunciationML 5/2

Tops the TrackWiz rating board at 87.8 for Race 3. Ridden by Deshawn L. Parker, trained by Kari Craddock. Ranked 2nd for recent race speed at 12.61 sec/furlong. For past year, Jockey has a 23% win rate and finished in the money in 60% of races. For past year, Jockey & Trainer Combo has a 18% win rate and finished in the money in 50% of races. Horse appears in today's Top 50 Horses List.

place7Gold Makin GirlML 8/5

Rating board at 77.6. Ridden by Lane J. Luzzi. Ranked 1st for recent race speed at 12.47 sec/furlong. Has placed in 3 of the last 5 races.

⚡ Longshot5Fast Lane OnlyML 12/1

Rating board at 41.7. Ridden by Floyd Wethey Jr.. For past year, Jockey has a 20% win rate and finished in the money in 56% of races. Has placed in 1 of the last 1 races.

Our top picks for today focus on races with clear edges in speed figures, trainer form, and track bias. These are the spots where we see the most value on the board.

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Race 4

Claiming · 5 1/2 fur · Dirt

Clear separation at the top of the rating board — Doublebarrelvinny looks standout with daylight to the rest.

win6DoublebarrelvinnyML 7/5

Tops the TrackWiz rating board at 89.4 for Race 4. Career win rate of 50% shows consistency. Ridden by Geovanni Franco, trained by Abel Ramirez-Rodriguez. Ranked 1st for recent race speed at 12.43 sec/furlong. 2 wins and placed in 4 of 5 races on Dirt tracks. Has placed in the last 4 races. Has placed in 4 of the last 5 races. Has 2 wins and placed in 4 of 5 of Sprint races. 1 wins and placed in 2 of 3 races at Lone Star. Horse won last time raced at today's surface/distance. Horse appears in today's Top 50 Horses List.

Race 5

Allowance Optional Claiming · 6 fur · Dirt

Clear separation at the top of the rating board — Dutton's Song looks standout with daylight to the rest.

win1Dutton's SongML 6/1

Tops the TrackWiz rating board at 82.7 for Race 5. Ridden by Jose L. Alvarez, trained by Shawn H. Davis. Ranked 3rd for recent race speed at 11.96 sec/furlong. For past year, Jockey has a 19% win rate and finished in the money in 56% of races. For past year, Jockey & Trainer Combo has a 21% win rate and finished in the money in 50% of races. 1 wins and placed in 2 of 3 races on Dirt tracks. Horse won last time it raced. 04/09/2026.

place6Brilliant PlanML 5/2

Rating board at 57.5. Ridden by Floyd Wethey Jr.. Ranked 2nd for recent race speed at 11.89 sec/furlong. For past year, Jockey has a 20% win rate and finished in the money in 56% of races.

⚡ Longshot7StretchML 8/1

Rating board at 47.4. Ridden by Freddy Jose Manrrique. Placed in 2 of 4 races on Dirt tracks.

Race 6

Claiming · 1 mi · Turf

Clear separation at the top of the rating board — Ready looks standout with daylight to the rest.

win1ReadyML 7/2

Tops the TrackWiz rating board at 86.3 for Race 6. Ridden by Deshawn L. Parker, trained by Kari Craddock. Ranked 1st for recent race speed at 12.15 sec/furlong. For past year, Jockey has a 23% win rate and finished in the money in 60% of races. For past year, Jockey & Trainer Combo has a 18% win rate and finished in the money in 50% of races. Has placed in the last 2 races. Has placed in 4 of the last 6 races. 1 wins and placed in 4 of 4 races on Turf tracks.

place4Enticing SunsetML 9/5

Rating board at 83.4 • 40% career wins. Ridden by Stewart Elliott. Ranked 2nd for recent race speed at 12.31 sec/furlong. For past year, Jockey has a 20% win rate and finished in the money in 59% of races.

show2MissingyoucrazyML 3/1

Rating board at 73.9. Ridden by Alfredo J. Juarez, Jr.. Ranked 3rd for recent race speed at 12.34 sec/furlong. For past year, Jockey has a 23% win rate and finished in the money in 58% of races.

Race 7

Claiming · 1 mi · Dirt

Clear separation at the top of the rating board — Say as I Say looks standout with daylight to the rest.

win1Say as I SayML 8/1

Tops the TrackWiz rating board at 79.8 for Race 7. Ridden by Alfredo J. Juarez, Jr., trained by Allen C. Dupuy. Ranked 3rd for recent race speed at 12.89 sec/furlong. For past year, Jockey has a 23% win rate and finished in the money in 58% of races. 1 wins and placed in 9 of 18 races on Dirt tracks. Has placed in the last 3 races. Has placed in 4 of the last 6 races. Claiming Price Decreased from $7500 to $5000.

place8Strike the BellML 5/2

Rating board at 76.3. Ridden by Floyd Wethey Jr.. Ranked 2nd for recent race speed at 12.82 sec/furlong. For past year, Jockey has a 20% win rate and finished in the money in 56% of races.

show7Power NapML 3/1

Rating board at 75.9. Ridden by Rene Diaz. Ranked 1st for recent race speed at 12.38 sec/furlong. For past year, Jockey has a 18% win rate and finished in the money in 51% of races.

Race 8

Allowance Optional Claiming · 6 fur · Dirt

Clear separation at the top of the rating board — Storm After Dark looks standout with daylight to the rest.

win5Storm After DarkML 3/1

Tops the TrackWiz rating board at 81.0 for Race 8. Career win rate of 50% shows consistency. Ridden by Javier Antonio Hernandez, trained by Jesse Sauceda. Ranked 3rd for recent race speed at 12.12 sec/furlong. 1 wins and placed in 3 of 3 races on Dirt tracks. Has placed in the last 3 races. Has placed in 3 of the last 3 races. Has 1 wins and placed in 3 of 3 of Sprint races.

place2Whiskey HighML 12/1

Rating board at 74.0 • 83% career wins. Ridden by Fernando Jara. Ranked 2nd for recent race speed at 12.03 sec/furlong. 6 wins and placed in 6 of 7 races on Dirt tracks.

⚡ Longshot4Tiz GraceML 12/1

Rating board at 59.6. Ridden by Christian Ramos. Ranked 1st for recent race speed at 11.93 sec/furlong. Has placed in the last 4 races.

Race 9

Allowance · 5 fur · Turf

Clear separation at the top of the rating board — Tom Sawyer looks standout with daylight to the rest.

win9Tom SawyerML 7/5

Tops the TrackWiz rating board at 89.4 for Race 9. Career win rate of 23% shows consistency. Ridden by Stewart Elliott, trained by Steven M. Asmussen. For past year, Jockey has a 20% win rate and finished in the money in 59% of races. For past year, Jockey & Trainer Combo has a 23% win rate and finished in the money in 54% of races. Has placed in the last 4 races. Has placed in 4 of the last 6 races. Placed in 2 of 3 races at Lone Star. Jockey & Horse combo has a 20% win rate and finished in the money in 59% of races. Horse appears in today's Top 50 Horses List.

place7The Devil's BetML 4/1

Rating board at 83.2. Ridden by Isaiah Wiseman. Ranked 1st for recent race speed at 11.68 sec/furlong. Has placed in the last 3 races.

show2I'm a Dude ToML 8/1

Rating board at 68.0. Ridden by Christian Ramos. For past year, Jockey & Trainer Combo has a 20% win rate and finished in the money in 58% of races. Has placed in the last 2 races.

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