EVANGELINE DOWNS · MONDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2026

Race 5

CLAIMING 5 Furlongs Dirt 3 Year Olds And Up $11,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Romeo Spikes 5-2

Weather

Chance Thunderstorms · 95°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Romeo Spikes

M/L 5-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-2 · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Heart Prints

M/L 3-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 3-1 · chief rival

DARK HORSE

Theboyz Warning

M/L 8-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 8-1 · Ronnie Ward (top US trainer)

How we score: composite rating of morning-line market position (60%) + trainer tier (20%) + jockey tier (12%) + elite combo bonus (5%) + equipment signals (3%). Picks are programmatic, not editorial — informational only. 21+ where applicable.

# Field of 8

1 post 1

Shawn's Solving

Hernandez J A · John Ney · 116 lb

by Custom for Carlos out of Kinsolving

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

2 post 2

Heart Prints

Vargas J P · Breaux Samuel · 124 lb

by Heart to Heart out of Printswrapped

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 3-1

M/L

3-1

3 post 3

Joseph H

Mudd J · Giangrosso Russell · 116 lb

by Iron Fist out of Henry's Posse

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

4 post 4

Angelic Knight

Castillo I · David Terre · 121 lb

by Ocean Knight out of Queezee Deezee

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

5 post 5

Campanario

Arana K · Juan Sanchez · 116 lb

by Cairo Prince out of Apple Down Under

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

7 post 7

Theboyz Warning

Hernandez H · Ronnie Ward TOP-25 · 121 lb

by El Deal out of Emma's Gift

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

9 post 9

Beach Trippin

Magnon D H · Jonah Fuselier · 121 lb

by Country Day out of Lisa

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

11 post 11

Romeo Spikes M/L FAV

Melancon J · Randy Degeyter, Jr. · 121 lb

by Custom for Carlos out of Mimi's Bella Alarm

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-2

M/L

5-2

Scratches:

Royal Hope (#6) Mr. Texas Charm (#8) Primo Canary (#10)

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