Santa Anita Entries & Results for Friday, May 26, 2023

Santa Anita, Arcadia, CA
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Santa Anita race track opened in 1934 and features a one mile dirt track and 7/8 mile turf course. Santa Anita will host the 2019 Breeders' Cup. You can find both Santa Anita entries and Santa Anita results here.
Racing: December to July, Sept - October.
Santa Anita's biggest stakes: Santa Anita Derby, Santa Anita Handicap, Shoemaker Mile, American Oaks.

Picks Report Get Expert Santa Anita Picks for today’s races. Get Equibase PPs.

Power Picks stats the last 60 days: Top picks are winning at 31.1%, second picks are winning at 21.8%, and third place picks are winning 16.4%.

Santa Anita Power Picks the last 14 days: 27.5% winners 14/51

6 1/2F, Dirt, $62,500 Maiden Optional Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 To 5 Year Olds
Purse: $40,000

$1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $2 Rolling Double $0.50 Rolling Pick Three (Races 1-2-3) $0.50 Early Pick 5 (Races 1-5) / $0.10 Superfecta / $1 Super Hi 5

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 1: The pick is the 4/1 fourth choice on the ML, #5 Sweet Mother Mary. The three-year-old filly by West Coast is trained by Ronald W. Ellis and ridden by Mike E. Smith. She has a top trainer who has shown the ability to prepare a first time starter to win on debut. Get Santa Anita Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Lil Town Sis

Daredevil

Jeff Mullins

Hector Isaac Berrios

6/1

2 2

Collectmythoughts

Collected

Brian J. Koriner

Umberto Rispoli

3/1

3 3

Unjokable

Practical Joke

Doug F. O'Neill

Antonio Fresu

4/1

4 4

Soul of a Warrior

Declaration of War

George Papaprodromou

Mario Gutierrez

6/1

5 5 Picks Report

Sweet Mother Mary

West Coast

Ronald W. Ellis

Mike E. Smith

4/1

6 6

Side by Side

Jimmy Creed

Karen Headley

Armando Aguilar

5/2

7 7

Princess Magic

Good Magic

Ronald W. Ellis

Abdul Alsagoor

12/1

Runner Win Place Show
Soul of a Warrior  4 $25.80 $10.40 $7.40
Unjokable  3 - $9.60 $5.00
Side by Side  6 - - $2.60
Collectmythoughts  2 - - -
Also rans: Lil Town Sis, Sweet Mother Mary, Princess Magic
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Exacta 4-3 $223.20 $83,412.00
Trifecta 4-3-6 $722.60 $51,711.00
Super High Five 4-3-6-2-1 $0.00 $2,639.00
Superfecta 4-3-6-2 $2,450.60 $32,909.00
Fractions and final time: :21.59, :44.25, 1:11.3, 1:18.88
Winning Owner: Peter O. Johnson
Winning Breeder: Peter O. Johnson
SOUL OF A WARRIOR stalked the top pair up the backstretch, took aim three wide into the lane, moved out while rallying to catch the drifting leader, drew alongside that rival past the sixteenth pole and got up in time.

1M, Turf, $50,000 Starter Optional Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $36,000

$1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $2 Rolling Double $0.50 Rolling Pick Three (Races 2-3-4) $0.50 Early Pick 4 (Races 2-3-4-5)

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 2: Our pick is the 9/5 second choice, #3 Slam Diego. The four-year-old filly by Cairo Prince is trained by Jeff Mullins and ridden by Hector Isaac Berrios. She has the top combo of trainer and jockey. Get Santa Anita Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Precious Baby

Tom's Tribute

James M. Cassidy

Victor Espinoza

6/1

2 2

Norah's Princess

Clubhouse Ride

Craig Anthony Lewis

Ramon A. Vazquez

6/1

3 3 Picks Report

Slam Diego

Cairo Prince

Jeff Mullins

Hector Isaac Berrios

9/5

4 4

Rose Barton (IRE)

Caravaggio

Robert B. Hess, Jr.

Kent J. Desormeaux

3/1

5 5

Tiergarten

English Channel

Steve R. Knapp

Juan J. Hernandez

8/5

Runner Win Place Show
Rose Barton (IRE)  4 $5.60 $2.10 -
Slam Diego  3 - $2.10 -
Precious Baby  1 - - -
Norah's Princess  2 - - -
Also rans:
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Trifecta 4-3-1 $20.00 $19,203.00
Daily Double 4-4 $82.60 $28,500.00
Exacta 4-3 $8.40 $43,581.00
Fractions and final time: :23.86, :48.26, 1:12.62, 1:24.87, 1:37.22
Winning Owner: Bach, Robert A. and Brown, Edward Rusty J.
Winning Breeder: Mrs S. M. Rogers
ROSE BARTON (IRE) cleared quickly and crossed over, set the pace in hand early, showed the way to the stretch, felt pressure entering the final furlong but responded well to inch away from rivals.

Sunday's Best Bet: Boss Sully leads the way in Snow Chief

Boss Sully leads the way in Snow Chief Stakes at Santa Anita.

1M, Dirt, Maiden Special Weight
Open | 3 To 5 Year Olds
Purse: $61,000

$1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $2 Rolling Double $0.50 Rolling Pick Three (Races 3-4-5) $0.20 Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot Starts (Races 3-8) $0.10 Superfecta

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 3: The top pick is #5 Worcester the 3/5 ML favorite trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Juan J. Hernandez. The three-year-old colt by Empire Maker has top ratings across all categories - good speed figures, top trainer and top jockey. Get Santa Anita Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Austonian

Smiling Tiger

Brian J. Koriner

Hector Isaac Berrios

6/1

2 2

Finding Love

Liam's Map

Dan Blacker

Antonio Fresu

15/1

3 3

Dazzlemesilver

Tapwrit

J. Keith Desormeaux

Kent J. Desormeaux

5/2

4 4

Smart Mo

Mo Town

John A. Shirreffs

Joe Bravo

6/1

5 5 Picks Report

Worcester

Empire Maker

Bob Baffert

Juan J. Hernandez

3/5

6 6

Nobel Gary

Noble Bird

Ruben Gomez

Kyle Frey

20/1

Runner Win Place Show
Smart Mo  4 $20.00 $4.00 $2.40
Worcester  5 - $2.10 $2.10
Dazzlemesilver  3 - - $2.10
Finding Love  2 - - -
Also rans: Nobel Gary
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Superfecta 4-5-3-2 $107.20 $44,664.00
Trifecta 4-5-3 $67.60 $71,475.00
Pick 3 4-4-4 $661.60 $37,654.00
Daily Double 4-4 $81.80 $14,116.00
Exacta 4-5 $46.60 $96,819.00
Fractions and final time: :22.91, :46.82, 1:11.26, 1:24.2, 1:37.27
Winning Owner: C R K Stable LLC
Winning Breeder: DP Racing, LLC
SMART MO chased two wide at the back into the turn, tugged closer into the backstretch, bid three deep into the far turn, dueled outside

1M, Turf, $32,000 Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $34,000

$1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $2 Rolling Double $0.50 Rolling Pick Three (Races 4-5-6) $0.50 Late Pick 5 (Races 4-8) $0.10 Superfecta

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Awesome Taylor

Classic Empire

Librado Barocio

Ramon A. Vazquez

3/1

2 2

Good Boo Joo

Grazen

Jeff Mullins

Ricardo Gonzalez

8/5

3 3

Peppermint Flirt

Texas Ryano

Craig Dollase

Kyle Frey

4/1

4 4

Sweet Hello

Danzing Candy

George Papaprodromou

Umberto Rispoli

5/2

5 5

Ta Ta for Now

Astern (AUS)

Vann Belvoir

Joe Bravo

15/1

6 6

Back On the Street

Malibu Moon

Thomas Ray Bell, II

Armando Aguilar

8/1

Runner Win Place Show
Awesome Taylor  1 $11.80 $3.40 $2.40
Good Boo Joo  2 - $2.20 $2.10
Peppermint Flirt  3 - - $3.20
Back On the Street  6 - - -
Also rans: Ta Ta for Now, Sweet Hello
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 3 4-4-1 $334.20 $15,438.00
Daily Double 4-1 $152.40 $22,303.00
Exacta 1-2 $17.40 $115,401.00
Superfecta 1-2-3-6 $129.40 $55,919.00
Trifecta 1-2-3 $44.40 $81,280.00
Fractions and final time: :23.05, :47.21, 1:11.9, 1:23.91, 1:36.28
Winning Owner: Rockingham Ranch
Winning Breeder: Mercedes Stables LLC
AWESOME TAYLOR was off slow to begin, stalked along the inside then tipped out approaching the quarter pole, drew alongside the leader at the eighth pole, dueled through the deep stretch and bested the runner-up.

Baffert unveils 2 high-priced 3-year-olds Monday

Bob Baffert will unveil 2 high-priced 3-year-olds Monday at Santa Anita.

1M, Dirt, $50,000 Starter Optional Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $36,000

$1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $2 Rolling Double $0.50 Rolling Pick Three (Races 5-6-7) $0.50 Late Pick 4 (Races 5-6-7-8) $0.10 Superfecta / $1 Super Hi 5

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Clooney

City of Light

John W. Sadler

Juan J. Hernandez

5/2

2 2

Trusty Rusty

Tapiture

Doug F. O'Neill

Antonio Fresu

8/1

3 3

Ghazaaly

Curlin

Vladimir Cerin

Armando Aguilar

15/1

4 4

Deservedly

Nyquist

Mark Glatt

Kent J. Desormeaux

3/1

5 5

Fireman Dan

Summer Front

Jerry Wallace, II

Abdul Alsagoor

15/1

6 6

Quick Buck

Mohaymen

Mark Glatt

Kyle Frey

4/1

7 7

Soul of Midnight

Straight Fire

Dean Pederson

Abel Cedillo

5/1

8 8

Tiz Tok

Tiznow

John W. Sadler

Diego A. Herrera

5/1

Runner Win Place Show
Ghazaaly  3 $34.80 $12.80 $4.60
Deservedly  4 - $5.80 $2.80
Clooney  1 - - $2.20
Trusty Rusty  2 - - -
Also rans: Soul of Midnight, Tiz Tok, Fireman Dan
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 1-3 $164.80 $31,621.00
Exacta 3-4 $198.40 $178,689.00
Superfecta 3-4-1-2 $1,639.20 $73,624.00
Super High Five 3-4-1-2-7 $10,547.00 $18,090.00
Trifecta 3-4-1 $541.40 $119,559.00
Pick 3 4-1-3 $1,304.20 $39,287.00
Pick 4 4-4-1-3 $5,346.60 $95,898.00
Pick 5 4-4-4-1-3 $79,942.20 $302,110.00
Fractions and final time: :23.06, :47.07, 1:11.55, 1:24.76, 1:37.98
Winning Owner: Wilson, Holly and Wilson, David
Winning Breeder: Hinkle Farms
GHAZAALY broke well then chased along the inside, was keen laving the first turn, moved up inside the leader briefly at the midway point then lost ground into the turn, bid from outside at the eighth pole and drove clear.

6F, Turf, $50,000 Starter Allowance
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $38,000

$1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $2 Rolling Double $0.50 Rolling Pick Three (Races 6-7-8) $0.10 Superfecta / $1 Super Hi 5

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Square Cat

Square Eddie

Brian J. Koriner

Diego A. Herrera

12/1

2 2

Barsabas

Tale of the Cat

Adan Farias

Armando Aguilar

12/1

3 3

Thunderheart

Daaher

Keith E. Craigmyle

Kyle Frey

4/1

4 4

Please Focus

Mrazek

Doug F. O'Neill

Mario Gutierrez

4/1

5 5

Seismic Spirit (IRE)

Belardo (IRE)

Peter Miller

Juan J. Hernandez

7/2

6 6

Law Abiding

Jimmy Creed

George Papaprodromou

Umberto Rispoli

5/1

7 7

Westward Look

Vancouver (AUS)

Tim Yakteen

Geovanni Franco

8/1

8 8

Inch

Violence

Jeff Mullins

Hector Isaac Berrios

3/1

9 9

Beaudacious

Karakontie (JPN)

Ryan Hanson

Antonio Fresu

(Also-eligible)

6/1

AE

Runner Win Place Show
Please Focus  4 $12.00 $6.00 $5.20
Westward Look  7 - $20.00 $11.40
Barsabas  2 - - $10.40
Seismic Spirit (IRE)  5 - - -
Also rans: Square Cat, Inch, Law Abiding, Thunderheart
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
X-5 Super High Five 4-7-2-5-1 $0.00 $9,194.00
Pick 3 1-3-4 $1,146.20 $53,167.00
Daily Double 3-4 $227.60 $38,352.00
Exacta 4-7 $227.60 $170,160.00
Superfecta 4-7-2-5 $8,678.20 $65,547.00
Trifecta 4-7-2 $2,199.60 $100,185.00
Fractions and final time: :22.72, :45.66, :57.65, 1:10.16
Winning Owner: Reddam Racing LLC
Winning Breeder: Reddam Racing, LLC
PLEASE FOCUS set the pace with rival applying pressure to the outside, cleared at the quarter pole, continued clear to midstretch, then held gamely over closing rivals from both sides.

Zipse: 2 West Coast sprinters threaten eastern dominance

Zipse: 2 West Coast sprinters could end the recent dominance by horses from the east.

5 1/2F, Dirt, Maiden Special Weight
Fillies & Mares | 3 To 5 Year Olds
Purse: $61,000

$1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $2 Rolling Double $0.10 Superfecta / $1 Super Hi 5 Leg 1 of the $1 Golden Hour Pick 4

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Sweet Vengeance

Curlin to Mischief

Sean McCarthy

Ricardo Gonzalez

15/1

2 2

Flymetothemoonbaby

Misremembered

Genaro Vallejo

Hector Isaac Berrios

20/1

3 3

Work N Flirt

Outwork

Edwin G. Alvarez

Antonio Fresu

15/1

4 4

Sharp Ride

Clubhouse Ride

Dean Pederson

Abel Cedillo

5/2

5 5

Bold Choice

Grazen

Steve R. Knapp

Edwin A. Maldonado

3/1

6 6

Organic

Dads Caps

Neil D. Drysdale

Joe Bravo

5/1

7 7

Ryder's Candy

Danzing Candy

Anthony K. Saavedra

Diego A. Herrera

15/1

8 8

Never Not Once

Mr. Big

Paul G. Aguirre

Jose Valdivia, Jr.

15/1

9 9

Whimsical Heir

Orb

Mark Glatt

Juan J. Hernandez

3/1

10 10

Just Is

Stay Thirsty

Edwin G. Alvarez

Armando Aguilar

15/1

Runner Win Place Show
Sharp Ride  4 $9.40 $5.20 $4.00
Work N Flirt  3 - $27.00 $12.60
Flymetothemoonbaby  2 - - $7.20
Bold Choice  5 - - -
Also rans: Organic, Never Not Once, Ryder's Candy, Sweet Vengeance, Just Is, Whimsical Heir
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 4-4 $59.20 $39,263.00
Exacta 4-3 $180.80 $170,704.00
Superfecta 4-3-2-5 $3,948.80 $83,915.00
Trifecta 4-3-2 $1,207.40 $116,409.00
X-5 Super High Five 4-3-2-5-6 $0.00 $12,766.00
Pick 3 3-4-4 $1,505.00 $42,727.00
Fractions and final time: :21.96, :45.32, :58.84, 1:05.88
Winning Owner: Harris Farms, Inc. and Slugo Racing
Winning Breeder: Harris Farms
SHARP RIDE bumped at the start, raced off the pace up the backstretch, saved ground while urged along through the turn, gained steadily along the rail then tipped out midstretch, inhaled

1M, Turf, $40,000 Allowance Optional Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $63,000

$1 Exacta /$0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta / $1 Super Hi 5 Leg 3 of the $1 Golden Hour Pick 4 Leg 1 of the $5 Golden Hour Double

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Madiha

Shaman Ghost

Craig Dollase

Armando Aguilar

12/1

2 2

Ghostem

Shaman Ghost

George Papaprodromou

Diego A. Herrera

6/1

3 3

Golden Temper

Goldencents

Carla Gaines

Juan J. Hernandez

5/1

4 4

Dendera

Shaman Ghost

Leonard Powell

Antonio Fresu

4/1

5 5

Shezmisbehaving

Curlin to Mischief

Jorge Gutierrez

Kyle Frey

20/1

6 6

Sunshine Babe

Grazen

Marcelo Polanco

Kent J. Desormeaux

3/1

7 7

Big Clare

Mr. Big

Philip D'Amato

Umberto Rispoli

5/2

8 8

Rosie Forecast

Nyquist

Ben D. A. Cecil

Mario Gutierrez

6/1

Runner Win Place Show
Sunshine Babe  6 $3.00 $3.40 $2.40
Madiha  1 $5.40 $5.60 $3.80
Big Clare  7 - - $2.80
Ghostem  2 - - -
Also rans: Rosie Forecast, Shezmisbehaving, Golden Temper, Dendera
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 6 Jackpot 4-1-3-4-4-1/6 $43,616.60 $106,138.00
Daily Double 4-1 $37.00 $106,440.00
Daily Double 4-6 $13.20 $0.00
Exacta 1-6 $16.60 $223,909.00
Exacta 6-1 $12.00 $0.00
Superfecta 6-1-7-2 $125.00 $0.00
Superfecta 1-6-7-2 $176.60 $99,369.00
Super High Five 1-6-7-2-8 $943.80 $86,918.00
Super High Five 6-1-7-2-8 $694.20 $0.00
Trifecta 6-1-7 $38.20 $0.00
Trifecta 1-6-7 $54.80 $158,894.00
Pick 5 1-3-4-4-1/6 $8,443.00 $398,258.00
Pick 4 3-4-4-1/6 $2,048.80 $415,834.00
Pick 3 4-4-6 $90.20 $0.00
Pick 3 4-4-1 $169.00 $174,001.00
Fractions and final time: :24.24, :49, 1:13.17, 1:25.32, 1:37.29
Winning Owner: Youkhanna, Joel and Youkhanna, Joette
Winning Breeder: Joel Youkhanna & Joette Youkhanna
MADIHA broke inward, pulled on the inside and had to steady around the first turn, chased the top pair through the far turn, tipped out into the stretch, bid three deep and took over approaching the sixteenth and lasted in the final moments.

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