Santa Anita Park · Sunday, January 17, 2021 · Race 9 of 9

Maiden Claiming

turf, firmOne MilePurse $35,00011 ranPost 2021-01-17 16:39:00Final time 1:35.50Pool $306,823

Good for all except 5,7

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
111Witch's Vow
crssd over early,drvng
Ruben Fuentes311111—38.4059A
E1 130 · LP 104
23Commanding Chief
ins,angled 6w,closing
Joel Rosario9898421¼1.2083A
E1 114 · LP 111
32Mongolian Kingdom
steadied early,kept on
Alexis Centeno6322232¾4.7085A
E1 128 · LP 104
410My Indy
5w into str,mild rally
Jose Valdivia, Jr.7676744½17.9087A
E1 116 · LP 107
58Croi Mor
altered into 1st,evnly
Ricardo Gonzalez2767354¾10.4074A
E1 116 · LP 107
65Infatuate
rough trip
Eduardo Leiva Flores111109867110.9068A
E1 113 · LP 106
79Fire Polish
steadied briefly 5/16
Juan Hernandez1444677¼9.6066A
E1 122 · LP 104
812Silent Musketier
early spd,stlkd,faded
Heriberto Figueroa4233588¾20.9068A
E1 123 · LP 101
96Leme At Em
btwn,ins,3wd into str
Manuel Gutierrez81011111099½9.8058A
E1 111 · LP 105
101Direct Line
checked into 1st
Tiago Pereira5555910106.9089A
E1 119 · LP 102
117Afleeting Life
off bit slow,3wd,4-5wd
Jessica Pyfer109810111110¼43.9057A
E1 114 · LP 104

How the race unfolded (position at each call; hover a line to follow one runner)

1234567891011start1/41/23/4stretchfinish3Commanding Chief2Mongolian Kingdom10My Indy8Croi Mor5Infatuate9Fire Polish12Silent Musketier6Leme At Em1Direct Line7Afleeting Life11Witch's Vow

Fractional times

Call 122.38
Call 245.92
Call 31:10.57
Call 41:22.95
Final1:35.50

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)11$8.80—
place ($2)11$20.60—
show ($2)11$11.60—
exacta ($1)11-3$122.60$220,944
place ($2)3$3—
show ($2)3$2.40—
trifecta ($0.50)11-3-2$308.05$163,018
show ($2)2$3.80—
daily double ($2)5-11$142$99,820
Pick 3 ($0.50)8-5-11$137.75$156,149
Pick 4 ($0.50)2$374.20$611,301
super high five ($1)11-3-2-10-8$272$28,494
Pick 5 ($0.50)8-2$62.10$516,284
Pick 6 ($0.20)4-8-2$36.92$481,864
superfecta ($0.10)11-3-2-10$18.49$115,493

Chart notes

WITCH'S VOW sped to the front then crossed over to the inside nearing the first turn, inched away leaving the backstretch, led clear into the drive, urged left-handed then right-handed in the lane and held safely. COMMANDING CHIEF tucked inside early, moved off the rail on the backstretch, came out on the second turn, entered the stretch six wide, rallied and was gaining to the wire. MONGOLIAN KINGDOM forced to steady early by the winner, raced between foes into the backstretch and pressed the pace from outside, chased the leader to the far turn, went two wide into the lane and kept on through the final furlong to secure the show. MY INDY went three wide around the first turn, traveled in the mid-pack early, came five wide into the lane and produced a mild rally. CROI MOR altered out into the first turn, came back to the rail around that bend, moved out into the two path then along the rail into the stretch and finished evenly. INFATUATE off slow to begin, steadied off heels on the first turn, was in tight along the inside just past the three-eighths, steadied at the five-sixteenths, remained inside to the stretch and improved position. FIRE POLISH traveled two wide around the first bend then angled to the inside, steadied briefly at the five-sixteenths pole, angled out into the stretch and flattened. SILENT MUSKETIER had early speed and went three deep into the backstretch, dropped back into a stalking position and faded in the drive. LEME AT EM raced between rivals then two wide, trailed a bit off the rail into the far turn, angled three wide into the stretch and made no impact. DIRECT LINE forced to check nearing the first turn, settled along the inside, moved out two to three wide on the backstretch, came three to four wide into the lane and had little left. AFLEETING LIFE went three wide around the first turn, exited the far turn four to five wide and was never a factor. FOLLOWING AN INQUIRY, THE STEWARDS RULED THAT ALTHOUGH WITCH'S VOW DID CROSS OVER EARLY BOTHERING DIRECT LINE AND MONGOLIAN KINGDOM NEARING THE FIRST TURN, IT DID NOT COST EITHER RIVAL A CHANCE AT A BETTER PLACING AND THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGE.