Santa Anita Park · Saturday, April 17, 2021 · Race 8 of 9

Californian S.

dirt, fastOne And One Eighth MilesPurse $200,0005 ranPost 2021-04-17 16:53:00Final time 1:48.47Pool $415,775

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Royal Ship
bumped 1/8, dug in
Mike Smith222211—5.7064B
E1 122 · LP 116
23Country Grammer
bpd 1/8,gamely to wire
Abel Cedillo111122¼3.8063B
E1 124 · LP 115
35Independence Hall
lacked needed response
Flavien Prat3333339¾0.6080B
E1 121 · LP 106
42Magic On Tap
tracked 2path, tired
Umberto Rispoli44444423¾4.8069B
E1 120 · LP 96
51Growth Engine
pulled 1st, eased str
Tyler Baze55555538¾22.4069B
E1 120 · LP 83

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

12345start1/41/23/4stretchfinish3Country Grammer5Independence Hall2Magic On Tap1Growth Engine4Royal Ship

Fractional times

Call 123.23
Call 246.98
Call 31:10.67
Call 41:35.39
Final1:48.47

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$3.40—
place ($2)4$5.80—
show ($2)4$2.60—
exacta ($1)4-3$29.90$147,989
place ($2)3$5—
show ($2)3$2.10—
trifecta ($0.50)4-3-5$32.95$95,183
show ($2)5$2.10—
daily double ($2)1-4$28.40$36,696
Pick 3 ($0.50)3-1-4$39.95$50,876

Chart notes

ROYAL SHIP (BRZ) showed early speed alongside the leader first time through the stretch then stalked from outside, challenged around the far turn and headed rival at the quarter pole, bumped with COUNTRY GRAMMER inside the eighth pole and dug in late to best the runner-up. COUNTRY GRAMMER set the pace from inside, met the challenge from ROYAL SHIP around the far turn, bumped with that rival past the eighth pole, fought gamely to the wire but had to settle for second best. INDEPENDENCE HALL stalked off the inside, coaxed around the far turn, urged right-handed into the stretch, could not summon the needed response and finished a clear third. MAGIC ON TAP tracked outside a rival then two wide to the stretch and tired. GROWTH ENGINE pulled around the clubhouse turn along the inside, dropped back on the far turn and came off the rail, eased in the stretch and walked off.