Santa Anita Park · Sunday, May 30, 2021 · Race 1 of 9

Starter Optional Claiming

turf, firmSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $28,0005 ranPost 2021-05-30 13:02:00Final time 1:16.49Pool $198,364

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Midnight Mystery
jmpd track early,held
Abel Cedillo11111—3.0086B
E1 95 · LP 102
21Armour Plate
lack rm upr,rally btwn
Juan Hernandez25432a nose1.6085B
E1 83 · LP 106
35American Dancer
2w,angld out,rally 3dp
Jose Valdivia, Jr.44543a nose5.6090B
E1 88 · LP 106
43Palaleo
bid 3deep, flattened
Kent Desormeaux333243½2.6067B
E1 90 · LP 99
56Summer Fire
pressed outside,weaknd
Flavien Prat522558½6.7053B
E1 94 · LP 90

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

12345start1/41/2stretchfinish1Armour Plate5American Dancer3Palaleo6Summer Fire4Midnight Mystery

Fractional times

Call 123.25
Call 246.31
Call 31:10.17
Final1:16.49

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$8—
place ($2)4$3.40—
show ($2)4$2.20—
exacta ($1)4-1$8.20$74,081
place ($2)1$2.40—
show ($2)1$2.10—
trifecta ($0.50)4-1-5$10.85$41,998
show ($2)5$2.60—
superfecta ($0.10)4-1-5-3$4.26$20,604

Chart notes

MIDNIGHT MYSTERY was off alertly to take the early lead, jumped the track crossing surfaces, set a pressured pace to the turn, cleared rival at the quarter pole, remained clear to deep stretch and held on in the closing moments. ARMOUR PLATE settled along the inside, saved ground through the turn, lacked room behind the leader in upper stretch, tipped out and rallied between rivals but was too late. AMERICAN DANCER tracked off the rail then moved into the two path for the turn, raced outside a rival to the stretch, angled out at the top of the lane, rallied three deep but could not get by the top pair. PALALEO stalked the leaders three wide into and around the turn, bid three deep into the stretch but flattened inside the furlong grounds. SUMMER FIRE pressed the pace from outside, lost contact with the winner at the quarter pole, chased two wide into the lane and weakened.