Santa Anita Park · Saturday, April 9, 2022 · Race 6 of 12

RUNHAPPY Santa Anita Derby

dirt, fastOne And One Eighth MilesPurse $750,0006 ranPost 2022-04-09 14:48:00Final time 1:48.46Pool $1,472,744

Good for all except 1

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Taiba
4wd,3-2wd,drove clear
Mike Smith133321—4.30103A
E1 122 · LP 120
24Messier
bid 3/8,clear,yielded
John Velazquez4222122¼1.30140A
E1 125 · LP 116
31Happy Jack
off bit slow,best rest
Abel Cedillo65565312¼26.80121A
E1 112 · LP 111
42Armagnac
pulled early, no rally
Drayden Van Dyke24444412½72.0096A
E1 119 · LP 107
55Win the Day
3-2wd,4wd,no response
Umberto Rispoli56656513¾29.0028A
E1 110 · LP 109
63Forbidden Kingdom
pressured 3/8,gave way
Juan Hernandez31113614½1.00135A
E1 127 · LP 102

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

123456start1/41/23/4stretchfinish4Messier1Happy Jack2Armagnac5Win the Day3Forbidden Kingdom6Taiba

Fractional times

Call 122.75
Call 246.70
Call 31:10.97
Call 41:35.86
Final1:48.46

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$0.60—
place ($2)6$3.60—
show ($2)6$3.20—
exacta ($1)6-4$11.80$485,664
place ($2)4$2.80—
show ($2)4$2.10—
trifecta ($0.50)6-4-1$40.80$329,682
show ($2)1$4.20—
superfecta ($0.10)6-4-1-2$36.85$172,581
daily double ($2)3-6$51.80$59,510
Pick 3 ($0.50)1-3-6$251.10$107,334

Chart notes

TAIBA broke well from outside, had speed three deep or four wide into the first turn, let the top pair go and dropped into a stalking position around the bend, chased three wide into the far turn, pressed upon around the bend and took aim two wide into the stretch, drew alongside the leader approaching the final sixteenth and drove clear. MESSIER raced up close between rivals into the first turn then stalked the leader leaving the bend, bid from outside at the three-eighths pole, took over approaching the quarter pole, put away FORBIDDEN KINGDOM leaving the turn and crossed to the inside, led clear into the final furlong, challenged by TAIBA outside the sixteenth pole and yielded to that rival while clearly second best. HAPPY JACK broke a bit slow from inside, traveled at the back up the backstretch, trailed along the inside into the stretch, ,summoned a mild rally and bested the rest. ARMAGNAC pulled early then settled off the rail, moved to the inside for the second end, tipped off the rail late on the turn and could not rally. WIN THE DAY dropped back early, went three then two wide around the first turn, steered outside a rival on the backstretch, rounded the far turn four wide and lacked further response. FORBIDDEN KINGDOM sped to the front with rivals alongside into the first turn then took full control around the bend, pressured by MESSIER at the three-eighths pole, lost command approaching the quarter pole, could not keep pace into the stretch and gave way.