Santa Anita Park · Saturday, October 21, 2023 · Race 2 of 9

Claiming

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $22,0006 ranPost 2023-10-21 13:31:00Final time 1:38.19Pool $168,764

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Mike Operator
sent clear,geared down
Erick Garcia-Alfaro111111—2.9094A
E1 116 · LP 107
21Tembo
step slow,steadied 1st
Tiago Pereira5543221½5.5091A
E1 112 · LP 107
32Mendez Mile
inside, up for 3rd
Jose Lopez24565323.0080A
E1 111 · LP 109
44Signofthecross
2-4wd,2-3wd,edged3rd
Kyle Frey46643422.6099A
E1 108 · LP 108
55Economical
bobbld,closest3-2w,wkn
Tyler Baze3222455½5.3081A
E1 115 · LP 102
63Warrens Candy Man
stp slw,2-4w,3-4w,wknd
Abdul Alsagoor63356612½9.5081A
E1 113 · LP 97

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

123456start1/41/23/4stretchfinish1Tembo2Mendez Mile4Signofthecross5Economical3Warrens Candy Man6Mike Operator

Fractional times

Call 123.31
Call 247.28
Call 31:11.62
Call 41:24.62
Final1:38.19

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$7.80—
place ($2)6$4.40—
show ($2)6$3—
exacta ($1)6-1$29.90$97,330
place ($2)1$6—
show ($2)1$3.80—
trifecta ($0.50)6-1-2$47.95$60,238
show ($2)2$3.20—
superfecta ($0.10)6-1-2-4$29.65$39,469
daily double ($2)5-6$22.60$45,295

Chart notes

MIKE OPERATOR hustled clear from outside and angled into the two path, showed the way under coaxing into and around the far turn, led two wide into the stretch, kicked clear when asked right handed and was geared down in the final sixteenth. TEMBO broke a step slow and was coaxed along after, steadied along the inside into the first turn, moved out to the two path around the bend, angled back inside on the far turn, then finished willingly to earn the place honors and whittle the gap on a geared down winner. MENDEZ MILE settled inside, saved ground through the far turn while worked on, continued up the fence in the drive and gained the show. SIGNOFTHECROSS tracked two wide into the first turn then got moved out to the four path around the bend, trailed up the backstretch, went between rivals on the second bend, came three wide into the lane and got edged for third. ECONOMICAL bobbled leaving the gate, closest early in the three path, continued to give chase three then two wide on the far turn and weakened. WARRENS CANDY MAN broke a step slow, chased two wide into the first turn then angled out and went four wide into the backstretch, rounded the far turn three to four wide and came up empty in the lane.