Santa Anita Park · Thursday, February 15, 2024 · Race 9 of 9

Starter Optional Claiming

turf, firmOne And One Eighth MilesPurse $38,0009 ranPost 2024-02-15 16:32:00Final time 1:49.17Pool $215,401

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Mega Moon
speed,duel ins,gamely
Flavien Prat111111—3.1090A
E1 99 · LP 113
26Smooth Salute
pull,bid3w7/16,held2nd
Geovanni Franco366322¾10.2043A
E1 89 · LP 112
35Lahaina Flavor
brsh st,2-3w,clsd well
Umberto Rispoli688753¾5.9041A
E1 85 · LP 116
41Autoline
stalk ins,btwn,tip out
Hector Berrios45553411.6060A
E1 91 · LP 114
59Numero Dix
bpd,ins,2w,late effort
Kazushi Kimura999985212.0068A
E1 85 · LP 118
62Crypto Man
bpd st,ins,on heels1/2
Lanfranco Dettori7778663¼13.9064A
E1 89 · LP 113
74Remote
bpd st,stalk3w,duel2wd
Tyler Baze8422473¾14.102A
E1 98 · LP 108
88Gold Council
brk out/bp,2w,3w,angld
Santiago Gonzalez524678523.7065A
E1 94 · LP 109
93Sanger
bpd st,pull/rank,empty
Antonio Fresu2334991610.4066A
E1 95 · LP 95

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

123456789start1/41/23/4stretchfinish6Smooth Salute5Lahaina Flavor1Autoline9Numero Dix2Crypto Man4Remote8Gold Council3Sanger7Mega Moon

Fractional times

Call 124.15
Call 249.18
Call 31:13.67
Call 41:37.35
Final1:49.17

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$8.20—
place ($2)7$5—
show ($2)7$3.60—
exacta ($1)7-6$29.70$145,416
place ($2)6$9.20—
show ($2)6$5.60—
trifecta ($1)7-6-5$253.80$72,164
show ($2)5$3.40—
daily double ($2)4-7$100.40$69,159
Pick 3 ($1)7-4-7$238.50$59,817
Pick 3 ($3)3$130.80$51,120
Pick 6 ($1)6-4$60$0
Pick 4 ($0.50)1$294.80$237,912
super high five ($1)7-6-5-1-9$409.40$6,314
Pick 5 ($0.50)4$711.80$319,018
superfecta ($0.10)7-6-5-1$86.67$54,671

Chart notes

MEGA MOON showed the way early and moved inside, pressured leaving the clubhouse turn, raced on even terms with outer rival on the backstretch, held a slim margin over outer foes through the far turn, inched clear from SMOOTH SALUTE in upper stretch and held gamely to the wire. SMOOTH SALUTE pulled first time through the stretch chasing outside a rival, advanced four deep in the middle stages, bid three deep exiting the backstretch, fought outside rivals into the lane, outkicked by the winner in the final furlong and stayed on to hold second. LAHAINA FLAVOR brushed with inner rival at the start, traveled two wide towards the rear, rounded the far turn two then three wide, closed well through the lane and missed the place. AUTOLINE (IRE) stalked from inside, drew closer between rivals on the backstretch, continued to give chase between foes in the two path on the far turn, tipped out into the lane and finished well. NUMERO DIX (GB) took a bump leaving the gate, unhurried in the early going and cut across to the inside, came under a ride still trailing on the far turn, entered the lane two wide, angled out in upper stretch and showed late effort while unable to threaten. CRYPTO MAN bumped at the start, raced near the back on the inside, inched closer on the backstretch but ran up on heels past the half-mile pole, saved ground through the far turn, tipped out in upper stretch and lacked a rally. REMOTE bumped with outer rival in the beginning, moved forward into a stalking position three deep first time through the stretch, drew alongside the leader leaving the clubhouse turn, moved up on even terms on the backstretch, roused while fighting between foes on the second bend, then weakened in the stretch run. GOLD COUNCIL broke out and bumped rival, rated in the two path between foes early, chased three deep into the far turn, angled out leaving that bend but weakened down the lane. SANGER bumped leaving the gate, pulled hard and became rank chasing behind the leader on the fence early, stalked into the far turn, coaxed along the rail but came up empty.