Santa Anita Park · Sunday, October 27, 2024 · Race 1 of 10

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmOne And One Eighth MilesPurse $54,0005 ranPost 2024-10-27 13:01:00Final time 1:51.43Pool $85,728

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Blame the Classic
inside, held gamely
Victor Espinoza111111—1.5041B
E1 86 · LP 108
25Miss Will
stmbl bit,bid2w,denied
Umberto Rispoli222222½3.8060B
E1 84 · LP 108
32Toppers Wager
ins,bid3deep,outkicked
Kazushi Kimura4443331¾8.7049B
E1 81 · LP 107
41Fight Back
waitd ins,angld,evenly
Antonio Fresu33344422.3066B
E1 83 · LP 107
53It's My World
settled2wd,no response
Welfin Orantes5555554¼4.6035B
E1 79 · LP 106

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

12345start1/41/23/4stretchfinish5Miss Will2Toppers Wager1Fight Back3It's My World4Blame the Classic

Fractional times

Call 124.91
Call 250.27
Call 31:15.37
Call 41:39.62
Final1:51.43

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$5—
place ($2)4$2.60—
show ($2)4$2.20—
exacta ($1)4-5$7.70$33,018
place ($2)5$3.80—
show ($2)5$3—
trifecta ($1)4-5-2$25.80$26,286
show ($2)2$3.40—

Chart notes

BLAME THE CLASSIC controlled the tempo from inside, took pressure from MISS WILL on the backstretch, held a short lead over a pair of rivals with a quarter mile remaining, had the rider fumble his right rein briefly at the eighth pole, then continued on with a short advantage into deep stretch and held gamely to the line. MISS WILL stumbled slightly leaving the gate, stalked in the two path outside a rival, applied pressure approaching the seven-sixteenths pole, fought between rivals at the quarter pole, hounded BLAME THE CLASSIC down the lane but could not summon the needed late kick to go by. TOPPERS WAGER settled inside, drew closer while moving off the fence on the backstretch, challenged three deep around the far turn, lost touch with the top pair past the eighth pole and held the show. FIGHT BACK rated on the fence in good position, waited for room behind the leader on the far turn, steered out in upper stretch and finished evenly late. IT'S MY WORLD settled off the pace outside TOPPERS WAGER early, trailed two wide into the far turn, continued a bit off the rail into the lane and failed to respond.