Santa Anita Park · Saturday, January 18, 2025 · Race 4 of 11

Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint S. Black Type

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $125,0004 ranPost 2025-01-18 13:01:00Final time 1:09.46Pool $266,141

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Big City Lights
press,drew off,rdn out
Flavien Prat32111—0.10140C
E1 120 · LP 123
21Clovisconnection
inside-3wd, clear 2nd
William Antongeorgi III143227¾4.90131C
E1 116 · LP 113
33Smiling Beast
pace inside, folded
Armando Ayuso4123312¼10.10104C
E1 121 · LP 101
45Haywood
press3deep,done early
Edwin Maldonado2344432¼26.3058C
E1 118 · LP 80

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

1234start1/41/2stretchfinish1Clovisconnection3Smiling Beast5Haywood4Big City Lights

Fractional times

Call 122.13
Call 244.94
Call 357.15
Final1:09.46

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
exacta ($1)4-1$2$37,627
trifecta ($1)4-1-3$2.80$33,038
Pick 3 ($1)8-2-4$2.20$19,710
daily double ($2)2-4$3.40$17,232

Chart notes

BIG CITY LIGHTS pressed the pace between rivals, headed SMILING BEAST at the five-sixteenths pole, took over with a quarter mile remaining, put SMILING BEAST away late on the bend, drew off under hand urging and was ridden out through deep stretch. CLOVISCONNECTION away quickest then took a stalking position from inside, asked around the turn while tipping to the three path, could not make any headway on the winner in the stretch run but kept on for a clear second. SMILING BEAST set the pace under pressure from a pair of rivals to the outside early, carried a short lead over BIG CITY LIGHTS into the turn, lost command approaching the quarter pole, chased the new leader into the stretch and faded down the lane. HAYWOOD pressed three deep early, lost touch with the top pair three wide into the turn, dropped back while moving to the four path then angled back in a few paths late on the bend and was not persevered with in the late stages.