Santa Anita Park · Sunday, March 2, 2025 · Race 8 of 11

Claiming

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $16,0009 ranPost 2025-03-02 15:36:00Final time 1:40.97Pool $295,420

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Contrary Chieftain
tight early,4wd,5-3wd
Assael Espinoza987111—3.2076A
E1 96 · LP 107
210Right Hand Ryder
4-3deep,led btwn 5/16
Armando Ayuso4322224¾4.3079A
E1 101 · LP 102
312Abadon
antsy,duel3-2w,ins,wkn
Armando Aguilar1113336¼2.1085A
E1 101 · LP 101
49Supermazel
wide trip, no threat
Welfin Orantes6668449¼2.0080A
E1 97 · LP 105
56Fantastic Dream
pull briefly,altrd3/16
Leonel Camacho-Flores79997514¾75.2050A
E1 93 · LP 100
65Wild Wager
3wide turns, weakened
Serafin Carmona5544561590.8057A
E1 98 · LP 96
71Ruler of Angels
shuffled2nd,check uppr
Adrian Escobedo87878717¼77.1065A
E1 96 · LP 95
84Midnight Metal
bpd 7/8,vied,chsd,fade
Alfredo Bautista32356817½20.9056A
E1 99 · LP 94
93Hot Journey
bumped/checked 7/8
Kevin Orozco24569926½32.6049A
E1 97 · LP 85

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

123456789start1/41/23/4stretchfinish10Right Hand Ryder12Abadon9Supermazel6Fantastic Dream5Wild Wager1Ruler of Angels4Midnight Metal3Hot Journey7Contrary Chieftain

Fractional times

Call 123.55
Call 248.76
Call 31:14.41
Call 41:27.43
Final1:40.97

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$8.40—
place ($2)7$4—
show ($2)7$3—
exacta ($1)7-10$19.30$146,436
place ($2)10$4—
show ($2)10$3.40—
trifecta ($1)7-10-12$59.50$88,782
show ($2)12$2.60—
superfecta ($0.10)7-10-12-9$12.37$89,457
Pick 3 ($1)5-9-7$38.20$57,648
daily double ($2)9-7$22.60$22,508
Pick 4 ($0.50)3$23.45$88,396

Chart notes

CONTRARY CHIEFTAIN crowded shortly after the start, traveled four wide around the first turn, gained five deep on the backstretch, challenged three deep on the far turn, took over with a quarter mile remaining, cleared into the stretch and drew off. RIGHT HAND RYDER raced up close four then three deep, moved up on even terms on the backstretch, took over briefly between rivals the five-sixteenths pole, lost command at the quarter pole, yielded to the winner entering the lane and churned on to retain second. ABADON antsy in the gate, away quickly to take an early lead, fought three then two wide around the first turn, inched ahead on the backstretch then dueled again at the halfway mark, fought inside a pair of rivals and relinquished the lead on the far turn, could not kick on with the winner entering the lane and flattened to third. SUPERMAZEL tracked four wide early, continued four deep into the second bend, spun five wide into the lane and failed to threaten. FANTASTIC DREAM pulled briefly early on the first turn and dropped back to last, traveled along the rail then in the two path on the far turn, altered three wide around a pair of rivals entering the lane and showed a mild response to improve position. WILD WAGER chased three wide around both turns and weakened down the lane. RULER OF ANGELS settled on the inside then moved into the two path, got shuffled back on the far turn, lacked room and checked in upper stretch and could not be a factor after. MIDNIGHT METAL showed early speed in the two path into the first turn, bumped with inner rival at the seven-eighths pole, continued to challenge for command around the bend, could not keep up with the top pair at the half-mile marker, stayed in range to the five-sixteenths pole, then faded out of contention. HOT JOURNEY showed early speed along the rail inside rivals, bumped with MIDNIGHT METAL and checked at the seven-eighths pole, stalked off the rail on the backstretch, asked right handed in the two path on the far turn and tired.