Santa Anita Park · Sunday, April 6, 2025 · Race 2 of 12

Maiden Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $40,0006 ranPost 2025-04-06 13:05:00Final time 1:17.67Pool $161,218

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Maximun Gold
bid ins,led,drftd bit
Serafin Carmona14111—8.30114A
E1 119 · LP 108
25Nikolina
re-bid3deep,bmpd late
Tiago Pereira42322½0.80106A
E1 122 · LP 108
32Donttellourwives
bid btw,bpd/tight late
Abel Lezcano3543317.10111A
E1 117 · LP 108
41Approval Rating
rank early,2w,improved
Assael Espinoza666641225.0076A
E1 109 · LP 97
54Sexzie
vied ins,btw,yield trn
Antonio Fresu5124513¾7.7090A
E1 122 · LP 89
66Icons Only
4wide turn, weakened
Juan Hernandez2355614¼3.0086A
E1 120 · LP 90

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

123456start1/41/2stretchfinish5Nikolina2Donttellourwives1Approval Rating4Sexzie6Icons Only3Maximun Gold

Fractional times

Call 122.05
Call 245.44
Call 31:11.04
Final1:17.67

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$18.60—
place ($2)3$4—
show ($2)3$2.60—
exacta ($1)3-5$17.20$78,216
place ($2)5$2.40—
show ($2)5$2.10—
trifecta ($1)3-5-2$38.60$49,299
show ($2)2$2.80—
superfecta ($0.10)3-5-2-1$19.41$32,542
daily double ($2)5-3$36$31,601

Chart notes

MAXIMUN GOLD chased the top pair from inside, moved up to challenge at the half-mile pole, took over around the bend, showed the way with a pair of rivals to the outside coming into the stretch, drifted out a bit late and held gamely. NIKOLINA dueled from outside then vied three deep to the turn, lost touch with MAXIMUN GOLD briefly midway around the bend, re-bid three deep with a quarter mile remaining, fought three deep down the lane, brushed with DONTELLOURWIVES late and finished a game second. DONTTELLOURWIVES raced up close, traveled two into the turn, moved inside then between rivals at the quarter pole, fought between runners down the stretch, had the rider lose the crop past the sixteenth pole, then got bumped and put in tight approaching the wire. APPROVAL RATING came away well but became rank early and dropped back off the pace, trailed two wide through the turn and passed tired rivals. SEXZIE dueled inside a rival off the rail then between foes past the half-mile pole, could not keep up with the new leader midway around the bend, chased four into the lane and faded. ICONS ONLY showed early speed from outside then stalked the top trio up the backstretch, went four wide around the bend and weakened. THERE WAS A STEWARDS' INQUIRY INVOLVING THE STRETCH RUN. FOLLOWING A REVIEW, THE STEWARDS RULED IN A MAJORITY DECISION THAT ALTHOUGH MAXIMUN GOLD DID DRIFT OUT AND PUT DONTTELLOURWIVES IN TIGHT QUARTERS LATE, THE INCIDENT DID NOT WARRANT A DISQUALIFICATION.