Santa Anita Park · Sunday, May 4, 2025 · Race 5 of 10

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $61,0008 ranPost 2025-05-04 15:13:00Final time 1:03.98Pool $406,535

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Western Freedom
ins,tip out,led,held
Armando Ayuso44421—1.0071A
E1 107 · LP 130
24Check's On the Way
advncd ins,swung,rally
Umberto Rispoli78842½5.1069A
E1 96 · LP 129
37Letmein
3w,bid3deep1/8,outkckd
Kazushi Kimura533331¾3.0072A
E1 108 · LP 126
42Hezaspanishdancer
inside,clear,yielded
Henry Lopez61114426.6041A
E1 113 · LP 122
56Got'm Cot'm
brsh st,5w,bp into str
Abel Lezcano877659½7.4062A
E1 102 · LP 112
63Nijinsky Halo
press outside,weakened
Adrian Escobedo2225612¼67.1027A
E1 112 · LP 108
75Reboso
in range, 2wd, tired
Tyler Baze3658718¾44.2027A
E1 105 · LP 97
88Triple Diamonds
4wd,bpd into str,wknd
Antonio Fresu1567819¼9.8035A
E1 105 · LP 96

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

12345678start1/43/8stretchfinish4Check's On the Way7Letmein2Hezaspanishdancer6Got'm Cot'm3Nijinsky Halo5Reboso8Triple Diamonds1Western Freedom

Fractional times

Call 122.33
Call 245.95
Call 358.09
Final1:03.98

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$4—
place ($2)1$2.60—
show ($2)1$2.10—
exacta ($1)1-4$7.50$233,887
place ($2)4$4.40—
show ($2)4$2.60—
trifecta ($1)1-4-7$17.80$160,327
show ($2)7$2.20—
daily double ($2)6-1$7.40$41,082
Pick 3 ($1)1-6-1$11.40$70,558
Pick 4 ($0.50)2-1$61.10$172,835
Pick 5 ($0.50)6-2-1$260.85$452,504
superfecta ($0.10)1-4-7-2$22.19$140,074

Chart notes

WESTERN FREEDOM stalked from inside, coaxed along through through the turn, tipped out at the top of the stretch, bid between rivals with a furlong remaining, took over midstretch and held gamely over the runner-up. CHECK'S ON THE WAY unhurried in the beginning, advanced along the rail on the turn, swung out into the lane, closed gamely from outside but was too late. LETMEIN brushed leaving the gate, stalked off the inside to the turn, went three wide around the bend, challenged three deep at the eighth pole and got outkicked by the top pair. HEZASPANISHDANCER showed the way from inside under pressure, cleared outer rival past the quarter pole, challenged by a trio of rivals at the eighth pole, lost command midstretch and yielded in the final sixteenth. GOT'M COT'M brushed leaving the gate, chased from off the pace well off the rail, took the turn five wide, got bumped entering the lane and could not rally. NIJINSKY HALO pressed the pace from outside, could not keep pace past the quarter pole and weakened in the drive. REBOSO coaxed along in range between rivals, lost ground in the two path on the turn, trailed into the stretch and tired. TRIPLE DIAMONDS tracked four deep into the turn, bumped outer rival entering the lane and weakened.