Santa Anita Park · Sunday, December 28, 2025 · Race 7 of 11

Allowance Optional Claiming

turf, goodAbout Six And One Half FurlongsPurse $70,00012 ranPost 2025-12-28 14:14:00Final time 1:12.77Pool $509,542

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Proof He Rides
closest,bid uppr,best
Kyle Frey23221—10.30116B
E1 120 · LP 117
27Yacowlef
4-3w,late run,gaind2nd
Hector Berrios5873216.90119B
E1 112 · LP 119
311Ballyvaughan Gig
clear,resisted to1/16
Geovanni Franco111131½23.10116B
E1 125 · LP 113
412Katonah
5-3w,angled out,mildly
Tiago Pereira109994424.70103B
E1 112 · LP 116
510Hotrocket
3-2w,angled out,mildly
Umberto Rispoli110108547.30101B
E1 111 · LP 117
63Winning Patriot
2w,shftd in early turn
Ricardo Gonzalez978664½9.70127B
E1 115 · LP 115
76Mescalero
fractious,3-4w,no bid
Mirco Demuro723574¾23.6070B
E1 122 · LP 110
85Legitimate
2wd,lost path 3/16
Jose Ortiz366108625.0091B
E1 116 · LP 110
92Sneaking Candy
chased inside, faded
Mike Smith654797¼15.3097B
E1 119 · LP 107
109I'mgonnabesomebody
stmbld bit,alterd turn
Cesar Belmont111197¼42.40107B
E1 125 · LP 104
118Mucho Del Oro
fractious,4-5wd,weaknd
Edwin Maldonado44541194.30100B
E1 120 · LP 119
121Anmer Hall
tight/hit rail,pull up
Antonio Fresu811———2.00118B
E1 125 · LP 116

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

12345678910start1/41/2stretchfinish7Yacowlef11Ballyvaughan Gig12Katonah10Hotrocket3Winning Patriot6Mescalero5Legitimate2Sneaking Candy9I'mgonnabesomebody8Mucho Del Oro1Anmer Hall4Proof He Rides

Fractional times

Call 121.86
Call 243.93
Call 31:06.36
Final1:12.77

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$2.60—
place ($2)4$8.40—
show ($2)4$6.20—
exacta ($1)4-7$39$396,066
place ($2)7$7.20—
show ($2)7$5.60—
trifecta ($1)4-7-11$21$213,394
show ($2)11$10.20—
superfecta ($0.10)4-7-11-12$14$141,173
Pick 3 ($1)1-1-4$9$98,302
daily double ($2)1-4$8$89,495
Pick 4 ($0.50)13-1-1$20$209,386
Pick 5 ($1)2$9$94,898

Chart notes

PROOF HE RIDES was closest in pursuit from the two path, challenged the leader in upper stretch, put a head in front with a sixteenth remaining and inched away. YACOWLEF (IRE) tracked four wide into the turn, moved into the three path around the bend, came with a late run and got up for second. BALLYVAUGHAN GIG sprinted clear and crossed over, showed the way along the inside down the hill, challenged by PROOF HE RIDES at the top of the lane, resisted to the sixteenth pole, then yielded to the winner and lost second in the closing moments. KATONAH sat off the pace five deep in the early going, angled to the three path around the bend, steered back out approaching the stretch, summoned a mild rally and rounded out the superfecta. HOTROCKET (IRE) also settled off the pace, went three then two wide on the turn, steered out at the top of the stretch and offered a mild response when called upon. WINNING PATRIOT laid off the pace in the early going, raced outside a rival into the turn, shifted in and bothered that rival early on the bend, saved ground to the stretch and lacked a rally. MESCALERO was fractious in the gate, stalked three wide into the turn, moved out to the four path around the bend and failed to produce a bid. LEGITIMATE tracked from the two path, between rivals leaving the bend, lost a clear path at the top of the lane and could not rally after. SNEAKING CANDY chased from inside to the stretch and faded out of contention. I'MGONNABESOMEBODY was moving right before the start then stumbled a bit leaving the gate, trailed on the inside approaching the turn, altered out from behind a trouble rival early on the bend, moved out further in the lane and could not rally. MUCHO DEL ORO was fractious in the gate, chased four then five wide down the hill and weakened in the drive. ANMER HALL tracked from inside, got crowded by WINNING PATRIOT and hit the rail early on the turn, eased out of the race with a quarter mile remaining, pulled up near the eighth pole and walked off. THERE WAS INQUIRY INVOLVING WINNING PATRIOT AND ANMER HALL EARLY ON THE TURN. FOLLOWING A REVIEW, THE STEWARDS RULED THAT THE INCIDENT DID NOT WARRANT A DISQUALIFICATION AND THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGE.