Santa Anita Park · Monday, December 29, 2025 · Race 9 of 9

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmOne MilePurse $70,00010 ranPost 2025-12-29 16:02:00Final time 1:35.83Pool $305,304

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
111Medici
bp1st,2w,duel str,game
Mirco Demuro122211—3.9083A
E1 104 · LP 114
23House of Mischief
inside, gamely to wire
Kyle Frey511122½35.7084A
E1 105 · LP 113
35Charlie's Curlin
bpd st,pull/bpd1st,ins
Hector Berrios3443333¼5.6084A
E1 101 · LP 112
48Essos
bit slow,3w,missed 3rd
Irad Ortiz, Jr.8334443¼6.1093A
E1 101 · LP 112
52Keagman
inside, no rally
Umberto Rispoli4676555¼12.7087A
E1 98 · LP 112
66Saharian
2wd,2wd-ins,no menace
Diego Herrera7798866¾45.6073A
E1 97 · LP 112
710Biggiebiggiebiggie
tracked 2wd, weakened
Armando Ayuso255567720.7082A
E1 99 · LP 110
84Rio Grande
pull/rank/checkd early
Juan Hernandez9867787¼1.6089A
E1 99 · LP 110
91Mendel's Tune
bit slow,shuffld early
Joel Rosario101010101098¾10.2069A
E1 96 · LP 111
107Nezha
3-4wd,3wd,no factor
Kazushi Kimura69899109¼17.2067A
E1 97 · LP 110

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

12345678910start1/41/23/4stretchfinish3House of Mischief5Charlie's Curlin8Essos2Keagman6Saharian10Biggiebiggiebiggie4Rio Grande1Mendel's Tune7Nezha11Medici

Fractional times

Call 123.33
Call 248.18
Call 31:12.45
Call 41:23.95
Final1:35.83

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)11$9.80—
place ($2)11$5.20—
show ($2)11$4—
exacta ($1)11-3$149.30$167,748
place ($2)3$34—
show ($2)3$15—
trifecta ($1)11-3-5$967.40$110,538
show ($2)5$5.20—
daily double ($5)7-11$98$204,423
Pick 3 ($3)9-7-11$187.70$171,667
Pick 3 ($3)3$365.90$99,631
Pick 6 ($2)4$88.60$88,516
Pick 4 ($0.50)3$4.80$444,739
super high five ($1)11-3-5-8-2$65.50$31,795
Pick 5 ($0.50)4-3$1.50$524,685
superfecta ($0.10)11-3-5-8$71.97$84,166

Chart notes

MEDICI raced up close in the two path while taking a bump from inside on the clubhouse turn, remained close through the middle stages, challenged HOUSE OF MISCHIEF on the far turn, battled down the lane and dug in to edge the runner-up. HOUSE OF MISCHIEF stepped to the front and controlled the pace on the inside, met the bid from MEDICI on the far turn, dueled through the lane and finished gamely in defeat. CHARLIE'S CURLIN bumped leaving the gate, stalked on the inside, pulled and shifted out to bump MEDICI on the clubhouse turn, followed next to the fence through the far turn, came off the rail into the lane, lacked the necessary response but was able to save third. ESSOS broke a bit slow, stalked three deep around the clubhouse turn, remained three wide to the stretch and missed third. KEAGMAN (IRE) settled along the rail, came under a ride on the far turn, cut the corner into the lane and failed to rally. SAHARIAN reserved in the two path, found the rail on the far turn and proved no menace. BIGGIEBIGGIEBIGGIE tracked in the two path, coaxed along around the far turn and weakened down the lane. RIO GRANDE bumped lightly with outer rival at the start, started to pull and became rank early, had to take up behind a rival on the first turn, chased three deep up the backstretch, remained three wide into the lane and could not rally. MENDEL'S TUNE broke a bit slow, coaxed along then got shuffled back when losing a clear path prior to the first turn, trailed next to the rail, raced inside rivals on the backstretch, continued at the back while saving ground to the stretch and passed tired rivals. NEZHA raced three wide near the back into the first turn, got floated out a bit by RIO GRANDE around the bend, returned to the three path, raced outside rivals in the middle stages, tipped out into the lane and was never a factor.