Santa Anita Park · Friday, January 2, 2026 · Race 2 of 8

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $21,0007 ranPost 2026-01-02 13:05:00Final time 1:11.63Pool $132,870

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Molly Jensen
vie inside,proved best
Ricardo Gonzalez12111—2.4060A
E1 109 · LP 103
22East Boca Kibbutz
step slow,keen,bpd1/2
Welfin Orantes742221¼1.3069A
E1 107 · LP 102
34Celestial Skies
stalkd,2-5w,up for 3rd
Tiago Pereira2555336.5063A
E1 105 · LP 104
46Dancing Thru Fire
bpd st,climbed,ins-3wd
Armando Aguilar57744316.1068A
E1 95 · LP 105
57Tom's Star
bpd1/2,vie4deep,flattn
Armando Ayuso433357½3.9068A
E1 108 · LP 93
61Lucky Nea
insd,pass tired rival
David Mussad6667611¾32.4021A
E1 104 · LP 89
75Going Great Guns
bpd st,bpd past1/2,wkn
Alfredo Bautista3146715¼17.4032A
E1 109 · LP 81

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish2East Boca Kibbutz4Celestial Skies6Dancing Thru Fire7Tom's Star1Lucky Nea5Going Great Guns3Molly Jensen

Fractional times

Call 122.75
Call 245.46
Call 358.08
Final1:11.63

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$6.80—
place ($2)3$3.40—
show ($2)3$2.40—
exacta ($1)3-2$9.50$85,849
place ($2)2$2.80—
show ($2)2$2.20—
trifecta ($1)3-2-4$33.90$57,585
show ($2)4$2.80—
superfecta ($0.10)3-2-4-6$20$46,774
daily double ($2)7-3$87.80$34,232

Chart notes

MOLLY JENSEN dueled up the backstretch then vied inside rivals into the turn, inched ahead around the bend while dueling with EAST BOCA KIBBUTZ past the five-sixteenths pole, came off the rail late on the bend, took full control in upper stretch and held safely to the wire. EAST BOCA KIBBUTZ broke a step slow, tugged the rider forward to challenge between rivals while bumping at the half-mile pole and late on the backstretch, dueled outside MOLLY JENSEN past the five-sixteenths marker, drifted into the lane, remained close to the outside of the winner down the stretch but had to settle for second best. CELESTIAL SKIES stalked off the rail then outside a rival into the turn, steered out and came five wide into the lane, moved out further at the top of the lane and held third over DANCING THRU FIRE at the wire. DANCING THRU FIRE bumped leaving the gate, climbed at the back in the early going, came off the rail to the three path around the turn, kept trying down the lane and missed third. TOM'S STAR raced up close outside the top pair, bumped with EAST BOCA KUBBUTZ near the half-mile pole, vied four deep into the turn, failed to keep up midway around the bend, went five wide into the lane and flattened out. LUCKY NEA chased from inside, dropped back on the turn and passed a tired rival in the lane. GOING GREAT GUNS bumped at the start, went up to duel for the lead, got bumped past the half-mile pole, vied between into the bend, lost touch with the leaders midway around the bend and weakened down the lane.