Santa Anita Park · Friday, January 2, 2026 · Race 3 of 8

Claiming

dirt, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $18,0008 ranPost 2026-01-02 13:37:00Final time 1:03.77Pool $230,412

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Headstrong Ways
stdy erly,bid4deep3/16
Tiago Pereira45421—3.3065A
E1 107 · LP 130
27Lena Lindgard
bid 3deep, led briefly
Armando Aguilar333122¼11.9038A
E1 111 · LP 126
31A Toast to Lanie
dueled inside,weakened
Ricardo Gonzalez611335½2.2066A
E1 116 · LP 120
46Tiger Fire
duel outside,weakened
Umberto Rispoli722446¾1.1060A
E1 116 · LP 117
58Selsae
inside, steadied 7/16
Alfredo Bautista588856¾31.7054A
E1 94 · LP 117
62Walk'n the Beach
chsd ins-3wd,weakened
Kyle Frey266567½31.6041A
E1 104 · LP 116
73Mia Mac
step slw,2-3w,angl out
Cristobal Herrera8777711¼59.1026A
E1 97 · LP 109
85Reckless Optimism
stalked inside, faded
Adrian Escobedo1456813¼65.7023A
E1 110 · LP 106

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

12345678start1/43/8stretchfinish7Lena Lindgard1A Toast to Lanie6Tiger Fire8Selsae2Walk'n the Beach3Mia Mac5Reckless Optimism4Headstrong Ways

Fractional times

Call 122.21
Call 245.76
Call 357.76
Final1:03.77

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$8.60—
place ($2)4$5.20—
show ($2)4$3.80—
exacta ($1)4-7$33$178,148
place ($2)7$11—
show ($2)7$7—
trifecta ($1)4-7-1$104.60$116,758
show ($2)1$4.40—
superfecta ($0.10)4-7-1-6$20.22$98,547
daily double ($2)3-4$34.20$17,410
Pick 3 ($1)7-3-4$205.80$39,474

Chart notes

HEADSTRONG WAYS had to steady when losing a clear path early, chased three deep into the turn, moved to the four path around the bend, challenged four deep at the top of the lane, overtook LENA LINDGARD past the eighth pole and won going away. LENA LINDGARD stalked the top pair outside a rival, was ridden along in the three path on the turn, bid three deep exiting the bend, carried a narrow lead into the final furlong but was no match for the winner in the late stages. A TOAST TO LANIE dueled from inside up the backstretch and around the turn, fought with outer trio in upper stretch, weakened in the furlong grounds but was able to save third. TIGER FIRE dueled from outside, vied between rivals in upper stretch and weakened. SELSAE allowed to settle at the back, paused briefly then angled to the inside, steadied inside a rival entering the turn, continued on the fence to the stretch and improved position down the lane. WALK'N THE BEACH chased along the inside into the turn, eased off the rail around the bend and weakened down the lane. MIA MAC broke a step slow, raced off the pace two wide into the turn, moved to the three path, angled out into the stretch and failed to menace. RECKLESS OPTIMISM stalked the top pair from inside, lost ground around the bend and faded.