Santa Anita Park · Friday, January 9, 2026 · Race 3 of 10

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $70,0005 ranPost 2026-01-09 13:01:00Final time 1:35.73Pool $175,390

Good for all except 1

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Robusta
kicked away, held late
Emisael Jaramillo111111—24.80102B
E1 107 · LP 125
21Cherokee Nation
threw hd st,2-3w,rally
Juan Hernandez555542½1.60107B
E1 103 · LP 131
32Blacksmith
inside, late run btwn
Kazushi Kimura43345310.7099B
E1 105 · LP 131
45Eruption
3wd, 3-2wd, late run
Umberto Rispoli3443341¼16.0093B
E1 105 · LP 129
54Easy Company
closest, no late kick
Mirco Demuro2222251¼7.20115B
E1 106 · LP 126

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

12345start1/41/23/4stretchfinish1Cherokee Nation2Blacksmith5Eruption4Easy Company3Robusta

Fractional times

Call 123.77
Call 248.14
Call 31:11.39
Call 41:23.44
Final1:35.73

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$1.60—
place ($2)3$11—
show ($2)3$3.20—
exacta ($1)3-1$51.40$70,620
place ($2)1$2.80—
show ($2)1$2.10—
trifecta ($1)3-1-2$62.70$48,862
show ($2)2$2.10—
daily double ($2)2-3$81.20$13,024
Pick 3 ($1)3-2-3$305.50$30,608

Chart notes

ROBUSTA took control and moved inside, cleared EASY COMPANY late on the clubhouse turn, kicked away on the far turn, continued clear under a drive into the final sixteenth and held on approaching the wire. CHEROKEE NATION threw his head at the start to lose a couple lengths, chased in the two path around the first turn, tipped three wide on the far turn, rallied outside rivals down the lane, drew alongside CHEROKEE NATION nearing the wire but ran out of time. BLACKSMITH stalked from inside, lost ground under asking on the far turn, trailed into the stretch, moved off the fence int the lane, came with a late run between rivals and got outclosed for second. ERUPTION stalked in the three path to the far turn, fell out of range while moving to the two path on the far turn, also moved out in the lane and finished with late run between rivals but was edged for the place and show. EASY COMPANY was closest in pursuit in the two path early, drew alongside the leader for a bit on the backstretch then chased again into the far turn, ridden along in the two path then next to the fence, chased within striking distance into deep stretch and could not summon the needed late kick.