Santa Anita Park · Friday, January 9, 2026 · Race 7 of 10

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $21,00012 ranPost 2026-01-09 15:05:00Final time 1:03.15Pool $257,970

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Dakota's Shadow
vie ins,duel,widened
Diego Herrera51111—6.0059A
E1 123 · LP 130
26Twisted Humor
dueled outside,held2nd
Edwin Maldonado622227¼3.9048A
E1 122 · LP 116
38Dancing With Shari
reluctnt,offslw,traffc
Abel Lezcano1110439½48.1040A
E1 123 · LP 112
45Kiss Me Coco
2-3w,bpd1/4,improved
Armando Aguilar38654115.3022A
E1 109 · LP 110
510Can You Dream
angled out,improved
Geovanni Franco810117514¼11.5030A
E1 100 · LP 104
614Scotlynn Rae
3-5deep turn,weakened
Tiago Pereira2556614¾4.2025A
E1 116 · LP 103
72Duchess Cat
step slow,ins,flatten
Welfin Orantes10773715¼68.2013A
E1 111 · LP 103
812Smokin Hot Chick
angl in trn,traffc3/16
Tyler Baze9998815¾14.5013A
E1 106 · LP 102
99Mia Forza
2-4wd/bmpd 1/4,faded
Pablo Castillo744992179.2041A
E1 116 · LP 94
104Pronounce It
bpd st,vie btwn,tired
Armando Ayuso433101023¼2.9013A
E1 116 · LP 91
1113Graydar Classic
5wd into str, empty
Kyle Frey16811112527.0015A
E1 112 · LP 88
121E Nang
step slow,angled 5wd
Alfredo Bautista1112121226¼133.003A
E1 123 · LP 86

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

123456789101112start1/43/8stretchfinish6Twisted Humor8Dancing With Shari5Kiss Me Coco10Can You Dream14Scotlynn Rae2Duchess Cat12Smokin Hot Chick9Mia Forza4Pronounce It13Graydar Classic1E Nang3Dakota's Shadow

Fractional times

Call 121.92
Call 245.12
Call 357.10
Final1:03.15

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$4—
place ($2)3$4.80—
show ($2)3$4.20—
exacta ($1)6$22.60$201,313
place ($2)6$4—
show ($2)6$3.40—
trifecta ($1)6-8$472.60$98,994
show ($2)8$19.20—
superfecta ($0.10)6-8-5$207.71$89,632
daily double ($2)3$29.40$29,624
Pick 3 ($1)6-3$95$30,073
Pick 4 ($0.50)3-4$129.25$91,796
Pick 3 ($1)4-3$37.30$0

Chart notes

DAKOTA'S SHADOW vied for the lead inside pair of rivals then dueled leaving the backstretch, carried a short lead around the bend, shook free in upper stretch and widened under left handed urging and strong handing. TWISTED HUMOR broke out, fought three deep for command then dueled outside DAKOT'S SHADOW up the backstretch, kept the pressure on through the turn, could not keep up approaching the final furlong and stayed on to hold second. DANCING WITH SHARI was hard to load behind the gate, came away a couple lengths slow, trailed up the backstretch, passed rivals early on the turn, ran up on heels at the five-sixteenths pole, stayed inside and gained a clear path, then rallied for the show honors but never threatened. KISS ME COCO chased two wide into the turn, went between rivals and bumped a foe at the quarter pole, went three wide into the lane and kept on for a minor award. CAN YOU DREAM chased well off the rail in the early going, angled out at the top of the lane and improved position. SCOTLYNN RAE chased well off the rail outside rivals, went three then five deep around the bend and weakened in the drive. DUCHESS CAT broke a step slow, chased from inside out of range, advanced around the turn, moved out at the top of the lane and flattened. SMOKIN HOT CHICK raced wide from off the pace in the early going, angled in on the turn, lacked room in traffic briefly at the three-sixteenths pole and was never a factor. MIA FORZA coaxed along in range early, chased between rivals and got bumped at the quarter pole while four deep, then faded in the lane. PRONOUNCE IT broke in and bumped, challenged between rivals for command early then chased leaving the backstretch, weakened around the turn and tired. GRAYDAR CLASSIC followed in range between rivals early, dropped back on the turn, came five wide into the lane and had little left for the stretch run. E NANG broke a step slow, dropped off the pace, fell back to last on the turn, angled out at the quarter pole, came five wide into the lane and failed to menace.