Santa Anita Park · Friday, February 20, 2026 · Race 1 of 9

Maiden Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $36,0006 ranPost 2026-02-20 12:31:00Final time 1:12.01Pool $104,723

Good for all except 1

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Angel Baby
5-3w move,edged clear
Abel Lezcano55211—25.9075A
E1 99 · LP 108
25McSniper
ins,2path turn,held2nd
Ricardo Gonzalez111221¼7.4054A
E1 108 · LP 105
31Eighties Music
off slow,ins-5w,rally
Emisael Jaramillo666331½2.3054A
E1 85 · LP 111
43Debby's Gal
stalk inside, no rally
Tyler Baze234443¾2.4073A
E1 105 · LP 103
56Kintrigue
press,chased3wd,faded
Kazushi Kimura323657¾4.8055A
E1 108 · LP 96
64Improbable U
stalked 3-4wd,weakened
Antonio Fresu445569¾2.7050A
E1 103 · LP 94

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

123456start1/41/2stretchfinish5McSniper1Eighties Music3Debby's Gal6Kintrigue4Improbable U2Angel Baby

Fractional times

Call 122.83
Call 246.20
Call 358.91
Final1:12.01

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$3.80—
place ($2)2$15.80—
show ($2)2$6.60—
exacta ($1)2-5$185.40$58,300
place ($2)5$7.40—
show ($2)5$4.40—
trifecta ($1)2-5-1$597.20$31,904
show ($2)1$3.80—
superfecta ($0.10)2-5-1-3$199.13$21,578

Chart notes

ANGEL BABY chased well off the rail early, went five wide into the turn, bid from outside at the quarter pole, dueled in the three path turning for home, took over in upper stretch and edged clear in the last sixteenth. MCSNIPER took control while under pressure up the backstretch, cleared outer rival briefly at the five-sixteenths pole, came under threat from ANGEL BABY at the quarter pole, lost command in upper stretch and stayed on to hold second. EIGHTIES MUSIC brushed the gate and came away slow and in a bit, trailed on the inside into the turn, angled five wide around the bend and finished well to earn the show honors. DEBBY'S GAL stalked from inside to the stretch and lacked a rally. KINTRIGUE pressed from outside to the turn, could not keep up with the leader at the five-sixteenths pole, chased three wide into the lane and faded. IMPROBABLE U stalked outside a rival in the early going, took the turn three to four wide and weakened.