Santa Anita Park · Saturday, February 21, 2026 · Race 1 of 10

Allowance Optional Claiming

turf, goodOne MilePurse $70,0007 ranPost 2026-02-21 12:31:00Final time 1:35.12Pool $171,184

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Third Beer
2w-ins,shftd/bp midstr
Antonio Fresu644431—1.6085B
E1 118 · LP 109
26Ventry Strand
ins-2,angled,late run
Hector Berrios577652½5.3084B
E1 114 · LP 111
33Dark Blue
ins,yielded grudgingly
Juan Hernandez411113¾7.7081B
E1 123 · LP 106
48Dark Omen
ins-2wd,bumped midstr
Kent Desormeaux33322422.0084B
E1 119 · LP 106
52Fumano's Magic
step slow,saved ground
Diego Herrera765565452.5099B
E1 116 · LP 107
69Can't Help Myself
2wd,2-3wd,weakened
Florent Geroux1223465¼7.6099B
E1 121 · LP 103
75Cruise Home
2wd,2-3wd,no response
Welfin Orantes256777714.6078B
E1 115 · LP 106

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

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish6Ventry Strand3Dark Blue8Dark Omen2Fumano's Magic9Can't Help Myself5Cruise Home4Third Beer

Fractional times

Call 123.12
Call 246.50
Call 31:10.64
Call 41:22.70
Final1:35.12

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$5.20—
place ($2)4$3.20—
show ($2)4$2.60—
exacta ($1)4-6$13.80$96,525
place ($2)6$5.20—
show ($2)6$3.80—
trifecta ($1)4-6-3$59$53,492
show ($2)3$4.80—
superfecta ($0.10)4-6-3-8$14.20$35,497

Chart notes

THIRD BEER tracked the speed from the two path, crept closer on the far turn, angled to the rail approaching the stretch, followed behind the leader to the eighth pole, shifted off the fence and bumped DARK OMEN in midstretch, overtook DARK BLUE late and held over the runner-up. VENTRY STRAND content to trail in the early going and tucked inside on the clubhouse turn, tipped two wide at the quarter pole, steered out for a clear run in the lane, closed fast in deep stretch but ran out of ground. DARK BLUE set all the pace from inside to the top of the stretch, dug in under pressure to the sixteenth pole and yielded grudgingly late. DARK OMEN rated on the inside in the opening stages, moved to the two path at the quarter pole, bid from outside into the final furlong, got bumped by the winner midstretch and flattened late. FUMANO'S MAGIC broke a step slow, allowed to settle after next the fence, continued to save ground through the far turn while under a ride and failed to threaten in the stretch run. CAN'T HELP MYSELF raced up close in the two path, chased two then three wide outside DARK OMEN on the far turn and weakened in the drive. CRUISE HOME traveled outside a rival near the back, remained two wide into the far turn, trailed three wide into the lane and lacked a response when called upon.