Santa Anita Park · Saturday, February 21, 2026 · Race 2 of 10

Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $16,0005 ranPost 2026-02-21 13:04:00Final time 1:10.07Pool $105,792

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Alpine Thunder
vied btwn,clear midstr
Tiago Pereira12111—3.80102B
E1 111 · LP 119
24Gentlemen's Club
chsd trio3-4w,gain2nd
Diego Herrera544323¼9.2069B
E1 104 · LP 115
35Carol's Comic
bobbled,vie3deep,wknd
Tyler Baze3332341.9081B
E1 111 · LP 111
41Smarty Nose
inside-3wd, no impact
Alfredo Bautista455546¼14.7078B
E1 101 · LP 117
52Morello
vied inside pair,fold
Edwin Maldonado21245111.1092B
E1 111 · LP 99

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

12345start1/41/2stretchfinish4Gentlemen's Club5Carol's Comic1Smarty Nose2Morello3Alpine Thunder

Fractional times

Call 122.63
Call 245.19
Call 357.76
Final1:10.07

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$9.60—
place ($2)3$4.60—
show ($2)3$3.20—
exacta ($1)3-4$25.90$54,189
place ($2)4$8.40—
show ($2)4$5.20—
trifecta ($1)3-4-5$70.90$42,010
show ($2)5$3.40—
daily double ($2)4-3$36$34,520

Chart notes

ALPINE THUNDER vied between rivals up the backstretch and around the turn, put ahead in front at the quarter pole, carried a short lead over CAROL'S COMIC into the final furlong, put that rival away approaching the sixteenth pole and drew away to the wire. GENTLEMEN'S CLUB chased the top trio three to four wide into the turn, took aim four wide turning for home, put in a mild bid entering the final furlong and gained second but was no match for the winner. CAROL'S COMIC bobbled leaving the gate but recovered quickly and went up to fight for the lead three deep, battled three wide through the turn, dueled outside ALPINE THUNDER into the final furlong, then yielded to that rival in midstretch and flattened to third. SMARTY NOSE trailed along the rail into the turn, lost ground around the turn while moving off the fence, spun three wide into the lane and passed a tired rival. MORELLO took a short lead over outer pair early, vied along the fence through the turn and lost command at the quarter pole, fought to the top of the lane, then yielded to the leaders and folded in the furlong grounds.