Santa Anita Park · Saturday, February 21, 2026 · Race 4 of 10

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $17,0008 ranPost 2026-02-21 14:08:00Final time 1:11.26Pool $140,200

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Tom's Star
3deep, drew clear
Francisco Orduna-Rojas22311—2.7070A
E1 111 · LP 112
27Daddygaveittome
fought btwn, 2nd best
Ricardo Gonzalez332221¾2.6030A
E1 111 · LP 108
34Play for Me
vied inside,wkn,svd3rd
Tiago Pereira1113342.8055A
E1 113 · LP 104
42Bitter Truth
brk in/bmpd,ins-2wide
Abel Lezcano4544443.3056A
E1 101 · LP 111
56Siempre Naman
2-3wide, no impact
Alfredo Bautista766556¾17.2044A
E1 98 · LP 110
61Smiling Rapper
bpd st,2w,angl out1/4
Welfin Orantes888761019.6027A
E1 94 · LP 107
75My Eliana
chased, inside, tired
Armando Aguilar5456713½54.9038A
E1 106 · LP 95
83Palace Mischief
saved ground,no factor
Cristobal Herrera677881926.2019A
E1 97 · LP 90

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

12345678start1/41/2stretchfinish7Daddygaveittome4Play for Me2Bitter Truth6Siempre Naman1Smiling Rapper5My Eliana3Palace Mischief8Tom's Star

Fractional times

Call 122.56
Call 245.81
Call 358.41
Final1:11.26

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$7.40—
place ($2)8$3—
show ($2)8$2.20—
exacta ($1)8-7$8.20$93,302
place ($2)7$3—
show ($2)7$2.20—
trifecta ($1)8-7-4$25.60$57,069
show ($2)4$2.40—
superfecta ($0.10)8-7-4-2$7.56$46,998
daily double ($2)4-8$58.40$21,660
Pick 3 ($1)3-4-8$126.50$16,649

Chart notes

TOM'S STAR pressed three deep to the turn, moved up on even terms at the quarter pole, seized control in upper stretch and drove clear. DADDYGAVEITTOME pressed between rivals up the backstretch, fought head to head late on the bend, battled to the eighth pole, then failed to kick on with the winner but was clearly second best. PLAY FOR ME led inside a pair of rivals in the early going, headed by outer pair with a quarter mile remaining, lost command at the top of the lane, weakened in the furlong grounds but was able to save third. BITTER TRUTH broke in and bumped, chased from off the pace, raced along the rail then tipped to the two path, moved out further in the lane and kept trying to the wire but missed third in a photo. SIEMPRE NAMAN raced outside a rival toward the rear, rounded the bend two then three wide and could not make an impact down the lane. SMILING RAPPER bumped leaving the gate, trailed two wide into the turn, steered out at the quarter pole, spun four wide into the lane and was never a factor. MY ELIANA chased from off the rail then angled in for the turn, started to weaken around the bend and tired in the stretch. PALACE MISCHIEF traveled near the back on the inside, ridden through the turn, trailed into the stretch and was never a factor.