Santa Anita Park · Sunday, February 22, 2026 · Race 1 of 10

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmOne MilePurse $70,0008 ranPost 2026-02-22 12:32:00Final time 1:35.04Pool $216,474

Good for all except 1

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Charlie's Curlin
2w,bid3wd,drew clear
Juan Hernandez144211—4.2086A
E1 113 · LP 107
225Koekkoek
2w,ins-2w,closed well
Antonio Fresu
———————3.1079A
E1 119 · LP 106
36Sharons Pharoah
inside,overtaken upper
Emisael Jaramillo3111232½9.3064A
E1 119 · LP 104
42Dinkum
inside,2wd/btwn,flattn
Hector Berrios2224344¾1.3070A
E1 115 · LP 104
53Ghostwritten
hit rail 3/8, weakened
Kazushi Kimura4333556¼14.70103A
E1 113 · LP 103
64Postmodern
step slw,brush rail3/8
Ricardo Gonzalez6566667¼8.6088A
E1 110 · LP 105
71Rivo
off slow, saved ground
Kyle Frey8888878¼26.5070A
E1 102 · LP 108
85Stan Theman Musial
brk in/brsh,svd ground
Florent Geroux7777788¾32.6068A
E1 106 · LP 106

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

12345678start1/41/23/4stretchfinish6Sharons Pharoah2Dinkum3Ghostwritten4Postmodern1Rivo5Stan Theman Musial7Charlie's Curlin

Fractional times

Call 122.87
Call 246.86
Call 31:10.49
Call 41:22.69
Final1:35.04

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$10.40—
place ($2)7$3.80—
show ($2)7$2.80—
exacta ($1)7-8$15.50$125,397
place ($2)8$4.60—
show ($2)8$3—
trifecta ($1)7-8-6$127.50$70,313
show ($2)6$5—
superfecta ($0.10)7-8-6-2$40.64$49,803

Chart notes

CHARLIE'S CURLIN tracked two wide out of range early, was on the move three deep around the far turn, bid three wide turning for home, seized control in upper stretch, cleared SHARONS PHAROAH in midstretch and held safely under urging. KOEKKOEK (GB) settled off the pace outside a rival, cleared inner rival early on the far turn and moved to the rail, shifted back to the two path late on the turn, tipped out at the top of the stretch, closed well through the lane to gain second but could not reach the winner. SHARONS PHAROAH established the front quickly and found the rail, showed the way unchallenged to the quarter pole, confronted by CHARLIE'S CURLIN coming into the stretch, offered little resistance to the winner, stayed on through the final furlong but was outfinished for second. DINKUM stalked from inside around the first turn, drew closer between rivals on the far turn in the two path, then flattened out in the final furlong. GHOSTWRITTEN tracked along the fence then inside a pair of rivals leaving the backstretch, hit the rail at the three-eighths pole but was largely unaffected, crept closer around the bend, then weakened down the lane. POSTMODERN broke a step slow and brushed at the start, laid off the pace along the inside, brushed the rail near three-eighths pole, stayed on the inside to the stretch, then came off the rail and lacked a rally. RIVO was off slow to begin, trailed on the inside to the stretch, moved out in the lane and passed a tired rival. STAN THEMAN MUSIAL broke in and brushed POSTMODERN, saved ground from well off the pace and was never a factor.