Santa Anita Park · Friday, February 27, 2026 · Race 2 of 9

Claiming

dirt, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $20,0005 ranPost 2026-02-27 13:03:00Final time 1:04.43Pool $113,456

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Willow Cove
met bids, cleared 1/8
Tiago Pereira31111—2.7064B
E1 100 · LP 128
22Deep Blue
bid 3deep, held 2nd
Armando Ayuso532221¾0.8098B
E1 94 · LP 124
35Pretty Cecy
bid between,turned awy
Ricardo Gonzalez22333210.3049B
E1 97 · LP 124
44Booster Club
tracked 2-3wd,weakened
Kazushi Kimura1444482.7057B
E1 89 · LP 113
53Crypto Crush
inside, no menace
Armando Aguilar4555510½45.9050B
E1 78 · LP 108

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

12345start1/43/8stretchfinish2Deep Blue5Pretty Cecy4Booster Club3Crypto Crush1Willow Cove

Fractional times

Call 122.93
Call 246.23
Call 358.21
Final1:04.43

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$7.40—
place ($2)1$3.20—
show ($2)1$2.60—
exacta ($1)1-2$6.90$49,718
place ($2)2$2.20—
show ($2)2$2.10—
trifecta ($1)1-2-5$26.80$44,734
show ($2)5$3.40—

Chart notes

WILLOW COVE took control from inside, met bids from DEEP BLUE and PRETTY CECY on the turn, edged clear at the eighth pole under taps of a downturned left handed crop and remained strong to the wire. DEEP BLUE chased three wide leaving the backstretch, bid three deep on the turn, lost contact with the winner into the final furlong and outfinished PRETTY CECY for second. PRETTY CECY showed early speed then followed after the leader closely to the turn, bid between rivals around the bend, turned away by the winner approaching the eighth pole and got outkicked for the place honors. BOOSTER CLUB tracked well off the rail then moved into the three path entering the turn, shifted in one more path before tipping back out, came three wide into the stretch and weakened. CRYPTO CRUSH trailed up the backstretch, saved ground through the turn, tipped a bit off the rail approaching the stretch and failed to menace.