Santa Anita Park · Friday, February 27, 2026 · Race 7 of 9

Allowance Optional Claiming

turf, firmSix FurlongsPurse $71,00010 ranPost 2026-02-27 15:39:00Final time 1:07.88Pool $283,221

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Proof He Rides
2w,surged clear,safely
Kyle Frey22111—3.30110A
E1 130 · LP 101
210Son of a Birch
3-2w,lack rm into str
Florent Geroux787421¼2.80105A
E1 121 · LP 107
33Drop Um
brsh erly,3w,outkck2nd
Tyler Baze13553233.50116A
E1 127 · LP 103
41Nesso's Lastharrah
brk in,traffc into str
Emisael Jaramillo91097436.50115A
E1 110 · LP 106
59Charlie's to Blame
bpd st,ins,swung out
Antonio Fresu69101055¼11.1091A
E1 114 · LP 104
67Fomo Joe
bmpd early,chsd2w-ins
Adrian Escobedo458967¼22.2071A
E1 124 · LP 97
725Dhitjari
bpd st,inside,weakened
Armando Ayuso
——————17.50103A
E1 132 · LP 101
86Cuban Confusion
chased 2wd, weakened
Kazushi Kimura864388½2.80117A
E1 123 · LP 91
98Mischief River
bumped brk&early,4wd
Cesar Ortega54689936.2092A
E1 125 · LP 93
104Supersonic Blue
bpd/bobbl st,led,fold
Edwin Maldonado31221010¼14.10101A
E1 132 · LP 84

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

12345678910start1/41/2stretchfinish10Son of a Birch3Drop Um1Nesso's Lastharrah9Charlie's to Blame7Fomo Joe6Cuban Confusion8Mischief River4Supersonic Blue2Proof He Rides

Fractional times

Call 121.56
Call 243.63
Call 355.30
Final1:07.88

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$8.60—
place ($2)2$4—
show ($2)2$3—
exacta ($1)2-10$20.30$166,507
place ($2)10$5.20—
show ($2)10$3.60—
trifecta ($1)2-10-3$299.30$86,759
show ($2)3$11.20—
superfecta ($0.10)2-10-3-1$137.60$74,733
daily double ($2)6-2$117.40$30,694
Pick 3 ($1)2-6-2$195.30$37,126

Chart notes

PROOF HE RIDES raced up close on the inside then switched to the outside, applied pressure to the leader past the half-mile pole, seized control at the quarter pole, spurted away in upper stretch, carried a comfortable lead into the final fifty yards and held safely approaching the wire. SON OF A BIRCH settled off the pace, took the turn three then two wide, lacked room behind a trio of rivals turning for home, angled out into the clear, finished well through the final furlong to move into second but could not reach the winner. DROP UM brushed with outer rival early, chased off the rail then outside rivals, spun three wide into the stretch and got outkicked for the place. NESSO'S LASTHARRAH broke inward, trailed up the backstretch, raced two wide on the turn, found traffic approaching the stretch, angled to the inside in the lane and produced a mild rally to round out the superfecta. CHARLIE'S TO BLAME bumped leaving the gate, angled to the inside racing near the back, trailed around the bend, swung out for the stretch and offered a mild response to improve position. FOMO JOE got bumped between rivals early, chased two wide into the turn, angled to the rail, saved ground into the lane and could not rally. DHITJARI (GB) bumped leaving the gate, pursued in range up the backstretch, raced along the rail and was asked right handed late on the bend, moved off the fence in the drive and weakened. CUBAN CONFUSION (GB) chased between rivals then in the two path on the turn and weakened. MISCHIEF RIVER bumped with outer rival at the start, bumped with inner rival in the early going, took the turn four wide and weakened in the drive. SUPERSONIC BLUE bumped with outer rival and bobbled at the start, recovered and went straight to the front, pressured by outer rival past the half-mile pole, lost command with a quarter mile remaining and folded in the lane.