Santa Anita Park · Friday, April 3, 2026 · Race 8 of 9

Starter Optional Claiming

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $26,0008 ranPost 2026-04-03 16:34:00Final time 1:36.50Pool $220,708

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Joint Venture
duel ins,kicked clear
Juan Hernandez511111—0.80106A
E1 118 · LP 120
22Mighty Kai
stalkd inside,2nd best
Kazushi Kimura6442223¾25.20111A
E1 115 · LP 117
33Crypto Ride
stalk2w,2-3w,no rally
Kyle Frey3334337¼23.50113A
E1 115 · LP 114
47Druidic
wide trip, weakened
Tiago Pereira7876649¾7.9089A
E1 114 · LP 114
58Leyas Candy
5-3deep1st,duel2w,fade
Edwin Maldonado2223451114.70112A
E1 117 · LP 109
64Ballyhooligan
3deep,3-2wd,weakened
Abel Lezcano45577611¾12.30105A
E1 114 · LP 112
75Duran
step slow,on heels1st
Florent Geroux86855712½2.7088A
E1 111 · LP 110
86So I'm Told
steady4w1st,4-3wd2nd
Edgar Payeras1768882929.9091A
E1 114 · LP 94

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

12345678start1/41/23/4stretchfinish2Mighty Kai3Crypto Ride7Druidic8Leyas Candy4Ballyhooligan5Duran6So I'm Told1Joint Venture

Fractional times

Call 123.61
Call 247.15
Call 31:11.56
Call 41:24.24
Final1:36.50

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$3.60—
place ($2)1$2.60—
show ($2)1$2.20—
exacta ($1)1-2$22.20$113,912
place ($2)2$12—
show ($2)2$6.60—
trifecta ($1)1-2-3$132.70$70,061
show ($2)3$6.40—
superfecta ($0.10)1-2-3-7$58.79$57,405
daily double ($2)4-1$37.80$31,164
Pick 3 ($1)2-4-1$56.40$28,940

Chart notes

JOINT VENTURE took control inside rivals early, dueled up the backstretch, edged clear midway around the far turn and drew away under a drive. MIGHTY KAI stalked from inside, coaxed along behind the leader on the far turn, tipped out at the top of the lane, chased determinedly through the stretch but could not get to the winner. CRYPTO RIDE stalked in the two path to the far turn, asked while easing over to three path around the bend, lacked a rally in the lane but was able to hold third. BALLYHOOLIGAN raced up close three deep around the first turn, continued outside a pair of rivals to the second bend, moved into the two path and weakened. DURAN broke a step slow, ran up on heels early on the first turn in the two path, chased between then trailed up the backstretch, moved to the inside, advanced while angling four wide around the far turn but flattened down the lane. SO I'M TOLD had to steadied four deep on the first turn, remained in range four deep into the second bend, dropped back, spun three wide into the stretch and tired. DRUIDIC chased four then five wide on the first turn, remained widest to the stretch and weakened. LEYAS CANDY vied five, four, then three deep around the clubhouse turn, dueled from outside up the backstretch, dropped back on the far turn and tired.