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

Allowance Optional Claiming

turf, firmAbout Six And One Half FurlongsPurse $71,0009 ranPost 2026-04-03 17:04:00Final time 1:11.57Pool $344,805

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
19Nesso's Lastharrah
closest,bid2w,dug in
Emisael Jaramillo22221—6.00128A
E1 132 · LP 120
28Virat
ins,yielded grudgingly
Hector Berrios11112¾2.50117A
E1 135 · LP 118
36Son of a Birch
3-2w,fumbled reins str
Florent Geroux985331½3.70114A
E1 123 · LP 121
410Balladeer
stalked 3-4wd,willngly
Edwin Maldonado5534424.5020A
E1 127 · LP 119
52War At Sea
shuffl bit erly,ins-3w
Kazushi Kimura468652½10.30117A
E1 126 · LP 122
63Dhitjari
2wd-inside,no response
Mike Smith377763½20.10108A
E1 124 · LP 120
74Drop Um
chased inside,weakened
Tyler Baze634574¾11.40123A
E1 130 · LP 116
87American Hope
4deep,drfted 8wd xing
Armando Ayuso896885½10.3070A
E1 121 · LP 115
91Charlie's to Blame
inside, no impact
Juan Hernandez749997¾13.5097A
E1 129 · LP 115

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

123456789start1/41/2stretchfinish8Virat6Son of a Birch10Balladeer2War At Sea3Dhitjari4Drop Um7American Hope1Charlie's to Blame9Nesso's Lastharrah

Fractional times

Call 121.41
Call 243.05
Call 31:05.38
Final1:11.57

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)9$4—
place ($2)9$6.20—
show ($2)9$3.80—
exacta ($1)9-8$26.70$210,617
place ($2)8$4.60—
show ($2)8$2.80—
trifecta ($1)9-8-6$102.50$118,947
show ($2)6$2.60—
daily double ($5)1-9$87.50$214,800
Pick 3 ($3)4-1-9$444.60$225,128
Pick 3 ($3)3$1,603.80$59,599
Pick 6 ($2)7-2-2-4-1-9$78$0
Pick 4 ($0.50)2-4-1-9$208.30$352,072
super high five ($1)9-8-6-10-2$1,939.10$33,030
Pick 5 ($0.50)2-2-4-1-9$669.75$342,160
superfecta ($0.10)9-8-6-10$57.62$97,981

Chart notes

NESSO'S LASTHARRAH was closest in pursuit early, pressured VIRAT from outside on the turn, dueled through the lane and dug in the last sixteenth to best the runner-up. VIRAT established the front quickly, met the bid from NESSO'S LASTHARRAH on the turn, resisted to midstretch, then got outkicked in the final sixteenth. SON OF A BIRCH reserved three deep between rivals, moved into the two path around the bend, rider fumbled around with his reins from upper to midstretch, then put in mild late bid and earned the show honors. BALLADEER stalked the top pair three wide into the turn, came four wide into the stretch, finished willingly to earn a minor award but lacked the needed late punch. WAR AT SEA raced inside a trio of rivals at the back then got shuffled a bit behind CHARLIE'S TO BLAME into the turn, eased over to the three path and passed a rival around the bend, summoned a mild rally but needed to find more to be a threat. DHITJARI (GB) unhurried in the early going, raced between foes into the turn, found the rail around the bend, steered off the fence in the drive and never responded to urging. DROP UM chased the speed from inside down the hill and weakened in the stretch run. AMERICAN HOPE chased four deep out of range into the turn, drifted eighth wide crossing the dirt and weakened. CHARLIE'S TO BLAME settled inside, trailed with a quarter mile remaining and could not make an impact down the lane.