Santa Anita Park · Saturday, April 4, 2026 · Race 5 of 12

Claiming

turf, firmOne MilePurse $35,00012 ranPost 2026-04-04 14:12:00Final time 1:33.85Pool $429,500

Good for all except 7,9

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Vantastic
ins-2w,angled,got up
Hector Berrios666541—5.10127A
E1 122 · LP 112
211Ah Jeez
2-3w,bid upr,led,naild
Emisael Jaramillo254332¼10.9098A
E1 124 · LP 110
31Pioneer Prince
ins,yielded grudgingly
Edwin Maldonado511113¾2.8083A
E1 127 · LP 108
44Zalamo
ins-2w,3-5w,angled in
Florent Geroux1010108741½11.7039A
E1 114 · LP 113
512Kawazaki
swung out,angld in str
Armando Ayuso3111851½18.2077A
E1 127 · LP 108
65Jimmy Blue Jeans
outside,btw str,flattn
Kyle Frey12222634.4095A
E1 126 · LP 107
73Cathal
btwn,3-4w,steady late
Victor Espinoza8896674¼14.70111A
E1 117 · LP 109
89Hotrocket
bit slow,3deep,2-3wide
Juan Hernandez1779986½7.2093A
E1 119 · LP 109
92Russells Hustle
ins,boxed1/4,tip2wd
Antonio Fresu998101096¾22.1094A
E1 118 · LP 109
1010Jeweled Shillelagh
stumbled,inside,weaknd
Tyler Baze43345107½13.4078A
E1 124 · LP 105
118J T's Watch
tracked inside, tired
Francisco Monroy745711111¾71.6083A
E1 122 · LP 104
127Maniatic
dwelt/off very slow
Tiago Pereira1121212121213½19.1093A
E1 100 · LP 114

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

123456789101112start1/41/23/4stretchfinish11Ah Jeez1Pioneer Prince4Zalamo12Kawazaki5Jimmy Blue Jeans3Cathal9Hotrocket2Russells Hustle10Jeweled Shillelagh8J T's Watch7Maniatic6Vantastic

Fractional times

Call 122.36
Call 246.19
Call 31:09.78
Call 41:21.45
Final1:33.85

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$2.20—
place ($2)6$6.20—
show ($2)6$4.20—
exacta ($1)6-11$55$249,636
place ($2)11$10.40—
show ($2)11$5.20—
trifecta ($1)6-11-1$440.10$122,307
show ($2)1$3.80—
superfecta ($0.10)6-11-1-4$282.20$95,566
daily double ($2)2-6$326$42,765
Pick 3 ($1)5-2-6$906.70$42,506
Pick 4 ($0.50)5$375.95$145,556
Pick 5 ($0.50)1-5$10.55$434,498

Chart notes

VANTASTIC traveled in mid-pack along the inside then moved into the two path, moved into range staying in the two path on the far turn, angled out leaving the turn, steered out again in upper stretch, came with a late run and got up in time. AH JEEZ tracked in the two path, drew closer in the middle stages, roused on the far turn, took aim three wide turning for home, challenged in upper stretch, led into the last sixteenth and got nailed in the shadow of the wire. PIONEER PRINCE set the pace under light pressure from JIMMY BLUE JEANS in the early going, took more heat from that rival on the far turn, resisted into the final furlong and yielded grudgingly in the late stages. ZALAMO (FR) reserved in the early going along the inside then moved to the two path, advanced three deep on the far turn, angled out and came five wide into the stretch, steered back to the inside while closing through the lane and rounded out the superfecta. KAWAZAKI (IRE) raced near the back outside a rival then moved inside, saved ground to the five-sixteenths pole, swung out late on the far turn, also angled back to the inside while rallying and got outkicked for a minor award. JIMMY BLUE JEANS applied light pressure to the leader from outside early on, hounded that rival through the far turn, dueled into the stretch, fought between into the final furlong and weakened late. CATHAL (IRE) reserved between rivals in the two path, asked three then four wide on the far turn, drifted inward in the lane and had to take up late. HOTROCKET (IRE) was off a bit slow to begin, raced three deep around the first turn, chased between into the second bend, turned into the lane three deep and failed to menace. RUSSELLS HUSTLE unhurried in the beginning and moved inside, got boxed in at the quarter pole, tipped two wide into the lane and could not make an impact. JEWELED SHILLELAGH stumbled laving the gate, stalked from inside, asked along the fence around the far turn and weakened. J T'S WATCH tracked from inside out of range of the pacesetter, started to weaken on the far turn and tired in the lane. MANIATIC (IRE) dwelt at the start and came away very slow, lagged behind to the stretch and never got involved.