Santa Anita Park · Saturday, April 25, 2026 · Race 5 of 9

Starter Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $37,0008 ranPost 2026-04-25 15:11:00Final time 1:16.53Pool $258,108

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Red Flag
ins-3wd,up 3deep wire
Tiago Pereira57541—1.30140A
E1 103 · LP 115
24Mega Moon
clear to 1/16, nailed
Juan Hernandez11112a nose1.90122A
E1 117 · LP 109
36Hey Brother
up close,2-3wd,gamely
Kyle Frey32223a nose9.90120A
E1 114 · LP 110
47Whiskyginandbrandy
3-2w,tipped out,evenly
Antonio Fresu233342½11.10116A
E1 113 · LP 109
58Shady Tiger
4deep turn,no response
Kazushi Kimura457554¾8.70118A
E1 109 · LP 107
63Kahuna Magic
inside-3wd, no impact
Mike Smith888867¼20.50119A
E1 91 · LP 110
75Baladi
3deep turn, weakened
Armando Ayuso746677½15.80126A
E1 109 · LP 103
81Malibu Coast
chased inside,weakened
Emisael Jaramillo664789¼24.1090A
E1 108 · LP 99

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

12345678start1/41/2stretchfinish4Mega Moon6Hey Brother7Whiskyginandbrandy8Shady Tiger3Kahuna Magic5Baladi1Malibu Coast2Red Flag

Fractional times

Call 122.35
Call 244.43
Call 31:09.79
Final1:16.53

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$4.60—
place ($2)2$2.80—
show ($2)2$2.20—
exacta ($1)2-4$6.90$132,565
place ($2)4$3—
show ($2)4$2.40—
trifecta ($1)2-4-6$30.10$89,304
show ($2)6$3.20—
superfecta ($0.10)2-4-6-7$9.58$72,564
daily double ($2)7-2$25$50,706
Pick 3 ($1)2-7-2$442.50$71,053
Pick 4 ($0.50)4-2-7-2$974.85$129,015
Pick 5 ($0.50)2-4-2-7-2$592.10$343,251

Chart notes

RED FLAG reserved in the early going and moved inside, went between rivals in the two path on the turn, tipped three wide into the lane, moved into range midstretch, dug in late and got up three deep on the line. MEGA MOON stepped to the front and moved into the two path, found the rail on the turn, asked right handed into the final furlong, switched to the left hand midstretch, held a clear lead over HEY BROTHER bearing down into the final sixteenth, resisted into the closing moments and got nailed at the wire. HEY BROTHER raced up close to the outside of the pacesetter, ridden along two to three wide on the turn, dug in between rivals in the final forty yards and finished a game third. WHISKYGINANDBRANDY forwardly placed outside the top pair, went three wide into the turn, quickly moved into the two path, tipped out in upper stretch and finished evenly late. SHADY TIGER chased outside rivals up the backstretch, four deep around the bend and failed to respond. KAHUNA MAGIC trailed up the backstretch, moved inside, angled three wide around the bend and passed tired rivals. BALADI chased outside a rival into the turn, went three deep around the bend and weakened. MALIBU COAST chased from inside, fell out of range on the turn and weakened.