Santa Anita Park · Sunday, April 26, 2026 · Race 1 of 9

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmOne MilePurse $65,0007 ranPost 2026-04-26 13:02:00Final time 1:36.23Pool $195,948

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Kool Mariah
inside, edged clear
Tyler Baze211111—19.5063A
E1 121 · LP 107
24Taking a Joy Ride
outside, no late kick
Juan Hernandez1222221¼2.0060A
E1 120 · LP 106
31Humidity
rail,no bid,gained3rd
Antonio Fresu6554433½6.5047A
E1 114 · LP 105
42Maggles McGee
bp erly,2w,loomed3deep
Florent Geroux74433440.8063A
E1 117 · LP 104
57Big Miss
saved ground, no rally
Abel Lezcano4765554¾53.0033A
E1 110 · LP 105
66Little Gator
ins,2wd-ins,no menace
Welfin Orantes56776610¾44.5043A
E1 109 · LP 102
75Tate Batz
bpd erly,3w,3-4w,tired
Kazushi Kimura33367725¾9.9023A
E1 118 · LP 90

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

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish4Taking a Joy Ride1Humidity2Maggles McGee7Big Miss6Little Gator5Tate Batz3Kool Mariah

Fractional times

Call 122.60
Call 246.70
Call 31:11.75
Call 41:23.77
Final1:36.23

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$1—
place ($2)3$9.20—
show ($2)3$6.60—
exacta ($1)3-4$45$101,997
place ($2)4$3.60—
show ($2)4$2.80—
trifecta ($1)3-4-1$179.60$59,286
show ($2)1$5—
superfecta ($0.10)3-4-1-2$24.44$47,666

Chart notes

KOOL MARIAH set the pace under pressure from TAKING A JOY RIDE, came under a ride at the five-sixteenths pole, maintained a short lead into the final furlong, edged clear from outer rival midstretch and was kept busy to the wire. TAKING A JOY RIDE took some contact from outer rival shortly after the start, dueled from outside into the first turn then pressed KOOL MARIAH to upper stretch, could not summon the needed late kick in the final furlong but was clearly second best. HUMIDITY tracked from inside, drew closer around the far turn, hugged the rail to the stretch, could not produce a bid down the lane but was able to outkick MAGGLES MCGEE for the show honors. MAGGLES MCGEE shifted out and bumped TATE BATZ before the first turn, followed in range from the two path, loomed three deep on the far turn and flattened in the final furlong. BIG MISS tucked inside trailing early, passed a rival midway up the backstretch, gained ground still next to the fence on the far turn, moved off the rail in upper stretch and could not rally. LITTLE GATOR traveled near the back of the field on the inside early, came off the rail on the backstretch, trailed at the midway point, found the rail again on the far turn, passed a tired rival at the top of the stretch but proved no menace. TATE BATZ came in to brush TAKING A JOY RIDE in the beginning, got bumped by MAGGLE MCGEE prior to the first turn, stalked in the three path outside that rival, chased four wide briefly on the far turn before moving back inward and tired down the lane.