Santa Anita Park · Friday, May 1, 2026 · Race 8 of 8

Starter Optional Claiming

turf, firmSix FurlongsPurse $37,00010 ranPost 2026-05-01 19:01:00Final time 1:08.72Pool $285,051

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Dakota Country
ins-3w,angled widest
Kyle Frey89971—11.80114A
E1 97 · LP 115
25Doncic
slght bobbl,3w,led str
Hector Berrios94432¾1.60116A
E1 112 · LP 104
38The Old Nine
2-3wide, finished well
Tiago Pereira45563214.70103A
E1 111 · LP 105
41Mubtadaa
vie ins,led,wknd late
Cesar Belmont5311433.50105A
E1 116 · LP 97
56Commander
svd ground,needed more
Victor Espinoza266553½47.00107A
E1 106 · LP 102
610Cathal
ins,brief traffic turn
Tyler Baze788864¾33.00111A
E1 101 · LP 105
72Shortman
bit slw,altrd bit late
Armando Aguilar1010101074¾96.60103A
E1 87 · LP 110
87Hacking It Up
vied 3deep,weakened
Antonio Fresu122285½6.7097A
E1 118 · LP 93
93Its a Cinch
vied between,weakened
Alfredo Bautista313495½5.2090A
E1 118 · LP 94
109Special Club
settled,2w-ins,weaknd
Emisael Jaramillo6779108¾9.30101A
E1 106 · LP 96

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

12345678910start1/41/2stretchfinish5Doncic8The Old Nine1Mubtadaa6Commander10Cathal2Shortman7Hacking It Up3Its a Cinch9Special Club4Dakota Country

Fractional times

Call 122.17
Call 244.56
Call 356.30
Final1:08.72

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$5.60—
place ($2)4$8.60—
show ($2)4$5.60—
exacta ($1)4-5$29.10$189,546
place ($2)5$2.80—
show ($2)5$2.80—
trifecta ($1)4-5-8$340$126,917
show ($2)8$7.80—
daily double ($5)4-4$83$185,016
Pick 3 ($3)10-4-4$137$216,565
Pick 3 ($3)3$650.70$46,966
Pick 6 ($2)11-8-4-10-4$57.80$757,117
Pick 4 ($0.50)4-10-4$392.80$169,729
super high five ($1)4-5-8-1-6$788$23,308
Pick 5 ($0.50)8-4-10-4$987.05$262,962
superfecta ($0.10)4-5-8-1$108.80$93,252

Chart notes

DAKOTA COUNTRY traveled near the back in the opening stages, angled to the inside, tipped three wide around the bend, angled out widest in upper stretch, closed in fast from outside and overhauled DONCIC late. DONCIC stalked the top trio up the backstretch, went three wide around the bend, rallied to the front midstretch and got run down by the winner approaching the wire. THE OLD NINE (IRE) chased the leaders from off the rail, took the turn two to three wide, moved out in the lane, finished well but was outkicked by the top pair. MUBTADAA vied for the lead inside a pair of rivals, inched ahead on the turn, cleared at the top of the stretch, challenged by DONCIC past the eighth pole and lost command shortly after, then weakened in the last sixteenth but as able to earn a minor award. COMMANDER (FR) raced in mid-pack and moved inside, saved ground through the turn, came out in upper stretch, kept trying in the final furlong but needed to find more. CATHAL (IRE) coaxed along in the early going from off the pace, angled in for the turn, had to pause when lacking room along the fence behind SPECIAL CLUB midway around the bend, continued on the inside to the stretch and kept trying through the lane but was unable to threaten. SHORTMAN was off slow to begin, trailed on the inside, moved out in upper stretch, then showed some late effort while having to alter out a bit late. HACKING IT UP vied three deep up the backstretch and around the turn, remained close up outside the leader into the lane, then weakened in the late stages. ITS A CINCH vied for the lead between rivals to the quarter pole, could not keep up with the top pair into the lane, chased within range into the final furlong and weakened in deep stretch. SPECIAL CLUB settled off the rail in the early going, raced two wide then on the fence around the turn and weakened in the stretch.