Santa Anita Park · Friday, May 8, 2026 · Race 5 of 8

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastFour And One Half FurlongsPurse $65,0007 ranPost 2026-05-08 15:12:00Final time 52.63Pool $199,100

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Sentient Soon
reluctant, held safely
Kyle Frey1111—2.0085A
E1 121 · LP 114
27Lahar
tracked 3wd,late gain
Francisco Monroy23221¼3.40102A
E1 112 · LP 110
31Stay Bossy
inside, along for 3rd
Cesar Belmont4543715.1071A
E1 99 · LP 92
43Buena Vida
2wd,rail str,weakened
Adrian Escobedo32349¼1.5081A
E1 116 · LP 86
54Endless Smoke
2wide, no menace
Tyler Baze6455108.6083A
E1 99 · LP 85
66Stay My Girl
bpd st,climb bit,4-3wd
Welfin Orantes566610¼32.1071A
E1 95 · LP 84
78Poki Loki
bit slw,5-4w,no factor
Edwin Maldonado777715¼26.5070A
E1 88 · LP 73

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

1234567start1/4stretchfinish7Lahar1Stay Bossy3Buena Vida4Endless Smoke6Stay My Girl8Poki Loki2Sentient Soon

Fractional times

Call 121.95
Call 245.96
Final52.63

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$6—
place ($2)2$3.60—
show ($2)2$3.20—
exacta ($1)2-7$13.20$103,914
place ($2)7$3.60—
show ($2)7$3.20—
trifecta ($1)2-7-1$88.30$67,188
show ($2)1$6—
superfecta ($0.10)2-7-1-3$23.66$49,118
daily double ($2)5-2$29.20$22,808
Pick 3 ($1)1-5-2$35.90$40,457
Pick 4 ($0.50)5-1$30.30$67,877
Pick 5 ($0.50)3-5-1$69.75$251,261

Chart notes

SENTIENT SOON was reluctant to load, sprinted to the front and moved inside, confidently handled around the bend, given his cue at the top of the lane, continued clear into deep stretch, grew a bit weary late but was able to hold safely. LAHAR bumped with inner rival in the beginning, tracked three wide to the stretch, dug in late but could only whittle the gap on the winner. STAY BOSSY broke well then dropped back under coaxing on the inside, saved ground to the stretch, moved off the fence in the lane and was along for the show honors. BUENA VIDA was closest in pursuit in the opening stages, followed in the two path around the bend and weakened along the fence. ENDLESS SMOKE gave chase from off the pace, navigated the turn two wide and proved no menace. STAY MY GIRL bumped with outer rival leaving the gate, climbed a bit while chasing off the rail, took the turn four then three wide and could not make an impact. POKI LOKI was off a bit slow from outside, trailed five leaving the backstretch, four wide turning for home and was never a factor.