Santa Anita Park · Sunday, May 17, 2026 · Race 4 of 9

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $21,0007 ranPost 2026-05-17 14:34:00Final time 1:39.45Pool $257,461

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Hot Rod Christine
ins-2wd,2-3wd,got up
Kyle Frey776631—28.2059A
E1 101 · LP 109
21Springline
ins,bid btw,led,caught
Adrian Escobedo533112a nose2.9073A
E1 112 · LP 103
34Can't Say That
svd ground,lack rm upr
Kazushi Kimura455563½1.2073A
E1 104 · LP 106
46Lady Ruth
3-2w,2w,checked late
Tiago Pereira1444241½7.1066A
E1 108 · LP 104
53Miss Hot and Cold
chsd2w,bid3deep,flattn
Armando Ayuso2223454¾3.6057A
E1 113 · LP 99
67Stormy Gal
led,challenged5/16,wkn
Armando Aguilar3112568¼12.4042A
E1 117 · LP 95
75Magic Carpet Ride
ins,done early,eased
Tyler Baze66777733¼23.5011A
E1 101 · LP 80

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

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish1Springline4Can't Say That6Lady Ruth3Miss Hot and Cold7Stormy Gal5Magic Carpet Ride2Hot Rod Christine

Fractional times

Call 123.14
Call 247.23
Call 31:12.35
Call 41:26.14
Final1:39.45

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$8.40—
place ($2)2$24.20—
show ($2)2$6.80—
exacta ($1)2-1$213.10$173,569
place ($2)1$5.80—
show ($2)1$2.80—
trifecta ($1)2-1-4$495$101,364
show ($2)4$2.10—
superfecta ($0.10)2-1-4-6$120.54$75,668
daily double ($2)5-2$238.80$25,907
Pick 3 ($1)6-5-2$786.40$18,739

Chart notes

HOT ROD CHRISTINE unhurried in the opening stages, trailed along the rail then in the two path, raced outside a rival on the backstretch, gained through the far turn, chased three wide into the lane, tipped out into the clear to unleash a rally, reeled in the leader with a sixteenth to go, came in to impede LADY RUTH late and got up in the final moments. SPRINGLINE bobbled a bit in the first few strides out of the gate, tracked from inside out of range, moved closer in the middle stages, bid between rivals on the far turn, inched ahead at the quarter pole, drew clear in upper stretch, drifted out a bit in the late stages while challenged by pair of rivals and got passed near the wire. CAN'T SAY THAT saved ground from well off the pace, picked up stride around the far turn, moved off the fence in the lane, lacked room room behind rivals in upper stretch, angled to the inside and finished willingly to get by LADY RUTH for third. LADY RUTH laid off the pace three then two wide around the first turn, moved into range on the second bend, was closest in pursuit into the final furlong, rallied between rivals in deep stretch, had her path taken and checked late and lost third. MISS HOT AND COLD chased in the two path, cut into the lead on the backstretch, bid three deep on the far turn, could not sustain the challenge and chased after the leader into the stretch, then flattened out in the furlong grounds. STORMY GAL established the front quickly and steered to the inside, challenged by a pair of rivals midway around the far turn, lost command at the quarter pole, yielded to the new leader at the top of the stretch and weakened. MAGIC CARPET RIDE reserved in the early going along the inside, ridden along on the backstretch, tired on the far turn, eased in the lane and walked off. THERE WAS A STEWARDS' INQUIRY INVOLVING THE STRETCH RUN. FOLLOWING A REVIEW, THE STEWARDS UNANIMOUSLY RULED THAT ALTHOUGH HOT ROD CHRISTINE AND SPRINGLINE BOTH TOOK THE PATH OF LADY RUTH LATE IN THE RACE, THE INCIDENT DID NOT COST LADY RUTH A CHANCE AT A BETTER PLACING AND THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGE.