Santa Anita Park · Saturday, May 23, 2026 · Race 8 of 10

Snow Chief S. presented by City National Bank Black Type

turf, firmOne And One Eighth MilesPurse $125,00010 ranPost 2026-05-23 16:40:00Final time 1:48.04Pool $457,309

Good for all except 3

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Unrivaled Time
step slow,ins,3-4w,up
Armando Ayuso999741—2.0077A
E1 107 · LP 112
24Trump Era
ins,resisted,nailed
Edwin Maldonado111112a nose26.5072A
E1 127 · LP 104
36Ventry Strand
ins,wait2-3w,angld out
Antonio Fresu488983¾5.0066A
E1 109 · LP 112
47Third Beer
ins,angled1/8,edgd3rd
Kazushi Kimura35553418.0067A
E1 115 · LP 108
53He's a Knockout
hit gt/off slw,keen,2w
Juan Hernandez10222251¾1.5084A
E1 125 · LP 103
610Scatalotadingdong
2w,traffc uppr,altr in
Mike Smith5666762½16.3066A
E1 113 · LP 108
78John Metcalfe
ins-2w,crowded midstr
Joel Rosario833357540.2063A
E1 118 · LP 101
89Fionello
2w,2-3w,altered midstr
Tiago Pereira2444685¼41.8077A
E1 117 · LP 102
95Wave With Envy
hugged rail,no menace
Cesar Belmont67789910¼63.5046A
E1 112 · LP 99
102Smoovin Saturday
inside, never involved
Florent Geroux7101010101018¾31.0048A
E1 98 · LP 94

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

12345678910start1/41/23/4stretchfinish4Trump Era6Ventry Strand7Third Beer3He's a Knockout10Scatalotadingdong8John Metcalfe9Fionello5Wave With Envy2Smoovin Saturday1Unrivaled Time

Fractional times

Call 123.27
Call 246.89
Call 31:11.59
Call 41:35.92
Final1:48.04

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$6—
place ($2)1$3.40—
show ($2)1$2.40—
exacta ($1)1-4$40.80$264,344
place ($2)4$17—
show ($2)4$10.60—
trifecta ($1)1-4-6$220.90$138,050
show ($2)6$4—
superfecta ($0.10)1-4-6-7$61.80$111,575
daily double ($2)4-1$9.60$64,797
Pick 3 ($1)7-4-1$7.40$76,080

Chart notes

UNRIVALED TIME broke a step slow, unhurried in the early going on the inside, moved out on the backstretch, picked up stride three then four deep around the far turn, closed into range with a furlong remaining, reeled in TRUMP ERA late and got up in time. TRUMP ERA stepped to the front and set the tone along the rail, took pressure on the backstretch, headed past the five-sixteenths pole, resisted into the last sixteenth, led into the final strides and got caught on the line. VENTRY STRAND laid well off the pace on the inside, went between rivals at the half-mile pole, waited in the two then three path on the far turn, steered out at the top of the lane, finished well from outside and edged THIRD BEER for the show honors. THIRD BEER traveled in mid-pack from the rail position, crept closer in the middle stages, moved into range on the far turn, angled off the fence at the eighth pole, rallied between runners but was outkicked for third. HE'S A KNOCKOUT hit the gate to come away last, raced keenly behind TRUMP ERA then angled to the outside, applied pressure to that rival on the backstretch, fought on even terms past the five-sixteenths pole, dueled to the sixteenth pole and lacked the need late kick. SCATALOTADINGDONG settled in the two path, remained two wide through the far turn, ran into traffic in upper stretch, altered in at the eighth pole and kept trying to the wire. JOHN METCALFE chased from inside off the pace early, moved into striking distance on the backstretch, traveled along the rail then eased over to the two path on the far turn, got crowded between foes midstretch and weakened. FIONELLO tracked in the two path out of range of the top pair early, drew closer in the middle stages, asked two then three wide on the far turn, altered from behind a rival in midstretch and lacked a rally. WAVE WITH ENVY laid off the pace on the inside, ridden along through the far turn, hugged the rail to the stretch and failed to menace. SMOOVIN SATURDAY lagged behind on the inside, saved ground to the stretch and never got involved.