Santa Anita Park · Friday, May 29, 2026 · Race 4 of 9

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $35,0007 ranPost 2026-05-29 14:35:00Final time 1:12.07Pool $223,128

Good for all except 7

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Need Mo Diamonds
fracts,vied ins,gamely
Armando Aguilar31111—2.8039A
E1 125 · LP 93
22Quality Gold
ins-2w,angled,late run
Edgar Payeras67442½18.1048A
E1 113 · LP 101
34Fair Question
fought 3deep to 1/16
Armando Ayuso233231½1.6051A
E1 123 · LP 91
43Sagunto
fought between to 1/16
Edwin Maldonado1223423.0048A
E1 124 · LP 90
56Whiz Kidd
3wd into str, no rally
Alfredo Bautista555554½7.0054A
E1 116 · LP 95
65Omission
climbed bit,2w-ins-3wd
Cristobal Herrera466667¼45.6040A
E1 113 · LP 93
77Mansa Musa
moving around st,4-2wd
Emisael Jaramillo7477724¾9.0041A
E1 116 · LP 66

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish2Quality Gold4Fair Question3Sagunto6Whiz Kidd5Omission7Mansa Musa1Need Mo Diamonds

Fractional times

Call 121.91
Call 245.00
Call 358.30
Final1:12.07

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$7.60—
place ($2)1$4.20—
show ($2)1$2.80—
exacta ($1)1-2$32.60$137,441
place ($2)2$13.80—
show ($2)2$5.60—
trifecta ($1)1-2-4$165.90$80,825
show ($2)4$3.40—
superfecta ($0.10)1-2-4-3$34.18$63,691
daily double ($2)2-1$32.60$17,275
Pick 3 ($1)2-2-1$127.60$13,083

Chart notes

NEED MO DIAMONDS reared up in the gate, showed the way under pressure from a pair of rivals in the early going, headed on the turn, dug in under left handed urging, inched ahead midstretch, then held over the late run from QUALITY ROAD in the final strides. QUALITY GOLD chased inside rivals from off the pace, exited the turn in the two path, angled out to unleash a rally, put in a late run to reel in the winner but ran out of ground. FAIR QUESTION attended the pace outside the top pair, moved up on even terms around the bend, battled to the sixteenth pole and flattened late. SAGUNTO pressed between rivals up the backstretch, headed NEED MO DIAMONDS on the turn, fought into deep stretch then also flattened late. WHIZ KIDD chased three deep in the second flight, remained three wide to the stretch and could not rally when called upon. OMISSION climbed a bit chasing between rivals at the back, angled to the inside early on the turn then moved back out, came three wide into the lane and had little left for the drive. MANSA MUSA was moving around just before the gates opened then came away bit slow when the latch was sprung, chased four deep in the second flight early, lost ground while angling down to the two path around the turn and tired in the lane. THERE WAS AN INQUIRY INVOLVING THE START OF MANSA MUSA. FOLLOWING A REVIEW, THE STEWARDS UNANIMOUSLY RULED THAT HE CAUSED HIS OWN PROBLEMS LEAVING THE GATE AND IS CONSIDERED A STARTER.