Santa Anita Park · Monday, October 12, 2026 · Race 4 of 10

Maiden Claiming

dirt, goodFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $21,0009 ranPost 2026-10-12 14:33:00Final time 1:05.15Pool $117,677

Good for all except 2

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Strike a Match
bpd early,3deep,2w,clr
A Lezcano62111—0.6072B
E1 117 · LP 112
29Kore Kinetic
vied 4-3deep,held 2nd
E A Maldonado533224¼7.7064B
E1 117 · LP 105
33Missile Cruiser
vie ins,chased,miss2nd
A L Bautista244434¼26.5056B
E1 114 · LP 105
41Heavenly Match
step slow,ins-2w,angld
C Herrera888745½52.5049B
E1 87 · LP 102
56Treximo
chased 2-3wd, no rally
A Escobedo4555567.9050B
E1 111 · LP 102
65Ride the Tiger
vied,ins turn,weakened
A Ayuso312366½5.1045B
E1 118 · LP 101
72He's a Fighter
off slw,dislike kckbck
T J Pereira999976½49.5051B
E1 80 · LP 101
84Powerful Edventure
brk well,2-4w,no rally
R A Vazquez166688¼7.7050B
E1 102 · LP 98
97Cosmic Trail
bpd 2x early,ins,wknd
A Aguilar7778910¾79.7044B
E1 102 · LP 94

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

123456789start1/43/8stretchfinish9Kore Kinetic3Missile Cruiser1Heavenly Match6Treximo5Ride the Tiger2He's a Fighter4Powerful Edventure7Cosmic Trail8Strike a Match

Fractional times

Call 122.13
Call 245.72
Call 358.58
Final1:05.15

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$3.20—
place ($2)8$2.20—
show ($2)8$2.10—
exacta ($1)8-9$6.80$89,819
place ($2)9$5.20—
show ($2)9$4.60—
trifecta ($1)8-9-3$49.10$58,132
show ($2)3$6.60—
superfecta ($0.10)8-9-3-1$42.29$54,420
daily double ($2)2-8$4.80$20,982
Pick 3 ($1)4-2-8$12.20$24,087

Chart notes

STRIKE A MATCH vied three deep between rivals up the backstretch, put a head in front in the two path still between foes midway around the bend, started to edge clear from rivals on both sides at the eighth pole and drew away while having the rider lose his crop in deep stretch. KORE KINETIC vied four deep early, fought three deep around the bend, battled to upper stretch, could not kick on with the winner with furlong remaining and stayed on to secure second. MISSILE CRUISER vied for the lead from inside, failed to keep up with outer trio into the turn, chased next to the fence then two wide into the lane, angled out under left handed encouragement in upper stretch and missed second. HEAVENLY MATCH broke a step slow and lacked early speed, traveled along the rail in the two path on the turn, angled out for the stretch and was able to offer a mild response earn a minor award. TREXIMO chased two wide into the turn, fell out of range around the bend, stayed off the fence to the stretch and could not rally. RIDE THE TIGER vied with rivals on both sides, moved to the inside for the turn, lost command at the five-sixteenths pole, fought to upper stretch and weakened. HE'S A FIGHTER was off slow to begin, disliked the kickback early and came out early, rounded the turn three then four wide and passed tired rivals. POWERFUL EDVENTURE away quickest then steadily fell out of range, tracked two wide leaving the backstretch, angled four wide around the bend and could not rally. COSMIC TRAIL got bumped a few times early, angled in chasing from out of range, saved ground to the stretch and weakened. Copyright 2026 Equibase Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.