Santa Anita Park · Sunday, November 1, 2026 · Race 2 of 10

Starter Optional Claiming

dirt, goodOne MilePurse $35,0006 ranPost 2026-11-01 12:31:00Final time 1:37.30Pool $81,413

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12King Stephen
ins,ins-3w,up at wire
A Ayuso433321—7.2092B
E1 122 · LP 111
24Moonlit Sonata
clear into 1/16,nailed
J Rosario211112a nose0.6091B
E1 126 · LP 107
35Strike a Match
prss2w,chs,check late
V Espinoza1222331½4.3081B
E1 125 · LP 107
46Fire Mountain
tracked3wd,3-4wd,tired
T J Pereira344444124.4068B
E1 122 · LP 100
53Kid Charlemagne
3wide, 2-4wide, tired
J P Spencer55555523½9.6077B
E1 119 · LP 91
—1Palmer BeachR Gonzalez—————————

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

12345start1/41/23/4stretchfinish4Moonlit Sonata5Strike a Match6Fire Mountain3Kid Charlemagne2King Stephen

Fractional times

Call 122.83
Call 246.41
Call 31:10.72
Call 41:23.87
Final1:37.30

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$6.40—
place ($2)2$3.80—
show ($2)2$2.40—
exacta ($1)2-4$9.20$36,212
place ($2)4$2.20—
show ($2)4$2.10—
trifecta ($1)2-4-5$35.60$24,024
show ($2)5$2.80—
superfecta ($0.10)2-4-5-6$6.87$14,593
daily double ($2)6-2$33.80$25,355

Chart notes

KING STEPHEN stalked from inside, ridden along while angling three wide around the far turn, chased determinedly into the last sixteenth, finally drew alongside MOONLIT SONATA and got up at the wire. MOONLIT SONATA showed the way with STRIKE A MATCH to the outside, cleared that rival at the half-mile pole, showed the way into the final furlong, remained clear into the last sixteenth, came under threat from KING STEPHEN in the final fifty yards and got nailed on the line. STRIKE A MATCH pressed the leader from outside, chased past the halfway point, pursued in the two path through the far turn, finished willingly down the lane and checked behind MOONLIT SONATA late. FIRE MOUNTAIN tracked three wide around the first turn, remained off the rail to the second bend, traveled three then four wide and tired in the stretch. KID CHARLEMAGNE trailed three wide around the first turn, coaxed along on the backstretch, went two wide into the far turn, angled wide around the bend and tired.