Santa Anita Park Race 2

Claiming

Prize Money: $53,125

CARDINAL SPIRIT (5) Resumes from a break of 29 weeks. Charged home to win last start here and displaying improvement over the past few runs. Has shown early pace in races to date. Classy enough for this field and is one of the major players. WINDS OF FREEDOM (6) Tidy effort when 3rd last start at the track. Will be pushing for a forward position early. Racing consistently this campaign. Can win this. PANUCO (1) Put in a competitive run when placing 2nd beaten by 4 1/2L last time at this track and has minimal work to do from the draw. Up to these. CASCABEL (4) Made every post a winner when winning by a margin of 1/2L last run at Turf Paradise and showing improvement in recent outings. First start for a new trainer. Right in this.

Distance: 1207m
Track: fast
Weather: OCAST
Surface: Dirt
Class: CLM

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Panuco (1) x063636122
Trainer: Jorge Periban ()
Jockey: Serafin Carmona (a2.5)
Weight: 52kg
Prize Money: $107,637
Win / Place: 16% / 50%

3 yo Chestnut Gelding

Sire: STANFORD (USA)

Dam: SWIFTLY RISEN (USA)

Dam's Sire: Lucky Pulpit

100

Rating

Stats

Career

12: 2-2-2

Distance

3: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

4: 1-1-1

Track

6: 1-2-1

Season

4: 1-2-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-1

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

12: 2-2-2

Turf

5: 0-0-1

Dirt

7: 2-2-1

Fast

5: 0-0-1

Firm

5: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

12: 2-2-2

Jockey Stats

Horse

8: 1-2-2

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1006m - 1207m

Comments

Racing well. Comes off a 29 day let-up. Last start held ground to the line 2nd of 7 at this track on April 18 over 1207m, 4.5 len behind Toughness carrying 52.5kg at $7.70. The start before that 2nd in a small field at this track on March 15 over 1106m, 1.3 len behind Winds Of Freedom with 53kg at $1.80.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 7	18/4/25	Santa Anita Park	1207m	CLM 3	5	Ana A S Carmona	52.5kg	Fast	1:10.95	61.2 km/h	4.5L	4-3	$7.70	34	$63,898	$12,780	1. Toughness 2. Panuco 3. Winds Of Freedom
34 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 4	15/3/25	Santa Anita Park	1106m	CLM 3	4	Ana A S Carmona	53kg	Fast	1:04.56	61.7 km/h	1.3L	1-2	$1.80f	36	$63,391	$12,678	1. Winds Of Freedom 2. Panuco 3. Run For Kidder
36 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 4	7/2/25	Santa Anita Park	1207m	CLM 3	1	Ana A S Carmona	52.5kg	Fast	1:11.42	60.8 km/h	2.3L	3-1	$5.20	19	$54,750	$32,850	1. Panuco 2. Far Western 3. Whiskeyinateacup
6th of 10	19/1/25	Santa Anita Park	1207m	ALLOW OCLM 3	8	Ana A S Carmona	53kg	FM	1:09.25	62.7 km/h	6.0L	6-7	$83	21	$98,387	$806	1. Triple Diamonds 2. Cali Cat 3. Frank Bullitt
3rd of 5	29/12/24	Santa Anita Park	1207m	ALLOW OCLM 2	1	Ana A S Carmona	53kg	Fast	1:11.18	61.0 km/h	5.5L	3-3	$36	28	$93,991	$11,279	1. Silverado Storm 2. Style Cat 3. Panuco
6th of 7	1/12/24	Del Mar	1006m	ALLOW OCLM 2	7	Ana A S Carmona	52kg	FM	0:57.47	63.0 km/h	4.8L	4-4	$21	22	$83,714	$761	1. Style Cat 2. Binging 3. I'm A Bad Boy

Heber (2) 6421x6
Trainer: Adan Farias ()
Jockey: Armando Aguilar
Weight: 54.5kg
Prize Money: $22,585
Win / Place: 20% / 40%

3 yo Chestnut Colt

Sire: NYQUIST (USA)

Dam: STAGEPLAY (USA)

Dam's Sire: Curlin

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 1-1-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

2: 1-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

4th Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

4: 1-1-0

Dirt

5: 1-1-0

Firm

1: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

5: 1-1-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

914m - 1207m

Comments

Second run back. First-up after three months second last of 7 at this track on April 18 over 1207m, 17 len behind Toughness with 55kg at $50.30. Previously second-up came home strongly from last on the turn; 4th of 7 at Los Alamitos Qh on November 30 over 914m, 5.5 len behind Strawberry Girl carrying 57kg at $24.10.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 7	18/4/25	Santa Anita Park	1207m	CLM 3	2	Adrian Escobedo	55kg	Fast	1:10.95	61.2 km/h	17.0L	7-7	$50	97	$63,898	$799	1. Toughness 2. Panuco 3. Winds Of Freedom
97 Day Spell
1st of 6	11/1/25	Los Alamitos Qh	914m	MDN 3	4	E Hernandez	57kg	Fast	0:54.45	60.4 km/h	3.5L	1-1	$3.60	27	$25,806	$13,871	1. Heber 2. Frisco 3. Bail Me Out Patty
2nd of 7	15/12/24	Los Alamitos Qh	914m	MDN 2	5	Ricardo S Ramirez	57kg	Fast	0:54.95	59.9 km/h	0.5L	6-3	$8.90	15	$25,424	$5,655	1. Senor Reece 2. Heber 3. It's Thirsty Time
4th of 7	30/11/24	Los Alamitos Qh	914m	MDN 2	3	Ricardo S Ramirez	57kg	Fast	0:55.27	59.5 km/h	5.5L	6-7	$24	34	$25,114	$1,826	1. Strawberry Girl 2. It's Thirsty Time 3. Daddygaveittome
34 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 7	27/10/24	Los Alamitos Qh	914m	MDN 2	4	Ricardo S Ramirez	57kg	Fast	0:54.74	60.1 km/h	51.3L	7-6	$17	-	$23,121	$434	1. Grey Power 2. Strawberry Girl 3. It's Thirsty Time

Nijinsky Halo (3) 10016x9336
Trainer: W L McDaniel ()
Jockey: Adrian Escobedo
Weight: 54.5kg
Prize Money: $86,404
Win / Place: 16% / 50%

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: SURF CAT (USA)

Dam: BLUE SKY HOLIDAY (USA)

Dam's Sire: Victory Gallop

Rating

Stats

Career

12: 2-1-3

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

4: 0-0-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-2

3rd Up

2: 0-1-1

4th Up

2: 1-0-0

Metro

3: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

9: 2-1-3

Turf

2: 0-0-0

Synthetic

2: 0-0-1

Dirt

8: 2-1-2

Fast

2: 0-0-0

Firm

3: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

12: 2-1-3

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

914m - 1710m

Comments

Useful type. Most recently 6th of 8 at this track on May 4 over 1106m, 12 len behind Western Freedom with 55.5kg at $68.10. The start before that raced on speed throughout when 3rd of 7 at Los Alamitos Qh on March 30 over 914m, 3 len behind All The Greats carrying 56kg at $24.80.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 8	4/5/25	Santa Anita Park	1106m	ALLOW OCLM 3	3	Adrian Escobedo	55.5kg	Fast	1:03.98	62.2 km/h	12.3L	2-5	$68	35	$95,312	$781	1. Western Freedom 2. Check's On The Way 3. Letmein
35 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 7	30/3/25	Los Alamitos Qh	914m	ALLOW 3U	1	Kevin E Orozco	56kg	Fast	0:53.29	61.7 km/h	3.0L	2-3	$25	22	$26,149	$3,154	1. All The Greats 2. Incredible Shot 3. Nijinsky Halo
3rd of 8	8/3/25	Los Alamitos Qh	914m	ALLOW 3U	2	Adrian Castellanos	56kg	Fast	0:52.19	63.0 km/h	6.5L	2-6	$10	19	$28,892	$3,563	1. In Suspense 2. Charming Roy 3. Nijinsky Halo
9th of 10	17/2/25	Santa Anita Park	1308m	ALLOW OCLM 3	5	Adrian Castellanos	55.5kg	FM	1:16.06	61.9 km/h	17.3L	1-7	$100	64	$98,229	$805	1. Cali Cat 2. Frank Bullitt 3. Got'm Cot'm
64 Day Spell
6th of 7	15/12/24	Pleasanton	1710m	LR OPEN 2	6	Manuel Americano	55.5kg	Fast	1:48.98	56.5 km/h	17.8L	3-5	$47	22	$115,562	$693	1. Mala 2. Drop Um 3. Accidental Genius
1st of 6	23/11/24	Pleasanton	1207m	ALLOW OCLM 2	2	Manuel Americano	53kg	Fast	1:12.25	60.1 km/h	0.8L	1-1	$10	14	$39,574	$30,868	1. Nijinsky Halo 2. Unsustainable 3. Thirsty Vision

Cascabel (4) 7x1
Trainer: A Marquez (USA)
Jockey: Armando Ayuso
Weight: 54.5kg
Prize Money: $20,477
Win / Place: 50% / 50%

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DADS CAPS (USA)

Dam: DANCE HALL DAYS (USA)

Dam's Sire: Seeking Daylight

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 1-0-0

Season

1: 1-0-0

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

2: 1-0-0

Dirt

2: 1-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

2: 1-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1106m

Comments

Second-up. First start 7th of 9 at Turf Paradise on April 11 2024 over 905m, 16 len behind Just Call Me Lucky with 55kg at $4.90. Went for a break before returning won by 0.5 len at Turf Paradise May 3 over 1106m defeating Robarando carrying 55kg at $5.70.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 6	3/5/25	Turf Paradise	1106m	MDN OCLM 3	3	Harry Hernandez	55kg	Fast	1:04.02	62.2 km/h	0.5L	1-1	$5.70	387	$32,812	$20,016	1. Cascabel 2. Robarando 3. Bakersfield Affair
387 Day Spell
7th of 9	11/4/24	Turf Paradise	905m	HCP 2	3	Luis A Valenzuela	55kg	Fast	0:51.75	63.0 km/h	16.8L	1-6	$4.90	-	$46,083	$461	1. Just Call Me Lucky 2. Narizon 3. Dancing Porky

Cardinal Spirit (5) 492x1x
Trainer: Doug F O'Neill ()
Jockey: Antonio Fresu
Weight: 54.5kg
Prize Money: $33,630
Win / Place: 25% / 50%

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: STREET BOSS (USA)

Dam: KINDA BLUE (USA)

Dam's Sire: Arch

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 1-1-0

Track

2: 1-0-0

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

Metro

4: 1-1-0

Turf

1: 0-0-0

Dirt

3: 1-1-0

Fast

1: 0-0-0

Firm

1: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

4: 1-1-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

4: 1-1-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Gear Changes

steel shoes first time, surgical shoes.

Comments

Back from a long spell. Only had one start last campaign ran on from midfield and won by a 0.1 len at this track October 25 over 1106m defeating Just Deal carrying 54.5kg at $3.80. When resuming last campaign 4th in a small field at this track on June 14 over 1006m, 14 len behind Midland Money carrying 53.5kg at $8.90.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 7	25/10/24	Santa Anita Park	1106m	MDN CLM 2	4	Antonio Fresu	54.5kg	Fast	1:06.67	59.7 km/h	0.1L	4-3	$3.80	64	$31,792	$19,075	1. Cardinal Spirit 2. Just Deal 3. Problem Solver
64 Day Spell
2nd of 5	22/8/24	Del Mar	1106m	MDN CLM 2	4	Antonio Fresu	54.5kg	Fast	1:06.08	60.3 km/h	4.0L	2-2	$2.60	26	$44,547	$8,909	1. It's A Factor 2. Cardinal Spirit 3. Terry's Service
9th of 10	27/7/24	Del Mar	1609m	MDN 2	8	Antonio Fresu	54.5kg	FM	1:37.54	59.4 km/h	17.0L	1-9	$11	43	$112,782	$752	1. Show Of Force 2. Sabertooth 3. Game Warrior
43 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 6	14/6/24	Santa Anita Park	1006m	MDN 2	3	Antonio Fresu	53.5kg	Fast	0:58.15	62.3 km/h	14.5L	3-5	$8.90	-	$81,571	$4,894	1. Midland Money 2. Smash It 3. Frisco

Winds Of Freedom (6) 61517413
Trainer: R B Hess Jnr (USA)
Jockey: Kent Desormeaux
Weight: 54.5kg
Prize Money: $136,281
Win / Place: 37% / 50%

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: STANFORD (USA)

Dam: LEMON DROP SIS (USA)

Dam's Sire: Lemon Drop Kid

Rating

Stats

Career

8: 3-0-1

Distance

4: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-1

Track

4: 1-0-1

Season

4: 1-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

8: 3-0-1

Turf

1: 0-0-0

Dirt

7: 3-0-1

Fast

1: 0-0-0

Firm

1: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

8: 3-0-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 1-0-1

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1106m - 1308m

Comments

Racing well. Returns from a 29-day let-up. Last start sat on speed throughout when 3rd of 7 at this track on April 18 over 1207m, 6 len behind Toughness with 55.5kg at $6.50. The run before that tracked the speed and boxed on steadily; won by 1.3 len at this track March 15 over 1106m defeating Panuco with 54.5kg at $3.10.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 7	18/4/25	Santa Anita Park	1207m	CLM 3	4	K Desormeaux	55.5kg	Fast	1:10.95	61.2 km/h	6.8L	2-2	$6.50	34	$63,898	$7,668	1. Toughness 2. Panuco 3. Winds Of Freedom
34 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 4	15/3/25	Santa Anita Park	1106m	CLM 3	2	K Desormeaux	54.5kg	Fast	1:04.56	61.7 km/h	1.3L	2-3	$3.10	36	$63,391	$38,035	1. Winds Of Freedom 2. Panuco 3. Run For Kidder
36 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 4	7/2/25	Santa Anita Park	1207m	CLM 3	4	Manuel Americano	52.5kg	Fast	1:11.42	60.8 km/h	7.1L	4-3	$1.60f	19	$54,750	$3,285	1. Panuco 2. Far Western 3. Whiskeyinateacup
7th of 10	19/1/25	Santa Anita Park	1207m	ALLOW OCLM 3	1	Antonio Fresu	55.5kg	FM	1:09.25	62.7 km/h	9.8L	9-6	$15	50	$98,387	$806	1. Triple Diamonds 2. Cali Cat 3. Frank Bullitt
50 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 5	30/11/24	Del Mar	1308m	HCP 2	2	Antonio Fresu	55.5kg	Fast	1:17.94	60.4 km/h	1.5L	3-1	$2.30f	43	$70,015	$50,411	1. Winds Of Freedom 2. Whiskeyinateacup 3. Far Western
43 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 5	18/10/24	Santa Anita Park	1207m	HCP 2	4	Edwin Maldonado	55.5kg	Fast	1:12.32	60.1 km/h	43.3L	5-5	$1.30f	43	$44,798	$896	1. Far Western 2. A Votre Sante 3. It's A Factor
43 Day Freshen-Up

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