Shoemaker Mile Stakes It is the highlight of the Spring Summer Events at Santa Anita Park and the annual charming Memorial Day racetrack anchor. The Grade 1 turf event, named after the Hall of Fame Jockey Bill Shoe Maker, was previously held at Hollywood Park before the truck was closed in 2012.
This year’s update captivated the solid field of medium-distance turf experts. do not have The best western part of the Funderer El Breeders Cup Mile announced by last year’s Shoemaker winner and PDJF runner-up Johannes. The turfstar recently trained for his first training after recovering from a bone bruise and was able to return to racing at Delmar later in the summer.
1. Seal Team: He makes his second start after his second solid debut in the Grade 3 Thunder Road Stakes. Although he only raced three times without victory in 2024, he was competitive at the stake level against the few runners he faced with the Shoemaker Mile. You should be running your stretch late.
Jockey: Juan Hernandez; trainer: Richard Mandela
2. Atitlan: From two staged stake wins at Santa Anita, you will be in the race for one 1½ miles and the other 1¼ miles. Getting a new jockey at Antonio Frez, he fits in terms of class, but he has to cut back on the distance while competing with some local runners who are experts in the mile.
Jockey: Antonio Frez; trainer: John Silef
3. Seminole Chief: The wildcard in this race was shipped nationwide from Gulfstream Park and won the final two starts, including a mile listed stakes. You need to take them to Santa Anita’s solid lawn, but jumping through classes and facing some of California’s best is a question mark. Note: Top turfrider Irad Ortiz Jr. also traveled, making his first trip to this colt with Shoemaker Mile.
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr. ; trainer: Jack Sisterson
4. King of Gosford: In a very good form since October last year, he won two California stakes races and finished twice with nearly two margins. He failed to catch Cabo’s spirit in his recent race, Grade 3 American Stakes at Santa Anita, but he qualifies for improvement in his second start in 2025, with ace jockey flavienplatt riding it.
Jockey: Flavienplat; trainer: Phil Damat
5. The scary man: Bets accumulated in California since last summer. This includes a half-length victory over these enemies in the Grade 1 Frank E. Killlow Mile Stakes at Santa Anita on March 1st. He finished 12 last in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Turf Turf Invitational Stake in January, when he ships to Florida, but returned to his friendly range and top winning contender.
Jockey: Umberto Rispoli; trainer: Michael McCarthy
6. Uncle Joe: I moved to a Test Stakes Company last fall, competed at allowance levels, and I didn’t feel embarrassed after four starts. He nearly upset the horrible man at Kill Low Mile in March, losing half the length with an odds of 23.20-1, then finished fourth out of seven in the American Stakes after he was forced to do an early check. You can win a minor award for the best case scenario.
Jockey: Kyle Frey; trainer: Doug O’Neill
7. Brother Ramon: He has won four wins with 12 career start, but hasn’t run a bad race at one time. Often they find traffic troubles during the race, preventing him from winning that groundbreaking Grade 1 victory. I ran very well when I finished fourth on the lawn of the Pegasus World Cup in Florida.
Jockey: Hector Bellios; trainer: Mark happiness
8. Cabo Spirit; He did his best run when placed before and used that strategy to win an American stake over Gosford last time. The previous Kill Low Mile almost dragged a 31.40-1 upset and set a fast pace, with the third Fromidable Man and Zio Jo losing three-quarters long. Mike Smith is on the start of those, and rides Goliad at the shoe store, but Frankie Detri should pick up the baton and run.
Jockey: Frankie Detri; trainer: George Papaprodrom
9. Goliad: Turf Mile specialists only know one way to win. Take a lead from front to the end. He may have a hard time doing it with his fellow speedster Cabo Split drawn right inside him. He made his first start after finishing nine tenths of the PDJF’s announcement of Fanduel Breeders’ Cup Mile last November, and then he set a fast pace and then dropped the anchor. “Big money” Mike Smith should take the mount and make him burn faster.
Jockey: Mike Smith; trainer: Richard Mandela
pick: King of Gosford
Live long shot: Seal Team
superfecta: 4-5-7-1
