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Santa Anita will return to motion Friday with the beginning of spring play. A ten-race program is about for Saturday at Santa Anita, led by Grade 3, with $100,000 in prize cash. american stakes For older horses on one mile of turf. Shut in on the lineup is the G1 winner. king of gosfordthe return of prime turf coach Phil D’Amato from a seven-and-a-half month layoff.
King of Gosford has not raced since ending final of six within the Del Mar Mile (G2) in August. Previous to that effort, King of Gosford gained the Shoemaker Mile (G1) at Santa Anita in Could and was narrowly overwhelmed to second place in america in April. The 5-year-old out of Zostar, who raced in Europe as a 2-year-old, has a file of seven wins, 3 losses, and a couple of attracts in 18 races, and has earned $720,192 in prize cash. His homeowners are Benowitz Household Belief, CYBT, Saul Gewurtz, Michael Nentwig and Jeremy Peskow. Jockey Emisael Jaramillo shall be driving King of Gosford for the primary time.
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D’Amato will even area stakes winner Almendares, who’s sponsored by McLean Racing Stables, CYBT, Nentwig, Goeberts and Ray Pagano. In his final two begins, Almendarez completed third in each the Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) at Gulfstream Park in January and the Frank E. Killro Mile (G2) at Santa Anita on March seventh. The 6-year-old Havana Grey gelding, who additionally began his profession in Europe, has a file of twenty-two races, 5 wins, 5 losses, and 6 attracts, and has earned $583,965 in prize cash. He shall be ridden by jockey Antonio Fres.
Among the many horses hoping to upset the D’Amato-trained duo are Sumter and Genius Jimmy, who trailed by only one horse within the San Simeon (G3) dash on the hillside turf course final month.
Sumter defeated jap invader Keleme Cross by a nostril at San Simeon, with Genius Jimmy ending simply behind the 2. Sumter, skilled by Richard Mandela, final raced the mile on grass final October when he gained the Restricted Lure Stakes at Santa Anita. Sumter, a 7-year-old gelding by Warfront, is 32:6-6-5 and earned $587,970 for owner-breeders Perry R. Bass II and Ramona Bass. Corridor of Famer Mike Smith rode Sumter at San Simeon and certified once more.
| no. | silk | horse/stallion | analysis | Coach/Jockey | Earlier begin / Subsequent begin | scenario |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurukuru level spinning sweet | 6.82 | Jonathan Thomas Ricky Gonzalez | 1st place (108), SA AOC (03/06/2026-R7) 2026 American Stakes G3 | I entered | |
| closing race subsequent race | 1st place (108), SA AOC (03/06/2026-R7) 2026 American Stakes G3 | |||||
| 2 | sumter battle entrance | 7.26 | Richard E. Mandela Mike E. Smith | 1st place (100), 2026 San Simeon G3 2026 American Stakes G3 | I entered | |
| closing race subsequent race | 1st place (100), 2026 San Simeon G3 2026 American Stakes G3 | |||||
| 3 | king of gosford Zoustar | 7.80 | Philip D’Amato Emisael Jaramillo | 2025 Del Mar Mile G2 sixth 2026 American Stakes G3 | I entered | |
| closing race subsequent race | 2025 Del Mar Mile G2 sixth 2026 American Stakes G3 | |||||
| 4 | Captain Chocheese basic empire | 0.00 | George Papaplodromou Florent Geroux | 1st place (121), SA AOC (03/14/2026-R7) 2026 American Stakes G3 | I entered | |
| closing race subsequent race | 1st place (121), SA AOC (03/14/2026-R7) 2026 American Stakes G3 | |||||
| 5 | Almendares havana grey | 7.49 | Philip D’Amato antonio fres | third Place, 2026 Frank E. Kilro Mile G2 2026 American Stakes G3 | I entered | |
| closing race subsequent race | third Place, 2026 Frank E. Kilro Mile G2 2026 American Stakes G3 | |||||
| 6 | seal crew battle entrance | 6.36 | Richard E. Mandela Hector I. Berrios | sixth place, 2026 San Simeon G3 2026 American Stakes G3 | I entered | |
| closing race subsequent race | sixth place, 2026 San Simeon G3 2026 American Stakes G3 | |||||
| 7 | genius jimmy jimmy creed | 6.07 | michael mccarthy Juan J. Hernandez | third place (100), 2026 San Simeon G3 2026 American Stakes G3 | I entered | |
| closing race subsequent race | third place (100), 2026 San Simeon G3 2026 American Stakes G3 | |||||
