Thought Process outclasses rivals with a dominant gate-to-wire win in the Grade II Rodeo Drive Stakes for fillies and mares going 1 ¼ miles Saturday at Santa Anita Park; Locks up fees-paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf

$28,771 carryover in the $2 Pick 6 Saturday at Santa Anita Park for big 10-race card featuring 5 stakes; $1 Sunset Pick 6 has a three-day carryover of $34,082

Santa Anita Stable Notes Friday, Oct. 2, 2026

Oak Tree Day this Saturday, Oct. 3 combines world-class racing, horsemen awards, traditional giveaways and Birriamania at Santa Anita Park

Unbeaten Stakes winner Vanta looms a major threat in Sunday’s Grade III Surfer Girl Stakes for 2-year-old fillies going one mile on turf at Santa Anita Park

Unbeaten filly Duty Bound comes west for stakes debut in the Grade III Zuma Beach for 2-year-olds going one mile on turf Sunday at Santa Anita Park

Stakes winners Thermal and Paradise City seek graded breakthroughs in GIII Chillingworth for fillies and mares at 6 ½ furlongs; Unbeaten Omaha Spirit comes west for Ward in Speakeasy Stakes for 2-year-olds at 5 furlongs on turf Saturday at Santa Anita Park

Unbeaten GI winner Hughes gets distance test in Saturday’s Grade I American Pharoah Stakes for 2-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles at Santa Anita Park

Graded winner Holmby looks to ace two-turn test for Baffert in Saturday’s Grade II Oak Leaf Stakes presented by The Oak Tree Association for 2-year-old fillies going 1 1/16 miles