$68,635 Pick 6 Carryover Adds Intrigue To 9-Race Card Friday At Santa Anita

$68,635 PICK 6 CARRYOVER ADDS INTRIGUE TO 9-RACE CARD FRIDAY AT SANTA ANITA

First post at 1 p.m. PT and the Pick 6 begins with the fourth race at approximately 2:30 p.m.

ARCADIA, CA (April 24, 2025)— A $68,635 carryover in the $2 Pick Six awaits horseplayers Friday on a nine-race at Santa Anita. Track officials estimate the entire pool will exceed $500,000.

With first post set for 1 p.m. PT, the Pick Six will begin with the fourth race at approximately 2:30 p.m. The highly competitive sequence averages 9.3 starters per race before scratches. To help in making informed selections, Santa Anita and Daily Racing Form have joined forces to provide free past performances for the entirety of Friday’s card. They can be accessed at promos.drf.com/santaanita25.

Below is a brief overview of Friday’s Pick Six at Santa Anita.

Race 4 (10 entered with 1 also eligible): This conditioned $5,000 claimer at a mile on dirt is led by lukewarm 3-1 favorite Precedent Luke, who ships in from Turf Paradise for trainer Isidro Tamayo. The 4-year-old gelding, who has never raced at Santa Anita, will have Reylu Gutierrez in the irons.

Race 5 (9 entered): This is a one-mile maiden heat on turf for fillies who were bred or sired in California. At 9-5 on the morning line, second-time starter Kikuride for trainer Craig Lewis is the shortest-priced favorite Friday’s Pick Six sequence. The daughter of Clubhouse Ride will be stretching out in distance after rallying to be third in her debut going six furlongs on turf April 5 at Santa Anita. She will have the services of Santa Anita’s leading rider Juan Hernandez.

Race 6 (10 entered with 1 also eligible): Also for horses bred or sired in California, this is an allowance/optional claiming event at one mile on dirt. The two key principles are 5-2 program favorite Stop Digging and 3-1 second choice Ultimate Hy. Stop Digging, who drew the rail, will be stretching out in distance for trainer Simon Callaghan after being no factor in a similar event going 6 ½ furlongs on Feb. 23 at Santa Anita. Stop Digging has been runner-up four times in her previous six starts, all at this level. Hernandez will ride Stop Digging for the first time. Ultimate Hy, trained by Genaro Vallejo, switches to dirt after winning a similar statebred allowance going a mile on turf March 15 at Santa Anita. She will have Tiago Pereira aboard.

​Race 7 (9 entered with 1 also eligible): This is a starter/optional claimer for fillies and mares at a mile on turf. Listed as the shortest price on the morning line is the lone also eligible, Word Play, who if she draws in will have Umberto Rispoli aboard for trainer Simon Callaghan. The main body of the field is led by Notime for Squalls (2-1). Trained by Mark Glatt, Notime for Squalls returned from a 9 ½-month layoff and finished second in a similar event after setting the pace on March 9 at Santa Anita. Notime for Squalls will have blinkers offand Antonio Fresu rides back.

Race 8 (9 entered): This is a first-level allowance/optional claimer at six furlongs on dirt. Pegged as the 2-1 favorite on the morning line is Barbara T, who will be returning from a one-year layoff for trainer Michael McCarthy. Before being sidelined, Barbara T aired by 11 ¾ lengths when making her second start last April at Keeneland. She will have Rispoli aboard for her comeback effort. Barbara T’s main threat is 5-2 second choice Wishtheyallcouldbe, who finished second most recently in a similar event for trainer Hector Palma on March 14. Wishtheyallcouldbe is entered for the $50,000 optional claiming tag after having previously won at this level. She will have Hector Berrios aboard.

Race 9 (9 entered): A statebred maiden race at a mile on turf, Garden Party (2-1), Sei Bella (5-2) and Ok Rose (7-2) loom the major threats. Garden Party, who will have Rispoli aboard for trainer Leonard Powell, finished second as the favorite in a similar event on March 28. Sei Bella, with Tyler Baze up for trainer Sean McCarthy, stretches out after finishing third in a statebred maiden going six furlongs on turf April 5. Ok Rose will be returning from a nine-month layoff for trainer Peter Eurton. Prior to being sidelined, she finished second in a similar event last July at Del Mar. She will have Armando Ayuso aboard for the first time.

Entries for Friday’s card are available at santaanita.com.