SANTA ANITA · FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER 2026

Race 2 — Entries, Odds & Picks

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Post

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Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Carolina Legacy

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Practical Jack

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · chief rival

DARK HORSE

King Stephen

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L

How we score: composite rating of morning-line market position (60%) + trainer tier (20%) + jockey tier (12%) + elite combo bonus (5%) + equipment signals (3%). Picks are programmatic, not editorial — informational only. 21+ where applicable.

Race 2 · Santa Anita · Friday 9 October 2026 · Post TBD

Race 2 — Odds & Pool Movement

Live tote odds and pool amounts from the racing data feed. US racing is pari-mutuel — odds are set by the pool at post time and reflect the same pool across all ADW operators. AmWager (horse.bet partner) offers 6–8% rebates on every wager. 21+. 1‑800‑GAMBLER.

Runner	Morning Line	Live Odds	Movement	Win Pool ($)	Pool Share	Bet at AmWager →
1 Carolina Legacy J: Gonzalez R · T: Glatt Mark	—	—	—	—	—	—
2 Practical Jack J: Pereira T J · T: Val Brinkerhoff	—	—	—	—	—	—
3 King Stephen J: Ayuso A · T: Leonard Powell	—	—	—	—	—	—
4 Driftingandreaming J: Rosario J · T: Sadler John W	—	—	—	—	—	—
5 Here's Some More J: Kimura K · T: Michael McCarthy	—	—	—	—	—	—
6 Maximum Gladiator J: Frey K · T: Genaro Vallejo	—	—	—	—	—	—
7 Fire Mountain J: Jaramillo E · T: Eurton Peter	—	—	—	—	—	—

Shortest live odds (market favorite) · AmWager (tap live odds to bet) · American odds format

# Field of 7

1 post 1

Carolina Legacy

Gonzalez R · Glatt Mark · 122 lb

by Munnings out of Tar Heel Mom

M/L

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2 post 2

Practical Jack

Pereira T J · Val Brinkerhoff · 122 lb

by Practical Joke out of Bring Joy

M/L

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3 post 3

King Stephen

Ayuso A · Leonard Powell · 125 lb

by Instilled Regard out of Tijori

M/L

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4 post 4

Driftingandreaming

Rosario J · Sadler John W TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Volatile out of Mary Coughlan

M/L

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5 post 5

Here's Some More

Kimura K · Michael McCarthy TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Rushie out of Tunic

M/L

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6 post 6

Maximum Gladiator

Frey K · Genaro Vallejo · 122 lb

by Maximum Security out of Scripture

M/L

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7 post 7

Fire Mountain

Jaramillo E · Eurton Peter · 125 lb

by He Be Fire N Ice out of Ridge Kitten

M/L

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