American Pharoah Stakes presented by DK Horse (Grade 1) (2yo) (Main Track) (Dirt)

Santa Anita

10:03

Date 2025-10-04

Distance 1m110y

Class Class 1

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 2yo

Prize £144,000

Winning Time 1m 43.67s

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Intrepido (USA) Hector I Berrios · Jeff Mullins	44/5	Won
2nd	Desert Gate (USA) Juan J Hernandez · Bob Baffert	9/10F	.75
3rd	Plutarch (USA) Kazushi Kimura · Bob Baffert	83/10	0.05
4th	Civil Liberty (USA) Antonio Fresu · Doug O'Neill	172/10	5.75
5th	Balboa (USA) Umberto Rispoli · Bob Baffert	202/10	4.5
6th	Kristofferson (USA) Mike E Smith · Bob Baffert	9/5	.5

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (1)	Desert Gate Chestnut J:Juan J Hernandez T:Bob Baffert	J:Juan J Hernandez T:Bob Baffert	122	—	112	-	125	-	27d	—	—	—	17	—	—
Much respected; runner-up in the Del Mar Futurity four weeks ago.
2 (2)	Intrepido Bay J:Hector I Berrios T:Jeff Mullins	J:Hector I Berrios T:Jeff Mullins	122	—	41	-	-	-	42d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Despite that Del Mar success, may have to settle for supporting role at best.
3 (3)	Plutarch Bay J:Kazushi Kimura T:Bob Baffert	J:Kazushi Kimura T:Bob Baffert	122	—	22	-	116	-	26d	—	—	—	8.5	—	—
Solid effort to finish runner-up last month; wins-runs record of 0-2.
4 (4)	Civil Liberty b/br J:Antonio Fresu T:Doug O'Neill	J:Antonio Fresu T:Doug O'Neill	122	—	23	-	111	-	27d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Unplaced in the Del Mar Futurity last month; career record of 0-2.
5 (5)	Balboa Bay J:Umberto Rispoli T:Bob Baffert	J:Umberto Rispoli T:Bob Baffert	122	—	315	-	99	-	27d	—	—	—	8.5	—	—
If excused last run, interesting based on success two runs back; a possible player.
6 (6)	Kristofferson Bay J:Mike E Smith T:Bob Baffert	J:Mike E Smith T:Bob Baffert	122	b	1	-	-	-	33d	—	—	—	10	—	—
He shouldn't be far away; won by slim margin five weeks ago.

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Desert Gate

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 0

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2nd

Intrepido

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

Kristofferson

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Plutarch

8.5

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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Balboa

8.5

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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Civil Liberty

6.5

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Desert Gate	—	125	—
Intrepido	—	—	—
Plutarch	—	116	—
Civil Liberty	—	111	—
Balboa	—	99	—
Kristofferson	—	—	—

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