Check out my Sunday (12-28-25) Santa Anita Park Race 5 analysis below.
Scratches (Race 5) – #7 Maaz
Updated Tickets After Scratches:
SA 5 (G2 Mathis Mile, 8T) – Post Time 4:05 PM ET
Primary – #3 NAMARON
Secondary – #2 Tempus Volat
Horse Comments:
#3 Namaron (3-2) finished in the top three in all seven starts. He won three of his first five starts in Germany including a G3 score in April. He was second in a G3 in May and shipped to this country and rallied to finish 3rd of 14 in the Gun Runner at 8T at KD Sept. 6. He cuts back a furlong after finishing an even third in the local G2 Twilight Derby Oct. 25. Flavien Prat takes the call and he sports five local works for this including a 5f bullet Dec. 6.
#2 Tempus Volat (9-2) lost his punch when finishing 4th of 8 in the G1 Hollywood Derby at 9T last time. He cuts back a furlong and he fired trifecta shots in all four attempts at 8T including a stakes win in the Let It Ride.
Wagers:
#3 to win
Exacta box 2-3
Trifecta 3/all/2
December 2025 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
Dec. 1 – My Cairo Kid/Seahorse Stampede Quinella ($16.00)
Dec. 3 – Portfolio Duration/Pop Art Exacta ($8.20)
Dec. 5 – Tina Turner/Clubhouse Bride/Brookys Girl Trifecta ($17.00)
Dec. 8 – Yes He Can/Immelmann Exacta ($26.00)
Dec. 10 – Leading Role ($9.64)
Dec. 11 – Cooey/Volatiled Exacta ($7.40)
Dec. 14 – Lovin’ On the Run ($4.60)
Dec. 21 – Silver Moonlight ($5.00), Trifecta ($59.00)
Dec. 23 – Mo for Us/Blessed Assurance/Nodah Trifecta ($77.80)
Dec. 26 – La Cantera ($4.60)
Dec. 27 – Montador/Juris Doctor Exacta ($10.40)
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