Check out my Friday (2-6-26) Santa Anita Park Race 8 analysis below.
SA 8 (OC-50k/1x, F&M, 8f dirt) – Post Time 7:03 PM ET
Primary – #1 OUR MOONLIGHT, #4 Runamileinmyshoes
Secondary – #2 Shared Future
Horse Comments:
#1 Our Moonlight (8-5) stalked and scored in her local dirt sprint bow in 2024, and she was second best in her next local start at 6f (April 2025). She stretched out and completed the trifecta in the G3 Summertime Oaks at 8.5f (June 2025), and she was 11th of 12 from an outer post in a turf route July 2025. She returned from a layoff of 5+ months and rallied for the place as the beaten favorite at 6.5f Jan. 11. She adds blinkers and stretches back out for Dean Pederson, and she sports a pair of local half-mile moves since her last start.
#4 Runamileinmyshoes (6-5) was claimed out of her last three starts and Peter Miller has her now. She returns to dirt and is 2-for-2 on the main track and both were flat mile wins. She dueled and won a local 8f dirt race by 1 1/4 lengths as the 3-2 favorite in October. Emisael Jaramillo is her new rider and she might control the pace at a speed friendly distance.
#2 Shared Future (4-1) stretches back out in her second start off a layoff. The 2-time local winner usually finishes in the top three at one mile (10 2-4-3).
Wagers:
#1 to win
Exacta box 1-4
Trifecta 1-4/1-2-4/1-2-4
Recent 2026 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
Jan. 16 – Going Lucky/O K Rose Exacta ($40.60), Trifecta ($124.20)
Jan. 17 – Cee Drew ($6.40), Exacta ($16.80), Trifecta ($72.00)
Jan. 18 – Centrodelantero ($6.80)
Jan. 22 – Mish ($6.40), Exacta ($29.00)
Jan. 23 – Miss Donna ($4.60), Exacta ($13.60)
Jan. 27 – Little Trouble ($2.40)
Jan. 28 – Midnight Onyx ($5.20), Exacta ($14.80), Trifecta ($47.80)
Jan. 29 – Ashima ($2.80), Exacta ($9.40), Trifecta ($27.20)
Jan. 31 – Counterbalance ($6.40), Exacta ($50.40)
Feb. 2 – Shut Up Michael/Cane Creek Road Exacta ($21.80), Trifecta ($58.20)
Feb. 3 – Goodfella/Jimmy B Exacta ($5.60), Trifecta ($14.60)
Feb. 4 – Attending/Americandreammaker Exacta ($37.80)
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