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1stLocked4yo by Gun Runner × Luna Rosa€ 166,100
2ndExpress Train8yo by Union Rags × I'm A Flake€ 52,700
3rdHit Show5yo by Candy Ride × Actress€ 26,400
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Locked
Purse€ 263,600
To the winner€ 166,100
Distance2012 metres
Winning time2m 1.71s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
Conditions4-year-olds and up
Runners8

Stories of this Result

Locked

Former winner Express Train (2022) was among the beaten runners, finishing second. This was the second Group 1 win of his career for the winner, following the Breeders' Futurity.

Watch the race

Santa Anita Park · English commentary

Result

8 runners · prize money to 4th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stLocked4yo colt by Gun Runner × Luna RosaJose L OrtizTodd Pletcher€ 166,100
2ndExpress Train8yo colt by Union Rags × I'm A FlakeHector I BerriosJohn Shirreffs€ 52,700
3rdHit Show5yo colt by Candy Ride × ActressFlavien PratBrad H Cox€ 26,400
4thMidnight Mammoth6yo gelding by Midnight Lute × Taker HomeArmando AyusoCraig Dollase€ 18,500
5thJ B Strikes Back4yo gelding by Goldencents × AllanahAntonio FresuDoug O'Neill
6thKatonah6yo gelding by Klimt × CtimeneTiago PereiraDoug O'Neill
7thNew King4yo colt by Into Mischief × Hollywood RoyalMike E SmithBob Baffert
8thMirahmadi4yo colt by Into Mischief × More ChocolateJuan J HernandezBob Baffert

Pedigree of the winner

As of race day 01.03.25
Locked
Luna RosaDamby Malibu Moon
DamLuna Rosa

Locked is the second winner from as many foals out of Luna Rosa (Malibu Moon), who won at three. She is a half-sister to several winners, among them Gabby's Golden Gal (Medaglia d'Oro), a multiple Grade 1 winner whose successes include the Grade 1 Acorn Stakes and the Grade 1 Santa Monica Handicap, and Always a Princess (Leroidesanimaux), a three-time Grade 2 winner who was placed in the Grade 1 Oak Leaf Stakes.

Second damGabriellina Giof

The second dam is Gabriellina Giof (Ashkalani), a dual Listed winner who was Group 2-placed and a half-sister to several winners.

Third damPaola Quatraro

The third dam Paola Quatraro (Cure the Blues) won four times in Italy. She is one of three winners out of Retrousse (Naskra), a Group 3 winner who was placed in the Premio Lydia Tesio, then a Gr.1.

Next generation

Luna Rosa has a 2-year-old filly by Tiz the Law and a yearling colt by Early Voting, and was covered again by Gun Runner.

Connections

Locked in 2025

1 place
Trainer / Jockey / Track
Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes1811 metres · € 2,636,0002ndTodd PletcherJohn R Velazquez25.01.2025Gulfstream ParkPrize money €527,208Race detailsWatch
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All winners since 2020

YearWinnerTrainer / JockeyOwner / BreederVideo
2024NewgateInto Mischief × Majestic PresenceBob BaffertFrankie DettoriSf Racing Llc, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables Llc, Masterson, Robert E , Stonestreet Stables Llc, Schoenfarber, Jay A , Waves Edge Capital Llc And Donovan, CatherineTown and Country Horse Farms
2023Stilleto BoyShackleford × Rosie's RansomEd Moger JrKent J DesormeauxSteve MogerJohn and Ivela Kerber
2022Express TrainUnion Rags × I'm A FlakeJohn ShirreffsVictor EspinozaC R K StableDixiana Farms
2021IdolCurlin × Marion RavenwoodRichard BaltasJoel RosarioCalvin NguyenMy Meadowview LLC
2020CombatantScat Daddy × Border DisputeJohn W SadlerJoel RosarioHronis Racing LLC (Kosta & Pete Hronis)Paget Bloodstock

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