Racing Wednesday due to postponent
At 0h02, on December 30, 2025 • By Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita will conduct live racing Wednesday as makeup day for the delayed start to the Classic Meet. Santa Anita will then continue with four more consecutive days of live racing as originally scheduled starting this Thursday, New Year’s Day, and ending next Sunday.
Wednesday is nine-race card starting at 3 p.m. The co-features on the program are the GIII Robert J. Frankel at 1 1/8 miles on turf and the Eddie Logan for 2-year-olds at one mile on turf.
Headlining the Frankel are 8-5 program favorite Public Assembly and 2-1 second choice Paradise Lake. They most recently finished second and third, respectively, in the GIII Red Carpet at Del Mar behind winner Mrs. Astor. Public Assembly is trained by Phil D’Amato and Paradise Lake goes for trainer Peter Eurton.
The Frankel is the seventh race with post time at approximately 6 p.m. The field in post position order: Public Assembly, Antonio Fresu (8-5); Sun Of Hill, Kazushi Kimura (10-1); Ima Joker, Emisael Jaramillo, 30-1); As Catch Can, Umberto Rispoli (4-1); Watchtower, Mirco Demuro (5-1); Paradise Lake, Juan Hernandez (2-1); Mahina, Joel Rosario (12-1).
The Eddie Logan goes as the fifth race at approximately 5 p.m. Start Contrast, most recently second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, is the 8-5 favorite on the morning line. Also in the lineup is Grade I-placed maiden winner Plutarch (2-1), an Into Mischief colt trained by Bob Baffert; and Unrivaled Time (6-1), winner of the GIII Cecil B. DeMille on Nov. 30 at Del Mar.
The field in post position order: Third Beer, Antonio Fresu (8-1); Plutarch, Juan Hernandez (2-1); Iriseach, Umberto Rispoli (5-1); Stark Contrast, Kazushi Kimura (8-5); Brigante, Emisael Jaramillo (20-1); Caro Buono, Armando Ayuso (12-1); Unrivaled Time, Diego Herrera (6-1).
