Trainer
Ronald W Ellis
1 starter today at Santa Anita Park
Today's starters
| Post (ET) | Race | Horse | M/L | Model win | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | SA R1 | #3 Hard To Figure | 7-2 | 17% | Armando Ayuso |
Model win chance is the card model on each race page; the morning-line favourite wins more often than our top-ranked horse.
This meet
Santa Anita Park
| Surface | Won | Starts | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirt | 0 | 2 | too few to rate |
| Turf | 0 | 1 | too few to rate |
| All surfaces | 0 | 3 | too few to rate |
Starts at the same track in the 45 days before today, the window the race pages call “this meet.” Under 8 starts we show the count only; under 30, rates move a lot and are tagged.
Last 12 months by race type
| Race type | Won | Starts | Win rate | 1st–3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graded stakes | 0 | 3 | too few to rate | |
| Allowance / optional claiming | 3 | 39 | 8% | 36% |
| Maiden special weight | 1 | 8 | 12% small sample | 75% |
| Claiming $25,000+ | 1 | 10 | 10% small sample | 70% |
| Claiming under $25,000 | 3 | 19 | 16% small sample | 26% |
| Maiden claiming | 3 | 17 | 18% small sample | 65% |
| All | 11 | 96 | 11% | 45% |
Thoroughbred races in our results data, through Oct 30, 2026. Name matched on surname and first initial, so two people who share both can be merged.
By situation
| Situation | Starts | Win rate | 1st–3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| On dirt | 123 | 19% | 50% |
| Sprints | 120 | 17% | 40% |
| Back from 46–90 days off | 62 | 19% | 44% |
| Second start after a claim | 1 | too few to rate |
The trainer's record in each situation as printed with today's past performances (first-time starters, layoffs, surface and distance switches and so on).
With today's jockeys
| Jockey | Today | Won | Starts | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armando Ayuso | Hard To Figure | 1 | 7 | too few to rate |
Starts together in the last 12 months, through Oct 30, 2026.
Recent starters
| Date | Race | Horse | Finish | M/L | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/14 | DED R3 | Ocean's Appeal | 3rd of 9 | 8-1 | Jansen Melancon |
| 10/9 | SA R5 | Ketonia (FR) | 2nd of 7 | 10-1 | Julien Leparoux |
| 10/4 | SA R9 | Tamarando Beach | 4th of 8 | 15-1 | Julien Leparoux |
| 10/4 | SA R9 | Ottis Betts | 7th of 8 | 12-1 | Armando Ayuso |
| 9/20 | LRC R8 | Tamarando Beach | 2nd of 7 | 4-1 | Tiago Pereira |
| 9/20 | LRC R6 | Supernal | 2nd of 6 | 9-5 | Armando Ayuso |
| 9/7 | DMR R10 | Hard To Figure | 4th of 11 | 7-2 | Juan Hernandez |
| 9/7 | EVD R3 | Dat's A Goode One | 8th of 9 | 20-1 | Javier Hernandez |
| 9/6 | DMR R11 | Ottis Betts | 8th of 12 | 12-1 | Tyler Baze |
| 9/6 | DMR R3 | Living Life | 2nd of 12 | 6-1 | Joel Rosario |
The last 10 settled starts in our results data, through Oct 30, 2026. M/L is the morning line.