Trainer
Melanie W McDonald
1 starter today at Santa Anita Park
Today's starters
| Post (ET) | Race | Horse | M/L | Model win | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00 PM | SA R1 | #6 Grape Juice Too | 5-1 | 18% | Manuel Americano |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maiden special weight | 0 | 6 | too few to rate | |
| Maiden claiming | 0 | 13 | 0% small sample | 46% |
| All | 0 | 19 | 0% small sample | 47% |
Thoroughbred races in our results data, through Oct 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprints | 69 | 3% | 30% |
| Maiden claiming races | 43 | 7% | 35% |
| Third start off a layoff | 9 | 0% small sample | 11% |
| On turf | 9 | 0% small sample | 22% |
| Dirt to turf | 5 | too few to rate | |
| First time on turf | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Americano | Grape Juice Too | 0 | 0 | no starts |
Starts together in the last 12 months, through Oct 29, 2026.
Recent starters
| Date | Race | Horse | Finish | M/L | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/16 | SA R6 | Epic Hero | 6th of 8 | 30-1 | Pedro Flores |
| 10/9 | SA R3 | Princess Breanna | 7th of 7 | 30-1 | Alfredo Bautista |
| 9/25 | SA R2 | Grape Juice Too | 5th of 6 | 10-1 | Armando Ayuso |
| 9/13 | LRC R6 | Grape Juice Too | 3rd of 6 | 15-1 | Edgar Payeras |
| 9/12 | LRC R5 | Princess Breanna | 3rd of 9 | 8-1 | Drayden Van Dyke |
| 8/20 | DMR R2 | Princess Breanna | 4th of 9 | 15-1 | Joe Bravo |
| 7/5 | LRC R9 | Grape Juice Too | 4th of 12 | 20-1 | Pedro Flores |
| 7/4 | LRC R5 | Princess Breanna | 3rd of 10 | 20-1 | Pedro Flores |
| 6/21 | LRC R8 | Grape Juice Too | 3rd of 11 | 30-1 | Pedro Flores |
| 6/19 | LRC R5 | Joyful Mischief | 5th of 7 | 8-1 | Francisco Monroy |
The last 10 settled starts in our results data, through Oct 29, 2026. M/L is the morning line.