Trainer
Mike Puype
2 starters today at Santa Anita Park, SWL
Today's starters
| Post (ET) | Race | Horse | M/L | Model win | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:45 PM | SA R8 | #9 Meridian Mae | 20-1 | 4% | Welfin R Orantes |
| 10:45 PM | SWL R5 | #9 Meridian Mae | 20-1 | 4% | Welfin R Orantes |
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 | 1 | 2 | too few to rate |
| Turf | 0 | 8 | 0% small sample |
| All surfaces | 1 | 10 | 10% small sample |
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 | 1 | too few to rate | |
| Other stakes | 0 | 1 | too few to rate | |
| Allowance / optional claiming | 5 | 46 | 11% | 43% |
| Maiden special weight | 4 | 31 | 13% | 58% |
| Claiming $25,000+ | 3 | 17 | 18% small sample | 41% |
| Claiming under $25,000 | 2 | 18 | 11% small sample | 33% |
| Maiden claiming | 8 | 29 | 28% small sample | 62% |
| All | 22 | 143 | 15% | 50% |
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 | 326 | 13% | 37% |
| On dirt | 231 | 14% | 44% |
| Allowance races | 141 | 10% | 38% |
| Back from 90+ days off | 77 | 10% | 36% |
| Beaten favourite last time | 25 | 16% small sample | 44% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welfin R Orantes | Meridian Mae, Meridian Mae | 5 | 30 | 17% |
Starts together in the last 12 months, through Oct 29, 2026.
Recent starters
| Date | Race | Horse | Finish | M/L | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/25 | SA R5 | Hallagrey | 6th of 11 | 30-1 | Drayden Van Dyke |
| 10/16 | SA R9 | Chaotic Neutral | 8th of 8 | 8-1 | Welfin Orantes |
| 10/16 | SA R8 | Harkette | Won of 10 | 5-1 | Ricardo Gonzalez |
| 10/11 | SA R8 | Sunk Cost Fallacy | 6th of 10 | 10-1 | Kazushi Kimura |
| 10/11 | SA R7 | Finiball | 9th of 9 | 20-1 | Kazushi Kimura |
| 10/9 | SA R7 | Hello Kid O Kid O | 9th of 9 | 20-1 | Welfin Orantes |
| 10/3 | SA R4 | Mo Diamantes | 6th of 8 | 10-1 | Kazushi Kimura |
| 9/27 | SA R9 | Highplainsdrifter | 7th of 11 | 20-1 | Welfin Orantes |
| 9/27 | SA R7 | Hallagrey | 9th of 11 | 15-1 | Drayden Van Dyke |
| 9/26 | SA R10 | Helping Hand | 3rd of 11 | 8-1 | Joel Rosario |
The last 10 settled starts in our results data, through Oct 29, 2026. M/L is the morning line.