Trainer
Jose R Valdez
4 starters today at EQZ, Santa Anita Park, Los Alamitos, EQK
Today's starters
| Post (ET) | Race | Horse | M/L | Model win | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:30 PM | EQZ R1 | #6 Joe Vittori | 20-1 | 5% | Armando Aguilar |
| 6:30 PM | SA R6 | #6 Joe Vittori | 20-1 | 4% | Armando Aguilar |
| 9:05 PM | LA R1 | #7 Kiddo Light | 6-1 | 10% | Rigoberto Sevilla |
| 9:30 PM | EQK R4 | #6 Joe Vittori | 20-1 | 5% | Armando Aguilar |
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 | 5 | too few to rate |
| Turf | 0 | 2 | too few to rate |
| All surfaces | 1 | 7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other stakes | 0 | 2 | too few to rate | |
| Allowance / optional claiming | 1 | 7 | too few to rate | |
| Maiden special weight | 0 | 2 | too few to rate | |
| Claiming $25,000+ | 0 | 2 | too few to rate | |
| Claiming under $25,000 | 6 | 26 | 23% small sample | 46% |
| Maiden claiming | 1 | 8 | 12% small sample | 25% |
| All | 8 | 47 | 17% | 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 | 92 | 13% | 33% |
| Sprints | 74 | 11% | 27% |
| Claiming races | 50 | 18% | 40% |
| Sprint to route | 17 | 18% small sample | 24% |
| On turf | 16 | 6% small sample | 25% |
| Second start off a layoff | 8 | 0% small sample | 38% |
| Second start for the barn | 7 | too few to rate | |
| First time at a route | 6 | too few to rate | |
| Maiden special weight to maiden claiming | 4 | too few to rate | |
| Down two or more classes | 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 Aguilar | Joe Vittori, Joe Vittori, Joe Vittori | 5 | 14 | 36% small sample |
| Rigoberto Sevilla | Kiddo Light | 1 | 5 | too few to rate |
Starts together in the last 12 months, through Oct 30, 2026.
Recent starters
| Date | Race | Horse | Finish | M/L | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/23 | SA R4 | Kiddo Light | 7th of 8 | 30-1 | Armando Aguilar |
| 10/17 | SA R4 | Bitter Truth | 4th of 6 | 30-1 | Jose Valdivia Jr. |
| 10/16 | SA R5 | Cathal (IRE) | 2nd of 7 | 12-1 | Armando Aguilar |
| 10/10 | SA R7 | Joe Vittori | 9th of 9 | 30-1 | Victor Espinoza |
| 10/4 | SA R5 | Kiddo Light | 7th of 7 | 30-1 | Ali Husain |
| 9/27 | SA R2 | Perfect Life | Won of 5 | 3-1 | Armando Aguilar |
| 9/25 | SA R7 | Kiddo Light | 7th of 7 | 20-1 | Armando Aguilar |
| 9/20 | LRC R1 | Bitter Truth | Won of 6 | 2-1 | Armando Aguilar |
| 9/13 | LRC R7 | Bitter Truth | 5th of 8 | 6-1 | Kazushi Kimura |
| 9/13 | LRC R1 | Cathal (IRE) | 5th of 6 | 15-1 | Armando Aguilar |
The last 10 settled starts in our results data, through Oct 30, 2026. M/L is the morning line.