Sasafran (USA) Horse
About
Sasafran is a 4yo bay from United States trained by Gary Mandella. The horse has not yet secured its first win, having finished unplaced in six starts. In its latest start at Santa Anita on 9 January 2026, ridden by Mirco Demuro, Sasafran came ninth, trailing winner Green Zone.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 09-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R1 Md (of $70,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.670, SP: 15.00 raced keenly in hand early and moved into the two path, started to weaken and dropped back on the far turn, eased in the lane and walked off. 1st Green Zone ( A Aguilar 124 ) 2nd French Moonlight ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Suntory Time ( M E Smith 124 ) 0.85L 9th Sasafran ( M Demuro 124 ) 99.99L See full results | M Demuro 56.2kg 100L | 9 (9) |
| Del Mar 06-Sep-25 1610m FIRM R8 Md $500 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.580, SP: 15.00 jumped in the air and tossed her head at the start, trailed through the early going, passed rivals from outside in the middle stages, fell back again on the far turn, then passed tired rivals once more down the lane. 1st We The Hobby ( K Kimura 121 ) 2nd Ridegold ( H Berrios 121 ) 0.50L 3rd French Moonlight ( A Ayuso 121 ) 3.25L 8th Sasafran ( M Demuro 121 ) 16.50L See full results | M Demuro 54.9kg 16.50L | 8 (10) |
| Santa Anita 27-Apr-25 1210m GOOD R11 Md $4,200 (of $60,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.840, SP: 10.00 settled off the pace, took the turn two wide, churned on through the lane but needed to find more. 1st Wind Speed ( T Baze 118 ) 2nd Godavri ( A Fresu 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Clubhouse Cutie ( K Desormeaux 118 ) 2.00L 4th Sasafran ( K Frey 118 ) 5.75L See full results | K Frey 53.5kg 5.75L | 4 (11) |
| Santa Anita 23-Feb-25 1610m GOOD R7 Md $500 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.530, SP: 3.75 tracked along the rail then lugged out into the first turn, came back to the inside, saved ground through the far turn and weakened. 1st Orange Thunder ( K Frey 122 ) 2nd Guiltyofhavingfun ( L Dettori 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Odies Memory Lane ( E Maldonado 122 ) 1.00L 8th Sasafran ( J Hernandez 122 ) 8.85L See full results | J Hernandez 55.3kg 8.85L | 8 (11) |
| Santa Anita 24-Jan-25 1610m GOOD R1 Md $6,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.060, SP: 3.25 Pace inside,grudgingly 1st Lady Mendelssohn ( H Berrios 122 ) 2nd Orange Thunder ( K Frey 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Sasafran ( J Hernandez 122 ) 0.60L See full results | J Hernandez 55.3kg 0.60L | 3 (8) |
| Santa Anita 30-Dec-24 1210m GOOD R9 Md $500 (of $59,999) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.600, SP: 7.00 stalked the dueling leaders from inside into the turn, came under a ride around the bend, asked left handed in upper stretch and weakened. 1st Take Another Card ( L Dettori 120 ) 2nd We The Hobby ( F Prat 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Om N Joy ( T Pereira 120 ) 1.25L 6th Sasafran ( K Kimura 120 ) 5.75L See full results | K Kimura 54.4kg 5.75L | 6 (9) |
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