Seismic Beauty 2-5 Morning Line Favorite for G2 Santa Margarita

Grade 1 winner Seismic Beauty makes her first start since the 2025 Breeders' Cup when she defends her title in the Grade 2, $200,000 Santa Margarita Stakes for fillies and mares going 1 1/8 miles at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, May 30.

2026 Santa Margarita Stakes Field & Odds

Race 8 at Santa Anita Park

Saturday, May 30 - Post 7:37 PM

Entry	Horse	ML Odds	Jockey	Trainer
1	Om N Joy	5-1	Kent Desormeaux 124 Lbs	Aggie Ordonez
2	Lemon Muffin	15-1	Kazushi Kimura 122 Lbs	Patrick Gallagher
3	Seismic Beauty	2-5	Juan Hernandez 124 Lbs	Bob Baffert
4	Simply Joking	3-1	Emisael Jaramillo 124 Lbs	Michael McCarthy
5	Lavender Love	10-1	Armando Ayuso 122 Lbs	Richard Baltas

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Trained by Bob Baffert, Seismic Beauty romped in last year's Santa Margarita by five lengths under Juan Hernandez. In the Breeders' Cup Distaff on Nov. 1 at Del Mar, also at 1 1/8 miles, she was the 6-5 favorite. Her chances were compromised at the start when she bobbled out of the gate.

Seismic Beauty then raced up to track the leaders in third while racing wide, but on the second turn she started to weaken. Seismic Beauty was ultimately eased across the wire to finish 11th in a 12-horse field.

Between her wins in last year's Santa Margarita and the Breeders' Cup, Seismic Beauty won the Grade 1 Clement L. Hirsch at Del Mar. A 5-year-old mare by Uncle Mo, Seismic Beauty is 8: 4-2-1 with $476,840 in earnings for owners My Racehorse and Peter Leidel. Hernandez will again be aboard Seismic Beauty.

Simply Joking comes in off a career-best performance for trainer Michael McCarthy. In the G2 Santa Maria Stakes going 1 1/16 miles on April 19 at Santa Anita, Simply Joking went to the lead under Emisael Jaramillo and drew off in the stretch to romp by 6 ¾ lengths.

It was the second stakes win for the 4-year-old filly by Practical Joke. Owned by Berkels 0813, CMNWLTH LLC, Grantley Acres and Ryan Conner, Simply Joking is 9: 3-2-1 with $440,750 in earnings.

Om N Joy wheels back just a week after testing turf in the Fran's Valentine Stakes for California-bred fillies and mares going one mile this past Saturday at Santa Anita. She faded to last after racing in mid-pack early.

Trained by Aggie Ordonez, Om N Joy previously was fifth in the G1 Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park on April 11. A 4-year-old filly by Om, Om N Joy is 16: 5-0-5 with $496,703 in earnings. She races for breeders Jerry Baker and Connie Baker and partners Michael Golovko and Terrence J. Scanlan. Regular rider Kent Desormeaux has the call on Om N Joy.

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