From 13 runners on Saturday’s 12-race program at Santa Anita, trainer Phil D’Amato witnessed a gamut of results. The stable won three races, led by Gold Phoenix’s upset in the Grade 1 Frank Kilroe Mile. Conclude, a 3-year-old colt, ran a quick time to win a maiden race at 5 1/2 furlongs on turf, and the former stakes runner Cash Equity won an optional claimer in which he was eligible to be claimed for $80,000. On the flip side of the equation, Kitty Kitana was pulled up as the 3-1 favorite in the Grade 2 Buena Vista Stakes, Hong Kong Harry was fourth as the even-money favorite in the Kilroe, and Newgrange was no factor in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap. Considering Conclude won the first race and Newgrange was beaten in the 12th, the afternoon was a roller-coaster for D’Amato and his clients. :: Get ready for Santa Anita racing with DRF Past Performances, Picks, and Clocker Reports.  Gold Phoenix’s victory was the highlight, sparking Sunday conversations about springtime plans for the lightly raced 5-year-old gelding, who won the Grade 2 Del Mar Handicap at 1 3/8 miles on turf last September. Gold Phoenix, who races for the Little Red Feather Racing syndicate, Sterling Stables, and Marsha Naify, made his first start in the $502,000 Kilroe Mile since a 10th-place finish at 41-1 in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Keeneland last November. A winner of 4 of 11 starts, Gold Phoenix ($23.60) rallied from sixth in the final furlong to win the Kilroe Mile by a neck over 10-1 Du Jour. Prior to Saturday’s race, D’Amato had hoped to use the Kilroe Mile as a prep for the Grade 2 Charles Whittingham Stakes at 1 1/4 miles on turf on April 8. Saturday’s win may have changed that plan. On Sunday, D’Amato said he is considering running Gold Phoenix in the Grade 1 Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic, a $1 million race at 1 1/8 miles on turf May 6 at Churchill Downs. “He came out of the race in great shape,” he said. “We have a lot of options for him. Do we go for a mile or stretch him out?” Plans were less certain for Hong Kong Harry, a winner of three graded stakes at a mile on turf last year. The Kilroe was his first start since a win in the Grade 2 Seabiscuit Handicap at Del Mar in November. In the Kilroe, Hong Kong Harry was well placed in early stretch, but faded from contention to lose by 1 1/4 lengths. D’Amato said factors that may have contributed to the defeat include Hong Kong Harry’s position closer to the front than in recent starts and a disrupted training schedule caused by inclement weather in February. “I think it was a combination of all those things,” he said. “Maybe missing a drill because of the rain. I don’t think anything less of him.” Conclude, a 3-year-old colt by Collected, ran 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:01.57 to win his second start. The clocking was originally listed as hand-timed in 1:00.88, which would have been a course record. The surface was listed as good. The time was adjusted on Sunday. Conclude earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 92. The course record for 5 1/2 furlongs on turf is 1:00.97, set in January 2022 by Barristan the Bold. The maiden race was scheduled for 6 1/2 furlongs on the flat turf course, but moved to 5 1/2 furlongs after track officials said the backstretch turf chute had not drained to expectations because of recent rain. Conclude ($3.60) led throughout and won by 4 1/4 lengths under Flavien Prat. D’Amato considers Conclude to be a prospective stakes horse. “This is a nice horse,” he said. “I knew he’d improve the second time out. “He kicked on nicely. At 5 1/2 furlongs, you don’t see horses spread out.” Kitty Kitana is scheduled to undergo a battery of tests after Prat pulled her out of the Buena Vista Stakes approaching the turn. She was walked back to the stables. D’Amato said Kitty Kitana was “perfect” on Sunday after she was examined by a veterinarian, but said she still will undergo more testing. “We’ve got all these diagnostics to use to make sure we’re not missing anything,” he said. :: Get Santa Anita Clocker Reports straight from the morning workouts at the track. Available every race day.  At the end of the day, Newgrange finished seventh of nine in the $502,000 Big Cap, fading through the final three furlongs under Frankie Dettori. D’Amato said the 4-year-old was unhappy when he got dirt in his face while stalking the leaders. “Frankie said he thought he had him in a good spot,” D’Amato said. “He went to save ground and got dirt in his face and that was it. He shut off. He was up and down from there. He came back covered head to toe.” In Newgrange’s next start, the colt will race near the front, D’Amato said. “I think he’s a horse you can’t get cute with,” D’Amato said. “You have to gun and keep him on the engine the whole time.” Through Sunday, D’Amato was tied for the lead in the trainer standings with Bob Baffert at 21 wins. On Sunday, D’Amato won his ninth stakes of the meeting with Motorious in the Grade 3 San Simeon Stakes for turf sprinters. Baffert leads the category with 10 wins. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.