SANTA ANITA
Race 1
No. 1 La Boheme ran huge in her first race stateside after hopping at the start, she came home to finish a close second. No. 6 Exuberante gets her first try stateside on the grass and she was entered for the grass last time out but it was moved to the main track. No. 7 Shezroxiie just missed down the hill in her first start and just may love going longer. 1-6-7
Race 2
No. 1 Sugar Spice is a win machine winning 8 of her 19 starts. We do draw caution to the wind as she comes off the layoff and drops off of back to back wins. No. 5 Secret Appeal and No. 6 Funny Gal will both be coming after her down the lane. 1-5-6
Race 3
No. 1 Tannersmymuscle drops and will be flying late. No. 5 Ain’t No Other gets a big drop in class by Lobo who is very dangerous. No. 6 Moonlight Meeting also drops and has won 3 of his 7 starts here. 1-5-6
Race 4
No. 2 Wishful Winking exits our HTW list off a game maiden score last out. No. 5 Gone to Bali exits our HTW list as a $$$$$ play and she will be out single in the pick five. 2-5***
Exacta box 2-5 and win and place 5
Race 5
It’s the day after Saint Paddys day and No. 6 Irish may not be hung over off the layoff. He exits a nice key race back in August of last year. No. 7 Snicker was sent off as a 2/1 favorite in his one start, he continues to work like a runner. No. 11 Gramsson had a tough trip first out and gets the best of the draw. 6-7-11
Double
4th 5
5th 6-7-11
Race 6
No. 2 Bellamentary comes off a nice maiden breaker going a flat mile and this 7 furlong distance looks perfect for her. No. 3 Treasuring may have been best last out but lacked room, we will give her another shot. No. 8 Kay Kay is in from Florida and lands in the barn of Cerin, this one looks live off the layoff.
2-3-8
Race 7
THE $75K ARBORETUM
Down the hill they go and we will need to go four deep in this leg of the late pick four using No. 4 My Year Is a Day on the turback. No. 5 Miss Double d’Oro who has a win and a second from her two trips down the hill. No. 7 Dreamologist the now filly who is tip top form and No. 8 Tesalina the Wesley Ward Florida invader. 4-5-7-8
Race 8
No. 3 Rickles comes off the layoff for Gary Sherlock and finds little to beat. No. 4 Mr. Congrats looks the one to beat off his debut race here on Feb 25th. 3-4
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Richard Saber, a former director of race and sports at the famed Stardust book, is GT’s horse racing and sports handicapper. Twitter: @SabesBet. Email: [email protected].