LOS ALAMITOS TB
Race 1
Maldonado gets on No. 2 Briartic Gal who should be legged up after her last race going long on the grass. No. 3 Don’t Tell Judy comes off the layoff for Mullins and looks the speed. 2-3
Race 2
If No. 1 Funny Gal can flee the rail she has a chance. No. 2 B K Miss just won here going 4-1/2 furlongs and looks to be spotted ok. No. 6 Lil Cheyenne gets the best of the draw. 1-2-6
Race 3
No. 2 Vinz Clortho is a first-time starter out of the dam Swan Peak who has dropped 3 winners from 3 starters. No. 3 Taman Guard is a first-time starter out of the Hollendorfer barn, he has been working bullets for his debut. No. 4 Southern Pharoah is a Baffert first-timer out of the dam Miss Special Salsa who has dropped 4 winners from 4 starters, he is also sired by Pioneerof the Nile. 2-3-4
Race 4
No. 3 Margie’s Minute has hit the board in 4 of her 5 starts here, she comes off a little layoff and gets a turn back in distance. No. 5 Filly On Fire comes off a gutty win and gets a good spot first off the Victor Garcia claim. No. 6 Smooth Talker will be the one making a late run. 3-5-6
Race 5
No. 2 Accelerate is a John Sadler first-time starter out of the dam Issues who has dropped 2 winners from 2 starters and both were stakes winners. No. 3 Arrogate is a Baffert first-time starter with big time works. 2-3
Race 6
No. 2 Pray Hard gets his first start off the Hollendorfer claim, he was second here one race back in his only try here at Los Al. No. 3 Giant Ego gets his first start off the Kristen Mulhall claim and this one is looking for his third straight win and 4th from his last five starts. No. 4 My Secret Affair won here under these conditions back in December and gets his third off the layoff and Kennedy back on board who was on for the win. No. 5 Too Fast to Pass is a win machine, winning 11 of 41 starts with 7 seconds. 2-3-4-5
Race 7
No. 2 Just Kidding has back-to-back very good works and is proven over the course. No. 3 Whiskey Ticket will be odds on and also owns a good last work. No. 6 Midnight Hawk is the barn mate of Whiskey Ticket and will show all of his early speed on the drop down. 2-3-6
Race 8
20k maiden fillies and mares going 6 furlongs. No. 1 Lookinforadanger drops and gets off the grass and goes sprinting with blinkers on as they pull all the punches trying to get the maiden breaker. No. 4 Charlie My Love is a good fit at this level. No. 5 Destroyer Escort comes off the 10th month layoff and gets a big drop in class. 1-4-5
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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].