SANTA ANITA
Race 1
Maiden fillies go six furlongs, No. 1 Seaside Glory deputed at Del Mar last year for Hollendorfer. She ran good as a 2yo and now make her 3yo debut off a string of solid works, she is very live. No. 4 Tryst has been odds on in both of her starts and finished second both times, bet her to cash.
Race 2
2yo maidens go five furlongs, No. 3 Caan Me worked a super four furlongs here on the 10th. No. 4 Rinse and Repeat is a first time starter for the connections of O’Neill-Reddam-Gutierrez. 3-4
Race 3
Fillies and mares go a mile on the grass, No. 5 Jakaby Jade exits a key race last year and looks ready to roll. No. 8 Sweet won last out when exiting our HTW list, we will use her right back. 5-8
Race 4
Fillies and mares sprint five furlongs in a very odd race for Santa Anita. No. 4 Desert Thief gets Bejarano riding for Spawr in a rare ride. No. 5 Pica moves from the downhill turf course and will be dead fit. No. 7 Back Beauty has some very good works off his 2 month layoff. 4-5-7
Race 5
No. 2 Brookes All Mine looked good winning down the hill last out when breaking her maiden, she will try a mile on the grass today. No. 3 Scattagirl broke her maiden going a mile on the grass here when Prat rode and he gets back on today. 2-3
Pick five
1st 1-4
2nd 3-4
3rd 5-8
4th 4-5-7
5th 2-3
Race 6
We get $16k claimers going 1-1/16 on the dirt and it looks as easy as 1-2-3. No. 1 Electrifying will appreciate the longer trip. No. 2 Ladies Man exits our HTW list as a $$$ play and No. 3 Zim N the Mailman gets back to going long on the dirt after trying the downhill turf course. 1-2-3
Exacta box 1-2-3
Race 7
Fillies and mares go a mile on the grass, No. 5 Stole a Kiss comes off a good second at this level and looks solid in here. No. 7 Summer Lady will be the speed, we will Heinz this race. 5-7
Race 8
We must go four deep in this $20k maiden claimer for fillies and mares using No. 4 Globeleza off of a good 7 furlong work and drop in class. No. 5 Dixie Dame who is always there but seems to hang. No. 6 Watch Me Now fist off the O’Neill claim and huge jock change and No. 13 Marriedtoaminister who drops into a live spot. 4-5-6-13
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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]