SANTA ANITA
Race 1
No.1 Quietasacat exits our HTW list after losing at .90 cents on the dollar in his first start at Del Mar when breaking slow, with a good bread he will be very hard to beat today. No.2 Wild Dude also ran good in his one and only start at Del Mar, finishing a good second after a slow start. Baffert has his usual two in here No.6 Super Ninety Nine who was entered in a stakes race on Saturday and No.8 Shakin It Up but we prefer the 99. 1-2-6
Exacta box 1-2-6
Race 2
In here we have 2yo maiden fillies going down the hill and this could get dicey. No.6 Jerry’shoneycarol has run four straight on the grass and now will try this downhill course. After that this one is a toss up. 6
Race 3
Only 4 fillies signed up to run in the L A Woman stakes and we will pass on the four girls! PASS
Race 4
No.4 Naughty Mariana will try and take these back to back but will need to deal with No.7 Indycat. 4-7
Race 5
Older horses go a flat mile on the grass. No.7 Hurricane Lake may get the perfect setup with all the early speed in here. 7
Win and place 7
Race 6
Early speed and more early speed in this race. No.4 Totally Blonde gets a turn back in distance and back on the main after tying a mile on the grass. She will sit and try and run them down. 4
Race 7
This is the same race as the second with maiden 2yo fillies going down the hill. No.2 Topic has an interesting work pattern for her first start. No.5 Citizenship has been looking for a race and may have found a soft spot with her early speed and her dam, If Angles Sang, has dropped 3 turf winners from 4 winners. 2-5
Exacta box 2-5 and win and place 5
Race 8
No.3 Master Chef likes this track winning two of three with a second and has the speed to clear with the big drop in class. No.4 Trumpet Player Jay and No.8 Privilaged look to be the other two. 3-4-8
Race 9
Older horses go 1 ¼ on the grass. This will all be decided by the pace with the 3 main contenders being No.6 Let’s Do It, No.4 Romp and No.7 Te Rapa. 4-6-7
Race 10
No.6 Pick Six Joe will go much better in this spot. No.8 Somewhere With You is one of two first time starters in here for trainer Belvoir who hits at around 30% with his first time starters. This is the one we like as his dam, One for You has dropped 4 winners from 4 starters. 6-8
Pick four
7th 2-5
8th 3-4-8
9th 4-6-7
10th 6-8
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Richard Saber, a former director of race and sports at the famed Stardust book, is GamingToday’s horse racing and sports handicapper. Contact Richard at [email protected].