I would like to thank all of those who follow this column for their response about or super day this past Monday, a day in which we hit the double from race four and five paying $205.00 and the fifth race exacta which paid $187.80 for $2.00 and the late pick four that paid $233.95 for .50 cents and we had all the winners in the pick six that paid $65,197.20, thank you and hope we can put together some more days like that one in the near future.
SANTA ANITA
Race 1
We find ourselves in a mood to take a shot and single this race in the players pick five and we will single No. 6 Addendum who gets back into a claimer, she has little to beat. 6
Race 2
No. 2 Warren’s Sallyized looks primed and ready to go long in this his third start. No. 6 Patriot Vow gets off the grass, drops in class and gets the bug boy as trainer Mike Puype pulls all the plugs. No. 7 Crushed It also drops and gets off the grass and he gets Bejarano. 2-6-7
Exacta box 2-6-7
Race 3
No. 3 Giannonatti is a very interesting filly who could offer some value shipping in form Golden Gate. She has found a field loaded with early speed which will set her up perfectly down the lane, we look for her to blow by for the win. 3
Win and place 3
Race 4
No. 1 Midnight Lady is wheeled back off the claim in just seven days, that last race was a pip and the rail will save her a ton of ground if able to stay out of trouble. No. 5 Blazen All Star gets her second start off the little layoff and jockey Brice Blanc has been riding hot. No. 7 Mangita is the filly to beat as she has hit the board in all four of her starts with two wins and two seconds and that last work was short of sensational. 1-5-7**
Key exacta box 7 with 1-5
Race 5
We will go three deep in the last leg off the players pick five using No. 2 Second Time who will be on or near the front end. No. 6 Acute who will have the front end unless she breaks bad and the closer of the race No. 7 Farmers Wife another who is in from the Gate. 2-6-7
Players pick five
1st 6
2nd 2-6-7
3rd 3
4th 1-5-7
5th 2-6-7 (cost is $13.50 for .50 cents)
Race 6
Just love these horses coming in from Gulfstream Park and we get one here with No. 4 Feline Forum for trainer Cerin and Nakatani gets the call. No. 5 Indygo F M A gets her first start off the rare Neil Drysdale claim and he puts Gary Stevens in the irons. No. 7 Chilada gets a major rider upgrade and a drop in class.
4-5-7
Exacta box 4-5-7
Race 7
No. 1 Spirit Rules gets his second start off the layoff and has the solid connections of Iggy and Aguirre. No. 5 San Onofre is looking for his fourth straight win. 1-5
Race 8
No. 2 Kissin Lucky Lips exits our HTW list off a troubled first try. She is out of the dam Northern Emerald who has dropped 4 winners from 5 starters and all four won on the grass. She moves to the grass and gets her first start off the Mike Puype claim, all systems are on GO! No. 9 Kitten de Pere and No. 10 Lamazone look to be the main danger. 2**-9-10
Exacta box 2-9-10 and win and place 2
NOTE: Golden Gate is dark today.
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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. Follow Richard on Twitter @SabesBet. Contact Richard at [email protected].