SANTA ANITA
Race 1
No. 1 Bandido Too drops into a spot that makes him a danger from off the hot pace. No. 2 Slapshot Man won his last wire-to-wire but got DQ, he could be the speed of the speed. No. 6 Wildcat Sailor is the live first time starter. 1-2-6
Race 2
Lots of early zip in this $8k claimer going 6 furlongs. No. 1 Zip Cat will be trying to take them wire-to-wire from the rail while No. 4 Valentine Boy will be sitting chilly trying to run down the Zip Cat. 1-4
Double
1st 1-2-6
2nd 1-4
Race 3
No. 4 Bardy drops and has a second from his one dirt try. No. 7 Thirtyfirststreet, gets a huge jockey switch to Bejarano, this is the money run for him. 4-7
Race 4
In the players pick five we will take out shot in this $50k optional claimer and single No. 3 Party Rock who blasted them first out of the box at Los Alamitos TB, winning going away by more than three lengths at 2/1 and these Los Al runners have been doing great here. 3
Race 5
No. 5 Burns Turn gets back to the level of her last win. No. 8 Marina Del Heat’s last win came here on this turf course at this mile distance and she gets Nakatani. No. 9 Toppers Sunshine’s last win also came here on this mile turf course and she has a big last work. 5-8-9
Players pick five
1st 1-2-6
2nd 1-4
3rd 4-7
4th 3
5th 5-8-9
Race 6
No. 1 Aperfectdaytofly ran his best race on the Los Al dirt, he may like it here. No. 2 Arctic Code gets the big drop in class trying to score. No. 4 Intaxication is a first time starter out of the dam Margarita Miss who has dropped 3 winners from 3 starters. 1-2-4
Race 7
No. 9 Patriots Rule comes off a big win and now gets back on the grass where he won here back in April, he has a big last work and is the one to beat from out of the sky. No. 10 Sammy Mandeville gets some big class relief. 9-10
Race 8
We will go four deep in the guaranteed $100k late double using No. 3 Our Love Affair who ran a good one first out of the box at Los Al when finishing a solid second behind Lucky S J who came back to win next out. No. 5 Fast Magoo who also finished second in his last race at Los Al, she will like the extra furlong today. No. 6 Exotic Charm is a first time starter who gets the services of Alex Canchari who is a top jock at Emerald Downs, this filly looks very sneaky. No. 10 Steel Lady is the speed. 3-5-6-10
Double
7th 9-10
8th 3-5-6-10
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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].