SANTA ANITA
Race 1
No. 3 Magna Warrior is in top form and gets Bejarano today. No. 5 Rocked Twice drops back to the level that he was claimed for. 3-5
Race 2
No. 3 Fiftyshadesoffun looks the speed in this mile race. No. 5 L X Sunrise loves to run second as she has finished second in 9 of her 14 starts, she is a place players dream horse. 3-5
Race 3
No. 3 Solid Wager is on a win every other race pattern and this is his win race. No. 5 Bailoutbobby will be making a big late run along with the Solid Wager. No. 6 Conquest Top Gun will the colt the top two will be trying to run down. 3-5-6
Race 4
No. 5 Savannah Sky exits our HTW list off a near miss when stretched out last time, we will use her as our single in the players pick five. 5
Win and place 5
Race 5
No. 2 Carrick Bay has finished second in her last two starts here on the grass going a mile and now will try going 1-1/8 on the green. No. 5 Stole a Kiss exits the same race and will be part of the early pace and she could get very brave. No. 6 Queennofhercastle won for fun at first asking going 7 furlongs on the dirt and now will try and go long on the grass. 2-5-6
Exacta box 2-5-6
Pick five
1st 3-5
2nd 3-5
3rd 3-5-6
4th 5
5th 2-5-6
Race 6
No. 6 Beholder who has won 8 of her 9 starts here at Santa Anita vs top company will be odds on, we will not play on or against her. PASS
Race 7
No. 1 Toowindytohaulrox comes back off the layoff for the hot trainer D’Amato who can have them ready to fire. No. 7 Tosheen will try and take them wire-to-wire in this downhill turf sprint. No. 8 Bobby Z Man has won three times going down the hill. 1-7-8
Race 8
Iggy and Aguirre hook up with first time starter No. 3 Slew Keyty, she is a must use with these connections. No. 4 Pocketfullofgreen may like this 5-1/2 furlong distance and was bet to 8/5 last out when dropped to this level. No. 11 Minster’sadventure is a live first time starter for Hollendorfer and she draws the services of Bejarano. 3-4-11
GOLDEN GATE
Race 1
No. 2 Tanned Mistress just missed last out at this mile distance when getting caught on the line. No. 4 Peppery will be stalking the Tanned Mistress from the bell. 2-4
Race 2
No. 1 Guyfromtheskyfive ran a good second in his first try at this level on this circuit. No. 3 Neon Blue exits the same race in which he was 3rd behind the guy from the sky five. 1-3
Double
1st 2-4
2nd 1-3
Race 3
No. 1 Demon Dancer goes sprint-route-sprint and this trainer hits at .30% with this move. No. 6 Hollywood Groom is just 1 for 23 but has finished second in his last two starts. 1-6
Race 4
No. 1 Exotic Slew gets the move up first off the Jack Steiner claim and he puts the blinkers on. No. 6 Redstone exits the same race as Slew and they could finish one two. 1-6
Race 5
This is one tough 5 furlong turf sprint as all the runners want to be on or near the front end. No. 6 Adriatic Skye looks the best. 6
Race 6
No. 6 Tim’s Go Girl may find the pace she needs to run down the speed. No. 7 Two Pump will also be making a run late. 6-7
Race 7
We will use there exiting the same race: No. 3 Yomybato who finished a fast closing second, No. 5 Minister Vivendi who finished 3rd and No. 4 King Budrick who was in a dead heat for the show with the Minister. 3-4-5
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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].