SANTA ANITA
Race 1
No. 4 Reality Ride is one of two entered in here for trainer Bob Baffert, the other is No. 6 Lichtenstein who picks up Bejarano for the ride. 4-6
Race 2
No. 2 Ghost N Your Heat exits our HTW list off a real nice maiden breaker at first asking, No. 5 Lift Our Luck is another Gray filly out of the hot Jeff Mullins stable. 2-5
Key Play
$2 double
1st 4-6
2nd 2-5 for $8
Race 3
No. 8 Bella Roja exits our HTW list and is the one to beat in this 6 ½ furlong downhill turf sprint. 8
Key Play
$10 win and place 8 for $20
Race 4
No. 2 Marquisite gets a major jockey change in this her third off the layoff, No. 5 Ella Dehere is the only first time starter in this very soft group of 20k maiden claimers. No. 8 Make Someone Happy looks set for a big run with Quinonez taking over the mount. 2-5-8
Key Play
$2 exacta box 2-5-8 for $12
$1 pick four
1st 4-6
2nd 2-5
3rd 8
4th 2-5-8 for $12
Race 5
No. 6 Bila Shaka was well bet in her one and only, No. 7 Bitt A Heat looks set for a big run. 6-7
Race 6
No. 3 Frequent Fame is very consistent and ran a better than looked race in his last, she will get a good pace up front to put in her late run. No. 4 Serene Sophia exits the same race and gets a nice jock change. 3-4
Race 7
No. 3 Sporting Act takes a mild drop in class and that could do the trick, No. 4 Yodelen Dan exits the same race and these two are one two in the paper race. 3-4
Race 8
In the last leg of the late pick four we will take our shot and single No. 9 Marino’s Promise who just may find herself on a lone lead, if so she may get very brave. 9
Key Play
$1 Pick four
5th 6-7
6th 3-4
7th 3-4
8th 9 for $8
GOLDEN GATE FIELDS
Race 1
No. 5 Ladybug Be Lucky has hit the board in all five of her starts here at the Gate, she will sit off a hot pace today and come flying late. 5
Key Play
$10 win and place 5 for $20
Race 2
In this 8k maiden claimer going a flat mile for 3yo fillies you really need to hit the all button but the best we could come up with is No. 1 Costin’s Quest and No. 3 Don’t Be Bugging Me both of whom are trained by Steven Miyadi. 1-3
Race 3
No. 1 Sarah’s Melody will try and run down the speed in here No. 6 She Laughs An Flys. 1-6
Race 4
We will side with the two big droppers in this extension of the second race another 8k maiden claimer for 3yo fillies going a flat mile. The two droppers are No. 4 Truckee Baby with Baze and No. 5 April both of whom exit the same race. 4-5
Key Play
$10 Q 4-5 for $10
$1 pick four
1st 5
2nd 1-3
3rd 1-6
4th 4-5 for $8
Race 5
No. 2 Brite Bobby will try and take them back to back, No. 6 Ohmyohmy will be the one to fear late. 2-6
Race 6
In this very weak field we will side with the first time starter No. 2 Odgers. 2
Race 7
No. 1 One Shot has good early speed and gets the hot riding Julien Couton in the irons, No. 5 General Dan exits our HTW list and could pop right back. No. 6 Sheekey rounds out the competition. 1-5-6
Key Play
$2 exacta box 1-5-6 for $12
$4 Q 5 with 1-6 for $8
Race 8
This looks like a three horse race between No. 1 Candy Five Hundred, No. 2 Big Cozz and No. 4 Harmonic Motion. 1-2-4
Key Play
$2 exacta box 1-2-4 for $12
$2 tri box 1-2-4 for $12
.50 cent pick four
5th 2-6
6th 7
7th 1-5-6
8th 1-2-4 for $9
CHECK FOR LATE SCRATACHES AND RACES TAKEN OFF THE GRASS AND CHECK THAT THE SADDLE CLOTH NUMBERS MATCH OUR SELECTION NUMBERS
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RESULTS:
Santa Anita
Race 1 we had the winner
Race 2 second
Race 3 our single HTW alert horse tossed her head at the start and hopped and was steadied, she ran 3rd in a big time effort despite the trouble losing by less than two lengths.
Race 4 we had the winner
Race 5 second
Race 6 we had the winner
Race 7 we had the winner
Race 8 second
Golden Gate
Race 1 our single was a late scratch
Race 2 second
Race 3 we lost
Race 4 we ran one two
Race 5 we had the winner
Race 6 we lost
Race 7 second
Race 8 we had the winner