SANTA ANITA
Race 1
No. 2 Spicy Vibration is a first time starter finding a very soft group of Cal bred $50k maiden claimers. No. 4 Midnight Bandit ran a good second first out at Los Al TB and now Joel Rosario gets up for Jack Carava. No. 5 Centaurus Rule is another live first time starter out of the dam Estrellica who has dropped 4 winners from 5 starters. 5-4-2
Race 2
No. 2 Starr of Quality is owned by GT race writer Jon Lindo, this mare has done all of her winning at Santa Anita. No. 4 Withholding Info comes off a nice maiden win first out at 9/5. No. 5 Sauce On Side is a consistent filly coming off a game win. No. 7 Mongolian Humor has hit the board in all three of her starts here with a win and two seconds. No. 8 Queen Bee to You just missed last out in the same race as Starr of Quality, she gets a good post for this and will be our key runner. 8**-2-4-5-7
Race 3
No. 2 Miss Fia looks very live at first asking for David Hofmans. No. 5 So Gucci is the speed. No. 7 Equal Measure will be making a late run first off the John Sadler claim and Rosario getting up. 5-7-2
Race 4
No. 5 Thanks drops back to her claimed price where she ran second. No. 7 Blueberry Princess has run some races that would win this, toss her last no show effort. 5-7
Race 5
No. 6 Original Intent drops back to the level of his near miss on race back. No. 7 Typhoon Harry will be in it late. 6**-7
Race 6
No. 1 Trustini has run good in all four of her starts. She gets back on the main after a good turf effort, at 12-1 she is a must use. No. 4 Bashful exits our HTW list off an eye popping win first out. No. 5 Loving Lynda just never got going at Del Mar in her last start but ran three big time races here at Santa Anita. No. 7 Batiquitos is another owned by Jon Lindo, this mare is in good form and will be a player from the bell. 7**-1-4-5
Race 7
Lots of early speed in this mile dirt race for $62,500 optional claimers. No. 5 Magic Musketier 12-1 will sit back and look to run them down. We will be taking our shot in this juicy spot along with No. 8 Pepe Tono who is also 12-1. 5**-8
WIN AND PLACE 5 AND AN EXACTA BOX 5-8
Race 8
THE $200K GRADE II SANTA YNEZ AT 7 FURLONGS FOR 3YO FILLIES
No. 1 Mother Mother has done little wrong in her four starts with two wins, a second and a third. She just worked a bullet best off 66 here on December 30th. No. 2 Bellafina 4/5 beat Mother in the Grade II Del Mar Debutante, we will try and beat her this time. 1*-2
Race 9
No. 3 Christy Jackson gets a big jockey upgrade and like this track. No. 9 Vallestina drops trying to cash. No. 10 Miss Unusual is in top form and fits at this $16k level. 3-9-10
KEY PLAY
EXACTA BOX 3-9-10
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