3/13/16 Santa Anita Late Pick Four - Preview

Daylight Savings Time began early this morning, so hopefully you weren't left at the gate while (most of) the rest of the country sprang forward.  The feature today at Santa Anita (he said without segue) is the Grade 2 San Luis Rey.  We'll be looking at it below, as we take another run at The Late Pick Four at The Great Race Place.

RACE 6 - Clm $32k - Six Furlongs Dirt

A’s

# 3 Oligarch (Morning Line 9-5)

B’s

# 1 Serbian Syclone (ML 6-1)
# 7 Apollo Ten (ML 6-1)

C's

None

Scratch # 8 Door's Open (ML 3-1).

Oligarch drops in for a tag and returns to the main track, over which Oligarch has finished in the Trifecta seven times in nine tries.  Serbian Syclone, winner of two of his first three career starts and none since, drops in for the lowest tag of his career to date.  Apollo Ten is moving up the class ladder, but Apollo Ten's late running style may suit him well today in this field full of early speed.

RACE 7 - Clm $12.5k N2L - Seven Furlongs Dirt

A’s

# 7 Inexcess Time (ML 5-2)

B’s

# 3 Wrightwood (ML 3-1)

C's

# 4 Rolo Tamaci (ML 4-1)
# 6 My Ole Bud (ML 5-1)

Inexcess Time took the Show against more expensive at today's distance two starts back.  Wrightwood drops in for the lowest tag of his career while making his first start for Trainer Vlad Cerin, who wins quite frequently with such.

Rolo Tamaci should improve now that the one race experiment with the blinkers is over.  My Ole Bud graduated last time out; Trainer Mike Machowsky is often successful spotting his last out winners.

RACE 8 - The San Luis Rey (Grade 2) - Twelve Furlongs Turf

A’s

# 2 Quick Casablanca (Chi) (ML 6-1)
# 10 Gaga A (Uru) (ML 4-1)
# 11 Big John B (ML 3-1)

B's

# 1 Southern Freedom (ML 12-1)
# 3 Power Foot (ML 8-1)

C's

# 4 Going Somewhere (Brz) (ML 5-1)
# 7 Havanna Belle (ML 6-1)

Scratch # 12 Patentar (Fr) (No Line) before printing the programs.  Also scratch # 5 Life's Journey (ML 50-1).

Gaga A (Uru) and Quick Casablanca (Chi) took the Place and Show, respectively, in the Grade 2 San Marcos last time out.  Big John B regains the services of Jockey Rafael Bejarano, who was on Big John B's back the last three times that he got his picture taken.

Southern Freedom could steal this one on the front end, especially with the scratch of Life's Journey.  Power Foot took the Show just a half length behind Big John B the last time that he competed at today's distance.

Going Somewhere (Brz) could get a nice stalking trip behind Southern Freedom.  Havanna Belle was a Listed Stakes winner over this turf course at today's distance last time out.

RACE 9 - Md $30k - Five and a Half Furlongs Dirt

A’s

# 7 Navy Hymn (ML 7-2)

B's

# 9 Mountain Hero (ML 6-1)
# 11 Gone With It (ML 4-1)

C's

# 1 El Koreano (ML 8-1)

# 3 I Am the Colonel (ML 8-1)

# 4 Six S Street (ML 8-1)

Give the Also Eligibles, # 13 Frijoles Negro (ML 30-1) and # 14 Calvert Street (ML 6-1), the afternoon off.

Navy Hymn missed graduation by half a length against more expensive last time out.  Mountain Hero took the Show at this class level last time out.  Gone With It has finished in the Trifecta in three of his four career starts at this class level.

El Koreano and Six S Street are a pair of first time starters by sires whose progeny tend to do well at first asking.  I Am the Colonel flashed brief speed in his debut against non-claiming maidens last time out.

OK, that's the analysis.  Playing our tickets in Crist fashion, we get:

All A Entries

$1.00 P4:  3 with 7 with 2,10,11 with 7 $3.00

All A Entries with All B Entries

$0.50 P4: 1,3,7 with 3,7 with 1,2,3,10,11 with 7,9,11 $45.00

A's with One C

$0.50 P4: 3 with 4,6 with 2,10,11 with 7 $3.00

$0.50 P4: 3 with 7 with 4,7 with 7 $1.00

$0.50 P4: 3 with 7 with 2,10,11 with 1,3,4 $4.50

Total: $56.50

Post Time for Race 6 is 6:04 EDT / 3:04 PDT.  Good luck to all.

Peace and Love,

Jimbo