It's a huge day of racing at Santa Anita today, with five Grade 1 stakes on the card, headlined by the Awesome Again. So, as is my wont on such occasions, I will be taking my action Saturday (and probably Sunday) downstate, and taking a run at The Late Pick Four at The Great Race Place.
RACE 8 - The FrontRunner (Grade 1) - Eight and a Half Furlongs Dirt
A's
# 4 Bolt d'Oro (Morning Line 2-1)
# 8 Solomini (ML 4-1)
B's
# 1 Zatter (ML 5-2)
C's
# 6 Texas Wedge (ML 6-1)
Bolt d'Oro and Zatter, in that order, filled out the Exacta in the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity earlier this month. Solomini, the "other" Baffert, looked sharp in winning his debut last time out. Texas Wedge, trained by Peter Miller, is taking a big jump up from the Maiden Claiming ranks. But Texas Wedge won that contest by over a half dozen lengths against a next out winner, and he shows a nice solid work tab leading up to this event.
RACE 9 - (F) The Rodeo Drive (Grade 1) - Ten Furlongs Turf
A's
# 10 Goodyearforroses (Ire) (ML 5-2)
B's
# 5 Avenge (ML 3-1)
C's
# 2 Goldy Espony (Fr) (ML 8-1)
# 6 Amboseli (ML 20-1)
Scratch # 7 Beau Recall (Ire) (ML 8-1)
Goodyearforroses (Ire) has shown an affinity for this turf course in the past, and looks to have a clear class edge over the rest of this field. Avenge took the field from gate to wire in last year's running of this event; and while Avenge may not make the early lead today, she has show the ability in the past to win by coming from off the pace.
Goldy Espony (Fr) could move up with the turn back in distance. Amboseli could be the one running best late.
RACE 10 - The Awesome Again (Grade 1) - Nine Furlongs Dirt
A's
# 5 Breaking Lucky (ML 5-1)
# 8 Cupid (ML 2-1)
B's
# 6 Mubtaahij (Ire) (ML 4-1)
C's
None
Scratch # 2 Dortmund (ML 8-1)
Breaking Lucky took the Show in each of his last two contests, both Grade Ones, and should appreciate not seeing Gun Runner on the track with him. Cupid, winner of the Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita two starts back, has yet to finish out of the Exacta when competing over this main track. Mubtaahij (Ire) could be the one running best late.
RACE 11 - (F) The Unzip Me $70k - Six and a Half Furlongs Downhill Turf
A’s
# 3 Kenda (ML 6-1)
B's
# 4 Tapped (ML 10-1)
# 7 Isa Firecracker (ML 30-1)
# 9 Spin Me a Kiss (ML 8-1)
# 10 Kathy's Song (ML 6-1)
# 11 Miss Southern Miss (ML 5-1)
# 12 Queen Laila (ML 8-1)
C's
# 6 Noted and Quoted (ML 6-1)
# 8 Little Jude (ML 9-2)
Scratch the Also Eligibles, # 13 Chocolate Coated (ML 12-1) and # 14 Tillie's Lily (ML 5-1)
Kenda, winner of the Special Goddess back in June, has finished in the Exacta all four times that she has charged down the Santa Anita hill. Tapped gets some class relief here, and could move up with the blinkers added. Isa Firecracker tries California grass for the first time; her breeding suggests that she'll like it just fine; and her sharp work over at Golden Gate last Saturday suggests that Isa Firecracker is ready to run.
Spin Me a Kiss has finished in the Exacta all three times that she has charged down the Santa Anita Hill. Kathy's Song has done well in the past at eight and eight-and-a-half furlongs on the flats; a sign that Kathy's Song could do well charging down the hill. Miss Southern Miss fits well here on class, and has shown the ability in the past to win off just works. Queen Laila's breeding suggests that she should handle the surface switch well.
Noted and Quoted is another whose breeding suggests that she will do well on grass; but Noted and Quoted is trained by Bob Baffert, who generally does not move his runners to the turf unless he has run out of ideas of what to do with them on dirt. Little Jude has improved greatly for Trainer Peter Miller since her uninspiring debut down this course back in April.
OK, that's the analysis. Playing my tickets in Crist fashion, we get:
All A Entries
$1.00 P4: 4,8 with 10 with 5,8 with 3 $4.00
All A Entries with All B Entries
$0.50 P4: 1,4,8 with 5,10 with 5,6,8 with 3,4,7,9,10,11,12 $63.00
A's with One C
$0.50 P4: 6 with 10 with 5,8 with 3 $1.00
$0.50 P4: 4,8 with 2,6 with 5,8 with 3 $4.00
$0.50 P4: 4,8 with 10 with 5,8 with 6,8 $4.00
Total: $76.00
Post Time for Race 8 is 7:03 EDT / 4:03 PDT. Good luck to all.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
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