TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK; Cost $7.50; March 22, 2020 by Richard Eng
Post Time 12:30 p.m. PT
Race 1 – 5 ½ furlongs (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $57,000, O/C $20,000, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-YOs and up
10 Lofty – Draws a difficult parking lot post but has turbo charge early so will leave and try and clear the field
2 Nardini – Interesting Golden Gate shipper entices leading rider Flavien Prat so there must be a positive angle
Long Shot – 3 Sunrise Royale
Race 2 – 1 mile, Purse $22,000, Claiming $12,500, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
4 Majestic Diva – Bounced to the moon in last while facing much tougher, her win two back if repeated beats these
2 Tiz Wonderfully – Was life and death to win last time but she has now run three good races in a row, consistent
Long Shot – 3 Chalky
Race 3 – 7 furlongs, Purse $55,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up
6 Hammering Lemon – Doug O’Neill adding blinkers on in this second career start, I expect significant improvement
2 Audace – Tepid chalk ran a good race two back that makes him competitive with these, cuts back in distance here
Long Shot – 5 Mr. Clutch
Race 4 – 5 ½ furlongs (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $32,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, 3-year-olds and up
9 Uncle Ray – Leap of faith that this FTS by Declaration of War will run to his pedigree, from solid Mike Pupye barn
8 Palaleo – Tepid chalk in maybe the hardest race on today’s card been away a full year but has speed n will be fresh
Long Shot – 3 Arch Ability
Race 5 – 7 furlongs, Purse $33,000, Claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up
3 Fabozzi – Half of the 6-horse field exit the same race won by Kylemore, I see just 2 of them competing to the end
1 Conquest Cobra – Had to overcome a parking lot post in a 2-turn mile in last, now draws the wood to save ground
Long Shot – 4 Erotic
Race 6 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $57,000, Optional claiming $80,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds
7 Shines Her Light – Upset winner in her U.S. debut for John Sadler, we have no idea how high her ceiling might be
10 Mind Out – Talented filly draws a tough post for her seasonal debut, Simon Callaghan adding blinkers on for this
Long Shot – 1 Savvy Gal
Race 7 – 1 mile, Purse $57,000, Optional claiming $20,000, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up
3 I Can Do This – If you look down his resume he had a pair of very good mile races in this class and got well bet too
2 Dano’s Dream – Interesting Golden Gate shipper from Jonathan Wong should be dead fit but is untested on dirt
Long Shot – 7 Canyon Crest
Race 8 – 5 ½ furlongs (turf, rail at 10 feet), $100,000 Sensational Star, Cal-breds, 4-year-olds and up
4 Just Grazed Me – A rematch of my top two choices but some significant differences today, this one will fly late
9 Stealthediamonds – He figures to have a much more difficult time on the front end, lots of other pace contenders
Long Shot – 3 Brandothebartender
Race 9 – 1 mile, Purse $18,000, Claiming $12,500, 4-year-olds and up
3 Indy Jones – Grinder has been knocking on the door at this class, these are his friends n he’ll beat them some day
5 Cross Town – Abel Cedillo jumped off to ride Indy Jones n look who replaces him, Flavien Prat, he must be live
Long Shot – 7 Bird
Best Bet – 4 Just Grazed Me (race 8)
Santa Anita Saturday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/4/$24.80; Long Shots, 8/1/$5.60; Best Bet, 1/0/$0
Santa Anita Totals – 676/197/$1,223.00; Long Shots, 335/55/$572.80; Best Bets, 41/21/$69.60
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