
Santa Anita for Sunday 30 Jan 2011
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Not too shabby of a card to finish what has been a nice week of racing especially for many of our customers.
As I said a few days ago I'm feeling good about our prospects of doing well with our handicapping on the new Santa Anita surface. Time will tell.
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race 1Â Â Â slightly above average clarity
3 Bella Palooza  very solid move forward 1st time on conventional dirt in latest.....wide with a pace factor
1 Gladiatrix  set a solid pace in winning her 2nd lifetime start....solid drill since and Baffert is winning at an obscene rate
6 Seachi  won mc debut last despite being blocked about 4 lengths.....mid pack runner may get a lively pace to close into
2 Brown Is Beige  won 2F affair showing plenty of early gas way back in April.....training sharply and as if she is still very quick early....dangerous Bonde charge
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race 2Â Â Â average clarity
1 Booyah   work tab strongly suggests we can get a rebound to this runners effort 2 races back which is quite good
3 Concerto's Thunder  good history turf to AW and bred fine to handle the dirt so I'm looking for a solid run today turf to dirt...on or close to the lead...hangs but last win came wire to wire
4 Warren's Tony R.  last was the sprint gimme to be full bore today at a route....1 win and 2 seconds in 3 lifetime conventional dirt races
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race 3Â Â Â average clarity
3 If You Do I Sue  trainer Reed is very capable with a mc 1st timer....drills look good and seemingly a good sign Bejarano accepts the mount
2 Magic Mama  good foundation for endurance put into this 1ster with 4 consecutive 6F works in 4 weeks time
1 Jocabita  good closely spaced work series for this 1st time starter hinting at some early speed
8 Woodman's Lass  went quite a bit south in last....needs a rebound back to her 9 Dec race.....not sure she is up to it ?????
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race 4Â Â Â average clarity
4 Magic Launch  like everything about this lawn mower except for one thing....why isn't P Val aboard after 2 straight wins on the horse....over the years I've mostly shot myself in the foot over worrying about who rides who so..........I'm going to ignore it
2 Hameildaeme  1 for 1 on the hill and it came with a low % rider up....Gomez up here...right to improve 2nd run after the long layoff Â
1 Glory Pride  won her last....1st ever on the SA hill course....claimed by O'Neill......puts Bejarano aboard who is winning riding for O'Neill at a 35% clip the last couple of monthsÂ
6 Folk Dancer   possibly clears this bunch early and that is a dangerous thing with P Val up
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race 5Â Â Â slightly above average clarity
7 Toro Trippi  improved pace and final time in last....training as if he greatly appreciates the new SA surface...should be on or near the lead from the get go with a good bootin and scootin speed rider aboard
2 Swiss Arrogant  1 for 1 at the distance....2 for 2 on conventional dirt
3 Thrice The Vice  also likes "real" dirt.....earned a decent adjusted for trouble fig in last with a wide trip
4 Milty Way  last 2 races aren't much but efforts 3 and/or 4 races back fit fine
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race 6Â Â Â slightly below average clarity
4 Vote Of Approval   needed last...blinkers on to help focus and maybe sit closer....dull race yielding turf....good race firm turf.....it's always sunny in California
6 Make It Cozy  only turf race (run last Summer) was versus a solid key group of animals
5 Miles Long Gone  1st ever on the sod but adequate pedigree to handle it...owns some speed...might live of to his nameÂ
1 Runaway Wildcat  nice wake up in last and a very solid 4F drill just 4 days ago says sharp-a-roo....1st on the sod but bred OK for it
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race 7Â Â Â slightly above average clarity
8 Switch  continues to train and run like something very special...hard to be as proven at 7 furlongs as she is
2 Mother Ruth mare has a solid history of making forward moves 2nd out after a layoff like today and just worked a power bullet 5/8ths drill...and that Baffert guy trains
4 Sweet August Moon  consistent hard trying mare will need very best maybe best ever to pull the upset...did win a Grade 2 at odds of 13 to 1 last Summer
3 Pica Slew  clobbered foes in Flordia....bombed at Saratoga...many inexplicably do....new barn....long layoff...training as if ready off of the bench
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race 8Â Â Â average clarity
9 Southern Fireball   hope the barn gets it this time.....wanted this filly to run at another and not go to the front in her last....she has been very competitive just off the pace and a disaster on the lead....blinkers off say they plan to chase....1 for 1 on the hill (chasing) and it was a solid fig considering it was in early Spring of her 3 year old campaign
4 Givine   French invader comes to the U S of A with 5 wins in 8 races....Canani has her seeminglywound up and ready to roll....filly is 2 for 2 fresh...fresh today
5 Reba Is Tops   talk about a hard mare to make as my 3rd choice....I love the way she runs down the hill but thought she didn't finish so well late in last considering the good trip she got......might be back a little too quick but if she still is as sharp she will be the one to beat
8 Subsidized  consistent runner on the AW or the dirt....1st ever on the sod but bred to love it......on the white hot Baffert man trains
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race 9Â Â Â average clarity
2Â Tuesdays With PÂ Â Â sat close to fast fractions in last....race lack significant speed types so this 2nd time in the Baffert barn may get loose or at least be the controlling speed
 3 Beautifully Sunday  not much more to say then 5 wide in a 5 horse race in her MSW debut and got beat by only 2 lengths......good chance to be a beautiful Sunday for her connections
9 Bauble Queen  exits a very fast MSW heat where she broke a little slow and ran a little wide.....very solid contender if Talamo gives a better trip this time in her 2nd lifetime start
8 Gonelikeahurricane  showed fairly decent speed in her MSW debut last.....seemingly a good spot for speed.....solid contender if moves forward just a little and most Shirreffs stock does in their 2nd lifetime run
4 My Diane  continues to train like a runner in the mornings....failed on the turf....failed on the AW.....hello dirt???? ......best run today or hello claimer in next
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