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Santa Anita for Monday 21 Feb 2011
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race 1 slightly above average clarity
3 Lease On Life sharp grass figs on Top Turf Today including on the SA hill....reassuring recent drills says he has held his form
4 Get Funky last 2 races back with short rest are strong for this old timer...back quick today...Sadler barn is hot
6 Dance With Gable no shot in last wide near ridiculous pace...toss it out...should fit on drop....3 for 4 in the win column on the SA hill
10 Dapper Gene Palma has a solid record 1st after the claim and appears to have snatched a gelding in good form
race 2 average clarity
6 Self Insured will look to clear from the outer-most post once again.....monumental move forward in last so the doubling of the claiming seems like a wise and doable move by Carava
4 MarquetRebel in good form and loves the 1 1/16 mile distance...can get a nice stalk or mid pace position
1 Job Boss nice move forward in last and claimed by a competent trainer...rider / trainer teamed up for a winner yesterday
race 3 average clarity
4 Royal Import wide trip and a little too close to a nasty space and still managed a win in last....another claim by Palma who as I wrote earlier is solid 1st out after the claim
1 No Dream Cerin isn't afraid to drop a horse a couple of notches to get to the circle of joy
5 Low Gear Power last time ran turf to dirt this Gray came up a winner.....that's today's scenario
3 My Man Sumo appears to appreciate conventional dirt,,,figs fit....1 1/8 distance is the ? mark
race 4 average clarity
3 Cahill Country was a good grass horse with solid turf figs over a year ago.....last was a solid wake up....rebound city and Gomez up to get the job done
1 California Soldier hot rider/trainer team and and a very consistent horse....high degree of probability this one should be part of the battle for the win
7 Fandino all 3 efforts on the SA hill turf course are only a couple of lengths short of par for this level,,,,recent solid work tab hint of a breakout race
9 Kuro long hiatus from the race wars but training as if he is ready to roll fresh off of the bench...likes the SA hill
race 5 average clarity
2 Guy On The Go another Baff 1ster with a brilliant series of drills esp. 1:11:1 bullet drill out of the gate
6 Hoorayforhollywood beautifully bred (home-bred ) is also training like a ready 1ster fore Mr Bob Baffert
4 Rothko anther nicely bred 1st timer and Asmussen obviously can get it done with a 1st timer
7 Grip Hands odds on in debut and had little shot with a bad trip....training well once again and Rosario sticks around...won't be pounded today at the windows
race 6 average clarity
3 A Z Warrior 1st ever on the turf but bred fine for it......work tab suggests this filly appreciated her 3+ month break
4 Cathy's Crunches very consistent hard trying sort has 5 wins in 8 starts and has never failed to hit the board.....pedigree for the grass is good
10 Cambina deep closer handles softer sod and that is what she should get today
7 She'll Heir late runner is nicely bred to handle a turf sprint and has shown it in her grass works....route racing maybe a different matter
NOTE: 12 & 13 have a shot if they draw into this fairly wide open affair
race 7 slightly above average clarity
6 Forty Paces sharp in the morning and the afternoon....Palma means business today...at least I hope he does...haven't selected 3 of his horse's so high in a given race card in a very long time
5 Coy Princess on the improve with every start....2 very impressive recent works suggest another forward move in about to occur
7 Seachi Walsh just claimed off of a clunker of an effort....mc debut 2 races back is what she needs to coax out of this youngster
4 Lucky Timing bad journey in last hides a solid move forward.....clean trip and/or another forward move and she should be in the hunt for the winners circle
race 8 average clarity
6 Lilly Fa Pootz finally significant weight off of the fairly consistent filly....races with less than 120 lbs are some of her very best...117 today and it is 117 with Mr Rosario
1 Turning Top great job of training this filly by S Callaghan...has been ready no matter what the days off between races are....so I say ready today off of the layoff...owns some nice Top Turf Today figs
11 Evening Jewel very nice filly on any surface would havebeen my top selection if it wasn't for the difficult post
8 Burg Berg needed last and if history for Gonzales is worth a hoot you can expect much more today
race 9 average clarity
6 Guadalupe Lupe best of 34 3F bullet drill just 3 days ago......feeling great and fast and it is right now...5F is a fit
5 Rented Cop very fast grass splits in a mile race in last should have him quick fit and ready to stick around at the speed friendly 5F distance
4 Anne's Inheritance laid up MSW drop down is training sharply for Vienna....13 months away but sure seems ready
3 Brace For Impact
1 Gaelic Glory
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