
Santa Anita for Thursday 24 March 2011
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Rain looks as if it may hold off. Don't have a clue if the races will remain on the turf or not but all three look OK selection wise on the grass or the dirt. Slop might be a different story.
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race 1Â Â Â slightly above average clarity
1 Musical Miracle  Solis is usually in full go mode for these early 2 furlong infant affairs and appears to have fast filly and a top gate jock in Pedroza
5 Sea Of Joy  has flashed some quickness in her morning works.......M Stute doesn't win much but he is more then capable when it comes to cranking a young horse up to fly early and this folks is only an 2 furlong affair
7 Oh Righty  another Solis charge that hasn't shown as much in the morning as his 1 horse but he gets one of the best gate jocks in history to ride and if the track favors the outside at all.....lookout
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race 2Â Â Â slightly below average clarity
1 Full On  wide trip in last and the race was most likely necessary anyway......should be "full on" 2nd out after the layoff....last win came 3 races back earning a strong fig starting from the 1 post in a 5 1/2 furlong race......hmmmmm
5 Purse Lover  on the improve with each start on the SA surface......4th try over it may be the charm......Carava has had a nice meeting
2 Stand Tall  seems to be on the rebound and it seems significant that Mollica bothers to ship south for a 8K claimer as there are plenty of short field cheap races to enter at GG
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race 3   average clarity  (if off the turf the selections are 10-1-5-2)
5 Last Sting  very strong rally from far back on the grass at GP in mc debut.....that race was for 40K so 50K sure seems like a great spot for her 2nd lifetime start.....1st time Sadler is a plus especially considering a low percentage trainer had her at GP
10 Lemon Drop Ridge  trainer is quite a bit more dangerous 2nd after the claim and the recent works are very solid hinting Mulhall will live up to her history
9 Nana Beach  great spot for this filly to be able to drop out of MSW into a 50K maiden turf claimer which is a rare race to be carded in S Cal
1 One Bad Dreamer  will need to move forward going long on the turf after 3 races on the dirt that were average at best......grass breeding is decent and Mitchell has a solid history sending horses long for the 1st time
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race 4Â Â Â average clarity
6 Meadow Lake Queen  appears to be a totally new/better animal on conventional dirt....repeat of last can handle this step up in class
4 Judge Joan  lone lifetime win was earned the only time she didn't need a lot of time between starts....that's the case today
1 Roman Charity  lifetime best was lone race on the SA dirt surface....just worked 5 furlongs Tuesday in the slop which implies major league intent to be at full throttle today....definitely as talented as anybody in this field but does hang in the stretch
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race 5   average clarity (if off the turf the selections are 5-9-8-11)
9 Extra Fifty   strong race (bat trip) in a key field last Summer in MSW...then...sprint tune-up in last.....full throttle todayÂ
4 Unex Dali  well proven fits at this level on the grass.....sharp recent 6 furlong drill....trainer could use a win
6 Parable  strong 1 mile grass races.....1 mile today
2 Robbie's War  on the improve with every start....sharp work series for today's race suggest the trend can continue
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race 6Â Â Â average clarity
6 All The Love  nice forward move in winning last......good shot at getting a nice stalking position behind suspect front runnersÂ
2 Onefunsonofagun  mare is 2 for 2 on conventional dirt and the solid work series she displays suggests she is ready to roll after an extended vacation from the track
5 Miss Peanut  1 win 1 2nd 1 3rd on "real dirt".......those races were with very low % riders aboard....P Val is up today
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race 7   average clarity (if off the turf the selections are 3-6-5)
2 Talktoomuch  4 wins....1 2nd....1 3rd in last 6 grass races....race 3 back on "good" turf (which we may have today) is a strong effort fig wise on Top Turf Today
6 Startjumpin Marnie  never better and continues to train as if she is blossoming into a very nice runner
5 Summers Peace   shipper is the speed of this affair and if the turf course which should have some give to it plays to her liking she is a wire to wire threat with G Gomez aboard
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race 8Â Â Â average clarity
3 Bayona  nicely bred 1st timer has an extremely strong series of works for this mc level...seems very ready to roll at 1st asking
1 Annie Lou  exits a very key race.....shortening up 1/2 furlong looks like a positive as she has been flattening out late at 6 1/2FÂ
2 Pet Me Pet Me  broodmare has thrown 7 winners out of 7 foals......works are good enough to possibly have this filly ready for her debut into the world of thoroughbred racing
6 Nip Of Gold  shuffled back in last hides somewhat....big 4F bullet drill since...maybe poised for a necessary forward move
8 Rags For Ben  format says I need 5 selections in the last race because of the super high five...here it is
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