
Santa Anita for Saturday 2 April 2011
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Good Saturday card today. Best of luck!
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4 She's Very Rare  claimed for 20K and drops into 12.5K off of some decent works suggest this horse is just another Mitchell animal placed to win and not a bad claim...we'll see
1 Tripped The Light  race lacks speed and this mare has a little...so...you know P Val will send and have this mare in good position near or on the front end
2 Gato Major  last is strong....but.....very consistent sort looks a little compromised by a lack of speed types...still very dangerous
7Â Too Pink
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4 Dazzling Display  solid pace and final time in lone race run last Summer....Baffert has put some dazzling drills into her...bred to be a talented sprinter
3 Jaredella  poor trips in both lifetime efforts are much better then they appear in print...gets new rider today
1 Sea Song's Grace  consistently good works from Baff for this 1ster...what's new?
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1 Absolutlypositivly  likes ample time between starts and his trainer shows patience and gives it to him....nice win going away in last with the blinkers back on
2 Burns  scenario is:  after 2 nice races on the main track this gelding sat too far off the pace in 1st endeavor on the lawn and then tried to run on the sod with only 5 days rest......bred for the grass and can show it today
3 Dontmesroundwitjim  only 2 speed horses (#7 is the other) in this affair and if either of them gets away they will be very dangerous
7Â Excelling
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1 Broken Dreams  very consistent sort almost upset Unzip Me down the hill......and is training extremely well...lone dirt race run at GP is better then it looks on paper
5 Gilded Gem  always seems to fire for Baffert and loves the 6 1/2 furlong distance
6 Silver Swallow  hard trying mare ran well when most of the Headley's stock wasn't firing much...Headley is back to winning his fair share...nice works..looks like he's putting some speed into her
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7 A Moment In Time  needed last and I love the drills since...also get a jockey upgrade....sharp and ready for very best
1a Tribal Nation  good grass races last year.....deep closer is basically fresh after tossing his jock at the start in layoff last......proven he can run fresh almost winning MSW debut with very low % rider up
9 Visual Intensity  dirt race 2 back is very solid versus these...but in lone turf race (his last race) he blew an easy lead and lost by a nose
8Â Warren's Big Cat
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5 Joyful Success  best set of drills for a laid up cheap Miller horse in sometime....ready...bred to handle conventional dirt
7 Flashy Green  plenty of spped in this affair sets things up nicely for his late running style
4 Five Star Fortune  shipper seems like the best animal in the field but he may have to overcome a nasty duel for the lead
1Â Toro Trippi
race 7Â Â Â slightly above average clarity
2 Manhattan Beach  very rank early and then ran wide and only got beat by 4....Martin Garcia will be out to make amends
4 Bella Roja  extremely strong figs down the hill on The Racing Digest's Top Turf Today (soon to go on sale on the The Racing Digest Website)...would easily have been top pick if it wasn't for her lack of early speed in a race lacking it
5 El Nadia  overdo drop for this mare who likes to hang...owns very solid figs for this level.....Rosario is the best there is getting hangers to win
10Â Queen Mariles
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3 Hiatus  very impressive in last getting a wide trip and checking a little.....same horse with just an OK trip wins this
7 Free Beer  nice move forwrd in last and a strong recent drill suggest even more today 3rd out after a layoff
1 California Colonel  last was the gimme to return in 6 days at a route and go go go on the front end in an attempt to get to the circle of joy
2Â Anga
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3 Good Vibration  nice fresh off of the bench run in last...solid drills since...seemingly sitting on a top effort
6 Separate Forest  best early speed in here looks loose and look who is up...Mr. P. Val
4 West Ruler  3 for 3 in sprints all there going away wins...does lose Rosario to the 3 horse
2Â Full Mandate
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4 Dancing Yodeler  should get 1st crack at the 2 horse who should be loose and tiring in late stretch
2 Cabo San Lucas   full throttle...get loose...try to hang on.....good thing they card 5F affairs for older horses these days
7Â Me Salty
9Â Malaga Cove
5Â Romaine
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