
Santa Anita for Friday 25 Feb 2011
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Good start to the week yesterday and today's card seems fairly good with all the races having average clarity.
I will be studying for an off track Saturday and off the turf.
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race 1Â Â Â average clarity
1 Recap  best set of works for the Shirreffs barn in quite some time for a maiden.....bred to handle the turf and the distance
3 Causeithertz  bred to run all day and proved he can handle the grass in 2 useful sprint races....going a route for a 1st time most likely should be a positive
4 Kumiva  smooth looking runner fits well but needs to avoid flattening out in the late stages
6 The Unusual One  2 of his last 3 route races are better than par on Top Turf Today......would have rated higher but didn't because I'm somewhat concerned about his ability to stay the 1 1/8
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race 2Â Â Â average clarity
4 Rollerskates  best history for this mare is on conventional dirt.......appears to be in good form and finally gets back to "dirt"
5Â Zippin EÂ Â best speed in here should get loose and can wire if she can throttle down a little in the early stages
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race 3Â Â Â average clarity
8 Lease Of Life  multiple past grass efforts say he is the one to beat here....Gomez sticks around on a Friday to ride one horse....this guy
9 Swift Winds  last looks like a fall off....it wasn't....ran ridiculously wide....runs for the lowest tag yet on the sod
2 Sanquine  new better conditioner takes over and has this gelding training as if he is set to roll 1st out since the 4th Of July
1 Yes It's A Cat  finally gets back to 2 turn turf racing where his history suggests he should have been all along
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race 4Â Â Â average clarity
1 Mr. Monkey Jones  plenty of speed should set things up favorably for this late runner coming off of a wide race....Tup conditioner is dangerous on the drop
5 Two Violins  seemingly speed of the speed will try to go wire to wire
6 Don Elias M.  shot at sitting behind and getting 1st crack at 3 speed horses in front of him......somewhat of a dichotomy here....very low % trainer but a very consistent animal
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race 5Â Â Â average clarity
3 Afleet Cowboy  broke rather poorly and then rushed into solid pace...not exactly a ride Smith will put in his portfolio.....that race was after a 11 month layoff....good chance horse and or rider get it right today
8 Armenian Star  very hidden horse has had multiple trips that weren't in his favor including his last when he just missed wiring on a slightly dull inside
1 The Full Lavino  work tab says ready for the laid up Sadler charge....does have to cope with a difficult post at 6 1/2 F
2 Charlie'sboywins  on the improve with every start and now we get a positive rider change for his 4th start
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race 6Â Â Â average clarity
7 Ascot's Highflyer  repeat of lone race on the conventional dirt would be tough for the others in here to beat and today's drop to lowest level ever makes sense to yours truly
1 Led Advantage  last was a nice leg me up grass sprint tighener to be at full throttle long on the dirt today
9 Warren's Rock Art  another coming off of a sprint tune-up.....1 for 1 at a route on the main track albeit an the AW ...but showed she can handle the conventional dirt in her sprint tune-upÂ
3 Miss Addy Kiss  got away with a pedestrian pace in last and wired....some chance the same might happen again today
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race 7Â Â Â average clarity
1 Gilded Gem  excellent history that can't be ignored at 6 1/2 furlongs with inside posts.....and trained by the red hot Mr. Bob Baffert
2 Mona De Momma  last was nothing nothing more than a tightener.......sure appreciates 6 1/2 and 7 furlongsÂ
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race 8Â Â Â average clarity
6 Suble Creek   broke bad then ran 5 wide in debut last Nov....failed try on the grass in last....toss it out...smooth trip with the same horse as Nov and on to the circle of joy
5 Good Friday Gal  went from 5th choice to 2nd choice with the scratch of the speed-ball 8 horse...looks loose now and with P Val aboard she becomes a no-brainer top contender
2 Zohrah  drops to a level she fits well if of course say remains healthy enough...tough call
7 Sexy Melody  small barn has been firing with everything they put on the track with most running better than expected
9 Suitable Attire  better animal running in route races....expect more today back in a two turn affair
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