
Santa Anita for Saturday 25 Feb 2012
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Good card today with not one race even being close to being rated "below average clarity".
race 1Â Â Â average clarity
3 Mama Janks  many hidden better than appear in print efforts.......and now we get a significant jock upgrade
5 Big Tsimmis  seems best on conventional dirt and 6 furlongs is a good fit.....Carava is awakening
6 After Later  needs effort shown in lifetime debut a MSW 7 length win at Mth.......fresh and training up to snuff.....very dangerous dropper  Â
race 2Â Â Â average clarity
2 Hey I'm Sobaa  good shot to be loose in a 5 1/2 furlong affair with speed doing awfully well most days lately.....hot light weight app in the irons
5 Babeneau  good forward move 2nd after the layoff in last...and....solid work since.....should come flying in the stretch
1 Warren's Jazz Walk  solid run fresh off the bench 2 back......tailed off in last........2 reassuring 5F works since.....and 1st time Bejarano......rather sure a rebound occurs today
race 3Â Â Â above average clarity
4 Mizdirection  basically whole career on the lawn fits stoutly here...and.........controlling speed with Mike Smith up
1 Remit  very solid turf hill run in last but closer will need more pace than I can anticipate here to win this affair
2 Givine  decent chance to chase our top pick and hope he has an off day
race 4Â Â Â average clarity
2 El Martillo  dropped and won for fun in last.....today's drop is much more alarming but Baffert is winning everything the past 2 weeks so why not win and most likely lose this horse......he has plenty of others
5 Bench The Judge  horse is sharp....barn is sharp.......rider is cold......good chance for Vergara who was terrific a couple of months ago to jump start a comeback of sorts......shot to get a nice chase position
4 Mayor Marv   looks loose here (maybe-blinkers off) and the racing surface sure has been friendly to speed the last 4 of 6 race cards
6 Forward Commitment  placed overhead in layoff last an obvious gimme.......should be fit and ready but seemingly will need very best and a good journey to win this
race 5Â Â Â above average clarity
7 Streakin Mohican  fresh speed is usually dangerous speed and O'Neill/E Flores are red hot as a combo....has been facing much more formidable foes
4 Warning Song  blocked in last or could have been right there at the wire in layoff last.......nice drill since suggesting the last on the sod did some good......1st ever on conventional dirt is a question mark
3 Avulsion  might feel really good coming off 2 grass races which were decent efforts.......(4 2 1 1) on conventional dirt....dangerous upside
5 Valkyrie Missile   nice wake up in last.......team of Rosario/Cavara is starting to heat up
race 6Â Â Â average clarity
1 G'night  horrid trip in only grass run...did well to only get beat by 4 lengths.......jockey upgrade....same horse with clean trip and he is the one to overcome
4 Suances Candy  very strong works for someone like Vienna who doesn't push his babies too hard in the a.m.......also drawing Bejarano is a good sign this one is ready to roll in his MSW debut
9 Huntsville  gelding has shown solid run in 2 of 4 lifetime races......trainer has woken up in a big way this week and this gelding sure is training as he is all set fresh off of the bench
10 Paperrockscissors   last looks like it was a MSW tune-up on the the dirt......bred and most liked pointed for today's race on the grass...mom has tossed 3 winners on the turf
race 7Â Â Â above average clarity
3 The Factor  very nice field but they forget to invite the speed.....wire to wire with this brave on the front end Baffert colt
2 Amazombie  ultra consistent sprint star should be able to sit 2nd or 3rd in pursuit of our top pick.....never count out this stout sprinter
1 Canonize   1st ever on conventional dirt and did this gelding like it.........same 7F distance today......will just need a small forward more in this spot
race 8Â Â Â average clarity
8 Irish Art   bombed on the dirt in last.......back to the grass where 2 races back she ran her lifetime best versus significantly better
5 Tigah  poor trip in 1st ever in the good old U S of A.......positive rider change.......likely to see much more today 2nd out after the layoff
6 Hurricane Lake  on the improve.......exits a nice 3rd in a good heat....(4th place ran well in his in next out in a Grade 2)......and trainer is hot
4 Joe Blazing Aaron  dangerous front running type and only has to stick for 1 mile
race 9Â Â Â average clarity
6 Frenemy   another Baffert drop down that is easily the one to beat if his health remains intact.......my guess is Baffert is in total "go" mode right now and he isn't afraid to lose a horse or two or three
2 Belle's Big Boy  wide trip hides a hidden move forward 2 races back......toss out route in last...didn't likely care for it......rebound with a good trip fits here
10 War Politics  wide trips in last 2 endeavors both route races....race 2 back is very strong......will need clever trip from the 10 hole to get on over and save some ground....hot rider/trainer team
1 Cultch  1st starter is training well enough to be ready enough to compete in a bottom level maiden claimer
4Â Teasing Bernie
8Â Very Unusual
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