SANTA ANITA OPENING DAY

                        


                            SANTA ANITA PARK

MR. COMMONS BY MORANT

RACE 1             CALIFORNIA BREEDERS CUP
                                  CHAMPION STAKES

Seven furlongs for two year old fillies......Santa Anita ushers in the meet with the $100,000 California Breeders' Champion Stakes for state-bred or -sired juvenile fillies. The cast of Gals include....





1. Tangerine Tickle....faces winners and dirt for the first time after a good looking debut win at Hollywood Park

2. Almost A Lady....trained by Sadler she goes for the hat trick. She is a undefeated in her stakes debut..... looked awesome in her debut winning by ten lengths....a major player as she warrants respect.


3. Willa B Awesome....in the sharp cat she ran a good race behind both Charm The Maker and Killer Graces......enough said. She just might be the value bet in the place and show pools.


4. Warren´s Amber.....has a shot to win this after her second race running behind Almost A Lady




5. Belloma.....faces winners for the first time ....excellent pedigree.....good looking win at first out......contender.......should press the pace here.



6. Ismene....is perfect and warrants respect for a win here....major player and gets the cozy outside draw. Look she upset Sister Moon in the Anoakia.....should gets a perfect trip.


                1. Ismene
                2. Willa B Awesome
                3. Warren´s Amber

           Value play   20$ place and show Willa B Awesome








RACE 2              MAIDEN CLAIMER 20 G´s

The low rent district maidens sprinting six and half furlongs on the dirt track.....

                  1. What A Rush


                 2. longshot Bet  Siempre Mio




RACE 3              MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT


Baffert sends out the first time starter Bernster with Bejarano riding........Coaltown Cat looks ready with fast works under tow. Both Midnight Transfer and Unmarked Bills should move forward with races under there belts..... I like Midnight Transfer.... beware today because Gaines and Rosario have live horses today. Hot trainer and jockey combo.....
as well as Talamo´s horse King Maya who just might outrun his odds

              1. Midnight Transfer
              2. Bernster

               Longshot  Bet  King Maya


Pick three  5 with ALL with 6 and 9  cost $22.00



UPDATE PICK THREE PAID $3,991.30
          
              

RACE 4              STARTER ALLOWANCE

A suspect modest bunch going one mile on the turf....the condition...starter allowance...


             Value Longshot Bet

             1. Clearance Clarance.....adds the blinkers

20 dollars on CC to place and show




RACE 5                MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT

Fiarano needed last start as he was a closing third behind talented star....Maclean´s Music.....great pedigree by Forestry for trainer Mike Puype as David Flores rides.....lot´s to like...Double down on Ten I bet last time---- American Blend...another Gaines and Roario hook up....win early pedigree that should love the dirt from off the speedy Fiarano.

                 1 American Blend
                 2. Fiarano
                 3. Doubledown On Ten

$20 across the board on American Blend




RACE 6                 DOWN THE HILL
                          TURF 25 G´s CLAIMER

The race sets up for Mr. Bossy Pants... drop in class for the money run. The speed looks to be Inuit Fisher....


                      1. Mr. Bossy Pants

                     Longshot bet  Inuit Fisher

$20 across the board on Mr. Bossy Pants



LATE PICK FOUR   5 with 2,3,7 with 4,6 with 9,11


UPDATE PICK FOUR PAID $696.30   $1.00






RACE 7               CALIFORNIA BREEDERS CUP
                                      CHAMPION STAKES

The 100 Grander the state bred or sired juveniles feature talented field here.

1. Forever Freedom.....excellent pedigree by War Chant trained by Mitchell. He was well bet in his debut and looked very good from off the pace.... gets the acid test with speed figures but do not overlook this guy..... he should be closing late as he lacks early speed...having said this....exits a key maiden race....I like this horse.....needs to clear from the rail.

2. Passing Game.....A son of Game Plan is perfect two for two....won his debut then shipped up north and won the Golden Nugget Stakes....major player...



3. Got Even.....switching to the dirt.......look he is better on this surface.... he got beat by Stoney Fleece and Motown Men on the cushion track........major contender...might be the speed of the race....beware......love this guy because of his pedigree and moreover...he won his maiden for 40 G´S.....very little action because he did not win in the state restricted maiden special weight ranks.....better then what appears on paper...




4. Johnny Be Mine..........won on this surface then ran ninth in the Golden Nugget Stakes on the synthetic track...should move forward here.




5. Motown Men.........pressed the pace in the Generous Stakes on the turf  before fading to fourth.....He shortens up in distance and gets back to the surface where he won....beware!



6. Crimson Giant.........minor award if any.....switches to the dirt....



7.  Stoney Fleece....the one to fear as he won four out of six career starts.... He won the Generous Stakes on the turf.



8.  Exotic Slew.... on this surfaces he looks better.....gets off the turf and the synthetic.....ran....second on October 30th....major player with good odds...




9. Heart Fever.......another on switching surfaces....after getting third on the turf..... I like other´s.....


               1. Got Even
               2. Stoney Fleece
               2. Passing Game

$20 across the board on Got Even







RACE 8                  SIR BEAUFORT STAKES

The sophomore one mile turf clash is the Grade 2 Sir Beaufort Stakes.  

1. Cozzy Kitten......third in the Oak Tree Derby...then ran seventh in the Hollywood Derby.....has a fast workout for this...major player.




2. Venomous.....looked like he was going to close get up in time to win the Oak Tree Derby....missed by a nose.....Ultimate Eagle beat this dude twice....but should love this distance.



3. Comma To The Top.....classy horse who makes his first start today on the turf. Son of Bwana Charlie has a very hard year as a three year old..........


4. Mr. Commons.... I bet him in the Breeders Cup Mile which he had somewhat weird troubled trip..the sky is the limit for this dude..... time to fish or cut bait...... he has been working up a storm according to his trainer John Shirreffs....the one to fear. Remember he won his maiden race on this surface and at this track.





5. Thirtyfirststreet....gets back to the turf....ran second in the Park Derby........this son of Good Journey has run on the turf begore..... five starts with one win and one third.... outsider... but good turf pedigree.


6. Irish Art......... Look who rides.... Bejarano..... Art won the Uniformity Stakes then was a no show in the Hollywood Derby........ beware because Irish Art just might show up today....loved the way Irish Art won down the hill......contender!
do not sell short this game talented dude!


7. Moment Of Weakness.........gets the acid test on class....would be a shocker if he won..... minor award if any.

8. Ultimate Eagle........the Rodney Dangerfield of overachiever´s....get´s no respect from the betting windows... will be out on the lead trying to steal this race.....very,very, game horse... turf horse for sure! Gets the top weight in this field. B. J. and Pender have the hot horse in this field. I´am siding with Mr. Commons and Irish Art.....



9. Riveting Reason....talented horse that puts on blinkers for the first time...... has a good turn of foot..... if he runs back to the Robert B. Lewis Stakes he will be ultra tough......


                 1. Mr. Commons
                 2. Irish Art
                 3. Ultimate Eagle

$20 across the board on Irish Art





RACE 9
                              MALIBU STAKES



Seven furlongs for three year olds in the 60th running of the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes........... large Baffert and Asmussen contingents..........




2. Centralinteligence.......major contender here..... big speed number and excellent pedigree...



3. Luckarack.... moves up in class and switches to the dirt........good record...but never has beaten a field like this.... no throw out just might outrun the odds.

4. Rothko...... looking for his fourth straight win.......very talented and will be well bet in his debut on the West Coast.



5. Racing Aptitude...ran third on the dirt... He has some very fast works with him.....Hmm...hard to gauge with this dude.



6. Horrayforhollywood......always and I say always shows up.... four starts with one win and three seconds...Loves this track



7.  Light Up The Score..... shipper who won on a wet track at Churchill....then smoked the field on a fast track...He is not here for his looks.....major contender!




8. Smash.......very fast works under tow..... never has run a bad race......respect this dude....




9. Associate..... trained by Dutrow...... check out this dudes last two races....... awesome.....not here to get second or third.... will press the pace or has tactical speed as well...... Factor will be out on the lead I guess.





10. Wine Police........ ran second in a stakes race on a wet track. Check out this guys record.....seven starts with three wins one second and two thirds...... deadly if he takes to this track and the west coast.



11. The Factor trained by Baffert....... a head case..... but if he is right ...u know.....got his head into racing then he is the horse to fear at the winner´s circle.


                1. The Factor
                2. Associate
                3. Smash