[Kasept]

Gotham & Big Cap cards in NY and California were as fun and intriguing as anticipated Saturday with great races or individual performances and enough mutuel gold rings to make the work worthwhile. $1,000 late P4 hit at Santa Anita and $300 score in early quad ensured a profitable day and several in-race opps made for quality returns as well. It was great to get It's Tricky started back as a 4yo in the Top Flight and the Tom Fool was a spectacular race that spells out great things to come for the one turn elders this year. In the feature, Hansen's Gotham effort should send his critics scurrying back under cupboards for a while.

In CA, Eden's Moon was impressive for Baffert in an odd 'slow early' Las Virgenes. Out of the G1, note the sneaky good effort of Moreno-Guillot aquiree Open Water who was the only filly able to make up ground and looks like 8.5-9f is going to be right in her wheelhouse. Willyconker was key to the SA P4's quality return as he upended rival Mr. Commons in the Kilroe under a terrific ride by Joel Rosario. And on the subject of great efforts by jocks, Jose Lezcano's decisions on a perfectly tuned Ron the Greek were flawless. The Mott 5yo had two moves in him and Lezcano used the first one entering the backstretch to gain important position and the second midway on the turn to the head of the stretch to gain control of the race.

Long, productive day and I hope everybody scored on some of the suggestions Saturday... Monster $430k P6 carryover Sunday at SA that will reach $2,000,000. It may be very difficult to come back with strong results after a particularly good day like Saturday on this tough sequence, but we have to try, don't we?


SANTA ANITA PARK


POST-SCRATCHES


4th: Cal-MSW, 4+, 6f (P6, P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #3 Red Tesla 9-5 2nd
Best Value: #5 Iron Joe T 10-1 3rd
Next Best: #2 Mary Helen's Storm 5-2 4th
Exotics Use: #1 Goodbye Charlie 8-1 6th


5th: OC/C, 4+, 6f (P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #2 Capital Account 8-5 2nd
Best Value: #6 Indian Firewater 5-1 4th
Next Best: #4 Italian Rules 4-1 WON ($10.60)


6th: Cal-MDN CLM, 3yo-F, 5.5f (P4, P3, DD, Super)

Best Value: #3 Raggin Wood 15-1 6th
Next Best: #7 Sweet Nectar 7-2 WON ($6.80)
Exotics Use: #5 Warren's Mo Money 5-2 3rd


7th: S/ALW, 3yo, 6.5f (P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #8 Flower Power 5-2 8th
Best Value: #1 Baby Blake 5-1 2nd
Next Best: #3 The Black 3-1 WON ($5.20)
Exotics Use: #5 Put It There 5-1 4th


8th: Joe Hernandez H., 4+, 6.5f-T (DD, Super)

Best Value: #4 Silver Summation 6-1 6th
Next Best: #3 Pressday 4-1 3rd
Exotics Use: #2 Mr Gruff 8-5 WON ($3.60)
Super Add: #6 Gig Harbor 15-1 8th


9th: MDN CLM, 3yo, 8.5f (Super, Super Hi-5)

Most Likely: #2 Papa P B 6-1 5th
Best Value: #9 Cruxus 15-1 8th
Next Best: #10 Cheezy Breezy 9-2 3rd
Exotics Use: #1 Bespoke Salt 8-1 6th
Super/Hi-5: #4 I Feel Free 7-2 2nd


<$150 P6 Play:

4: 3
5: 2
6: 3-5-7
7: 1-3-5-8
8: 2-3-4
9: 2-9

1x1x3x4x3x2 = 72 x $2 = $144


<$75 P4 Play:

6: 3-5-7
7: 1-3-5-8
8: 2-3-4
9: 1-2-9-10

3x4x3x4 = 144 x .50 = $72


Good luck!
Steve