2/18: Santa Anita ($1.2MM C/O)

[Kasept]

With difficult card and Cheroot a stunning $60 winner of the Daytona at Santa Anita Sunday, carryover reaches a monstrous $1.2 million for the Monday holiday card. Expect the pool to reach $5,000,000 on an approachable sextet.. Super High 5 also in carryover mode with $86k+ at stake in the finale..


SANTA ANITA

PRE-SCRATCHES..

5th: OC/N2X, F&M-4+, 1m-T (P6, P3, DD, Super)

Quality group kicks off '6' with Gaines pace princess Moonshine lined up wide and Cecil returnee Ainamaa perhaps needing one; Abrams' mare one of Chantal's 2 winners on meet, and looks tractable at attractive number..

Best Value: #2 Lightmyfirebaby 12-1 - 6th
Most Likely: #5 Siamese Cat 3-1 - 5th
Next Best: #7 Big Bertha 8-1 - 4th
Exotics Add: #11 Silver Moonshine 12-1 - 3rd


6th: CLM, 4+, 8.5f (P3, DD, Super)

Dime platers notoriously unreliable as singles and pilot looking for first photo of gathering, but Norway House looms one to beat with ungoggled Si Chimi the reasonable alternative..

Best Value: #7 Si Chimi 8-1 - 2nd
Most Likely: #1 Norway House 2-1 - WON
Next Best: #5 The Rye Man 5-2 - 5th


7th: MDN CLM, 3yo-F, 6.5f (P4, P3, DD, Super)

Best Value: #3 SCR (SCR Sub: #9 Run Savio Run 5-1) - 11th
Most Likely: #12 True Suggestion 7-2 - 2nd
Next Best: #10 Colony Trick 5-1 - 3rd
Exotics Add: #8 Forgiving Spirit 10-1 - 8th



8th: 21st Buena Vista H. (Gr. II), F&M-4+, 1m-T (P3, DD, Super)

2nd of skein's three turf miles a graded affair with handful of possibles..

Best Value: #8 Shermeen 8-1 - 4th
Most Likely: #5 Alexandra Rose 4-1 - 6th
Next Best: #7 Black Mamba 5-2 - 2nd
Exotics Add: #6 Trick's Pic 3-1 - 7th


9th: MSW, 3yo, 9.5f (DD, Super)

Super fun betting race with Tiz and Medjool constantly running into hot horses; Same may happen here with Street Royale and Pearl Fisher exiting classy affair, and Baffert returning interesting 'Screen'...

Best Value: #12 Pearl Fisher 15-1 - 4th
Most Likely: #6 STREET ROYALE 10-1 - 3rd
Next Best: #2 Tiz Now Tiz Then 5-1 - 7th
Exotics Add: #3 Medjool 7-2 WON ; #4 Screen to Screen 10-1 - 2nd


10th: CLM, F&M-4+, 1m-T (Super High 5)

Solid Puype fave 'Britney' has tricky task clearing from wide berth without coming up empty in lane..

Best Value: #2 Royal Prana 6-1 - 2nd
Most Likely: #13 Britney Heat 7-2 - 7th
Next Best: #9 Trick a Cat 8-1 - 5th
Exotics Add: #5 Lake Marina 12-1 - 3rd
High 5 Add: #6 Pindaric 8-1 - 8th


<$200 P6 Play:

5: 2-5-7-11
6: 1
7: 10-12
8: 5-7-8
9: 6-12
10: 2-13

4x1x2x3x2x2 = 96 x $2 = $192


<$75 P4 Play:

7: 10-12
8: 5-6-7-8
9: 2-6-12
10: 2-9-13

2x4x3x3 = $72


Good luck!
Steve