1/17: Santa Anita (4th-9th; Hi 5 C/O)

[Kasept]

Funny day of racing across the country with mixed results and no scores of note. At Gulfstream, the Dania Beach favorite (Nordic Truce) came through that I tried to play against, and in the Marshua's River, a hard to embrace longshot (Quiet Harbor) jumped up to win. Gulfsteam overall has been difficult to navigate the last week.

Later at Santa Anita, the stakes were won by Conveyance (San Rafael-$2,60), Amen Hallelujah (Santa Ynez-$8.40) and Papa Clem (San Fernando-$5.00). The carryover sextet was seemingly on its' way to Chalkyville, when things turned tough in the late double with $18.00 Bella Roja (Best Value 2nd choice) and $26.20 Midnight Rage. That was enough to narrow the P6 tix down to a single play which took down the whole pot to the tune of $363,860.

Hope you did OK Saturday... I stuck with Santa Anita in case the carryover pot grew another day, and there is one ($47k) in the Super High 5...


SANTA ANITA


POST-SCRATCHES


4th: CLM, 4yo-F, 6f (P6, P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #1 You Can Dream 8-5 WON
Best Value: #2 Church Avenue 8-1 2nd
Next Best: #5 Ultra Awesome 5-2 4th
Super Add: #7 Apache Annie 8-1 5th


5th: MSW, 4+, 6.5f (P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #8 Off the Wall 2-1 6th
Next Best: #7 Pious David 5-2 2nd
Best Value: #4 Schramsberg 15-1 4th
Super Add: #2 Bridging 4-1 3rd


6th: CLM, 4+, 6.5f-T (P4, P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #3 Noblety 5-2 3rd
Best Value: #7 Crossing the Line 6-1 5th
Next Best: #4 Within Reason 5-1 8th
Super Add: #8 Bonfante 8-1 4th


7th: Cal-bred OC/N1X, 3yo, 6.5f (P3, DD, Super)

Best Value: #4 Tribal Face 10-1 6th
Most Likely: #6 Wolf Tail 7-2 3rd
Next Best: #2 A Plus Topper 3-1 2nd
Super Add: #7 Runaway Bandido 5-1 4th


8th: 46th El Encino (G2), 4yo-F, 8.5f (DD, Super)

Deep edition of this La Canada Series companion race to the San Fernando, with Rick Dutrow and IEAH trying to win Arcadia stakes on back to back days (Amen Hallelujah/Santa Ynez).. McPeek pair (Dream Empress/Best Lass) look plenty possible at potentially plus pricing, and Bill Mott hopes he has West Point's Justwhistledixie back to 100% after a solid return in the Top Flight last.. Tough bunch to sift through..

Most Likely: #9 Justwhistledixie 3-1 4th
Best Value: #3 Will O Way 20-1 10th
Next Best: #11 Spirit Seeker 4-1 5th
Super Add: #12 Best Lass 12-1 8th


9th: MDN CLM, 3yo-F, 7f (Super, Super High 5)

Best Value: #8 Musical Grace 6-1 6th
Most Likely: #6 Warren's Royal Lady 5-2 5th
Next Best: #2 You Know I Wancha 2-1 WON
Exotics Use: #3 Donia 5-1 3rd
High 5 Play: #4 Dancing Lauren 10-1 2nd


<$75 P4 Play:

6: 3-7
7: 4-6
8: 3-7-8-9-11-12
9: 2-6-8

2x2x6x3 = $72


Good luck!
Steve