05.27.2017 Points Results

[Plenilune]

Santa Anita R1

3 One I'm Running To
1 Getoffmyback
11 True Ranger

Scratched: 4

1 RUFFIAN-333 ABX 25
1 Indian Hemp BAX 17
1 JolyB AXX 10
1 DonGuido BCX 7
1 ryonker1 CAX 7
1 Plenilune BXX 3
1 Real Quiet-DC BXX 3
1 ElPrado XAX 2

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Santa Anita R2

6 Mind Reader
2 Run Like Rhett
10 Kenzou's Empire

Scratched: 3, 11, 12, 13. 14

2 DonGuido ABX 25 32
2 RUFFIAN-333 CBX 7 32
2 Indian Hemp CAX 7 24
2 Real Quiet-DC AXB 12 15
2 JolyB BXX 3 13
2 ryonker1 XXC 1 8
2 Plenilune CXX 3 6
2 ElPrado XXX 0 2

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Santa Anita R3 Daytona S. G3 is not included due to a four horse field.

Santa Anita R4

2 Honor and Courage
5 Thorpe d'Oro
10 Hollywood Strike

Scratched: 7, 11

4 DonGuido AXX 10 42
4 RUFFIAN-333 CXX 3 35
4 Indian Hemp BXX 3 27
4 JolyB AXX 10 23
4 Real Quiet-DC CXX 3 18
4 ryonker1 AXX 10 18
4 Plenilune AXX 10 16
4 ElPrado XXX 0 2

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Santa Anita R5 Gamely S. G1 (so happy for Lady Eli but ya gotta give some major props to Goodyearforroses!)

6 Lady Eli
4 Goodyearforroses (IRE)
1 Avenge

Scratched: 2

5 DonGuido ACX 15 57
5 JolyB ACB 30 53
5 ryonker1 ABC 35 53
5 Plenilune ABC 35 51
5 RUFFIAN-333 AXB 12 47
5 Indian Hemp BXA 5 32
5 Real Quiet-DC BXA 5 23
5 ElPrado BXX 3 5

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Santa Anita R6

9 Taman Guard
6 Midnight Pleasure
4 Texas Two Step

6 DonGuido BXC 5 62
6 Plenilune AXX 10 61
6 RUFFIAN-333 AXC 12 59
6 JolyB BXA 5 58
6 ryonker1 XXA 1 54
6 Indian Hemp BCX 7 39
6 Real Quiet-DC BCX 7 30
6 ElPrado BXX 3 8

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Santa Anita R7 Monrovia S. G2

4 Illuminant
5 Coniah
9 Anita Partner (IRE)

Scratched: 2

7 JolyB AXC 12 70
7 RUFFIAN-333 AXX 10 69
7 DonGuido BXX 3 65
7 Plenilune BXX 3 64
7 ryonker1 XXX 0 54
7 Indian Hemp AXX 10 49
7 Real Quiet-DC BXC 5 35
7 ElPrado XXX 0 8

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Santa Anita R8 Gold Cup at Santa Anita S. G1

6 Cupid
2 Follow Me Crev
9 Hard Aces

Scratched: 3, 8

8 JolyB XCX 2 72
8 RUFFIAN-333 BXX 3 72
8 DonGuido CXX 3 68
8 Plenilune XXX 0 64
8 ryonker1 BXA 5 59
8 Indian Hemp XXX 0 49
8 Real Quiet-DC XBX 2 37
8 ElPrado AXX 10 18

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Santa Anita R9

3 Miner's Light
6 Malibu Music
2 Lucky Soul

Dead heat for 1st with JolyB and RUFFIAN-333! ryonker1 is close in second. DonGuido hangs in for third. Plenilune rounds out the super.

1 JolyB XXB 1 73
1 RUFFIAN-333 XXC 1 73
2 ryonker1 AXC 12 71
3 DonGuido XXX 0 68
4 Plenilune XCX 2 66

9 Indian Hemp XXA 1 50
9 Real Quiet-DC XXX 0 37
9 ElPrado XXX 0 18

[RUFFIAN]

AH! The Doctors Discovered A 'CURE' For My Second-Itis Syndrome!
aka: A Dead Heat Win ~

Tiz Better To Share Glory With Another
Than Wallow In SecondItis Syndrome!

[JolyB]

Always glad to share the win with you Ruffian, especially since for me it was a cure for "off-the-boarditis". We were all a very tightly packed bunch at the finish.

Now we need to jointly come up with a suitable venue for the Saturday before the Belmont stakes - it may be a bit of a challenge, but I think we can come up with something together.

[RUFFIAN]

JOLY:
SATURDAY JUNE 3RD = THE ''RUFFZILLA'S'' BIRTHDAY
''ANOTHER YEAR OLDER & DEEPER IN DEBT''

AFTER CHECKING STAKES FOR SATURDAY (DRF)
FOR ME ~ PENN NATIONAL HAS 7 STAKES AND SINCE
WE HARDLY EVER RUN THERE, COULD BE A CHALLENGE

NOT A FAN OF PLAYING BELMONT AS A PREP FOR 5/10
SINCE MOST OF THE 'GOOD' HORSES WOULD PROBABLY
BE RUNNING THAT DAY OR FRIDAY

THE CAT HAS SPOKEN ~ AWAITING YOUR INSIGHT

[JolyB]

I agree that playing Belmont just because we will be playing the full Belmont card the following Saturday isn't very compelling. The race calendar for this coming weekend isn't all that great and surprisingly, Penn National seems to offer the best racing.

You are correct that Penn National could prove to be a challenge - the few evenings when I've looked in on their racing, I've found it to be a complete mystery. While 3 of the stakes races this Saturday are restricted to PA Breds, the other 4 could well draw horses, trainers and jockeys who normally don't visit the Harrisburg metropolitan area. That's a real plus.

Bottom line is that if you would like to select Penn National, I'll be glad to concur. First post will be earlier than usual, at 3:45 PM Eastern time.

[RUFFIAN]

JOLY
Bottom line is that if you would like to select Penn National, I'll be glad to concur. First post will be earlier than usual, at 3:45 PM Eastern time.

I DO...I DO....I DO

YOU CALL 3:45 PM =>" EARLY.."
.AFTER 8:30 AM MT FOR DERBY/ PREAKNESS

[JolyB]

I used the term "early" only because Penn National usually starts quite a bit later than that and runs well into the night.

[cruzan200246]

Sorry folks, was out of town

[DonGuido]

Belmont has my vote but will it be raining again on the weekend along the east coast?

[JolyB]

Originally Posted by DonGuido

Belmont has my vote but will it be raining again on the weekend along the east coast?

Don, some rain is expected for this weekend, but it doesn't look like a washout.

Ruff has suggested that we play Penn National, and I agree that it's a good choice. The entries came out today, and there are number of jockeys and trainers on the card whom you would not normally find at Penn National. The $500,000 Grade 2 Penn Mile drew a pretty solid field of three year old turf horses with entries from Pletcher, Clement, Maker, Matz, Weaver and others.

The only issue I see would be whether to play the entire 11 race card, or to be kind to our hard working scorers and stop after the featured 9th race, skipping the 10th (a $15,000 maiden claimer) and the 11th (a $4,000 claimer for horses who have not won a race in 6 months). I'm leaning toward the 9 race program, but Ruff and I would be guided by your wisdom.

[RUFFIAN]

Noteworthy Is That I. Ortiz / Castellano / Prado / Saez / Lopez
Consider The Venue Worthy Of Being There At Penn National

I Would Prefer Playing The Entire Card
But If Joly Prefers 9 ~ I Can Live With That

[Real Quiet]

As a scorer with the Belmont coming up I would prefer a 9 race card.

[DonGuido]

NINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNE is a nice ODD#!!! . . . Divisible by 3, which is always good.