hope everyone had a happy and safe new year's eve. here's a look at santa anita's 9 race card today- let's get the new year off on the right foot.
r1: british blue. i'm going to play aginst extreme machine one last time as that one has had too many chances for my taste; the blinks may help, but at 4/5, who needs the aggravation? i'll back 'blue who got off poorly but rallied nicely down the lane. hey, he's a $2.4M Storm Cat maiden, so you know he's not great shakes, but at 5/2 or better, i'll bite.
r2: our magistrate. kerwin john isn't completely useless on horseback and we'll get a decent price on magistrate, even in this compact cast. he's sharp, has speed and will be underbet based on his no cal form.
r3:juniper kris. mud shark will be super tough with the blinks, but at 12/1, i'll tab with juniper kris, who should mov forward off the turf route in his last. mandella is having a great meet- sure this one may be in there only to make the race fill for listen indy, but the price will compensate us for that risk.
r7: mananan mclir. this is a very interesting race and i like the way mananan mclir is coming into this race- off a nice work pattern for dollase. 'mclir packs a huge wallop down the lane when he's ready and he should be best at this mile distance. the pace in here doesn't look all that strong, so 'mclir will have to sit closer and finish.
r9: alltroienne. total standout in here if she's right- problem is she's a 5 year old maiden with a grand total of 4 starts, not the recipe for getting rich at the betting windows. i'll box her with the toast of troy and call it a day.
r1: british blue. i'm going to play aginst extreme machine one last time as that one has had too many chances for my taste; the blinks may help, but at 4/5, who needs the aggravation? i'll back 'blue who got off poorly but rallied nicely down the lane. hey, he's a $2.4M Storm Cat maiden, so you know he's not great shakes, but at 5/2 or better, i'll bite.
r2: our magistrate. kerwin john isn't completely useless on horseback and we'll get a decent price on magistrate, even in this compact cast. he's sharp, has speed and will be underbet based on his no cal form.
r3:juniper kris. mud shark will be super tough with the blinks, but at 12/1, i'll tab with juniper kris, who should mov forward off the turf route in his last. mandella is having a great meet- sure this one may be in there only to make the race fill for listen indy, but the price will compensate us for that risk.
r7: mananan mclir. this is a very interesting race and i like the way mananan mclir is coming into this race- off a nice work pattern for dollase. 'mclir packs a huge wallop down the lane when he's ready and he should be best at this mile distance. the pace in here doesn't look all that strong, so 'mclir will have to sit closer and finish.
r9: alltroienne. total standout in here if she's right- problem is she's a 5 year old maiden with a grand total of 4 starts, not the recipe for getting rich at the betting windows. i'll box her with the toast of troy and call it a day.
