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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Santa Anita Racing — 2/28/2009
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 1st — $20 to win on Sky ruler and Whizer 6th — $20 to win on Scottish Diamond 7th — $20 to win on Ata Benchmark; $5 exacta boxes coupling Ata Benchmark with Polish Quest and Ata … Continue reading
Mott skeptical about Pioneerof the Nile
Bob Baffert, who trains Kentucky Derby hopeful Pioneerof the Nile, is confident the Empire Maker colt will have no problem converting to the dirt at Churchill Downs after running his first six races over synthetic tracks, including victories in the … Continue reading
Santa Anita Racing — 2/27/2009
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 1st — $20 to win on Lady in Love; $1 early pick four, including Shebang, Jen’s New Chapter and Lady in Love in the first; Recess in the second; Figeac, Sognatore and Itsnotjustagame in the third; and … Continue reading
Santa Anita Racing — 2/26/2009
A nice $704,945.15 pick-six carryover at Santa Anita today. Tough not to take a small crack at that one. Here’s a ticket I’m thinking of playing: 3rd — Vague Notion and Defense King 4th — Advice 5th — Cold Ruler … Continue reading
Two-day carryover at Santa Anita
Get out your racing forms … there’s a two-day pick six carryover of $704,945.15 Thursday at Santa Anita. A 22-1 long shot, Paddlin Mud, got up on the outside for jockey Kayla Stra in Wednesday’s final race and beat 7-2 … Continue reading
Santa Anita Racing — 2/25/2009
One of the worst meets I’ve had in quite a while. If this keeps up, we’re going to need an I.O.U. from the government, and we all know how that would go. I’ve said it before, though — if you … Continue reading
Some top female competitors
We’re lucky here in Southern California to be witness to three of the top female performers in the sport — jockey Chantal Sutherland and trainers Kathy Walsh and Carla Gaines. Sutherland, whom Santa Anita marketing director Allen Gutterman claims could … Continue reading
Update on jockeys’ whereabouts
I’ve received some inquiries the past few weeks about jockeys Patrick Valenzuela, Martin Pedroza and Omar Berrio. Where did they go, and are they still riding? Well, here’s an update on the trio: PVal is riding fulltime in Louisiana at … Continue reading
Another pick six carryover on Wednesday
There’s a pick six carryover of more than $169,000 into Wednesday’s eight-race Santa Anita program. That was pretty much assured when Moonlit Habit, a 57-1 long shot ridden by Alonzo Quinonez, won the fifth race Sunday and returned $117. Quinonez, … Continue reading
Santa Anita Racing — 2/22/2009
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22 3rd — $20 to win on Overtime Victory 4th — $20 to win on Wharf Cat 5th — $40 to win on Rogue Scholar 6th — $20 to win on Arashi Cat SATURDAY — Minus $107.50 OVERALL … Continue reading