Last week at Santa Anita Park (May 5-8)

Opening week of the Santa Anita spring/summer meet was a big soggy. I ended the week on a high note with winning Daily Double & Early Pick 3 tickets at Pick 6 Blog. 

Thursday Santa Anita Park Recap: May 5

Fast main track and firm turf course. Two wire-to-wire sprint winners on dirt. The three turf races were captured by a 9f stalker (rail at 20 feet), a virtual wire job down the dip (rail at 20 feet), and a patient runner in the G2 Royal Heroine Mile.

Edward Freeman saddled two winners.

Friday Santa Anita Park Recap: May 6

Wet Fast (Sealed) main track and off the turf. Four wire-to-wire sprint winners on dirt (4.5f, 5.5f, 6.5f, 6.5f).

Hat trick for Joe Talamo. Two wins for Santiago Gonzalez and Apprentice Brayan Pena and Hector Palma teamed up for two sprint winners. Phil D’Amato saddled two winners and Talamo rode both. Mark Glatt saddled two winners.

Saturday Santa Anita Park Recap: May 7

Fast main track and good turf course. The Desert Code Stakes was originally scheduled for the downhill turf course and was moved to the main track. Two wire-to-wire sprint winners on dirt (6f, 6.5f). The winning turf running styles were stalker (9f), stalker (8f), and closer (8f).

Edwin Maldonado and Joe Talamo both booted home a pair.

Sunday Santa Anita Park Recap: May 8 

Fast main track and good turf course. Only one wire-to-wire winner on dirt (6f). The winning turf running styles were inside stalker (6.5f), outside stalker (8f), outside stalker (9f), and an outside patient type (9f). Turf rail at 20 feet.

Hat trick for Rafael Bejarano. Two wins for Tyler Baze.

If you are interested in full card analysis, I am selling Santa Anita full cards each weekend at The Runaway Horse. You can check out full card recaps with highlights on our What You Missed page.

I also post free daily tickets from Santa Anita Park at Pick 6 Blog. You can also read my recaps at Pick 6 Blog.  

Santa Anita Park photos by Stacy Edwards.