Fast main track and firm turf course. Two front running winners at one mile on dirt. The winning turf course running styles were a dueling front runner at 5.5 furlongs, two stalkers at 5.5 furlongs, and a dueling front runner at one mile (rail at 30 feet).
A pair of turf sprint wins for jockey Umberto Rispoli. Trainer Peter Miller saddled a pair of turf winners.
The Rainbow 6 pool was $93,072 and multiple winning jackpot ticket paid $119.94 each. There will be a jackpot carryover of $157,053 when live racing resumes on Saturday, Feb. 8.
Baffle Stakes Recap (2-7-20) - Winner: Billy Batts ($6.80)
A very big scratch (Phast Pharoah) changed this race dramatically. Bulletproof One was quicker than her rivals early, and that was hardly a surprise. Big Returns and Air Force Jet chased, and none of those three runners were around at the end. Billy Batts sat behind those three, got the first run, and held off late runners Rager and Rookie Mistake to score by a length and a half. Peter Miller saddled the winner, and he seemingly has plenty of options with this one. He was pretty good at one mile as a juvenile, and now we know he can sprint.
Feb. 8 Claims: Race 4 - Desert Smoke ($10k, Eddie Truman).
SA Full Card Highlights for 2-7-20
SA 1 AUSTIN’S BOY ($5.00), Exacta ($6.40)
SA 2 Canadian Game/Norski Exacta ($2.90)
Double (races 1-2, $6.20)
SA 3 Homehome/Win Often Exacta (SA Best Bet #1, $16.90)
Double (races 2-3, $11.80)
Pick 3 (races 1-3, $6.10)
SA 6 ROYAL INSIDER ($13.00)
Double (races 5-6, $50.60)
Pick 3 (races 4-6, $26.70)
Double (races 6-7, $57.60)
Pick 3 (races 5-7, $28.05)
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Santa Anita Recap for Saturday (2-8-20)
Fast main track and firm turf course. Two front running winners at one mile on dirt (8f, 7f). The turf course winners were a front runner at 5.5 furlongs and three stalkers at one mile.
Riding doubles for Abel Cedillo (turf routes), Flavien Prat (dirt route/sprint), Tiago Pereira (dirt sprints), and Umberto Rispoli (turf). Richard Baltas and Jeff Mullins both saddled a pair of winners.
The Rainbow 6 pool was $175,924 and multiple winning jackpot ticket paid $624.44 each. There will be a jackpot carryover of $197,331 when live racing resumes on Sunday, Feb. 9.
Las Virgenes Stakes (G2) Recap (2-8-20) - Winner: Venetian Harbor ($2.60)
How good is Venetian Harbor? I am really not sure, and we did not learn much in this spot. The impressive sprint maiden winner only faced four foes in this flat mile route test, and she cruised to a very easy early lead. It was game over after an opening quarter in 23.52. She was already six lengths in front at that point. Flavien Prat slowed things down in the middle, and Baffert trainees Stellar Sound and Gingham were within a length. Venetian Harbor opened up again in the stretch and was 9+ in front of Gingham at the end. She was geared down late. Gingham was 2+ in front of Stellar Sound. Big Blue Nation was far back in 4th and Cholula Lips was a distant last.
Thunder Road Stakes (G3) Recap (2-8-20) - Winner: River Boyne ($11.60)
This is one of the most wide open divisions in SoCal. They take turns beating each other, and River Boyne had his turn in this one mile affair. Kingly set the pace as expected, and Take the One O One chased him. River Boyne sat the right trip in 3rd, got first run, and scored comfortably by 2-1/2 lengths. It was a blanket finish for the minor awards, and 50-1 bomber Camino Del Paraiso just nabbed 2nd over True Valour, Kingly, and Frontier Market. Majestic Eagle was another neck back in 6th, and was followed by Ronald R, The Hunted, and Take the One O One.
Feb. 8 Claims: Race 3 - Edna ($10k, Alfredo Marquez), Todos Santos ($10k, Jeff Metz).
SA Full Card Highlights for 2-8-20
SA 2 Kustom for Karl/Rakassah/Dipping In Trifecta ($11.80)
SA 6 FRENCH ROSE (SA Best Bet, $5.40)
Double (races 5-6, $8.00)
Pick 3 (races 4-6, $32.80)
SA 9 Fivestar Lynch/Trojan Magic/Camps Bay Trifecta ($55.90)
AQU 8 MONTAUK TRAFFIC ($7.60), Exacta ($25.00)
OP 8 SHARE THE UPSIDE ($6.80), Trifecta ($56.00)
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Santa Anita Recap for Sunday (2-9-20)
Fast main track and firm turf course. One dueling front running winner at seven furlongs on dirt. The turf course winners were a midpack at 5.5 furlongs, two stalkers at one mile, and a closer at a mile and an eighth (rail at 20 feet).
Riding double for Joel Rosario. Training double for Patrick Gallagher.
The Rainbow 6 pool was $140,508 and multiple winning jackpot ticket paid $255.30 each. There will be a jackpot carryover of $140,508 when live racing resumes on Friday, Feb. 14.
San Vicente Stakes (G2) Recap (2-9-20) - Winner: Nadal ($2.60)
I liked this victory very much. Nadal was returning in three weeks and only had one work for this. Also, this was not his first intended goal. They were talking about the Southwest Stakes as his second start. Baffert called an audible and it worked out perfectly. Ginobili flashed sharp speed from the outside box and beat Nadal to the early lead. Nadal cruised up inside of Ginobili and those two matched strides throughout. Joel Rosario aboard Nadal always seemed confident and the edged clear in late stretch to prevail by a bit less than a length. Ginobili easily held 2nd in an excellent effort for Abel Cedillo and Richard Baltas. Fast Enough was a solid enough 3rd but was never going to threaten the top pair. Storm the Court missed 3rd by a neck in a race he needed. The BC Juvenile (G1) hero will stretch back out next time, and will have to run much better. It was 15+ back to Ra’ad, and brief pace presser Party Town eased. Nadal got plenty out of this race and is ready to stretch out. The Rebel Stakes is probably his next target.
Feb. 9 Claims: Race 1 - Drift Away ($25k, Mark Glatt), Square Peggy ($25k, Vladimir Cerin). Race 4 - Winning Element ($40k, Ryan Hanson).
SA Full Card Highlights for 2-9-20
SA 2 Arc Nation/Arch Ability Exacta ($13.70)
SA 4 WINNING ELEMENT ($2.80), Exacta ($4.50)
Double (races 3-4, $8.40)
Pick 3 (races 2-4, $10.75)
Double (races 4-5,$12.80)
Pick 3 (races 3-5, $11.80)
SA 7 NADAL ($2.60), Exacta ($6.00)
Double (races 6-7, $9.00)
Pick 3 (races 5-7, $15.75)
AQU 6 Local Hero/Shalako Exacta ($30.80)
AQU 8 More Mischief/Newly Minted Exacta ($13.80)
Article by Jarrod Horak
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