Santa Anita Recap for Friday (10-15-21)
Fast main track and firm turf course. No front running winners on dirt. On the turf course, the 8f opener was won by a front runner, a stalker tallied at 6f, a pace presser scored at 8f, a stalker won at 6.5f, and a winning closer at 8f ended the card (rail at 20 feet).
Abel Cedillo and Umberto Rispoli both booted home a pair.
The 20 cent Rainbow 6 pool was $215,541, and multiple tickets with six winners paid $459.08. I tabbed this one out on my suggested $25.60 ticket. The jackpot carryover stands at $396,878.
Oct. 15 Claims: Race 3 – Acai ($25k, Ed More Jr.). Race 4 – Sir Flatter ($20k, Milton Pineda). Race 6 – Perfecto Amor ($32k, Tim Yakteen). Race 7 – All Eyes West ($25k, Mark Glatt), Ian Glass ($25k, John Sadler).
Santa Anita Full Card Highlights for Friday (10-15-21)
SA 1 LOUD LOUD MUSIC ($6.60)
Double (races 1-2, $23.00)
SA 3 Miss Tokyo/Sweet Devil Exacta (SA Best Bet #1, $23.40)
Pick 3 (races 1-3, $99.60)
50 cent Early Pick 4 (races 2-5, $96.25)
SA 6 DIRECT LINE ($6.20)
Double (races 5-6, $14.40)
Pick 3 (races 4-6, $100.20)
SA 7 Via Egnatia/Ian Glass Exacta ($38.00)
Double (races 6-7, $32.80)
Pick 3 (races 5-7, $135.40)
Pick 3 (races 6-8, $126.00)
20 cent Rainbow 6 (races 4-9, $459.08)
50 cent Late Pick 5 (races 5-9, $398.65)
50 cent Late Pick 4 (races 6-9, $132.50)
*Full card highlights based on $2 wagers unless otherwise noted.
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Santa Anita Recap for Saturday (10-16-21)
Fast main track and firm turf course. One front running winner at 6f on dirt. On the turf course, a pace presser won at 9f, a stalker scored at 6f, a last-to-first closer tallied at 9f, a closer won down the hill, and a closing FTS rumbled home in the flat mile finale.
Juan Hernandez and Tiago Pereira both booted home a pair. Doug O’Neill saddled two winners.
Santa Anita Stakes Recaps for 10-16-21
I picked Bella Vita on top in the California Distaff Handicap because I thought she was a viable alternative to morning line favorite Warren’s Showtime, but Bella Vita was bet down, and she stalked outside and finished a flat 4th. Warren’s Showtime sat back from the inside post and rallied smartly for the win. Sedamar battled on the pace with Anna Fantastic and finished 2nd, and the latter was best of the rest in 3rd. They completed their downhill journey in 1:13.76.
The 20 cent Rainbow 6 pool was $229,325, and multiple tickets with six winners paid $5,833.92. The jackpot carryover stands at $449,383.
Oct. 16 Claims: Race 4 – Kneedfeepinsnow ($80k, Ryan Hanson).
Santa Anita Full Card Highlights for Saturday (10-16-21)
SA 1 IVY LEAGUE (SA Best Bet #1, $7.20), Trifecta ($80.20)
Double (races 1-2, $64.00)
Pick 3 (races 1-3, $246.80)
SA 6 So Very Smart/Roses R Blue/Supersonic Flyer Trifecta ($50.80)
KEE 8 Shantisara/Technical Analysis Exacta ($22.40)
BEL 6 Fluffy Socks/Runaway Rumour/Higher Truth Trifecta ($284.48) – Dr. Atlas
*Full card highlights based on $2 wagers unless otherwise noted.
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Santa Anita Recap for Sunday (10-17-21)
Fast main track and firm turf course. Two front running winners at 6f on dirt. On the turf course, a front runner tallied in the 6f opener, a front runner went all the way at 8f, a closer scored at 6f, a closer won the California Flag down the dip, and a closer captured the 6f finale (rail at 10 feet).
Juan Hernandez booted home a pair in turf sprints. Phil D’Amato saddled two turf sprint winners.
Santa Anita Stakes Recaps for 10-17-21
Peter Miller in a turf sprint. I have used that angle so many times, but not in the California Flag Handicap on the downhill turf course. I was all over favorite North County Guy, and it looked like my top choice would get the job done, but longshot Indian Peak ($35.80), under profitable turf rider Juan Hernandez, rallied from the outside post to prevail by a head in a three-horse photo with my top pick and Unbridled Ethos. The final time was 1:12.52.
The 20 cent Rainbow 6 pool was $369,188, and multiple tickets with six winners paid $98,615.00. The jackpot carryover stands at $533,910.
Oct. 17 Claims: Race 2 – Alleva ($10k, Milton Pineda), Bibleman ($10k, Jonathan Wong). Race 4 – Sweet Soulmate ($25k, Richard Baltas), Yellow Dress ($25k, Jeff Metz). Race 5 – Ingest ($25k, Peter Miller). Race 6 – Betito ($20k, Peter Miller). El Tigre Terrible ($20k, Ed More Jr.). Race 8 – Lunatic ($20k, George Papaprodromou).
Santa Anita Full Card Highlights for Sunday (10-17-21)
SA 1 Tony Ann/M Is for Magic Exacta ($8.00)
SA 5 KA’NAH ($4.00), Exacta ($19.60)
Double (races 5-6, $43.80)
BEL 8 TOO SEXY ($7.90)
KEE 3 HAUGHTY ($2.60), Superfecta ($2,088.80)
WO 10 AVIE’S FLATTER ($16.50)
*Full card highlights based on $2 wagers unless otherwise noted.
Article by Jarrod Horak
