Santa Anita Recap for Friday (2-25-22)
Fast main track and firm turf course. Two front running winners on dirt (8f, 5.5f). The other dirt race was won by an outside presser at 8f. On the turf course, a stalker won the 6f opener, a front runner held on by a head at one mile, a closer tallied at 8f, a closer won down the hill, and a front runner took the 6f finale (rail at 30 feet).
Two flat mile turf wins for Mario Gutierrez.
The 20 cent Rainbow 6 pool was $89,088, and multiple tickets with six winners paid $581.58. The jackpot carryover stands at $53,091.
Feb. 25 Claims: Race 1 – Kazuhiko ($62.5k, Peter Eurton). Race 6 – Conundrum ($20k, George Papaprodromou).
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Santa Anita Recap for Saturday (2-26-22)
Fast main track and firm turf course. One dueling front running winner at 6.5f on dirt. Pressers won twice (6.5f, 7f), and the other dirt winner went last-to-first at 7f. On the turf course, a stalker won the hillside opener, a front running favorite tallied at 6.5f, a stalker scored at 8f, a presser scored at 6.5f, and a late running 35-1 FTS captured the 6f finale.
Two wins apiece for Ryan Curatolo and apprentice rider Diego Herrera. Trainer Doug O’Neill saddled two turf sprint winners.
Santa Anita Stakes Recaps for 2-26-22
Wishing Well: Strangely run 6.5T stakes race with a slow pace. Betting favorite Hear My Prayer broke on top from the outside post but was inexplicably wrangled back under Juan Hernandez. Dynasty Of Her Own inherited the lead and Hear My Prayer wanted to do more but was rated outside. Alice Marble ($7.80) pushed forward between horses, took the lead under Maldonado, and held off Stella Noir to win by a half-length. The top two were clear of show finisher Spirit of Bermuda (IRE). Dynasty Of Her Own weakened to 4th and was followed by Tpawater and Hear My Prayer. The fractions were 24.05, 46.29, and 1:09.35, with a final time of 1:15.45.
The 20 cent Rainbow 6 pool was $137,567, and multiple tickets with six winners paid $18,359.82. The jackpot carryover stands at $84,582.
Feb. 26 Claims: Race 5 – Cosmo ($25k, Mike Puype), Dubby Dubbie ($25k, Bob Hess Jr.), On a Spree ($25k, Brittany Vanden Berg). Race 9 – Disko Tribute ($62.5k, Dan Blacker).
Santa Anita Full Card Highlights for Saturday (2-26-22)
SA 8 Elector/American Admiral Exacta ($49.00)
AQU 8 Green Light Go/Doubly Blessed/Milton the Monster Trifecta ($109.48) – Dr. Atlas
OP 5 Secret Oath/Ice Orchid/Yuugiri Trifecta ($36.80)
GG 8 AMERICAN FARMER ($5.20), Exacta ($9.60)
*Full card highlights based on $2 wagers unless otherwise noted.
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Santa Anita Recap for Sunday (2-27-22)
Fast main track and firm turf course. One front running winner at 5.5f on dirt. The main track seems to play fair overall. On the turf course, a closer graduated in the flat mile opener, a last-to-first closer scored at 6.5f, and a last-to-first closer won the 8f finale (rail at 20 feet).
Hat trick for Juan Hernandez. Trainer John Sadler saddled a pair of winners.
The 20 cent Rainbow 6 pool was $151,254, and multiple tickets with six winners paid $236.02. The jackpot carryover stands at $119,211.
Feb. 27 Claims: Race 3 – Big Flame ($25k, Steve Miyadi). Race 5 – Miss Tokyo ($10k, Milton Pineda), Starship Defiant ($10k, Lorenzo Ruiz). Race 6 – Marie ($20k, George Papaprodromou). Race 8 – Secret Club ($20k, Ed Moger Jr.).
Santa Anita Full Card Highlights for Saturday (2-27-22)
SA 2 Little Rachel/With This Vow/Founder’s Day Trifecta ($20.40)
SA 6 MARIE ($2.60), Trifecta ($14.40)
Double (races 5-6, $10.80)
Pick 3 (races 4-6, $20.80)
Double (races 6-7, $30.80)
Pick 3 (races 5-7, $78.80)
Pick 3 (races 6-8, $60.60)
SUN 9 STRAIGHT UP G ($4.00)
*Full card highlights based on $2 wagers unless otherwise noted.
Article by Jarrod Horak
