Check out my Thursday (6-13-24) Santa Anita Park Race 9 analysis below.
SA 9 (OC-100k/1x, 8T)
Primary – #2 EL REY REY, #8 Badda Bing
Secondary – #3 All That Glory, #10 Moonlit Sonata
Horse Comments:
#2 El Rey Rey (5-1) is cutting back to his winning distance for recently hot trainer Jeff Mullins. He stretched back out and rallied to graduate as the favorite at one mile on Feb. 18 and earned a quality late pace rating that day. He was the chalk again at 1 1/8 miles on March 29 and rallied for the show. In his last 1 1/8 miles turf start, he got to within a half-length of the lead before losing ground late and finishing third by a length and a half. Hector Berrios is a profitable 21% turf rider and he is 2-for-5 with this barn recently.
#8 Badda Bing (3-1) beat a dozen rivals in his all-weather route bow in Ireland on Feb. 24 and the runner-up was a next-out winner. Phil D’Amato is his new trainer and he shows a profit with his first grass starters. Dam has tossed a turf winner and he adds lasix and attracts Antonio Fresu.
#3 All That Glory (7-2) wired the field as the favorite in his turf sprint maiden win on May 5, and set the pace and missed by a neck in the Desert Code on May 19. He goes back on lasix and stretches out, and will take them as far as he can under Umberto Rispoli. He will have to deal with longshot sprint/route runner #1 Charge for Gold (20-1) in the early going.
#10 Moonlit Sonata (4-1) added lasix, switched to turf, and landed the place in his last two starts at a mile and an eighth. He will need to work out a trip from the outside post.
Wagers:
#2 to win
Exacta box 2-8
Trifecta 2-8/2-3-8-10/2-3-8-10
June 2024 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
June 2 – Chismosa ($8.60)
June 4 – Gun Collector/Bazinga D/Picture This Trifecta ($137.40)
June 8 – Measured Time ($8.20), Trifecta ($148.48)
June 11 – Rock N Reward ($8.00), Trifecta ($61.20)
June 12 – Midnight Rising ($6.86)
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