Check out my Friday (10-25-24) Santa Anita Park Race 9 analysis below.
SA 9 (Mcl-50k, 6T) – Post Time 8:01 PM ET
Primary – #10 CERTITUDE
Secondary – #9 Jai Ho, #8 Flight to Quality, #1 Dangerous Affair, #5 Auditory
Horse Comments:
#10 Certitude (5-2) completed the exacta in 3 of her last 5 starts. She is 0-for-7 and her act is getting a bit old, but she faced winners in her last three starts and landed the place in two of those races. She was the beaten favorite when finishing 5th in a starter allowance event Aug. 2 and all three of her good efforts occurred at SA. She has never raced for a tag this low and profitable turf rider Hector Berrios knows her well, and this is her best chance yet.
#9 Jai Ho (8-1) moves to the Peter Miller barn and adds blinkers and retains the services of quality rider Antonio Fresu. She stretches out and returns to turf, and her best effort was a close second in a similar local 6T affair April 20.
#8 Flight to Quality (5-1) makes her first start in more than ten months for Phil D’Amato. She faced MSW turf routers in her two starts last year and she adds lasix and Armando Ayuso is 3-for-8 with this outfit.
#1 Dangerous Affair (7-2) drops back to the $50k level and figures to show speed from the inside post under Armando Aguilar (2% turf rider). Mark Glatt’s filly adds blinkers and dam has produced two turf winners.
#5 Auditory (15-1) hit the board in two dirt sprints including a clear runner-up finish on the drop as the favorite Oct. 11, and Steve Miyadi claimed her for $20k that day. She was 6th of 11 in a Mcl-62.5k turf route Sept. 5 and might be fast enough to land a share.
Wagers:
#10 to win
Exacta box 9-10
Superfecta 10/1-5-8-9/1-5-8-9/all
$1 Super High 5 Carryover Ticket: Key 10/1-5-8-9 ($24)
October 2024 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
Oct. 1 – Beads ($10.20), Exacta ($28.00)
Oct. 3 – Donegal Momentum/Royal Majesty Exacta ($61.00)
Oct. 4 – Sea Runner ($3.60), Exacta ($9.40), Trifecta ($77.80)
Oct. 4 – SA (races 8-9) – $5 Late Daily Double ($47.00)
Oct. 6 – Iron Man Cal ($4.60)
Oct. 9 – Green Light ($3.42)
Oct. 10 – Major Dude ($6.74)
Oct. 13 – On the Whim ($8.00)
Oct. 17 – Peignoir ($6.02), Exacta ($16.34)
Oct. 21 – Bold Fortune ($4.90)
Oct. 23 – Neon Icon ($11.96), Trifecta ($427.64)
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