Check out my Sunday (4-20-25) Santa Anita Race 9 analysis below.
SA 9 (MSW, 8T) – Post Time 7:10 PM ET
Primary – #4 TIME TO SHINE, #10 Call the Confidante
Secondary – #8 Nafisa, #9 Sunset Beauty
Horse Comments:
#4 Time to Shine (9-2) was 16-1 in her course/distance debut March 16, and she sat back and showed decent late interest when finishing 4th of 9 (beaten 4 lengths). Mark Glatt has good stats with second timers and even better numbers with his second grass starters. Umberto Rispoli stays put and he is 2-for-6 with this barn recently. The $190k Not This Time filly removes blinkers and dam has produced two turf winners. She shows three solid local works since her last and might move up second time out.
#10 Cat the Confidante (4-1) rallied from post 11 to miss the place by a nose in her 6T bow March 15. John Sadler has decent stats with second timers and she drilled a bullet for this April 11. Hector Berrios climbs aboard and the sharp turf rider is 5-for-10 with this outfit.
#8 Nafisa (9-5) is 0-for-7 with four runner-up finishes and a pair of show finishes. She landed the place in all three local turf attempts and is a logical trifecta player for the productive Hernandez/Baffert team.
#9 Sunset Beauty (8-1) was a wide 4th of 9 (beaten 6 lengths) in her MOC-62.5k dirt sprint bow and the winner and the show finisher were both next-out winners. She steps up and tries a turf route second time out, and Flavien Prat takes the call.
Wagers:
#4 to win
Exacta 4-10/4-8-10
Trifecta 4-9-10/4-9-10/8
Recent Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
April 1 – Loveaboveandbeyond/Joy in Grace Exacta ($18.80)
April 2 – Andrea/Obliging Exacta ($27.80), Trifecta ($48.80)
April 7 – Colloquial ($2.70)
April 13 – Future Is Now/Pandora’s Gift Exacta ($23.78)
April 14 – Palacein/Take Me Serious Exacta ($19.40)
April 15 – C W Prize ($6.20), Exacta ($13.00)
April 16 – Augusta Melody ($6.34)
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