Author Archives: Jeff Nahill

Horse racing, Santa Anita

Santa Anita opinions for Sunday, Feb. 17

FIRST RACE: 1. Blitzkrieg, 2. More Honor, 3. Jimmy Chila. LONG SHOT: Chill.

SECOND RACE: 1. Cinnamon Twist, 2. Conquest Flatterme, 3. Princess Kendra. LONG SHOT: Lady Krisha.

THIRD RACE: 1. Gallovie, 2. Angel Alessandra, 3. Devils Dance. LONG SHOT: Lady Lucy.

FOURTH RACE: 1. Nice Work, 2. Oracle of Omaha, 3. Owning. LONG SHOT: I Belong to Becky.

FIFTH RACE: 1. Rocky Rogue, 2. Executive Cat, 3. Anatolian Heat. LONG SHOT: St. Reno.

SIXTH RACE: 1. He Be Mojo Risin, 2. Wild Bean, 3. John’s Intution. LONG SHOT: Translucent.

SEVENTH RACE: 1. Keep Quiet, 2. Fight On, 3. Kazan. LONG SHOT: Dreams of Valor.

EIGHT RACE: 1. Bitter Ring Home, 2. Causeididitmyway, 3. Normandy Beach. LONG SHOT: Bartlett Hall.

NINTH RACE: 1. Foray, 2. Kris’ Wild Kat, 3. Rinse and Repeat. LONG SHOT: Vintage Hollywood.

Good luck.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS (Dirt races only)

Top choice winners: 3 (Prodigal Son $5.20, fifth race; Whirling $4.60, seventh; Marley’s Freedom $3.40, ninth)

Second choice winners: 0

Third choice winners: 1 (Swamp Souffle $7, third)

Long shot winners: 0

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Fair Grounds, Horse racing, Santa Anita

Santa Anita opinions for Saturday, Feb. 16 (Plus Fair Grounds stakes races)

Preview: Again not doing turf races.

FIRST RACE: 1. Over Emphasize, 2. Flat Out Joy, 3. Chocolate Speights. LONG SHOT: Morning Cynn.

THIRD RACE: 1. Vangilder, 2. Palladium, 3. Swamp Souffle. LONG SHOT: Ack.

FIFTH RACE: 1. Prodigal Son, 2. Play Money, 3. Don’tteasethetiger. LONG SHOT: Curry.

SEVENTH RACE: 1. Whirling, 2. Heloise, 3. Gia Lula. LONG SHOT: Lucky Val.

NINTH RACE: 1. Marley’s Freedom, 2. Paradise Woods, 3. Dream Tree. LONG SHOT: Escape Clause.

Good Luck.

FRIDAY’S RESULTS (Dirt races only)

Top choice winners: 2 (Conquest Cobra $11.20, sixth race; Zestful $6.40, eighth)

Second choice winners: 1 (Contagion $4.40, second)

Third choice winners: 0

Long shot winners: 0

Fair Grounds stakes opinions for Saturday, Feb. 16
Preview: Big day in New Orleans so I looked at the stakes races only. It rained a little on Friday so check the track conditions, especially on the turf.
SECOND RACE: 1. Adonis Creed, 2. Hogy, 3. Wings Locked Up. LONG SHOT: Chaos Theory.
FOURTH RACE: 1. Pretty Lady, 2. Beau Recall, 3. Mitchell Road. LONG SHOT: Promise of Spring.
NINTH RACE: 1. Krewe Chief, 2. Lone Sailor, 3. Flameaway. LONG SHOT: Long On Luck.
10TH RACE: 1. Big Changes, 2. Synchrony, 3. Markitoff. LONG SHOT: Combatant.
11TH RACE: 1. Serengeti Empress, 2. Positive Spirit, 3. Bell’s the One. LONG SHOT: Oxy Lady.
12TH RACE: 1. Henley’s Joy, 2. Will of Will, 3. Mr. Money. LONG SHOT: Country House.
In the interest of honesty, I am friends with HENLEY’S JOY’s owner, Jeff Bloom. This 3-year-old has been running on the grass, but they are taking a shot here. The colt has trained well on the dirt and now is the time to see if he belongs on the Kentucky Derby trail. At 10-1, I think he’s worth a shot. I know he can get the distance.
Good luck.
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Horse racing, Santa Anita

Santa Anita opinions for Friday, Feb. 15

Preview: Didn’t even look at the turf races.

FIRST RACE: 1. Scattering mink, 2. Gold Arrow, 3. Wae Ready. LONG SHOT: Mongoalian Empire.

SECOND RACE: 1. Hard to Come Home, 2. Friday’s at Shady, 3. Contagion. LONG SHOT: Calder Vale.

FOURTH RACE: 1. Factorize, 2. Crackling Bread, 3. Sweetener. LONG SHOT: Secret Offer.

SIXTH RACE: 1. Conquest Cobra, 2. Beantown Boys, 3. R Cha Cha. LONG SHOT: Graycaster.

EIGHTH RACE: 1. Zestful, 2. Lindante, 3. Banze No Oeste. LONG SHOT: Crystal Dome.

Good luck.

THURSDAY’S RESULTS

Top choice winners: 1 (Big Base $6.20, second race)

Second choice winners: 3 (Platinum Equity $3.60, third; Midnight Lilly $7.40, fourth; Miss Fia $6.80, seventh)

Third choice winners: 0

Long shot winners: 1 (Distinctive B $6.40, sixth)

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Horse racing, Santa Anita

Santa Anita opinions for Thursday, Feb. 14

PREVIEW: I’m not going to handicap the first race on the grass because it ain’t going to happen with the weather report.

SECOND RACE: 1. Big Base, 2. Awesome Amanda, 3. Whata Flirt. LONG SHOT: Perfect Portrait.

THIRD RACE: 1. Twirling Tiger, 2. Platinum Equity, 3. Little Scotty. LONG SHOT: Elwood J.

FOURTH RACE: 1. Duranga, 2. Midnight Lilly, 3. Sharp Holiday. LONG SHOT: Sea Glass.

FIFTH RACE: 1. Twirling Diamond, 2. Goodtingscominpink, 3. Meritocracy. LONG SHOT: Bluegrass Getty.

SIXTH RACE: 1. Annie’s Candy, 2. Jan’s reserve, 3. Adens Dream LONG SHOT: Distinctive B.

SEVENTH RACE: Twirling Devon, 2. Miss Fia, 3. Diosa. LONG SHOT: Rather Nosy.

EIGHTH RACE: 1. Bowl of Spaghetti, 2. Stretford End, 3. Charmer John. LONG SHOT: High Five.

Good luck.

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Horse racing, Santa Anita, Tampa Bay Downs

Santa Anita and Tampa Bay Downs opinions for Saturday, Feb. 9

PREVIEW: Had some family issues on Friday so didn’t get to handicap the full Santa Anita card. Beside, it was suppose to rain overnight leaving the condition of the main track and turf course in question. I will be surprised if anything other than the stakes races are run on the grass. I have handicapped only the stakes races in Arcadia today.
I have also included the four stakes races being run at Tampa Bay Downs today.

SANTA ANITA

RACE 5 (Grade Ii Las Virgenes): 1. Bellafina, 2. Enaya Alrabb, 3. Mother Mother. LONG SHOT: Tomlin.

RACE 7 (Grade III Thunder Road): 1. Blackjackcat, 2. Le Ken, 3. River Boyne. LONG SHOT: True Valour.

RACE 9 (Grade II San Marcos): 1. Chicago Style, 2. Beach View, 3. Epical. LONG SHOT: Sejo.
First off, let me say I handicapped this race thinking trainer Bob Baffert will scratch Roman Rosso and Dabster if this race stays on the grass. Both horses have never run on the green stuff and I don’t Baffert intends to do it here. I also don’t think Prince of Arabia will run if it’s not on the main track. Love Chicago Style here. He can handle a softer turf course and others in here have proven they can’t.

TAMPA BAY DOWNS

EIGHTH RACE (Grade III Tampa Bay) 1. Qurbaan, 2. Heart to Heart, 3. Inspector Lynley. LONG SHOT: Irish Strait.

NINTH RACE (Suncoast): 1. Her Royal Highness, 2. Sweet Diane, 3. Lady Kate. LONG SHOT: Point of Honor.

10TH RACE (Grade III Endeavour): 1. Get Explicit, 2. Bombshell, 3. Hawksmoor. LONG SHOT: Viva Vegas.
Note: Trainer Chad Brown intends to scratch Rymska and run her at Gulfstream Park.

11TH RACE (Grade III Sam F. Davis): 1. Well Defind, 2. Knicks Go, 3. Cave Run. LONG SHOT: Still Dreaming.

Good luck.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

Top choice winners: 4 (Runningwscissors $5, first race; Award It $4.20, third; Red King $7.40, sixth; Mobou $4.40, eighth)

Second choice winners: 0

Third choice winners: 2 (Mongolian Window $6.80, second; Ax Man $6.20, seventh)

Long shot winners: 0

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Santa Anita opinions for Friday, Feb. 8

FIRST RACE: 1. Runningwscissors, 2. Stay in Yo Lane, 3. Gleyber. LONG SHOT: Irish Polo.

SECOND RACE: 1. Speakers, 2. Wind Tartare, 3. Mongolian Window. LONG SHOT: Quinnie.

THIRD RACE: 1. Award It, 2. Mistressofthenight, 3. Road Test. LONG SHOTS: Ipray.

FOURTH RACE: 1. Magical Gray, 2. Persepolis, 3. Storming Lady. LONG SHOT: Smoovie.

FIFTH RACE: 1. Occam’s Razor, 2. Lieutenant Dan, 3. Our Silver Oak. LONG SHOT: Sayin Grace.

SIXTH RACE: 1. Red King, 2. Ice Kat, 3. Encumbered. LONG SHOT: Falcone.

SEVENTH RACE: 1. Edwards Going Left, 2. Calexman, 3. Ax Man. LONG SHOT: Full of Luck.

EIGHTH RACE: 1. Mobou, 2. Sea of Liberty, 3. Scrappy Deville. LONG SHOT: Vezuchiy.

Good luck.

THURSDAY’S RESULTS

Top choice winners: 1 (Avalanche $8.60, fifth race)

Second choice winners: 1 (Blame It on Kitty $14.80, eighth)

Third choice winners: 1 (The Nine O $11, third)

Long shot winners: 1 (Just a Smidge $52, sixth)

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