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Horse racing, Santa Anita

Santa Anita opinions for Friday, March 25

Preview: Interesting card, especially with Ziconic, Zenyatta’s son, running in the fourth race. As the 2-1 favorite, I’ll pass on him in his first start around two turns.
                                
Race 1 – SA
#1 Dissension (3-1): Just missed going down the hill and stretches out here. Trainer Victor Garcia is 3-for-9 going sprint to route and 35% sprint-sprint-route and he gets leading rider Rafael Bejarano to take over.
                   
Race 3 – SA
#5 Pulmarack (5-1): This gelding has been in the money two of three times on this track and the Jerry Hollendorfer barn is starting to heat up. Hollendorfer is 26% with two sprints to a route plus Rafael Bejarano jumps on this one too.
 
Race 8 – SA
#1 Mr. Sexy (3-1) (turf only): Trainer George Papaprodromou is having a career and has been trying to get this horse down the hill two races in a row that have come off. The 6-year-old has won twice over this course and the early speed could be the play with that man Rafael Bejarano aboard. 
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Horse racing, Santa Anita

Santa Anita opinions for Saturday, Feb. 20

Preview: Interesting card with the highly anticipated debut of Ziconic, a son of Zenayata, set to run in what looks like a tough maiden race in the third.

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Race 2: #4 Decisive Triumph (turf only) (8-1) 

Trainer Graham Motion doesn’t have a win at the meet yet, but he’s too good not to score eventually. This son of Kitten’s Joy should love this distance and surface. Motion adds Lasix and he’s 23% first time he does that plus he adds leading jockey Rafael Bejarano.

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Race 3: #2 Fast Munny (6-1)

This is the race with Zenyatta’s son, Ziconic, plus two horses trained by Bob Baffert and one trained by Jerry Hollendorfer so this could turn out to be a key race. We’re going with the son of Munnings and trained by Craig Dollase, who is 26% with first-time starters. I know the connections are high on this 3-year-old colt, but like I said it’s a tough heat. Flavien Prat rides and he’s 2-for-4 with Dollase.

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Race 7: #9 I’m Zonin (8-1) 

This gelding is in the money 60% (3 for 5) at this distance. Trainer Richard Baltas is 30% going sprint-route-sprint meaning that this 4-year-old should have plenty of stamina. Veteran jockey Stewart Elliott gets the mount.

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FAIRGROUNDS

Race 11 (Grade II Risen Star Stakes: 1.#4 Bistraya (15-1), 2. #10 Airoforce (5-2), 3. #13 Candy My Boy (15-1), 4. #6 Gun Runner (6-1). LONG SHOT: #7 Its All Relevent (15-1).

It’s time for the 50-point races on the Kentucky Derby trail so a win in any of these races pretty much gets you in the starting gate on the first Saturday of May. We’re going with an upset here as Bistraya ships in off a maiden victory in Southern California. Jockey Edwin Maldonado comes along for the ride. Candy My Boy is interesting but that post is a killer.

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