Fast main track seemed to play fair once again. Another turf wire job (flat mile) with the rail set at 24 feet.

Martin Garcia booted home a pair. Vann Belvoir saddled two winners on the afternoon.

On the ticket front I tabbed four Primary (Call Me Cinderella, Tricky Mandate, Izzy Rules, La Sombre) winners and one Secondary (Best Verse) winners. The conso came back $824 and I had it twice. That’s back-to-back consos. Let’s bring it home on carryover Saturday!

Liaison continues Derby march on Saturday - photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Saturday’s Pick 6 ($65,372 carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Competitive. 7/10.  

Possible Singles: Twin Six (7^th race), American Blend (10^th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Santa Anita Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Saturday, February 4, 2012

Race 5 – MSW, 6.5T
Primary – #7 Mirror Ball, #2 Belle Passe
Secondary – #4 Sydney’s Darling, #10 Miss Communication

Race 6 – G2 Robert Lewis, 8.5f
Primary – #5 Sky Kingdom, #2 Liaison
Secondary – #6 Rousing Sermon, #8 Chips All In

Race 7 – OC-40/1x, 9T
Primary – #11 Twin Six
Secondary – #1 Truism

Race 8 – G2 Strub, 9f
Primary - #2 Prayer For Relief, #8 Balladry
Secondary – #7 Tapizar, #4 Ultimate Eagle

Race 9 – Clm-25k, 6.5T
Primary – #6 Loro, #2 Crossing The Line, #7 Devoted Magic
Secondary – #3 Mark The Bench, #1 Howmuchisit, #10 Format V

Race 10 – OC-40/1x, 8.5f
Primary - #10 American Blend
Secondary – #1 Setsuko, #4 Graeme Crackerjack

Saturday Pick 6 Tickets

Note that the Standard Ticket shows how much it would cost if you used all of the contenders on one ticket. The multiple Primary/Secondary ticket strategy saves money and allows you to put your strong handicapping opinions to the test.

Fast main track seemed to play fair. Prominent throughout types won both turf races (rail at 24 feet).

Hat trick for Rafael Bejarano. Two turf wins for Joel Rosario. Trainer Marty Jones saddled two winners on the afternoon.

On the ticket front I tabbed four Primary (Generation of Love, Dave’s Pacemaker, Shezabigbroad, The Black) winners and two Secondary (Graser, Don Perico) winners. The conso came back $175 and I had it four times.

Bejarano booted home three on Thursday - photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Friday’s Pick 6 (No carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate. 6/10.  

Possible Singles: Izzy Rules (6^th race), Way Too Much (8^th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Santa Anita Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Friday, February 3, 2012

Race 3 – Mcl-30k, 6f
Primary – #7 Jammied Up, #5 Call Me Cinderella, #2 Flashy Rae
Secondary – #8 Pool of Fire, #6 My Yammy Heat

Race 4 – Mcl-20k, 5.5f
Primary – #7 Johanns Key, #8 Candys Girl
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Race 5 – Clm-25/2L, 8T
Primary – #9 Tricky Mandate, #4 Geniality
Secondary – #3 Lodi Red

Race 6 – OC-62.5/2x, 6.5f
Primary - #8 Izzy Rules
Secondary – #4 Top Debutante

Race 7 – OC-40/1x, 6.5T
Primary – #10 Lofty Ambition, #1 La Sombre
Secondary – #7 Transgression

Race 8 – Clm-10k, 9f
Primary - #4 Way Too Much
Secondary – #7 Capture The Call, #9 Best Verse

Friday Pick 6 Tickets

Note that the Standard Ticket shows how much it would cost if you used all of the contenders on one ticket. The multiple Primary/Secondary ticket strategy saves money and allows you to put your strong handicapping opinions to the test.

Stalkers and closers captured all seven of the races conducted on the fast main track. Stalking types nabbed both turf races.

Hustling apprentice Eswan Flores won the first three races on the card. Marty Jones saddled two winners on the afternoon including downhill diva Unzip Me in the Wishing Well Stakes.

On the ticket front I tabbed three Primary (Via Verde, Zackn’mat, Unzip Me) winners and two Secondary (Mega Heat, Russian Bayou) winners.

photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Thursday’s Pick 6 (No carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate. 6/10.  

Possible Singles: The Black (8^th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Santa Anita Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Thursday, February 2, 2012

Race 3 – OC-80/1x, 8T
Primary – #6 Indecise, #3 Byrama
Secondary – #2 Twelve Folds, #4 Graser

Race 4 – MSW, 6.5
Primary – #7 Generation of Love, #3 Lottawampum
Secondary – #1 Sister Esperanza

Race 5 – Clm-8k, 5.5f
Primary – #2 Certified Diamond, #1 Dave’s Pacemaker

Race 6 – Clm-25/2L, 6f
Primary - #4 Shezabigbroad, #2 To The Top
Secondary – #1 Big Tsimmis

Race 7 – OC-25/1x, 6.5T
Primary – #2 Letsgetitright, #3 Dixieland Blues
Secondary – #9 Fire In Excess, #4 Don Perico
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Race 8 – Mcl-30k, 7f
Primary - #3 The Black
Secondary – #10 Papa P B

Thursday Pick 6 Tickets

Note that the Standard Ticket shows how much it would cost if you used all of the contenders on one ticket. The multiple Primary/Secondary ticket strategy saves money and allows you to put your strong handicapping opinions to the test.

Two sprint wire jobs on the fast main track. Turf course played fair (rail at 15 feet).

Eswan Flores booted home a pair. Doug O’Neill saddled two winners on the afternoon.

On the ticket front I tabbed two Primary (Cat in the Forest, Matto Mondo) winners and one Secondary (Speedway Monkey) winner. Double Pick 6 carryover into Sunday.

Saturday Santa Anita Park Recap – Jan 28

Early-pressing types captured 4 of the 6 races contested on the fast main track. Turf course played fair (rail at 15 feet). Stalkers and closers captured all four turf races.

Corey Nakatani booted home a pair.

On the ticket front (GP/SA Luck Pick 6) I tabbed three Primary (Compari, Little Mike, Holladay Road). For the record, the Luck Pick 6 paid $13,816.

Unzip Me goes for 7th downhill win in Wishing Well - photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Sunday’s Pick 6 ($239,519 carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Competitive. 7/10.  

Possible Singles: Coparcenary

Jarrod Horak’s Santa Anita Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Sunday, January 29, 2012

Race 4 – Clm-25k, 6.5f
Primary – #1 Via Verde, #6 Valkyrie Missile
Secondary – #4 Coffee Boy, #2 Circle Drive

Race 5– Mcl-20k, 5.5f
Primary – #3 Our Last Monte, #1 Joburg Star
Secondary – #6 My Slew

Race 6 – OC-62.5/2x, 8T
Primary – #4 Utopian, #8 Tigah
Secondary – #9 Mega Heat

Race 7 – MSW, 7f
Primary - #6 Brannaman, #2 Zackn’mat
Secondary – #1 Boat Trip, #3 Verne, #4 Stirred Up, #8 Sea To Sea

Race 8 – Wishing Well, 6.5T
Primary – #9 Teroda, #3 Catchy Tune, #6 Unzip Me
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Race 9 – Clm-12.5/2L, 7f
Primary - #6 Coparcenary
Secondary – #10 Russian Bayou

Sunday Pick 6 Tickets

Note that the Standard Ticket shows how much it would cost if you used all of the contenders on one ticket. The multiple Primary/Secondary ticket strategy saves money and allows you to put your strong handicapping opinions to the test.

Saturday’s Pick 6 Rules:

$1 Minimum Bet
No Consolation Provision
Mandatory Payout
23.68% Takeout

Degree of Difficulty: Competitive. 7/10. 
Possible Singles: Adios Charlie

Adios Charlie is 2-for-2 at the Gulf - photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Jarrod Horak’s Pick 6 Tickets  – Saturday, January 28, 2012

GP 8 – Florida Sunshine Millions F&M Turf, 9T
Primary – #6 Askbut I Wont’tell, #4 Unbridled Humor, #5 Romacaca
Secondary – #7 Trip For A.J., #9 Romin Robin
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SA 4 – Sensational Star, 6.5T
Primary – #2 Ain’t No Other, #4 Compari
Secondary – #8 Red Defense

GP 9 – Florida Sunshine Millions Turf, 9T
Primary – #1 Slews Answer, #5 Little Mike, #3 Bad Debt
Secondary – #10 Teaks North, #6 Beckham Bend
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SA 5 – Crystal Water, 8.5f
Primary - #2 Bluegrass Reward, #5 Holladay Road
Secondary – #4 Thirtyfirststreet

GP 10 – Florida Sunshine Millions Classic, 9f
Primary – #3 Adios Charlie
Secondary – #5 Turbo Compressor

SA 6 – Valentine Dancer, 8T
Primary - #9 Halo Dolly, #4 La Sombre
Secondary – #3 Antares World, #1 Secret Cove

Saturday Pick 6 Tickets

Note that the Standard Ticket shows how much it would cost if you used all of the contenders on one ticket. The multiple Primary/Secondary ticket strategy saves money and allows you to put your strong handicapping opinions to the test.

Edge to early-pressing types (2 sprint wire jobs) on the fast main track. A flat mile wire job and a last-to-first downhill score made up the two turf winners (rail at 15 feet).

Joe Talamo booted home a pair.

On the ticket front I tabbed one Primary (Miss Radiance) winner and one Secondary (Cloud Top) winner.

photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Thursday’s Pick 6 ($55,585 carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate. 6/10.  

Possible Singles: Spring Bloom (5^th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Santa Anita Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Friday, January 27, 2012

Race 3 – Clm-25k, 6.5f
Primary – #3 Palio Prince, #5 Cat in the Forest
Secondary – #8 Runaway Wildcat

Race 4 – MSW, 6.5f
Primary – #3 Flashy Dame, #6 Nihilist
Secondary – #7 Lady Vivien

Race 5 – MSW, 8T
Primary – #7 Spring Bloom
Secondary – #8 Sassy And Single, #2 Speedway Monkey

Race 6 – Str-Alw, 6f
Primary - #4 Hey Yup, #8 Put It There
Secondary – #6 Forest Souvenir, #1 Oh Righty
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Race 7 – Clm-40k, 8T
Primary – #2 Matto Mondo, #6 Golden Mexico
Secondary – #5 Where’s The Remote

Race 8 – Mcl-30k, 5.5f
Primary - #12 Royal Alexander, #13 Idontrollonshabbos
Secondary – #3 Tale Me Told, #11 Zander, #5 Burr Tango

Friday Pick 6 Tickets

Note that the Standard Ticket shows how much it would cost if you used all of the contenders on one ticket. The multiple Primary/Secondary ticket strategy saves money and allows you to put your strong handicapping opinions to the test.

Main track played fair. Patient types best in both turf routes (rail at 15 feet).

Hat trick for Rafael Bejarano. Two more wins for leading rider Joel Rosario.

On the ticket front I tabbed five Primary (Midnight Transfer, Bella’s Fantasy, Quintons Destiny, Porfido, Jim’s Decision) winners. Note that post time favorite Bella’s Fantasy (5th race) was elevated to Primary status following the scratch of Fluxx. The conso came back $79.80 and I had it seven times.

photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Thursday’s Pick 6 (No carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate. 6/10.  

Possible Singles: Unusual Heatwave (4^th race), Miss Radiance (7^th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Santa Anita Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Thursday, January 26, 2012

Race 3 – Mcl-30k, 5.5f
Primary – #1 Silverport, #2 Chilling Command
Secondary – #4 Sky Diver

Race 4 – OC-80/1x, 6.5T
Primary – #5 Unusual Heatwave
Secondary – #1 Tenacious Thomas

Race 5 – Clm-12.5k, 8f
Primary – #6 Tiger Trysts, #4 Uncle Greg
Secondary – #7 Sentry Duty

Race 6 – Mcl-50k, 7f
Primary - #5 Tummel, #3 Towering, #9 Congrats Ski
Secondary – #8 Visible Marq, #1 Midnight Con, #4 Cloud Top, #7 Charlie Company, #6 Ron Burgandy, #2 Cruxus

Race 7 – OC-40/1x, 8.5f
Primary – #4 Miss Radiance
Secondary – #2 Bwana Babe

Race 8 – Mcl-20k, 6f
Primary - #4 Subtle Greek, #6 Warren’s Performer
Secondary – #8 Creston Cutie, #10 Babessa
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Thursday Pick 6 Tickets

Note that the Standard Ticket shows how much it would cost if you used all of the contenders on one ticket. The multiple Primary/Secondary ticket strategy saves money and allows you to put your strong handicapping opinions to the test.

Five wire jobs on the wet fast (sealed) main track. Vamo A Galupiar went last-to-first in the Megahertz Stakes, the lone race run on the turf course (rail at 15 feet).

Four wins for Joel Rosario including two with trainer Mike Mitchell. Hat trick for Joe Talamo.

On the ticket front I tabbed two Primary (Pulpit’s Express, Miles Heir) winners.

Drill tries to rebound in San Pedro Stakes - photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Sunday’s Pick 6 (No carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate. 5/10.  

Possible Singles: Fluxx (5^th race), Quintons Destiny (6^th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Santa Anita Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Sunday, January 22, 2012

Race 4 – San Pedro, 6f
Primary – #6 Got Even, #1 Midnight Transfer
Secondary – #2 Drill

Race 5 – Mcl-50k, 8f
Primary #5 Fluxx
Secondary – #3 Bella’s Fantasy

Race 6 – Clm-25/2x, 6f
Primary – #1 Quintons Destiny
Secondary – #4 The Director

Race 7 – Clm-25k, 9T
Primary - #8 Porfido, #7 Yodelen Dan
Secondary – #5 Global Stage, #9 Dress Code

Race 8 – G2 La Canada, 8.5f
Primary – #7 Capital Plan, #8 Fiz Flirtatious
Secondary – #5 Miss Radiance

Race 9 – Mcl-20k, 6.5f
Primary - #4 Jim’s Decision, #14 Salty Robbin
Secondary – #3 Smart Hombre, #13 Indian Knight

Sunday Pick 6 Tickets

Note that the Standard Ticket shows how much it would cost if you used all of the contenders on one ticket. The multiple Primary/Secondary ticket strategy saves money and allows you to put your strong handicapping opinions to the test.

Edge to early-pressing types on the fast main track. A stalking type (downhill sprint) and a flat mile closer made up the two turf winners.

Hat trick for apprentice rider Eswan Flores. Trainer John Sadler saddled two winners on the afternoon.

On the ticket front I tabbed two Primary (Corner Office, Skinny Genes) winners and one Secondary (Brady Blue Eyes) winner on another difficult sequence.

Sprint champ Amazombie returns on Saturday - photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Saturday’s Pick 6 ($58,316 carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate. 6/10.  

Possible Singles: Miles Heir (7^th race), Amazombie (8^th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Santa Anita Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Saturday, January 21, 2012

Race 4 – Mcl-30k, 6f
Primary – #9 Pulpit’s Express, #10 Best Be Gone
Secondary – #12 Run Charlie Run

Race 5 – OC-25/1x, 8T
Primary #3 Lord’s Minister, #4 Husband’s Folly
Secondary – #8 Valley Cat, #1 Don Perico

Race 6 – MSW, 8.5f
Primary – #8 Holy Candy, #6 Candy’s Jewel
Secondary – #9 Fleet Eagle, #7 Unmarked Bills, #3 Called To Serve

Race 7 – Clm-8k, 8f
Primary - #6 Miles Heir
Secondary – #5 Asperity, #8 Raingear

Race 8 – G2 Palos Verdes, 6f
Primary – #2 Amazombie
Secondary – #7 Courtside

Race 9 – Mcl-30k, 8.5f
Primary - #4 Hava Cigar, #5 Mr. Padre
Secondary – #3 Cheezy Breezy, #7 Push Button Magic

Saturday Pick 6 Tickets

Note that the Standard Ticket shows how much it would cost if you used all of the contenders on one ticket. The multiple Primary/Secondary ticket strategy saves money and allows you to put your strong handicapping opinions to the test.

Both surfaces seemed to play fair.

Kevin Krigger booted home a pair. Doug O’Neill saddled two winners on the afternoon.

On the ticket front I tabbed two Primary (Maryjean, Ultimate Decision) winners and three Secondary (Jaws N’ Paws, Meltarib, Bull Ring) winners.

Friday’s Pick 6 (No carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Competitive. 7/10.  

Possible Singles: Skinny Genes (6^th race), Motown Men (7^th race)

photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Jarrod Horak’s Santa Anita Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Friday, January 20, 2012

Race 3 – Clm-25k, 6.5T
Primary – #2 Ayoumilove, #5 Five Silver Stars
Secondary – #1 Charm The Crowd, #10 Sleep Tight, #9 All The Love

Race 4 – MSW, 8f
Primary #6 Puff Pastry, #8 Teraad, #4 Corner Office
Secondary – #7 Dylan Donnelly

Race 5 – Clm-8k, 6.5f
Primary – #7 Thrice The Vice, #5 Clear To Canada
Secondary – #1 Brady Blue Eyes

Race 6 – Str-Alw, 8T
Primary - #5 Skinny Genes
Secondary – #7 We Are One

Race 7 – OC-50/1x, 6f
Primary – #3 Motown Men
Secondary – #4 Rockinarz Recruit

Race 8 – Mcl-30k, 8f
Primary - #10 Stormy Bob, #8 War Politics
Secondary – #5 Victoriasugrdaddy
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Friday Pick 6 Tickets

Note that the Standard Ticket shows how much it would cost if you used all of the contenders on one ticket. The multiple Primary/Secondary ticket strategy saves money and allows you to put your strong handicapping opinions to the test.