Thursday Santa Anita Park Recap – Feb 17
Fast track and off the turf. Edge to early-pressing types on the main.
Riding doubles for Joel Rosario, Joe Talamo, and Patrick Valenzuela.
On the ticket front I tabbed two Primary (Member Ofthe Tribe, Coo Cachoo) winners.
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Friday Free Play Links
Below are links to my Feb 18th free selections…enjoy!
8th race from Santa Anita Park – Horse Racing Nation
For those interested in my Saturday full card analysis from Fair Grounds, the 12-race Feb 19th Risen Star Stakes Day card is complete and ready to purchase on my Today’s Racing Digest handicapper page.
Friday’s pick six from Santa Anita Park includes five dirt races and a flat mile turf affair. I have two possible singles in the sequence and both are conditioned by Jorge Gutierrez. Warren’s Gridlock (4th race) is on the upswing, has two solid races over the track, and should sit a decent tactical trip under PVal. Warren’s Flyer (6th race) drops out of an open Graded event and is perfectly spotted in the state bred Optional Claiming ranks. There is a 50% chance of a few showers with a high temperature of 63.
Degree of Difficulty: Moderate. On a scale of 1 to 10, the Friday pick six from Santa Anita Park rates a 5.
Possible Singles: Warren’s Gridlock (4th race), Warren’s Flyer (6th race)
Jarrod Horak’s Santa Anita Pick 6 Tickets – Friday, February 18, 2011
Santa Anita Race 3 (MSW, CA-bred 3yo, 8T) Primary (#1 Redemsky, #5 Queen’s Rite, #2 Visual Intensity) – Secondary (#8 All De Victors, #7 Tapfortexas)
Santa Anita Race 4 (Clm-12.5k, 4up, 8.5f) Primary (#3 Warren’s Gridlock) – Secondary (#4 Big Wags, #6 Anga)
Santa Anita Race 5 (Clm-32k, 3yo, 7f) Primary (#6 Montellano, #3 Stormin Proud Papa) – Secondary (#2 Tiger Trysts)
Santa Anita Race 6 (OC-50/1x, CA-bred 3yo fil, 8f) Primary (#5 Warren’s Flyer) - Secondary (#2 Going For A Spin)
Santa Anita Race 7 (OC-62.5/, f&m 4up, 7f) Primary (#4 Church Camp, #2 Crisis of Spirit) – Secondary (#1 Sarasota Sunshine)
Santa Anita Race 8 (Mcl-40k, CA-bred 3yo fil, 6f) Primary (#4 Taptap I’mgone, #9 Zees Chris) – Secondary (#1 Katelyn N’ Jenna)
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.
Pick 6 Spread Ticket Calculator courtesy of Del Mar website (click tickets to enlarge)
For information on remaining Santa Anita Park pick 6 races, please check out Pick 6 blog for free selections and tickets.
I was just reading the editor’s note in Horseplayer Magazine. He talks about how tough it is to publish picks on a regular basis and I thought of you. Cheers to you Jarrod for putting yourself out there every day. I’m sure tons of people read your blog every day. Wish more people would chim in about their picks.
Thanks for the kind words KRO. I do all of my hard work every day for the racing fans and I appreciate you reading my blog – Jarrod