Santa Anita Pick 6 – Oct 17th

Saturday’s (Day 15) Pick 6 from Oak Tree @ Santa Anita features the Grade 3 Senator Ken Maddy for filly and mares traveling six and one-half furlongs down the hill. Gotta Have Her is a downhill specialist exiting a win in the Grade 2 Palomar at Del Mar.

Pick 6 blog has been growing in popularity on a daily basis, and I would like to thank everyone for making this site a success. I will continue to feature the Southern California Pick 6, along with select carryovers from across the country.

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate. On a scale of 1 to 10, the Saturday Pick 6 from Santa Anita rates a 6.

Possible Singles: Via Verde (4th race), Gotta Have Her (8th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Oak Tree @ Santa Anita Pick 6 analysis – Saturday, October 17, 2009

Santa Anita Race 4 (MSW, 2yo, 6.5T) #5 Via Verde (8-5) has landed the place in both synthetic sprints, and dam has tossed four turf winners. #8 Royal Import (4-1) disappointed in turf route bow at Del Mar. Dam has thrown six turf winners, and he deserves another chance.

Santa Anita Race 5 (Mcl-25k, f&m 3up, 5.5f) #5 Belated Bid (8-5) drops from MSW ranks for Baffert and meets a below par group for the level. #7 Kahlua Mist (6-1) is out of a profitable debut maiden claiming barn, and her work on Oct 2nd looks solid.

Santa Anita Race 6 (Alw-1x, f&m 3up, 6.5T) #3 Pursuit of Glory (9-2) was 3rd of 16 in a group one last year. #4 Rose Diamond (4-1) shows up in the Biancone barn, and he’s 30% with horses shipping to the US. #9 Once Upon A Grace (3-1) ran well in both Del Mar turf sprint starts. Bullet work for this.

Santa Anita Race 7 (Clm-10k, 3up, 5.5f) #7 Anzisong (6-1) graduated off a similar long layoff at this course/distance. #5 Oscar The Mayor (5-2) earned best last race speed rating at Fairplex, and his last win was over synthetic in ’07. #3 Owners Manual (2-1) finished 3rd versus better $25k foes off a long layoff last time.

Santa Anita Race 8 (Grade 3 Senator Ken Maddy, f&m 3up, 6.5T) #2 Gotta Have Her (3-1) exits graded turf route score and is 3 for 3 down the dip. #6 Queenof The Catsle (9-2) won this last year and has been part of exacta in 11 of 12 turf outings.

Santa Anita Race 9 (Mcl-25k, f&m 3up, 5.5f) #5 Kelleys Kitchen (7-2) goes 3rd off the shelf and ran well 2nd time out on synthetic last year. #9 A Clever Ten (3-1) split a 10-horse field in her bow, and barn is 23% with 2nd timers.

Saturday (Day 15) Pick 6 Tickets

Budget Play:  $2 Pick Six  5/5-7/3-4-9/3-5-7/2/5-9 ($72)

The Big Ticket:  $2 Pick Six  5-8/5-7/3-4-9/3-5-7/2-6/5-9 ($288)

Over 90 video replays. Fields and morning lines for all 14 races. Handicapping race outlook. Historical Race Profiles. Find it all at the BC Dashboard.

*** Weekend Stakes analysis – click on race name for analysis

Grade 1 QE II Challenge Cup - Keeneland

Grade 1 Canadian International – Woodbine

Grade 3 Senator Ken Maddy – Santa Anita.

Image – Eclipse Sportswire