Category Archives: Best Bets

Upcoming Race: Santa Anita December 26, 2024 Moment’s Pleasure: Soon Winner If Lewis Keeps Her On Turf and 2 Turns

Three year old filly for Craig Lewis, making just her 5th career start, tried a Cal bred stakes for $100K on Saturday and outran her odds by a bunch. Off at 25/1 in a field of 11 at a mile on the turf for 3 and up, she broke well and rated in 4th down […]

Upcoming Race: Fair Grounds December 28, 2024 Mc Vay: Huge Sweeping Move at 3/8 Pole to Go from 10 back to Lead at 1/4 Pole

Three year old colt for John Shirreffs finally got a chance to race where he belongs and he annihilated a good field of maiden special weights 3 and up at a flat mile on the main. Off as the 3/2 choice in a field of 9, he broke outward from the 9 hole, went six […]

Upcoming Race: Santa Anita December 27, 2024 Certitude (FR): Bred To Long and Will Continue To Improve For Solid Barn

Three year old filly for John Sadler, who had shown nothing in two starts to the post, finally came alive on Sunday in a maiden special weight at six and a half on the lawn for soph fillies. Off at 8/1 under Hector Berrios, she hopped at the start to be away last in a […]

Upcoming Race: Santa Anita December 26, 2024 Goldeneye: Was Best Today Had He Had a Clear Path.

Five year old gelding for the red hot Peter Eurton barn tried a starter allowance race for non winners of three in Saturday’s opener, at 9 furlongs on the grass for older runners. Off at 3/1 under J.J. and bet down from a M/L of 5/1, he settled in nicely from the start and moved […]

Upcoming Race: Santa Anita December 26, 2024 Heart Headed: Beat By a Head After Running a Bang Up Race

Three year old colt for John Sadler tried grass for the 1st time in his 4th career start in the Baffle stakes on Saturday and really took to the lawn in this hillside sprint for sophomores. Off at 5/2 and drawn on the rail with J.J., he sat third down the hill just 3 lengths […]

Upcoming Race: Santa Anita December 26, 2024 Player B: Can Win Right Back Under Top Turf Rider Berrios.

I don’t know if it was the soft turf course or the addition of blinkers, but this son of American Pharoah really woke up in a huge way on Sunday in a maiden special weight event at six and a half on the turf for older runners. Off at 12/1 in a field of 10 […]

Upcoming Race: Santa Anita December 28, 2024 Calm Sea: Runner Who Doesn’t Need The Lead To Win

Four year old gelding for George Papaprodromou tried the first allowance condition at a mile on the turf for open runners on Saturday in the final race on the program. Off a t 10/1 in a full field of 12 runners, he battled for the lead right from the get go from his rail post […]

Upcoming Race: Santa Anita December 26, 2024 Curlin’s Kaos: Strong Visually Impressive Turf of Foot

Three year old gelding for Tony Garcia tried two turns for the first time in his career on Saturday in a maiden special weight affair at a mile on the turf for sophomores. Bet down very late to the 2/1 co-favorite in a field of 9, he checked early right after the break, then was […]

Upcoming Race: Santa Anita December 28, 2024 British Isles: Took To Turf Today, Likely Break Maiden On Grass

Three year old colt for Baffert, who didn’t run a step in three tries on the main track, tried the turf on Sunday in a race for maiden special weight sophomores at 9 furlongs. Off at 7/1 in a field of six, he was pretty much void of any early speed and was last down […]

Upcoming Race: Santa Anita December 26, 2024 Money Makes Money: 5 Back At Top Of Lane Nosed Out of 2nd

Two year old colt for Mark Glatt made his debut in Thursday’s opener, a 5/8 sprint on the turf for maiden special weights. Off at 9/1 in a field of 8, he bobbled and hopped at the start under Rispoli to be away last and was 7 lengths back of the leaders down the back […]