THE RACE

A SHORT DISCRIPTION

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/...ita-maiden

Quote:wo Bob Baffert-trained colts will take on a salty 3-year-old maiden special weight Feb. 22 at Santa Anita Park. Both colts were purchased by their respective connections for $500,000 as yearlings.

Spendthrift Farm's Fantastic Day drew the rail in the one-mile test, and Karl Watson, Michael Pegram, and Paul Weitman's Mastering will leave the outside post in the field of eight.

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Fantastic Day, a Medaglia d'Oro colt bred in Kentucky by Courtland Farm out of the grade 1-placed Pleasant Tap mare Indescribable, will make his debut under jockey J.C. Diaz Jr.

The colt began training at Santa Anita in mid-January and posted a bullet four-furlong work from the gate in :47 1/5 Feb. 16 to be the fastest of 37 at the distance.

Fantastic Day brought his hefty price while consigned by Lane's End to The Saratoga Sale, Fasig-Tipton's select yearling sale in New York.

Mastering has raced once, finishing sixth in a Feb. 2 maiden race on the same course but a furlong shorter. The son of Street Sense was purchased in 2018 at The October Sale, Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky fall sale, where he was consigned by Eaton Sales.

He most recently posted a five-furlong work Feb. 17 in 1:00 3/5. Mastering will be ridden by Assael Espinoza.

The expected heavy favorite Saturday was cross-entered in the Mine That Bird Derby, but trainer Peter Eurton and Exaulted's connections opted to stay at their home base.

Past perfomances for the race

http://www.brisnet.com/php/bw_pdf_viewer...am3=670640

the horses that look to be in great form and most ready to perform tops are

#3 Divine Armor

#4 Exaulted

#6 Yeng Again

I hate dat Jokey on #6. I caught hm in corruption with the trainer Peter Eurton. I am loathe to bet him but that horse has one of the best pedigrees in the race is ready to run...stretches out in distance and has the pedigree to eat up a mile distance

the same with the other 2.

the #3 is in his third race of his form cycle a peak time for a horse to run, and he had a decent mentainance work on the 15 instant

the #4 might be weakest by pedigree but he has Mike Smith and that is an advantage. that fella can ride if he is interested and has a horse that can do it. he is very xperienced and can use that to his advantage. be he has to be keen on the day

the 2 Bafferts #1 and #8 interest me greatly. Both appear ready to run.. especially the 8 which to my calculations has the best pedigree in the race. the #1 as well surely is ready to go though Baffert does not appear to be well meant with that one. but it can win because its pedigree establishes that it can beat these if ready

but Baffert out those 2 kids on those exp horses its incredible..why in the hell? is he serious with those horses today..does he intend to try to win with both..or one..which one?

that is one of the questions of this race. I am in a handicapping contest and I can afford to lose this one if it happens so in that contest I will bet #8 to win.

I will bet the #8 and not the #1.. because of the rider: the Espinoza kid is better than the Diaz kid..more advanced in his career so far

but man this is a real interesting race..full of nice young horses with great pedigrees

If I do bet this race I will wait for the post parade before the race to get an idea of the readiness of the horses

those that look fit, happy and ready to run I will focus on. at this point I am looking at #3 for the rider and trainer combo of the top 3 I trust the most..Abel Cedillo and John Sadler.

I don't trust Peter Eurton at all. he is a crook and seems a kind of jackarse to me.

as said once the rider f the #6 Jorge Velez and Peter Eurton combined to lose a race that cost me man. there was no reason at all for that, that I could see..and I have looked at that race again and again to try figure out what the hell went on ????

now both Eurton and Velez are good at what they do. I saw Velez do a brilliant ride yesterday to win a race that sterling, skillful, courageous. but I cant trust him at all now and I am always looking for reasons to bet against him..and Eurton too

his horse today Yeng Again looks like the one to beat from this point but I am betting against him at this time. I am looking to the 2 Baffert horses... #1 and #8 to do that job. but we will see

dig in man..and enjoy! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: