Friday, October 3, 2014

SA Sprint Championship Preview

The final prep for West Coast horses is tomorrow in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship. Here is the field:

8th Race - Santa Anita Park - Saturday, October 4th, 2014
STAKES. 6 Furlongs Dirt. Purse $300,000. Santa Anita Sprint Championship S. (Grade 1). FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD. (04:48 PM)

PP Horse A/S M/E Wgt Jockey Trainer
1 Secret Circle 5 H L 121 Garcia Martin Baffert Bob
2 Rich Tapestry (IRE) 6 G

119 Doleuze Olivier Chang C. W.
3 Goldencents 4 C L 121 Bejarano Rafael O'Neill Doug F.
4 Merit Man 4 C L 119 Nakatani Corey S. Hess, Jr. Robert B.
5 Indexical 3 R L 117 Gutierrez Mario Cecil Ben D. A.
6 Ankeny Hill 4 C L 119 Baze Tyler Glatt Mark

Secret Circle (Eddington): 2nd in lone start this year in the Palos Verdes and won the Sprint last year. Trying the Midnight Lute route in order to get his second Sprint win in a row.

Rich Tapestry (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)): 2nd in the Golden Shaheen and won the Mahab Al Shimaal. Has had two barrier races (practice races) in Hong Kong, this is his first US start.

Goldencents (Into Mischief): Won the Pat O'Brien and 2nd in the Bing Crosby. Was originally going to go to the Shadwell Mile, but re-routed here after a poor turf work.

Merit Man (With Distinction): Won the Green Flash and 4th in Allowance/Optional Claimer. Synth to dirt.

Indexical (Latent Heat): 7th in the O'Brien and 4th in the Crosby. Going the wrong direction.

Ankeny Hill (Sharp Humor): Won the Pirate's Bounty and an Allowance/Optional Claimer.

Picks

Win- Secret Circle
Place- Goldencents
Show- Rich Tapestry

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