ARCADIA, Calif. – Macias has conspicuous speed. Somethingabouther is more discreet. Both will use front-running tactics Thursday at Santa Anita trying to wire the turf routes that are races 5 and 7.

Macias won a mile turf race, long ago. In 2009, he won the Eddie Logan Stakes for 2-year-olds at Santa Anita. Macias is now 7, trained by Robertino Diodoro, and the horse to catch in the starter handicap.

“He’s got some old back class to him; I think he’ll be all right,” Diodoro said by phone from Turf Paradise, where he notched his 1,000th training win on Monday.

DEL MAR, Calif. – The breezy Del Mar atmosphere always feels fresh when California racing goes south for summer.

“We’re spoiled by the whole Del Mar experience,” trainer John Sadler admitted. “The restaurants, the beach, the weather, the environment – it’s just a fun meet that everybody looks forward to.”

It is easy for him to say. After all, Sadler ran away with the Del Mar training title the last two summers, and when the 2010 meet begins Wednesday with the $100,000 Oceanside Stakes for 3-year-olds, Sadler will unveil a potential freak.