Saturday’s card at Santa Anita features two graded stakes races, the Grade 2 Santa Maria on the main track for fillies and mares, and the Grade 2 Arcadia for older horses on the turf.
The late pick five starts in the eighth race with a promising field of maiden 3-year-olds in a 7 1/2-furlong turf sprint. The debuting ROCKETRY (1) recorded a series of B- drills on the DRF Clocker Report prior to working an impressive B+ on the grass at Palm Meadows on Feb. 3. I’ll also use WANNABEAPLAYER (10), who has worked nicely since narrowly losing his opener in a similar spot.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona highlights some contenders on Saturday’s card at Aqueduct.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona provides his Highlight Horse for Friday's card at Aqueduct.
Saturday's card is loaded with opportunities, and there’s one that could toss up a surprise.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona analyzes the 2017 Kentucky Derby prep races.
The $2 pick six paid $7,163 to five ticketholders Thursday at Santa Anita. Because there was more than one winner, there is a carryover of $7,675 in the single-ticket jackpot pool for Friday’s eight-race program.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona highlights some contenders on Friday’s card at Aqueduct.
The public figures to bet the class on the grass in Saturday's Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, backing Grade 1 winners Divisidero and Beach Patrol to be the race favorites. And no argument here. Either one could prove the winner – they're just a little too obvious.
Sharp Azteca is the controlling speed on Saturday in the Gulfstream Park Handicap. In view of his stellar try in the Malibu, and his big score in the City of Laurel two starts back, he is too good to squander a pace advantage like that.
