Brad Free's Santa Anita horses to watch May 10-12, 2019

SEDAMAR
Trainer: Shelbe Ruis
Last race: May 10, race 6
Finish: Second by four and one-quarter lengths
Beyer: 73
Filly had strange trip in statebred turf mile. Saved ground into far turn, taken extremely wide into lane, tried to finish, turf speed bias too severe. Effort was better than looked.

OUR ROMANCE
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Last race: May 11, 1st
Finish: 5th by 3 1/4
Beyer: 60
Unlucky trip cost statebred filly any chance in five-furlong maiden turf sprint. Saved ground, blocked into lane, steadied eighth pole, lost all chance. Call it inconclusive.

CE CE
Trainer: Michael McCarthy
Last race: May 11, 6th
Finish: Second by neck
Beyer: 94
Repeat horse-to-watch listee ran super first versus winners. Took heat inside, fought back, finished more than nine lengths clear, same Beyer as hotshot East Coast sprint filly Break Even.

DESERT LAW
Trainer: Carla Gaines
Last race: May 11, 8th
Finish: 4th by 3 1/2
Beyer: 80
First since June, statebred gelding pressed and tired while facing tough field of open-allowance sprinters. Will not hold low fig against him, should move up second start back.

PULPIT RIDER
Trainer: Mike Puype
Last race: May 12, 7th
Finish: 3rd by 2 1/2
Beyer: 83
Turf speed bias was too much for late-runner to overcome in turf mile. In traffic backstretch, finished super, pacesetters kept going. N2X eligible, Del Mar turf stakes main objective.

SHYLOCK EDDIE
Trainer: Brian Koriner
Last race: May 12, 5th
Finish: 6th by 4
Beyer: 66
Small-sized filly wheeled back too soon (14 days) and misfired in statebred turf sprint. Trouble-prone closer easily forgiven, contender similar spot with time between starts.