Brad Free's Santa Anita Horses to Watch for the week of Jan. 23-25, 2026

SHARONS BEACH
Trainer: Jonathan Thomas
Last race: Jan. 23, 4th
Finish: 2nd by neck
Beyer: 89
Maiden 3-year-old comebacker pressed pace two wide, narrowed gap late, finished nearly nine lengths clear of third. Can be long gone in next restricted maiden sprint.

MEMETIC
Trainer: Doug O’Neill
Last race: Jan. 23, 7th
Finish: 5th by 3 1/4
Beyer: 49
Maiden winner wheeled back in eight days in Cal-bred filly sprint, lacked speed, four and five wide turn, evenly. Toss this wide-trip fiasco, she fits vs. similar statebreds.

INBOX
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Last race: Jan. 24, 5th
Finish: 1st by 1 1/4
Beyer: 67
Imported from Europe, 3-year-old maiden filly scored impressive U.S. debut. Settled fourth behind slow pace, kicked strongly late. Worth following as she climbs ladder.

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SAUCIER
Trainer: Leonard Powell
Last race: Jan. 25, 5th
Finish: 3rd by 8
Beyer: 58
Off six months and with sporadic work pattern, maiden filly ran okay. Rated fifth on rail in race dominated by speed, Saucier finished with run, sure to improve next out.

GREENWICH VILLAGE
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Last race: Jan. 25. 7th
Finish: 1st by neck
Beyer: 75
Bumped and squeezed to last in hillside sprint stakes for 3-year-olds, trailed field, split foes into lane, angled out, strong rally, up late. Improving colt is on his way.

ESSOS
Trainer: Mark Glatt
Last race: Jan. 25, 9th
Finish: 8th by 9 3/4
Beyer: 55
A repeat Horses-to-Watch lister, maiden off half-step slow in turf route, keen and rank with blinkers, forced wide early, stayed wide, went flat. Toss this, merits another shot.

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