Free: Santa Anita horses to watch for week of April 8, 2019
MONYDONTSPENITSELF
Trainer: Mark Glatt
Last race: April 4, 2nd
Finish: 1st by 5 1/2
Beyer: 77
Veteran dropped three levels to $12,500 claiming and woke up with big-margin romp. No claims, therefore can be placed aggressively. Repeat threat whatever spot he shows up in.
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DROP THE MIC
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Last race: April 4, 8th
Finish: 4th by 3 1/4
Beyer: 67
Lightly raced filly ran well in Cal-bred allowance turf mile. Shuffled early, trailed, angled out, and put in big finish and big gallop-out in race won by pacesetter. Longshot look in similar turf route.
SURFACE
Trainer: Michael McCarthy
Last race: April 5, 5th
Finish:5th by 2 1/4
Beyer: 74
Promising debut in maiden turf mile by Quality Road filly, who was only prepping. Settled midpack, angled outside, and finished with run. Solid prep race; improvement likely.
ONE BAD BOY
Trainer: Richard Baltas
Last race: April 6, 7th
Finish: 1st by 4 1/4
Beyer: 85
Maiden set blazing pace (45.08 and 1:09.43) in turf mile, and kept running. Twirling Candy colt is a sibling to stakes filly Ms Bad Behavior. A promising turf colt for summer, this Ontario-bred could be a candidate for the Queen’s Plate.
PLAY MONEY
Trainer: David Hofmans
Last race: April 6, 7th
Finish: 10th by 19
Beyer: 45
Scratched early in the week from off-turf sprint, this Cal-bred maiden was forced to run long vs. open company. Chased a blazing pace and wilted. Unusual Heat colt is better than shown.
INSCOM
Trainer: Simon Callaghan
Last race: April 6, 11th
Finish: 7th by 6 3/4
Beyer: 78
First race since being gelded and first since last summer, this stakes-placed colt engaged in a pace battle, went fast, and tired in the final furlong. Good prep race. Threat in N1X if he rations his speed.
STARTING BLOC
Trainer: Alfredo Marquez
Last race: April 7, 7th
Finish: 5th by 2 3/4
Beyer: 86
Deep closer in a second-level turf allowance had no shot in mile and eighth race dominated by two front-runners. Flew home in 34 and change. He wants a mile and three-eighths.