Free: Santa Anita horses to watch for week of Oct. 4, 2021
BEEF WINSLOW
Trainer: Doug O’Neill
Last race: Oct. 1, race 3
Finish: 3rd by 2 1/4
Beyer: 63
After a last-place dirt debut, maiden 2-year-old improved moving to grass. Chased hot pace in downhill sprint, hung tough to deep stretch, tired. Follow in maiden turf sprint
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CALIFORNIA STREET
Trainer: Peter Miller
Last race: Oct. 1, race 4
Finish: 1st by 8 1/2
Beyer: 99
Veteran exploited the golden rail and ran super in seven-furlong sprint. Made an early move on the inside and romped. This $20,000 claim by Miller from Doug O’Neill is in career-best form.
OVIATT CLASS
Trainer: Keith Desormeaux
Last race: Oc.t 1, race 8
Finish: 3rd by 3 3/4
Beyer: 79
Improving colt compromised by speed bias in Grade 1 route. Rallied from last, finished well in race won by pacesetter. Oviatt Class looms live longshot in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.
AUSTIN JAMES
Trainer: Jeff Mullins
Last race: Oct. 1, race 9
Finish: 5th by 7 3/4
Beyer: 52
Longshot debut filly ran better than looked in turf sprint on main oval. Broke well, raced greenly at dirt crossing, got shuffled, went one-paced. Bred to route. This was a promising debut.
SUBCONSCIOUS
Trainer: Richard Mandella
Last race: Oct. 2, race 7
Finish: 1st by 1 1/4
Beyer: 92
Two for two since gelded, 3-year-old by Tapit overcame wide trip and new strategy to score solid off-the-pace win in entry-level allowance turf mile. Can continue up ladder.
EXPRESS TRAIN
Trainer: John Shirreffs
Last race: Oct. 2, race 10
Finish: 3rd by 7
Beyer: 97
Graded winner returns to list after another bad trip in Grade 1. Passively ridden, shuffled far turn, rallied wide on pro-inside track, ran third while second-best. BC Classic longshot?
SIR LONDON
Trainer: Simon Callaghan
Last race: Oct. 3, race 7
Finish: 2nd by 4 1/2
Beyer: 75
Well-regarded debut 2-year-old off slowly from rail, recovered to chase inside, followed winner, finished clear of third. Should be tough with a clean takeoff second time out.
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BRANDO’SMYLAWYER
Trainer: Richard Baltas
Last race: Oct. 3, race 10
Finish: 6th by 8
Beyer: 54
Going one mile in second start was already a tough ask for 2-year-old sprint filly, who was stuck behind runners in stretch of stakes mile, steadied, eliminated. She is better than this.