Free: Santa Anita horses to watch for week of Sept. 28, 2020
GREAT RETURN
Trainer: Richard Mandella
Last race: Sept. 25, race 1
Finish: 3rd by 1
Beyer: 82
Habitual slow starter broke last by many lengths in N2X turf sprint, trailed field, rallied wide, finished fast, would have won with clean start. Must follow, runs short or long.
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WILDMAN JACK
Trainer: Doug O’Neill
Last race: Sept. 25, race 7
Finish: 2nd by 1
Beyer: 93
Late-runner stalled behind wall of horses on turn G3 turf sprint, rallied wide, narrowed gap, race won by pacesetter. Better-than-looked effort, Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint upset candidate.
CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP
Trainer: Doug O’Neill
Last race: Sept. 26, race 2
Finish: 5th by 7 1/4
Beyer: 63
Turf sprinter took a shot on dirt in Cal-bred allowance, set pace and gave way. Square Eddie filly is far more effective on turf, follow when returns to preferred footing.
EXPRESS TRAIN
Trainer: John Shirreffs
Last race: Sept. 26, race 6
Finish: 2nd by 3/4
Beyer: 91
Stretching out from sprint comeback, with interrupted work pattern, lightly raced 3-year-old raced wide in N2X route, covered 45 feet more than winner, tired late. Major player winter handicap division.
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ROMBAUER
Trainer: Michael McCarthy
Last race: Sept. 26, race 8
Finish: 2nd by 3/4
Beyer: 82
Improving 2-year-old compromised by slow fractions in Grade 1 route, rallied from last, finished nearly five lengths clear of third. Off-the-pace threat if runs in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.
TAKE THE ONE O ONE
Trainer: Brian Koriner
Last race: Sept. 26, race 10
Finish: 4th by 8 3/4
Beyer: 94
Longshot in Grade 1 route, set fast pace under pressure, fought back, tired. Big effort in tough spot, Cary Grant Stakes for California-bred sprinters fall at Del Mar seems ideal.
CAMINO DE ESTRELLA
Trainer: Bill Spawr
Last race: Sept. 27, race 3
Finish: 6th by 16
Beyer: 64
Veteran gelding caught wide early, raced near back in dirt route dominated by speed. Claimed for $16k by Spawr from Jeff Metz, six-time winner likely to improve for new stable.
CALI CALIENTE
Trainer: Eric Kruljac
Last race: Sept. 27, race 5
Finish: First by one and one-quarter lengths
Beyer: 90
Unusual Heat gelding produced by multiple stakes winner Centerofattention set strong pace and dusted N1X turf mile in impressive style. Improving each start, up the ladder.
ALTHEA GIBSON
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Last race: Sept. 27, race 9
Finish: 1st by 1/2
Beyer: 71
Lightly raced Cal-bred overcame trip to win Cal-bred N1X turf sprint more impressively than fig. Lost position start, four-wide turn, seven-wide into lane, up late. Super win.