Sunset Six picks and analysis for Friday, Sept. 26, 2025
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The Sunset Six is a pick six wager that links the final three races at Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita. The $1 base wager is open only to retail players and has takeout of 15 percent. There are no consolation payouts, and the pool will carryover if no one selects all six winners.
GULFSTREAM RACE 7: J J MONET makes the third start of her form cycle. The Ocean Knight mare appears to have a pace advantage in this six-furlong dash over the main track. AREACODEFIVEOONE comes in off a third-place finish against similar. If my top choice gets pressed early, this Big Beast filly is the likeliest to run by them late. (2)
GULFSTREAM RACE 8: TESSELLATE dominated on the front end on debut and showed some versatility coming from off the pace against similar company Aug. 9 to earn second. The McKinzie filly has been freshened and looms large on the stretch-out to a mile. (1)
GULFSTREAM RACE 9: CADENCED was caught wide early and raced against the flow in his off-the-board finish Aug. 17. He beats these with a more favorable voyage under Edgar Perez. STAR PRINCE ran huge to finish second last out at odds of 71-1. The Sharp Azteca colt lacks speed but should come with another strong run late. LAW OF ONE adds blinkers and stretches out in distance after failing to fire on debut. The experience and added ground should benefit. (3)
SANTA ANITA RACE 7: WILLOW COVE races for the first time since August 2024. She comes in off a steady series of drills for trainer Mike Puype and attracts jockey Juan Hernandez. LADY GREGORY is the one to beat on paper but has lost at odds-on three times since April. Her affinity for the surface makes her tough to omit. (2)
SANTA ANITA RACE 8: MYSTIC FLYER drops in for $10,000 in his first start since March 2024. There are some potential red flags with this California-bred, but his best beats these in gate-to-wire fashion. AUSTONIAN lacks early speed but can finish with solid energy. Trainer Bob Hess Jr. legs up veteran jockey Kent Desormeaux on this son of Smiling Tiger. (2)
SANTA ANITA RACE 9: INFINITY DREAM stretches out to a route of ground for the first time for trainer Richard Baltas. She attracts jockey Hector Berrios and is capable of springing the minor upset if she takes to the trip. (1)
THE PLAY: 3, 7 / 3 / 3, 5, 7 / 7, 9 / 2, 3 / 7 = $24 ticket
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