Santa Anita has many big days, but Big Cap Day is among its biggest. And Saturday’s Grade 1, $600,000 Santa Anita Handicap is supported by two other Grade 1 events – the Frank E. Kilroe Mile and the Triple Bend, each worth $400,000 – as well as a strong Grade 2, $400,000 San Felipe, which drew top Kentucky Derby candidates Bolt d’Oro and McKinzie.

Saturday is Tampa Bay Derby Day, the biggest day of the year at Tampa Bay Downs. There are four other stakes on that card, including a loaded Grade 2, $225,000 Hillsborough.

STARSTRUCK KITTEN 
Trainer: Mark Cristel
Last race: March 4, 5th 
Finish: 2nd by 3 
Beyer: 67
He’s caught wet tracks in his last two starts at the meet, and both of his wins have come over surfaces rated “fast.” He might have a future on grass as a full brother to both Bobby’s Kitten, a winner of the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, and Camelot Kitten, a multiple graded stakes winner on grass.

TAPSOLUTE
Trainer: Steve Asmussen

NUMERICAL
Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin
Last Race: March 3, 3^rd
Finish: 4th by 8 1/4 
Beyer: 56
Three-year-old Tapit colt from a strong female family went favored in his career debut for top connections, but he appeared to be badly in need of some experience. He broke slowly and raced greenly while taking dirt racing down inside and behind horses around the turn. Eligible to improve quickly with this race out of the way.  

SEAU
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Last race: March 1, 7th
Finish: First by a head
Beyer: 77
Four wide from start to finish in this $12,500 claiming N2L route, this gelding ran much better than the winning margin or speed figure. He can win right back vs. N3L rivals.

Gulfstream

Grade 2 Fountain of Youth

1/2       114

3/4       120

Fin       121

Top 3: Promises Fulfilled 121, Strike Power 118, Good Magic 115

Note: Fastest TimeformUS Speed Figure in a Kentucky Derby points race in 2018; winner had not run since November, now has three wire-to-wire scores in four lifetime starts; useful start to campaign for 2-year-old champion Good Magic

Gulfstream
The Very One (race 4)

A paucity of entries in the Santa Anita card’s first five races Sunday leads me to the last four on the card. I’ll try a pick four on races 6 through 9, and play some vertical exotics in race 6. I’m singling ACHIRA (#4) in race 9 and leaning heavily on TEQUILA JOE (#1) in race 6.

It’s the calm after the storm at Gulfstream Park today, with this year’s Fountain of Youth supercard in the books. Still, there are a couple of places to take shots.

Aqueduct | Race 2 | Post Time 1:50 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs for this race

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Race 2:
Overtime Olivia (#5)

Ran well when setting a fast pace in her debut.

Was hindered by racing down inside last time on a day that featured a dead rail.

Is projected to be the controlling speed in this race.

7-2 on ML

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Race 6:
Cathy Naz (#1)