Stallion Heiress
Trainer: Mike Stidham
Last Race: Dec. 8, 7th
Finish: First by 4
Beyer: 76

J. J. Jake

Trainer:  Carlos Martin

Last Race:  Dec. 8, 7^th

Finish:  7^th by 3 3/4

Beyer:  76

This 3-year-old returned to dirt after a failed turf experiment, and got shuffled back out of position through the turn before racing on too late through the stretch.

Fox Chase
Trainer: Steve Dwoskin
Last race: Nov. 19, 7^th
Finish: 7^th by 8
Beyer: 48
Was in the midst of what appeared to be a potential winning run when caught in traffic and taken up sharply in mid-stretch making second start following a one-year layoff. Third should be the charm if properly spotted.

Grade 1, $300,000 Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity; 1 1/16 miles; Los Alamitos; Dec. 10, 2016
(10 Derby qualifying points for a win, 4 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth)

Winner: Mastery, by Candy Ride
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Mike Smith
Owner: Cheyenne Stables LLC
Beyer Speed Figure: 91

Dec. 10

There are 11 races Saturday at Gulfstream, but for so many races, there really isn’t a lot of form to dig into. That is because Saturday is Juvenile Showcase Day at Gulfstream, with all 11 races for 2-year-olds.

Sometimes it pays to keep your mouth shut. We didn’t quite like Run Macho Run’s chances in last week’s Pick compared to our two firsters, but when our choice Into Kings scratched, that left Run Macho Run enough space to get out early and hold on as the surprising favorite at $7.40. Our other more fancied Pick, Hard Arch, raced lazily but managed to get up for third to complete a $36 trifecta for a buck.

Saturday’s Los Alamitos program features two Grade 1, $300,000 events for juveniles: the Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity for males and the Starlet for fillies. Both races are featured in the late pick four.

Trainer Bob Baffert will have the favorite in each race: Mastery in the Futurity and American Gal in the Starlet. If you’re able to knock off either or both favorites, you could get a nice score. Here’s a look at the sequence.

RACE 6, FUTURITY

SOPHIE GERMAIN
Trainer: Chad Brown
Last race: Dec. 3, 4th
Finish: 1st by 3
Beyer: 70
Two-year-old filly by Algorithms was rated early, middle-moved up the backstretch, and then made a wide run around the turn before powering clear through the stretch en route to a visually impressive debut score on turf.

LOTTA ATTITUDE
Trainer: Timothy Hamm
Date: Nov. 26, 8th
Beyer: 61
Steadied a bit on the turn and galloped out strongly well past the wire, indicating she'll move forward in her return after this break of nearly two months.