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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES – Friday March 4, 2016
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES
BY
ED GOLDEN
Friday March 4, 2016
Effinex
- EFFINEX ARRIVES FOR SANTA ANITA HANDICAP
- MOR SPIRIT DRILLS SATURDAY FOR SAN FELIPE
- KOBE’S BACK WORKS FOR THE SAN CARLOS
- OM IS ON COURSE FOR GRADE I KILROE MILE
EASTERN INVADER EFFINEX SETTLES IN FOR BIG ’CAP
Effinex, the probable favorite for the 79th running of the Grade I, $1 million Santa Anita
Handicap presented by San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino a week from Saturday, March 12, arrived safely from Florida early Thursday evening and was bedded down in trainer Eoin Harty’s barn to prepare for the prestigious mile-and-a-quarter classic.
“We left Palm Meadows at 6:30 a.m. our time (Eastern Standard Time) and got in the barn about 6:30 (Pacific Time),” said Kent Sweezey, assistant to Jimmy Jerkens, who trains Effinex.
“It made for a long day for him but he ate up everything last night and looks good. I had him walking this morning and bouncing around, so he shipped good.”
Sweezey, who recently turned 30, is a native of Lexington, Ky. He worked with Harty until parting company two years ago at Del Mar and has been with Jerkens for 18 months. Prior to that, he was with Christophe Clement for a bit, then came to Southern California where he was with Harty for three years.
“The horse hasn’t run since November 27 (when he won the Grade I Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs),” Sweezey said. “Initially, we were going to give him a...
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES – Thursday March 3, 2016
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES
BY
ED GOLDEN
Thursday March 3, 2016
Songbird
- CHAMPION SONGBIRD IS READY FOR SANTA YSABEL
- NYQUIST IS ‘FULL OF ENERGY’ IN HALF-MILE BREEZE
- NEW TURF COURSE INSTALLATION STARTS JUNE 20
- SHUTTLE SERVICE TO SANTA ANITA BEGINS SATURDAY
ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR SONGBIRD ON SATURDAY
The fact that nine three-year-old fillies were entered to run against undefeated champion Songbird in the Santa Ysabel Stakes on Saturday was surprising, but on the other hand, it did not cost anything to go in and with rain forecast for the weekend, horsemen were inclined to roll the dice when entries were taken on Wednesday.
“Everybody’s looking at the weather forecast, from what they say,” said Dan Ward, assistant to Jerry Hollendorfer, trainer of Songbird. “There’s a 40 percent chance of rain, but we can’t do anything about that.”
Doug O’Neill has two entered against Songbird, including Land Over Sea, who has been beaten a combined margin of 30 ½ lengths in her last four starts against Songbird, all in a row.
“Both our fillies are doing well and the race is in our own back yard,” O’Neill reasoned.
“Songbird is as good as they come. Obviously, you’d rather not run against her, but with her presence, we were hoping for a shorter...
IdaBet Players Note: A RED TIE DAY GOES GATE TO WIRE
Making his second start following a 16 ½ month layoff, A Red Tie Day was an impressive gate to wire winner of Friday’s $60,000 Santa Anita allowance feature, as he prevailed by a half length under Mario Gutierrez while negotiating a mile and a quarter on turf in 2:01.98. Trained by Richard Baltas and owned by Bloom Racing Stable, LLC, the 6-year-old horse had been idle since Aug. 28, 2014 prior to running eighth in a mile and one eighth turf allowance here on Feb. 7.
“I told Mario to go to the lead, but if they want it really bad, then let them have it,” said Baltas. “Speed is holding and it seems like his best races have come when he’s been up close.
“Jeff (Bloom, owner) turned him out late in the summer of 2014. He had a little injury and then they rehabbed him and was off about a year and a half. He’s been with me for about four or five months now.”
Off at 13-1 in a field of eight older horses, A Red Tie Day paid $28.40, $15.60 and $8.20.
A Kentucky-bred by Indygo Shiner, A Red Tie Day collected his third win from 12 starts and with the winner’s share of $36,000, he increased his earnings to $149,265.
Ridden by Flavien Prat, longshot Street Fashion saved ground at the rail while sitting a close fourth into the far turn, angled off the fence turning for home and made the winner run late as he finished a half length in front of favored China Girl Lover for the place. Off at 29-1, Street Fashion paid $25.40 and $12.60.
Ridden by Drayden Van Dyke, China Girl Lover was last turning for home and was gaining on the top two at the wire. Off at 9-5, he paid $2.60 to show.
Fractions on the race were 23.75, 48.85, 1:13.56 and 1:37.71.
There is a Pick Six carryover of $40,304 into Friday at Santa Anita. With first post time at 1 p.m., the Pick Six will begin with race three. It is expected Friday’s total Pick Six pool should approach $250,000.
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