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IdaBet.com is pleased to offer picks to our great IdaBet players from Northfield Track Announcer Ayers Ratliff for Saturday evening’s card, February 27th.  We hope these selections might come in handy as you consider where to place your wagers.  Due to Northfield’s draw schedule, picks are made in advance and do not account for scratches or late driver changes.

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Race 1: 1- High Flyin Sara – Drops in class and draws the rail; looks to score in tonight’s opener. 3- Windemere Maggie – Made the ticket in both of her most recent races; could be right there again tonight. 2- Rocks Confession – Looks to be in the thick of the action. 4- My Little Bit – Could add some value to the exotics.

Race 2: 9- Fly Me Courageous – Gets the top-call to complete the Daily Double. 2- Ricky O Bay – Drops in class and looks to be tough in here. 4- Caramel Chinno – Could add value to the ticket. 5- Nothinglikeadame – Another that could add value in here.

Race 3: 2- Scirocco Sarah – Draws into a race where several could win; this one gets the slight call over the others to get the job done. 5- Nirvana Gear – Has been second in both of her most recent races and could post a similar effort again tonight. 9- Missy Tap Tina – Could add value from the second tier.

Race 4: 2- Silverhill Princes – Was the beaten favorite last time out but could prevail for her backers this time around. 7- Hurrikaneeilishlyn – Could do well in here despite the poor post draw. 1- Cams Sahbra – Looks to be in the thick of the action from the rail. 4- Strong Together – Has as good of a shot as any in here to complete the Superfecta.

Race 5: 1- Stonebridge Damsel – Draws the inside advantage and that advantage could be key to being successful in here. 4- Power And Purpose – Another with a big shot in here. 3- In The Wheelhouse – Was a winner last time out...

The work week is nearing an end and we all have turned the corner looking ahead to the weekend!  We thought our IdaBet.com players would want to have a little insight on the happenings at Santa Anita for your wagering considerations.

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RIDDEN BY BEJARANO, FAVORED HAWKEDON TAKES $58,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE BY 1 ¾ LENGTHS;

PUYPE TRAINEE GETS 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF IN 1:13.19

                 A close fourth early, favored Hawkedon shot through an opening at the rail a furlong out and went on to an impressive 1 ¾ length win in Friday’s $58,000 Santa Anita allowance feature under Rafael Bejarano.  Trained by Mike Puype, the 7-year-old Macho Uno gelding covered 6 ½ furlongs down the hillside turf course in 1:13.19.

A close second over the course here on Feb. 4, Hawkedon was off at 8-5 in a field of 10 older horses and paid $5.40, $3.20 and $2.60.

“He ended up getting through today,” said Puype.  “Rafael took a shot and stayed down near the rail and that was big.  This horse loves this course.  He runs hard every time, tries hard every time.”

Owned by Janina Gasparrelli, Hawkedon now has three wins and three seconds from nine tries down the hill and is 16-4-3-1 overall.  With the winner’s share of $34,800, he increased his earnings to $144,470.

St. Joe Bay, who was part of a three-horse speed brigade that included Incline Village and Cardiac, finished second with Joe Talamo and paid $4.60 and $3.40.

Ridden by Drayden Van Dyke, Daddy D T rallied late to finish a length and a quarter behind St. Joe Bay and paid $4.00 to show.

Fractions on the race were 21.67, 43.78 and 1:07.18.

First post time for a nine-race card on Saturday is at 12:30 p.m.  Admission gates open at 10:30 a.m.

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UNDER PATIENT HANDLING, ALL STAR BUB RALLIES TO WIN $60,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE

BY ONE LENGTH UNDER BEJARANO; HOLLENDORFER FILLY GETS 1 1/16 MILES IN 1:45.12

 Ridden with the biblical patience of Job, All Star Bub rallied late to take Thursday’s $60,000 Santa Anita allowance feature by one length under Rafael Bejarano, while covering a mile and one sixteenth in 1:45.12.

Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, the 4-year-old Midshipman filly was a restrained fifth at the rail heading to the half mile pole and Bejarano had to bide his time at the fence before switching out to the three-path inside the sixteenth pole.

“I had a bad position at the rail,” said Bejarano, who registered his third win of the day.  “I knew that (favored) Divina Comedia and Tiz Ladys Legs would take off, so I just tried to hold my position and I stayed right behind the speed.

“In the stretch, I didn’t have anywhere to go but finally Divina Comedia (on the lead at the rail) and Show Stealer (second, just outside of “Divina”) took off a little, so it gave me a chance to get out and in the clear.”

The second choice in a field of six older fillies and mares at 9-5, All Star Bub paid $5.80, $3.20 and $2.80.  Owned by Gatto Racing, LLC, Campbell and Hollendorfer, All Star Bub got her third win from 15 starts.  With the winner’s share of $36,000, she increased her earnings to $147,360.

Ridden by Tyler Baze, Show Stealer, who finished a half length in front of Backintheacademy,  was off at 5-1 and paid $4.40 and $3.00.

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The Maxxam Gold Racing Festival is set for Saturday night at Sam Houston Race Park and will feature four stakes. Nationally prominent horsemen are shipping in runners for the $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup, which drew an excellent field of 12 horses at a mile and one-eighth on the main track.

Ride On Curlin owned by Daniel J. Dougherty, has been installed as the 7-2 morning line favorite. Bred in Kentucky by G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & Louise Ireland, the 5-year-old son of Curlin has bankrolled $794,987 in his 19 career starts. Trained byWilliam Gowan, Ride On Curlin was prominent on the 2014 Road to the Kentucky Derby with a runner-up finish in the Grade 1, Arkansas Derby, seventh place finish in the Kentucky Derby and runner-up effort to California Chrome in the Preakness Stakes.

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Please be advised that Gulfstream Park’s first post on Saturday, February 27, will be 12:00 (noon) Eastern. The card will feature six graded stakes races headlined by the (Gr. II) $400,000 Fountain of Youth for 3 year olds at 1 1/16 miles.

Also, not a change but a reminder to our valued IdaBet.com players that first post is noon on Saturday, April 2 (Florida Derby Day).

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