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Feb 20, 2016

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$75,000 TWO ALTAZANO AND $75,000 JIM’S ORBIT HIGHLIGHT THE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 CARD

AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK

 Special Appearance Friday Evening by Eclipse Award Winner Runhappy

(Houston, TX) – There is something for everyone at Sam Houston Race Park with an action-packed weekend of entertaining events and live Thoroughbred racing.

The festivities kick off on Friday evening with an appearance by  Runhappy, the pride and joy of James “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, his wife, Linda, and her twin sister,Laura Wohlers, who is racing manager for the McIngvales.  Bred in Kentucky, the son of Super Saver had an extraordinary year, winning six consecutive stakes and setting a track record in the Grade 1, $1.5 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint on October 31 at Keeneland. Based on his exceptional performance throughout 2015, he was honored as Champion Sprinter in the annual Eclipse Awards on January 23.

Racing fans at Sam Houston will see Runhappy in person as he parades in front of the grandstand...

IdaBet.com is happy to offer our valued IdaBet players Turfway Park’s selections by Bret Battaglia for Saturday, February 20, 2016.  This 10 card race has been picked apart by Bret Battaglia and he has been pretty hot lately.

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Turfway Park Bret Battaglia Picks for Saturday, Feb 20th

Race 1

CHIEF BLANCO tries sprinting for the first time after a third place finish as this same level on the drop in class in his last starts. Give him a slight edge to pick up the maiden win here. FORGE SIGNATURE has been third in two of his three lifetime starts and looks like the one to beat here. NOTMUCHTOLOOKAT didn’t fire last time out, but is capable of better.

Race 2

GREY BALLS OF FIRE ran a nice second last time out in his first start over the track and looks best here on the drop in class. WROUGHT was no match for the winner in his first start here at Turfway. He figures to move forward off of that one and definitely looks capable of running well here. STRONGBOX has a chance.

Race 3

SONOF A MONSTERCAT was second going longer at this same level last time out and should appreciate the move back to sprinting tonight, give him the edge here. IRUSAN drops in class after a few even efforts over the track and would be no surprise here. TIMELY PURSUIT didn’t show much last time out, but was running well before that one.

Race 4

NOCHE AZUL ran a solid race at long odds coming back from a layoff in his last starts. Any improvement off of that effort could make him dangerous here. M K’S DELIGHT has been in the money in nearly half of his lifetime starts and is a contender. PEQUOT drops in class in his first start since May.

Race 5

NIFTY FIFTY has been running well since moving to Turfway, with two wins and a second place finish in his last three starts. He beat the likely favorite in his last start...

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For your consideration, we are pleased to share with our valued IdaBet.com players, selections by “The Ace” John Hernandez and his insider information. Remember to Play Hialeah again on Monday’s at IdaBet and you are automatically entered into our Mulligan Monday bonus cash promo just in case those horses don’t finish the way they are supposed to!

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Selections By “The Ace” John Hernandez – Feb 20th

RACE 1

3 Streaking Enough is dropped in for a tag for his 5th of the meet … maybe he’ll go better at this level. 2 Dc Dashing Bono picks up leading rider Omar Reyes … and he cuts back in distance for his 3rd out. 5 Strait Flight runs in a claimer for only the second time in her life … she’ll need to find staying power.

RACE 2

5 Bravadan stretches out to 550 yards for his 4th of the season … he was a beaten fave in his last out. 1 Wrangler To Be goes from the outside to the inside … he’s a contender if he can deal with the post. 8 Staccato Mambo couldn’t handle $5K foes going 660 yards … he may be limited to a minor award.

RACE 3

2 Ahs Goodnews Annalee flew late when 3rd at 1-2 in a trial heat … her connex know how to win ‘em. 7 Eyehaveasecret runs for a tag after failing against allowance foes … maybe she can bounce back. 4 Rags Ta Cash is winless in three tries here at NW2/L … she hasn’t improved since her maiden win.

RACE 4

5 First Down Swinger gets a rider change to Omar Reyes … she won 2 straight last year down in LA. 8 Iba Wagon lost...

Feb 20, 2016

With a great weekend of racing kicking off, we wanted to share Ed Golden’s Santa Anita Stable Notes to all our valued IdaBet.com players.  It is our hope at IdaBet, that Ed’s insight can increase your wagering winning percentages if you choose to play at Santa Anita.

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Santa Anita Stable Notes – Ed Golden – Saturday, Feb 20th

• DANZING CANDY, UNCLE LINO DRILL FOR SAN FELIPE
• DONWORTH PREPS FOR RICH SANTA ANITA HANDICAP
• TIZ A BILLY SET FOR BAFFLE STAKES AFTER TIME OFF
• ZENYATTA’S EXERCISE RIDER WILLARD IS DEAD AT 72

THREE-YEAR-OLDS PREP FOR SAN FELIPE STAKES

Danzing Candy and Uncle Lino, two contenders for the Grade II, $400,000 San Felipe Stakes for three-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles on March 12, worked on Santa Anita’s fast main track Saturday for the race, a major steppingstone to the $1 million Santa Anita Derby on April 9.

Danzing Candy went five furlongs in 1:00.20, while Uncle Lino went four furlongs in 47.80 with Fernando Perez up for trainer Gary Sherlock. Danzing Candy won an allowance race at one mile by nearly six lengths on Feb. 4.

“It was a perfect work,” said Cliff Sise Jr., trainer of Danzing Candy, a son of Twirling Candy. “He just galloped. Mike was very happy with him.”

Sise was speaking of jockey Mike Smith, who has the mount in the San Felipe, which will be run for...

Good afternoon IdaBet.com players and thanks for checking in at IdaBet Player News.  Listed below are Jackpot’s picks for the card at Delta Downs tonight.  Earn an extra $50 on Delta Downs and up to $500 by playing all select tracks with our IdaMatch Wednesday – exclusively at IdaBet.com.  Jackpot has been hot lately; good luck with racing tonight.

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Jackpot’s Picks for Delta Downs – Feb 20th

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Feb 20, 2016

IdaBet.com players might want to read more about Stormy Lucy in this following release for your wagering considerations on Saturday, February 20th at Santa Anita.

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STORMY LUCY HEADS FIELD OF 12 IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 BUENA VISTA STAKES

GOING ONE MILE ON TURF AT SANTA ANITA

Stormy Lucy heads a field of 12 in this Saturday’s 30^th edition of the Grade II, $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes for older fillies and mares going a mile on the grass at Santa Anita.

Trained by Ed Moger, Jr., Stormy Lucy has become the turf mare to watch ever since her impressive Grade I Matriarch win at Del Mar in late November. Running late to overcome Recepta by a head, among 13 other rivals in the mile turf race, the 6-year-old mare notched her first Grade I win.

Since then, Stormy Lucy has run a close second in two subsequent appearances; the Grade III Robert J. Frankel Stakes at 1 1/8 miles by a neck and the Grade III Megahertz, by a nose, to Buena Vista competitor Keri Belle, both over Santa Anita’s turf course.

Jockey Kent Desormeaux, who has been aboard “Lucy” for her last three races and who will again be engaged to ride Saturday didn’t believe the Megahertz was an accurate gage of just how talented his mare is. “I had no intention of being as far back as I was,” said the Hall of Famer. “She got shuffled back and kind of stuck her feet in the ground. I wanted to be mid-pack.”

The recently turned 7-year-old mare owned by Steve Moger is by Stormy Atlantic, out of the Dixieland Band mare, Here Comes Lucinda and is 33-8-4-5 overall with $811,700 in earnings.

Her Emmynency reunites with jockey Joe...