Looking for a Show Stealer in Santa Margarita Stakes
By: Dylan Jarmulowicz, Wire-Players.com
Santa Margarita Stakes
Santa Anita Race 9 – Grade I 1 1/8 Mile - Post Time – 7:30pm
(Eastern)
Advance Weather: Sunny, 70s
This year’s edition of the Santa
Margarita Invitational Stakes may appear to be a two horse race looking quickly
and at the morning line odds. Horse racing is never that simple and we could
have a show stealer!
Let’s start with the two favorites #3
FINEST CITY (8/5) and #2 VALE DORI (9/5).
They are both quick horses and will
likely duel for the lead. FINEST CITY
is a nice horse but she has so many breaks in her running lines its hard to be
confident. She has raced just three times in the last seven months and while
I’m a fan of the five and six furlong workouts this is a tough spot to make a
return to the races. She may need a race to get back to prime form.
VALE DORI has two very consistent traits,
gunning to the lead and being heavily bet. She has won her last four races
while being odds on every time and she will likely be heavily bet again in this
spot.
There is other speed in this race
including FINEST CITY and #6 PERFECT PIC
(5-1) so it may not be as easy at the previous races and at a short price it is
worth trying to find some value.
That leads to my top play #4 SHOW STEALER (6-1). She is trained by
Art Sherman and will be ridden by Kent Desormeaux for the first time. She has
that stalker running style that is so perfect for these mile plus races. The
only thing is she does not exactly like to win, she might have a case of
second-itus but at a square price and with race dynamics in her favor she’s
worth taking a shot on.
My
Plays:
Win: #4
Exacta: 4/2,3,6
Trifecta: 4/2,3,6/2,3,6
Good Luck!
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