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Saturday spearheads an enormous weekend in horse racing as tracks host varied prep races on the street to the upcoming Breeders’ Cup, and nowhere has a much bigger Saturday deliberate than Santa Anita Park. The “Nice Race Place” will host the inaugural California Crown Day, a loaded program of racing and wagering topped by the $1 million, Grade 1 California Crown Stakes offered by SirDavis American Whisky (previously the Superior Once more Stakes) plus 4 different necessary stakes. For this weekend’s winners, let’s concentrate on the featured California Crown Stakes, plus among the best races on the undercard, the $750,000 California Crown Eddie D Stakes Introduced by FanDuel, a downhill turf dash with a wide-open 11-horse discipline. If we will money in these two key races late on the cardboard, we should always go house winners this Saturday at Santa Anita. Better of luck.
Santa Anita Park, Race 8, $750,000 California Crown Eddie D Stakes Introduced by FanDuel, put up time 7:00 p.m. ET
Santa Anita’s 6 ½-furlong downhill turf course takes heart stage within the Grade 2 California Crown Eddie D Stakes, which has drawn an 11-horse discipline for what shapes-up to be a troublesome handicapping puzzle. The horse to beat is East Coast invader #11 Large Invasion, as he drew an advantageous outdoors put up for turf dash ace coach Christophe Clement. This horse completed second by a neck to Nobals in final fall’s Breeders’ Cup Turf Dash. Large Invasion seemed to be out of greatest type earlier this season, however he rebounded properly with a win within the $150,000 Harvey Pack Stakes at Saratoga final trip. This race’s 6 ½-distance appears to be his solely hurdle, but when there’s anywhere the place Large Invasion ought to be capable of get the added distance, it’s taking place the hill at Santa Anita. The opposite massive contender at interesting morning-line odds might be #5 King of Gosford, who confirmed a robust affinity for this course earlier this 12 months with three SA turf dash wins in a row together with two stakes wins. He exits a pair of bottom-building route races, and now returns to what he does greatest on the downhill dash course. Lastly, don’t overlook #2 First Peace, who received a stakes race at one mile two races in the past at Del Mar and now will get again to what’s arguably his greatest journey going 6 ½ furlongs down the hill at Santa Anita.
The Play: Wager #11 Large Invasion (3-1) to win and use him in exacta and trifecta packing containers with #2 First Peace (4-1) and #5 King of Gosford (15-1).
Santa Anita Park, Race 9, $1,000,000 California Crown Stakes Introduced by SirDavis American Whisky, put up time 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday’s a lot anticipated function race at Santa Anita would be the Grade 1 California Crown, which has drawn a discipline of seven horses set to go 1 1/8 miles hoping to punch their tickets to subsequent month’s $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic, or in some instances maybe the $2 million Large Ass Followers Breeders’ Cup Filth Mile. One which could be pointing to the Filth Mile that ought to make an enormous splash on this race is #3 Nationwide Treasure, who’s one in every of three Bob Baffert trainees on this compact discipline. Nationwide Treasure flopped within the mud final time within the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga, however he has by no means run his greatest on moist tracks and is completely set-up to rebound right here on a quick observe. The one troubling concern on the subject of Nationwide Treasure, nevertheless, is his 0-for-5 profession document at Santa Anita. That opens the door for Baffert’s different high hope on this race, #5 Muth, who’s a 3-year-old that might be dealing with older horses for the primary time however may very well be prepared and capable of deal with this task. Muth loves Santa Anita with three wins in 4 prior races right here together with final fall’s Grade 1 American Pharoah Stakes and January’s Grade 2 San Vicente Stakes. The one loss was a good second in final fall’s FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Introduced by TAA. Muth confirmed his high quality with a win earlier this 12 months within the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby when he decisively beat next-out Kentucky Derby Introduced by Woodford Reserve winner Mystik Dan by 6 ¼ lengths in a race held at 1 1/8 miles, the identical distance because the California Crown. Muth missed a lot of this season, however he received his return prep race final time within the Shared Perception Stakes at Del Mar in an effort that units him up properly for a triumph Saturday. The third important contender on this spot by way of exactas and trifectas is #6 Senor Buscador, the winner of the $20 million Saudi Cup earlier this 12 months at this similar distance. Senor Buscador is a stone chilly nearer who comes from far again behind the leaders, however he appears assured to get a positive tempo to chase within the California Crown. Senor Buscador misplaced a dash prep final time however was at all times pointing for this race at this distance. If the velocity horses set too quick a tempo and begin to battle within the stretch, they could not be capable of maintain off Senor Buscador.
The Play: Wager on #5 Muth (2-1) to win and play him in exacta and trifecta packing containers with #3 Nationwide Treasure (8-5) and #6 Senor Buscador (6-1).
