3/5 (SA): Big Cap, Kilroe Mile, SA Oaks (G1's), Clocker's Corner
 

4th (1:35) Santa Anita Oaks (G1)

1 1/16 Miles (Sand) | Fillies | 3 Year Olds | Purse: $250,000

1 May Day Rose M. Garcia 122 Lbs B. Baffert - L
2 Zazu J. Rosario 122 Lbs J. Sadler - L
3 Turbulent Descent D. Flores 122 Lbs M. Puype - L
4 Kilograeme G. Gomez 122 Lbs M. Mitchell - L
5 A Z Warrior R. Bejarano 122 Lbs B. Baffert - L



5th (2:07) Clocker's Corner H.

6 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) | Fillies and Mares | 4 Year Olds And Up | Purse: $75,000

1 Bab At The Bowster (IRE) B. Blanc 115 Lbs B. Cecil - L
2 She's Cheeky J. Rosario 117 Lbs P. Eurton - L
3 Minute Limit (IRE) V. Espinoza 117 Lbs J. Sadler - L
4 Linda Lou M. Garcia 115 Lbs R. Mandella - L
5 Ash Zee D. Flores 117 Lbs N. Drysdale - L
6 Well Deserved P. Valenzuela 116 Lbs D. Hofmans - L
7 Reba Is Tops J. Talamo121 Lbs M. Glatt - L
8 Unzip Me R. Bejarano 125 Lbs M. Jones - L
9 Broken Dreams G. Gomez 118 Lbs T. Proctor Blk-On L



9th (4:53) Frank E. Kilroe Mile S. (G1)

1 Mile (Turf) | Open | 4 Year Olds And Up | Purse: $300,000

1 Liberian Freighter M. Garcia 118 Lbs N. Drysdale - L
2 Fluke (BRZ) R. Bejarano 118 Lbs H. Ascanio - L
3 Acclamation C. Santiago Reyes 120 Lbs D. Warren - L
4 Caracortado J. Talamo 118 Lbs M. Machowsky - L
5 Square Eddie J. Rosario 118 Lbs D. O'Neill - L
6 Sebastian Flyte (GB) G. Gomez 118 Lbs B. Cecil - L
7 Lieve (BRZ) C. Nakatani 118 Lbs A. Avila - L
8 Times Gone By V. Espinoza 118 Lbs R. Mandella - L
9 Jeranimo D. Flores 118 Lbs M. Pender - L
10 Gallant Son M. Smith 118 Lbs F. Lucarelli - L



10th (5:30) Santa Anita H. (G1)

1 1/4 Miles (Sand) | Open | 4 Year Olds And Up | Purse: $750,000

1 Soul Candy G. Gomez 114 Lbs P. Gallagher - L
2 Spurrier A. Quinonez 115 Lbs B. Baffert - L
3 Gladding R. Bejarano 117 Lbs J. Sadler - L
4 Pode Ir (BRZ) D. Flores 112 Lbs A. Avila - L
5 Twirling Candy J. Rosario 122 Lbs J. Sadler - L
6 Setsuko V. Espinoza 112 Lbs R. Mandella - L
7 Quindici Man M. Pedroza 115 Lbs C. Lewis - L
8 First Dude M. Garcia 116 Lbs B. Baffert - L
9 Tweebster M. Smith 116 Lbs B. Baffert - L
10 Aggie Engineer J. Talamo 118 Lbs P. Gallagher - L
11 Game On Dude No Boy 115 Lbs B. Baffert - L

Can't they just call it dirt?, or do they always have to be different in Kalifornia.

I guess Reba Is Top's retirement was only for a couple of weeks.

There is a DRF article about why, all the owners weren't there last time and the bad winter in the Midwest delayed her shipping.

Being bred to Broken Vow, not sure why.

The old 5 horse Grade 1 in Cali. Just close the place.

At least 3 of the 5 are Grade 1 winners (on paper anyways).

Plus, this is a big field for May Day Rose. She won her graded stakes in a 3-horse field.

Rounding out the field is Kilograeme, who upset Rumor (conspicuously absent here) in her last start. Rumor once scratched out of a race against colts.

2011 Santa Anita Handicap Morning Line by Jon White

1. Soul Candy (30-1)
2. Spurrier (15-1)
3. Gladding (6-1)
4. Pode Ir (50-1)
5. Twirling Candy (4-5)
6. Setsuko (30-1)
7. Quindici Man (30-1)
8. First Dude (5-1)
9. Tweebster (15-1)
10. Aggie Engineer (6-1)
11. Game On Dude (15-1)

15-1 on Game On Dude is CRAZY.

4-5 on Twirling Candy is crazy

I think GOD can come out of the clouds here.

first dude out of the stable even a blind squirrel finds an acorn cross bred with even a blind pig can find a truffle from the bloodline in the land of the blind the one eyed man is king
saturday he tastes victory

As much as I hated Square Eddie in the Donn, I think he actually has a shot in here.

Times Gone By.....WRITE IT DOWN!

Scarface wins the Kilroe and, while I'm rooting for Quindici Man (oh shut up I'm not braindead. I know he has no shot poor guy) in the Big Cap (and I know how good Twirling Candy is, don't get me wrong) I think Aggie Engineer is gonna be sneaky good here.

Everyone is getting off Jeranimo because of his last, just as they were annointing him a turf "freak" after pummeling The Usual QT in the San Gabriel. Seems like he'll be a square number relative to the other two main contenders, Caracortado and Fluke.

Shouldn't you be working on your Twirling Candy disclaimers? "he beat this , he beat that" I have a feeling Sadler whispered into Mr. Wygod's ear to pony up 5 mil. Hey he can always go back to the claim box if he is wrong?

Now who's trolling, you idiot?

And yes, I do have the high ground on this one. Twirling Candy is facing absolute filth Saturday. So if he wins, we probably will learning nothing more than we already know about him.

And yet, something tells me that if First Dude does his job (perhaps ironically with an assist from Gladding), he will leave the great Twirling Candy vulnerable to some Wagon Limit wannabe like Spurrier or Setsuko.

I knew I could get you to include Setsuko in some Miracle on 34th st. scenario. Of course I was trolling, you can't catch a fish without a net.

I would have made TC 8-5 ML and almost everyone else a bit lower.

Not 3/2?

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Have to say I agree with him. Twirling Candy = Toss

Give me some First Dude and a little of Setsucko in this race.

Candy man Can...give me the Candy exacta

Going with AZ Warrior over Turbulent Descent in an upset.

Caracortado over Fluke.

Game On Dude to beat Gladding with Twirling Candy third. I think that if Sadler was as confident as he seems with TC, he would direct the owner of Gladding to look for a win elsewhere. TC's best crushes these though. Watch First Dude now finally get the light bulb to go off and take them wire to wire. Nah. Game On Dude for the win.

TD won, but Zazu was getting to her. I didn't think it was a bad performance from AZ considering she'd not run since the BC............

I was very impressed by Turbulent Descent here. That was a nice acceleration to move to the leaders. She got a little late at the end but was still running pretty well, Zazu was just running faster. That tactical speed is going to come in handy for Turbulent Descent this year. She's got a really bright future and this race should really set her up well for the next one. I wasn't a fan of this one before today but I am now.

Very interesting comments from Turbulent Descent's trainer, saying that 8.5f was her max and that he'd be looking to cut back in distance and that the Kentucky Oaks is not on the horizon for her. Watching it and considering her running style, I would have thought that this race would benefit her big time and set her up perfectly for 9f but he says that's not the case and what had her shortening stride was the distance and not her conditioning. I'd have to think they may end up sending her to Belmont and seeing if the one-turn can help her get 9f.

I hope Twirling Candy wins, because if any of these other mules win, they might as well stop running ten-furlong stakes other than the Derby and Classic.

That's the spirit!!!

I don't like being Debbie Downer, but the Big Cap has fallen off harder than any race in the past decade.

Agreed.

I'd put it more at about 15-20 years since it mattered.

I now call it the Big Crap.

A lot of things have hurt this race especially...

* Dubai World Cup (first edition '96)

* The breed as a whole becoming more precocious and having a lot less stamina and durability. Few good horses really want to go 10fs unless the pace is a crawl.

* The fall off in Southern California horse racing (In the 90's - racing was unquestionably better on the So. Cal circuit than anywhere else.)

* The addition of synthetic race tracks more recently.

At least the last reason is gone.

Did you really just say that???

I would agree with it.

Yeah, cause it's obvious.

Back in the late 90's, we used to argue that very point ad nauseum.

I wonder what happened in ten years to make him realize he was wrong back then.

I'm so $$ I don't even know it.

Because of shippers - racing was a touch better at Saratoga VS Del Mar and Belmont Fall Championship VS Oak Tree ... this you would never seem to concede.

In terms of which year-round circuit was the best... obviously So. Cal by far. They completely owned the winter.

Nice trip Twirling Candy had.

Wowee.

This could be awhile.

Gotta think GOD is coming down.

Some really bright race riding in that race!