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.