4/6 (SA): SA Derby, Oaks (G1's), Protrero Grande (G2), Providencia (G3)

[Rileyoriley]

Going with Storm Fighter.

[Calzone Lord]

Bob Baffert is tweeting that he loves his first-time-starter at Santa Anita today in race #3.

This horse shared the bullet of session #3 of the OBS April Sale last year. Initially a $17,000 October yearling ... this horse sold for a session best $450,000 just six months later.

Ideally, someone like Amy Tarrant would buy it, train it, try to dull its speed in the morning, and it would get well under the radar at 15/1 or so at Monmouth Park on debut.

Instead, naturally... Baffert gets it, and tweets about it on a day when he's running 3 in the Santa Anita Derby. Probably will be odds-on now.

[outofthebox]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Bob Baffert is tweeting that he loves his first-time-starter at Santa Anita today in race #3.

This horse shared the bullet of session #3 of the OBS April Sale last year. Initially a $17,000 October yearling ... this horse sold for a session best $450,000 just six months later.

Ideally, someone like Amy Tarrant would buy it, train it, try to dull its speed in the morning, and it would get well under the radar at 15/1 or so at Monmouth Park on debut.

Instead, naturally... Baffert gets it, and tweets about it on a day when he's running 3 in the Santa Anita Derby. Probably will be odds-on now.

National Turfs workout report is all over him too.. Giving his last breeze an A-. Definitely will be under the 8/5 ml..

[pointman]

1/9!

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by pointman

1/9!

Paid $2.80

Very visual impressive win. We will see how good that time looks as the card progresses.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Paid $2.80

Very visual impressive win. We will see how good that time looks as the card progresses.

On paper that was a soft MSW. That's not to say Bob doesn't have another monster.

[Calzone Lord]

The Baffert debuter will have run a speed figure just 1 point lower than what Jimmy Creed will get for winning the Grade 2 Portero Grande today.

Jimmy Creed won the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes last time out. In terms of Beyers, he ran a 105. The second place finisher to Jimmy Creed today ran a 104 last time out.

This was simply a beautiful all around performance for the Baffert debuter Declassify. He laid down serious fractions and drew off in final time on par with elite older male sprinters on this same card.