Month: January 2025

Santa Anita Park Saturday Picks — January 4, 2025 | Best Bets & Full Card Handicapping

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Exciting horse race with jockeys in colorful silks competing on a green racetrack, capturing the thrill of equestrian sports.

Another goose egg at Santa Anita Friday. Time to stop messing around and rip some gullets out. The Conductor loves the card today. Skip.

Race 4: 1 Mile. (Turf) F.Alw 50000s

*Gullet Shot of the Day #5 Ketonia (8/1) – This is an evenly matched group and the Conductor loves this filly in this spot. Ketonia is coming in off multiple poor trips and looks to get a perfect one today. She’ll have plenty of pace to run at and she gets a major turf rider upgrade to Berrios. Hector will save ground from this post and look to find a seem as they turn for home. The Conductor sees Ketonia mowing them all down in the stretch.

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Race 5: 7 Furlongs. G2 San Vicente Stakes

#5 Bullard (4/5) – The 3.2 Million dollar Baffert runner, #2 Barnes, will vie for favoritism in this race. His debut was impressive, but he’ll have to take a massive step forward in this race to beat Bullard. Bullard looks to get an ideal outside stalking trip and the Conductor thinks he’ll deny Bobby B another graded stakes win.

Race 6: 6 Furlongs. (Turf) S.OC 20000n1x

#4 Refocus (6/1) – This colt is a deep closer and always finishes with a big late stretch kick. He usually settles for minor awards, but this looks like the perfect pace scenario for him to get his picture taken. There will a scorching pace in this race, with a full field of speed balls. It looks like a classic meltdown race to the Conductor, and he’ll take a swing with the best closer. It’s going to be a fun Saturday on the lawn.

Santa Anita Park Friday Picks — January 3, 2025 | Best Bets & Handicapping

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A racehorse with a jockey in colorful attire racing at Santa Anita Park, showcasing the excitement of horse racing.

0/2 Wednesday at Santa Anita, as both longshots came up short. Not the start to the new year the Conductor wanted, but it is just the beginning. Aim small, miss small, but really never miss at all. Skip.

Race 1: 5½ Furlongs. MC 32000

#1 Toppers At Seaside (4/1) – This colt vied for the lead setting a quick pace last time at Los Alamitos. The inside was not where you wanted to be on that track and he did well to only be beaten a length. Now he drops in class, cuts back in distance, and looks to get an ideal outside stalking trip. The Conductor thinks he’s the one to beat in the opener and he looks to be a square price.

Race 9: 1 Mile. (Turf) MC 50000

*Gullet Shot of the Day #7 Lookin for Curly (10/1) – This colt will be an overlay running for a small barn that is only 5% on the year. However, he ran a solid closing 3rd at this level and distance on the dirt last time. His breeding suggests he’ll improve trying the turf for the first time. If he does, he’s a major contender. The Conductor like that the small barn get a capable rider in Geovanni Franco as well. Let’s make a score in the finale.

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Tampa Bay Downs Friday Picks — January 3, 2025 | Best Bets & Analysis

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Thoroughbred horse racing with jockeys in colorful silks competing on a grassy track during a lively event.

The Conductor has enjoyed Tampa Bay this winter and will post his daily key horses for the rest of the meet. They have player friendly 15% pick 5 pools and full field turf racing, which is all the Conductor asks for. Sign up today at Iron Bets Racing to get the best ADW rewards in the game.

Race 5: 1 Mile. (Turf) F.OC 100000b

#6 Mohawk Trail (4/1) – This Grade 3 winner at the distance ran better than it looks like last time closing behind a slow pace. Now she stretches out to her best distance and gets some class relief. She looks primed to run a top effort today and that will put her in the winners circle. The Conductor is against the heavy favorite, #1 Ozara (6/5), running off a long layoff.

Race 7: 1 1/16 Mile. (Turf) F.MC 25000

#5 Jammer Insurance (30/1) – This filly has impressed the Conductor with a strong late turn of foot in her first two starts. She’s been miles out of it behind slow paces and has finished off her races well. She adds blinkers today, which will hopefully have her closer to the pace. This is a very weak bunch and its a good race to take a shot with a bomb. Even if Jammer Insurance isn’t good enough to win, she can light up the trifecta at a big number.

Race 9: 1 1/16 Mile. (Turf) Mdn 53k

#3 Iron the Money (8/1) – The two Chad Brown runners will take all the money in this race. The Conductor will play against them with this colt at a much better price. He gets a favorable inside draw in a turf route, and his work tab suggests he’s ready to roll. Clement is 15% with +$0.35 ROI with debut turf runners in the last year.