Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita, May 24
May 23, 2015 - 8:07 pm
Post Time: 12:30 p.m.
Race 1 — 1 1/16 miles, Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $80,000, Fillies 3-year-olds
1 Dr. Fager’s Gal — Broke maiden impressively; stretches out for fine trainer Jerry Hollendorfer.
5 All Star Bub — The other Hollendorfer horse in short field ran respectable third in return to races on April 17.
Long shot — 3 L.A. Magic
Race 2 — 1 1/16 miles, Purse $21,000, Claiming $12,500, 3-year-olds and up
1 Bluegrass Reward — Had nice six-furlong bullet work at Los Alamitos (1:13.2) and can run with these.
5 Fit to Rule — Encountered some traffic last time in first start of 2015; expect improvement here.
Long shot — 2 Fast Mast
Race 3 — 1½ miles (turf), Grade 2 Charlie Whittingham Stakes, Purse $200,000, 3-year-olds and up
5 Ashleyluvssugar — Won Grade 2 San Luis Rey impressively in March; freshened up and ready to roll.
1 Divine Oath — Todd Pletcher doesn’t usually ship to the West Coast unless he thinks he can win.
Long shot — 4 Going Somewhere
Race 4 — 6 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
3 Barbs Angel — Toss the last race out, as she didn’t like the off-going; cuts back to six furlongs from a mile.
7 Stella Moon — Adds blinkers off a good third-place effort last out at the same conditions as today.
Long shot — 11 Remagen
Race 5 — 6 furlongs, Purse $56,000, Maiden Special Weight, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
7 Super Majesty — Sharp works everywhere for this first-time starter; Hollendorfer 28 percent with these kind.
3 Perdona — $250K yearling purchase is another making its debut with a solid workout pattern.
Long shot — 4 Pandura
Race 6 — 7 furlongs, Purse $26,000, Claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up
3 Jonny’s Choice — Came back running after two-month break; now moves up the claiming ladder from 8K.
5 Brando the Birdman — Bill Spawr claimed this one for $32K, now runs him for $20K? Hmmm.
Long shot — 2 Shame On Alex
Race 7 — 6½ furlongs (turf), Purse $35,000, Maiden claiming $75,000, 3-year-olds and up
4 Nakamoto — Back from two-month layoff, drops to claimers, goes route to sprint, puts blinkers on, first-time gelding; all angles covered.
2 Loveseek — First-time on turf takes the blinkers off; by Unbridled’s Song, so should like the weeds.
Long shot — 8 Roth
Race 8 — 5½ furlongs, Purse $58,000, Optional Claiming $20,000, State-bred 3-year-olds and up
6 Rule He Will — Can run on the lead or from just off the pace; he’s the one to catch.
5 Gutsy Ruler — Ran career-best Beyer of 88 in winning impressively last time; worried about the bounce.
Long shot — 1 Urban Hunter
Race 9 — 1 mile (turf), Purse $56,000, Maiden Special Weight, 3-year-olds and up
2 Perfectly Majestic — Tried stakes company and ran third, missing by a neck; drops back to maiden company, and Mike Smith rides.
7 Mailbu Wood — Didn’t get the best trip and still missed winning by just two lengths; makes amends here.
Long shot — 10 Seve’s Road
Best Bet — 5 Ashleyluvssugar (Race 3)
SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY — #2 Nuestra Senor in Race 2 at Pimlico. Jamie Ness is one of the country’s top claiming trainers, and this horse will be the one to catch. $25 to win. Saturday’s selection, B.L.’s Wagon at Gulfstream, was scratched.