Equinics-SANTA ANITA PARK

Race ID:5121.3307

SANTA ANITA PARK
Grade I
One mile
Firm Turf
$1,000,000
Fillies and mares, 4 years old and up
Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California. With its backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world’s most beautiful race track .

SOUND THE HORN and CK AWESOME PULPO headline the SANTA ANITA PARK classic

18 got to post in saturdays SANTA ANITA PARK classic ,which is takeing place at Berkshire park ,we have super girls running in this years edition of  Equinics 2012 ,among the entrents is the number twenty ranked classic filly SOUND THE HORN ,she’s going off at 8/1 as a co-favorite along with CK AWESOME PULPO who is also 8/1, we also have 18 race winner STIFLER going off at 11/1 lets take a look at the fine ladys vieing for the winners share and bragging rights in ths years SANTA ANITA PARK CLASSIC.

PP (1)    99/1        PURPLE RULES(KY)                T Johnson ( 58 – 8 – 12 – 4 – 14% )
Residency:Saltire
(KINGMAMBO x CAERLEON x SHARPEN UP(GB))
Bred by cream            owner:lemonade
Turf Classic Rank :4326                                       Turf   5 -1- 2 -1 ($44,513)
this nicely bred mare here out of  KINGMAMBO is just over her head here it would take a super strong run to get close here,she looks to jump on the lead but I’m not sure if she’ll hold on with the closers in this race I’m sure her trainers have done fine job getting her preped for this race.

PP (2)   33/1    AWESOMELYELUSIVE(KY)        L Larson ( 137 – 19 – 13 – 17 – 14% )
Residency:TESTBARN
(AWESOME AGAIN x ELUSIVE QUALITY x UNBRIDLED’S SONG)
Bred by hkbargarg
Turf Classic Rank :3293                                       Turf   7 -5- 2 -0 ($121,370)
this four year old filly has been on a tear since waiting till she was four to break her maiden,at33/1 she’s worth a superfecta bet,she has the speed and stanima to win here if she break away from the pack, i think she has a better shot than her odds show

PP (3)    11/1        STIFLER(KY)              P Harzheim ( 506 – 129 – 105 – 76 – 25% )
Residency:NWRC
(SMART STRIKE x SUMMER SQUALL x DANZIG)
Bred by magpies2
Turf Classic Rank :69                                       Turf   37 -18- 8 -3 ($656,168)
and here we have 18 race winner STIFLER fresh off back to back graded starts where she ran 2nd in the G2  The Call For Cash stakes and finished 3rd in the G3 The Morning Julep stakes,she’s going off at 11/1 ,i see no worse tha 4th here.

PP (4)   8/1       SOUND THE HORN(KY)       J Benisz ( 492 – 156 – 107 – 69 – 32% )
Residency:GR Simsters
(CURLIN x STORM CAT x A.P. INDY)
Bred by lenny271
Turf Classic Rank :20                                       Turf   17 -7- 6 -2 ($298,400)
here we have the favorite at 8/1 this is a big good looking filly out of CURLIN ,she likes to be on front,that could cost  here if she pushes the pace to much ,if theirs a log jam comeing home it could be to her benifit,its in the hand of one of the best jockys now.

PP (5)    34/1           ZAMASCA(NZ)                W Wahls ( 56 – 4 – 5 – 5 – 7% )
Residency:MIDAS
(ZABEEL(NZ) x AFFIRMED x DAMASCUS)
Bred by gigigi
Turf Classic Rank :473                                      Turf   18 -5- 1 -1 ($122,386)
another longshot here the daughter of ZABEEL struggled in her last start ,seems 11.5 furlongs was just to much for her,she’s more acostomed too,but the class is another question she has some kick in the end but can she catch this field ? I’m not so sure.

PP (6)    13/1       KEY TO THE TOWN(KY)      L Fenner ( 121 – 13 – 13 – 8 – 11% )
Residency:East-West Connection (EWC)
(MEDAGLIA D’ORO x PROUD CITIZEN x HONOR GRADES)
Bred by clk2000
Turf Classic Rank :592                                     Turf   24 -9- 6 -1 ($365,230)
this good looking mare out of  MEDAGLIA D’ORO has been winning alowance races with ease,she’s going off at 13/1 here ,she’ll be pressing the pace early ,her speed rateing are up there with some of the best,and she has won 3 of her last 8 starts she has a good shot at takeing home the big prize.

PP (7)     10/1   SPECTRAL STORM(KY)        K Ledwith ( 507 – 155 – 95 – 82 – 31% )
Residency:Universal Racing Club
(GHOSTZAPPER x SADLER’S WELLS x KALANISI (IRE))
Bred by racingxtra           owner:nitroo
Turf Classic Rank :39                                    Turf   21 -11- 1 -1 ($412,685)
the daughter of  GHOSTZAPPER is going off at 10/1 she’s been tearing up the track here lately haveing won 5 out of here last 8 races ,among those victories were the Ichi Rashi Turf Mare Route stakes,the G2 The Mountain Vista stakes,and the Elrod’s Word Turf Mare Route stakes,i look for her to try and break away from the pack early she should be in the mix in the end.

PP (8) 11/1  TORCH OVER SEATTLE(Ire)  H Harzheim ( 508 – 145 – 103 – 78 – 29% )
Residency:DelPenn
(MONTJEU (IRE) x KINGMAMBO x SEATTLE SLEW)
Bred by super7              owner:twinoaks
Turf Classic Rank :37                                    Turf   22 -6- 3 -4 ($355,583)
this four year old daughter of  MONTJEU  has been spending alot of her time in graded races six of her last eight races have been graded stakes,she has the experiance to win this race thats for sure her number 37 ranking shows it ,she has no problem winning listed stakes ,she’s over due ,I look for her to show up ready to take home the big prize.

PP (9)    21/1     MS. SHARAPOVA(KY)            J Stivers ( 490 – 137 – 100 – 78 – 28% )
Residency:Kentucky Horsemen

(KINGMAMBO x A.P. INDY x DYNAFORMER)
Bred by medusa
Turf Classic Rank :494                                    Turf   22 -4- 5 -3 ($82,384)
this four year old filly has hit 100 six times in her last eight starts,mostly alowance races,she did venture in to a graded race two starts back running a disapointing 6th place,but came back in her prep race and made up ten lenths in the strecth to finish 2nd,she has what it takes to win ,it’s up to her to pull it off.

PP (10)    12/1     TONKS(NZ)             J Ackland ( 112 – 13 – 8 – 14 – 12% )
Residency:QUEENSLAND
(DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) x INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) x EL GRAN SENOR)
Bred by nzedheroes
Turf Classic Rank :169                                    Turf   18 -5- 7 -1 ($340,570)
here we have pretty good looking filly out of new zealands DARCI BRAHMA, she has already proven her self by winning the grade 3 Smellington Guineas in new zealand,running here at Berkshire is not that much differant ,she has topped 100 in her last eight starts,last time out put up a 113 while finishing 2nd in the Gold Forest Turf Mare Mile stakes,she has all the tools to pull it off if it all goes her way.

PP (11)      12/1          REPLICATION(GB)           B Webb ( 49 – 6 – 5 – 3 – 12% )
Residency:Comedy Central
(PIVOTAL(GB) x SEEKING THE GOLD x NORTHERN DANCER)
Bred by lenny11                     owner:psyduck131
Turf Classic Rank :408                                    Turf   17 -6- 8 -2 ($199,522)
this PIVOTAL filly is going off at 12/1 but don’t let that fool you ,just look at her last race ,she comeing in to her own ,as she came flying down the strecth last start,she proved to her owners she’s ready for the big show now, I look for her press the pace early I’m pretty sure she’s up for any challange.

PP (12)    12/1      PANTHENON(KY)             K Livestock ( 112 – 12 – 17 – 12 – 11% )
 Residency:YOSS
(GIANT’S CAUSEWAY (IRE) x KINGMAMBO x NIJINSKY II)
Bred by oostende2
Turf Classic Rank :101                                    Turf   27 -10- 9 -0 ($493,600)
this six year old daughter of  GIANT’S CAUSEWAY  has plenty of experiance with this kind of company,haveing won ten races ,just three starts back she won the Jeremy’s Deserts Turf Mare Route stakes and came right back and ran 2nd the grade 3 The Gallery Handicap ,she tried to go alittle longer last time out and had a rough trip in the grade 2 The Hot Polly  stakes,she could pose a problem for favorites.

PP (13)      23/1         CAROLS(GB)                 B Tate ( 507 – 140 – 120 – 73 – 28% )
Residency:Vermont
(MEDICEAN (GB) x DANZIG x DYNAFORMER)
Bred by darbydan          owner:foxon2
Turf Classic Rank :269                                    Turf   27 -10- 9 -0 ($162,808)
here we have a four year old filly out of MEDICEAN who is showing a lot of promise in her last few starts,she’s going to have to give it her all here or she’ll have a rough trip ,if she clears early ,she could make things interesting in the end.

PP (14)   8/1  CK AWESOME PULPO(IRE)      P Wright ( 474 – 144 – 112 – 91 – 30% )
Residency:Minnesota Downs
(GALILEO (IRE) x FORTY NINER x EL PRADO(IRE))
Bred by docoz
Turf Classic Rank :172                                   Turf   18 -8- 3-5 ($243,349)
the daughter of GALILEO has been on fire lately although she hasn’t mixed it up in graded company she has what it takes and this may be tims for her to strut her stuff,with a big crowd on hand,i like her chances with al least a show here.

PP (15)      9/1      CRUEL SUMMER(KY)             D Evans ( 508 – 134 – 102 – 81 – 26% )
Residency:BLAZING SADDLES
(STORM CAT x MR. PROSPECTOR x NIJINSKY II)
Bred by mtkholding       owner:mtkplaz2
Turf Classic Rank :11                                    Turf   29 -12- 2 -4 ($1,533,820)
the six year old daughter of STORM CAT ,has thirteen  wins to her credit ,two starts ago she picked up the grade 3 The Ridgewood Jewel stakes,all eight of her last starts were above 100 including three over 110 she has all it takes to win here,will she be able to break away from the pack,guess we’ll just have to see,i like her chances here show is’nt out of the question.

PP (16)    9/1      K’S MAGIK MAKER(KY)         Ja White ( 53 – 6 – 5 – 6 – 11% )
Residency:Hispano Parlante
(EMPIRE MAKER x DEPUTY MINISTER x BUCKPASSER)
Bred by xledwith
Turf Classic Rank :449                                    Turf   24 -14- 3 -3 ($410,056)
this five year old out of  EMPIRE MAKER has been makeing a name for her self wining five of her last eight races four of those were listed stakes,so she has proven she has what it takes to take on this kinda field,and rumour has it she ready.

PP (17)     13/1      HEGEL(KY)           T Small ( 513 – 137 – 105 – 77 – 27% )
Residency:City-Race Rhein-Main Turf Club
(JAZIL x FORESTRY x HOIST THE FLAG)
Bred by saturn
Turf Classic Rank :60                                    Turf   27 -10- 2 -2 ($280,510)
the five year old mare out of  JAZIL is going off at 13/1 not a bad price in this field,she has won a couple stakes in her last eight starts those were the Sadie Queen Turf Mare Route stakes and the Southern Atlantic Turf Mare Sprint stakes ,but she has been haveing a little trouble lately if her trainer has got the kinks out of her system ,she could be a force to deal with in the end.

PP (18)   15/1    SEASONED BISCUIT(KY)      T Loesch ( 508 – 157 – 95 – 80 – 31% )
Residency:Empire State Racing (ESR)
(POLLARD’S VISION x SUMMER SQUALL x UNBRIDLED)
Bred by mjbfarms
Turf Classic Rank :147                                    Turf   14 -6- 5 -1 ($482,390)
this four year old filly out of  POLLARD’S VISION has been proveing she’s ready to rumble with the big girls,she has hit the paysheet 12 out of 14 runs on the turf course,although she struggled a little bit in her last graded race her trainer has informed me she’s sharp and ready to bring the big prize,if she can clear the field in the drive to the wire it’s all hers.

good luck to all the trainers and your fine entrents