The long running, CA Classic has always had a million dollar purse.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It has always been run at a distance of 10 furlongs.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It has always been run in California on the dirt.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It has always been open to all horses age three and over.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>And it has always been run on a fast dirt surface.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>All of this since 1999, making this one of the longest running G1 races in the Sim racing circuit. Winning the 1999 race was Hall of Famer Dusty Dance.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Dusty won this race at odds of 26-1 with a charted speed of 118.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He went on to accomplish another rare feat\u2026racing a full lifetime 100 races.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>During his career, he won 22 races, 11 of them were grade races with 7 at the G1 level.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The win in the 1999 CA Classic would turn out to be his first graded win.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Dusty Dance would try this event in 2000 but could not retain his title as he finished fifth.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He skipped the event in 2001 but returned in 2002 where Dusty would once again win this event with a speed of 116.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Ironically, this would be the very \u00a0<\/SPAN>last victory of Dusty\u2019s notable career. Dusty Dance is not the only Hall of Famer to win the CA Classic.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In 2006, Solar Song would win this event with a speed of 110.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Solar had a dynamite career winning over $16 million with 21 wins over 52 races and 11 grade wins, 9 at the G1 level.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This HOF\u2019er would finish forth the following year in an attempt to retain the crown. As it turns out, Dusty Dance still holds the record to this day with the fastest recorded speed of 118 and at the highest odds of 26-1.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Other notable facts are that post 9 has won this race three times and Jockey Gossett is the only one to win this race twice. Oh, did I tell you that the 2009 winner Silver Star Road is returning to try to win for a second time?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He holds the second fastest speed of 117 for this event. Will a future HOF\u2019er come out of this race?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Possibly\u2026time to look at the talent in this years event: 1.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Mira Boonta\u00a0 <\/SPAN>22-1<\/SPAN> This son of Distorted Humor has appeared in two graded races (both G2\u2019s) and has made two trips to the winner\u2019s circle in each race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The first was a nice Christmas present for his trainer, winning the DPCD Christmas Classic on Christmas day last year, and setting a career mark of 112.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In his last start, he won the Out of the City Handicap, making up 13 lengths in the final quarter of the race to win a photo finish with a speed of 109.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Tons and tons of late speed reside within this horse.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Timing will be the key and the odds offer great reward. 2.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Twist Twist\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>9-1<\/SPAN> This Empire Maker son has finished first or second 11 times out of 14 dirt starts.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Twist Twist will be making his third graded start.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He finished forth in the Heaven Stakes in January with a SP of 103 over 9 furlongs.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In June, his most recent start, he settled for second in the Movieland Shiny with a charted speed of 111 where he was beaten by Seattle in Awe.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Both of these races were on an off-track.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He likes to be on top and could very well be the pace setter in this race.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>In May, he set a career best speed of 114 on a fast track.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He can perform well on either surface and his recent numbers have looked very nice on the fast surface. Most trainers have been keeping their thoughts to themselves regarding this race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This is fine as not everyone wants to share their strategies with others.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>But trainer Wbstables3 was willing to share insight into Twist Twist.\u00a0 <\/SPAN> When asked if he was disappointed with the second place finish in his last start, Wbstables 3 answered \u201cTWIST TWIST is coming off his first loss @ 10f lto in the G1 Movieland Shiney Cup. In that race tried to take them wire 2 wire, but he was run down late by the Seattle In Awe. I was really happy with the effort since it was run on a off track.\u201d Ok, so his performance was pretty darn good.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Did he come out injured?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He hasn\u2019t raced in nearly two months \u201cAfter that race I decided to give a little freshening and prepare for this race\u201d the trainer replied \u201cTT has been training well ( I worked him at a mile the other day in 1:38 flat), Bob Baffert chimed in: He looks like a bomb getting ready to explode!\u201d That sound like a wonderful prep, but is he ready for this race and what will we see out of him? \u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>Smiling, Wbstables was happy to answer \u201cSince he is fresh I am expecting him to go straight to the front and play catch me if you can. I was fortunate to retain the services of the hot riding B. Peebles (who is a very underated jockey that can flat out horseback.)\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN> This guy does have the talent to make it hard for the rest to catch him.<\/SPAN><\/STRONG> 3\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Strobes\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>11-1<\/SPAN> Strobes, sired by Smart Strike, has won four stake races this year, two of them have been at the graded level.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He picked up wins in the National Rider Club (9f, G3) with a SP of 110 winning by in April.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His next race was in May where he won the 10f Peach State Classic (G3) rolling off a three stride victory, again at 10-1 and a SP of 111.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This guy likes to run in mid field and slyly maneuver his way towards the lead.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He didn\u2019t show much when racing in the G2 Out of the City Handicap, seeing his speed drop to 100.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That race ended a four race win streak and he may find his winning ways again in this race. Trainer Richgins was one of few answering the call for commentary on their horses this week.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u201c<\/SPAN>Hopes still run extremely high for <\/SPAN>STROBES\u201d he stated, continuing \u201c<\/SPAN> but <\/SPAN>Saturday’s race will tell us a lot. After four straght stakes win, two of them graded, hopes and aspirations ran high.\u201d\u00a0 <\/SPAN>When asked why he picked this race, Richgins responded \u201c\u2026 the plan then was to point him towards the Breeder’s Bowl Classic. That may still be the case, but he will have to rebound with a big performance on Saturday to show that he belongs with the big boys. He just wasn’t himself in his last race, never really picking up his feet. I guess\/hope that it was just a bounce and that he will come back to himself this week.\u201d\u00a0 <\/SPAN> Ok, that gives a little insight as to what happened in the last start, but how is he for this race?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u201cI am a little concerned that he is only “ready to go,” but he seems to have come out of the race fine, has trained forwardly since then, I am looking for a real big effort\u201d the trainer replied. RTG status doesn\u2019t sound like the ideal conditions to me, have you done anything to compensate or gain an edge?\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u201cI have instructed the jock to just keep him a little further off the pace than usual and make one big run from the quarter pole home. We’ll see how it goes.\u201d\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Maybe this maneuver will be the right strategy\u2026stay tuned!<\/SPAN><\/SPAN> 4\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Devilworship\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>10-1<\/SPAN> Devilworship comes off a run of three races on the turf where he had mixed results.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This Pulpit sired horse makes a return to the dirt where he is in pursuit of his first graded win.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019s tried thirteen times where he\u2019s finshed second or third five times.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His best shot of winning one of these prestigious races could arguably be made in the March running of the Sand Castle Classic where he bolted out to a huge lead that grew to over 9 strides which he blew and ended finishing second, two back with a career best speed of 115.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He\u2019ll be out vying for the lead,\u00a0 <\/SPAN>but holding onto it to the wire has been a tough task for Devil. 5.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sheltered\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>14-1<\/SPAN> Sheltered is the only horse bred from A-grade game-dam Privileged and has a G1 win last year in the Travelers Stakes with a career best of 112.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This past March he finished with an equal speed in the $6 million Sand Castle Classic where he finished third.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>These two races make up the bulk of his $1.3 million in earnings.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He can shine if he wants to and is difficult to tell what he will do here.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He usually gets a piece of the pie and could reward supporters.