Santa Anita - California Flag Stakes

Santa Anita

Today's card at Santa Anita features the running of the California Flag Stakes on the unique downhill turf course at the distance of about 6 1/2 furlongs. This race is named for the terrific grass sprinter and 2009 Breeders Cup Turf Sprint Champion: California Flag.

Let's relive that 2009 Breeders Cup Turf Sprint:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSt0CixwIXQ

Today's California Flag Stakes will go as Race 3.

Race	Top 3 Picks	Why Do I like My Top Pick?
1	1­-4-­7	Tiz Bliss ran a good second at Los Al in a similar spot. She gets more ground today and seems to prefer the dirt surface.
2	3-­1­-5	Hadfunlastnight won at Del Mar at this distance when claimed by Garcia. He’s finished in top 2 in over 50% of his races.
3	6­-4­-2	Red Outlaw is undefeated, can win on the lead or stalking the pace, and he’s already a stakes winner over this turf course.
4	2­-9­-1	Delaney’s Joy has been given a break since Del Mar and trainer has done well with this move. I think she will like the dirt.
5	6­-2­-1	Red Man Run chased a fast pace, made a good move in the turn but finished second. A repeat effort will be tough to beat.
6	4­-3­-2	Educating finished sixth in debut at Del Mar when bet down to 7­/2 odds. Expect much improvement in second start today.
7	10­-7­-9	Cyrus Alexander was bought at auction for $1.7 million dollars. He has some good workouts leading up to his debut.
8	5­-4­-2	Tangelo is a neck away from being 2­for­2 over this distance. He looks to be improving and he’s only making fifth career start.
9	11­-7­-9	Sonic Fever finished second in his debut at Los Al against a similar field and looks to have a couple of decent workouts.

Best Bet:
Race 6 ­ #4 Educating 
Bets:
$10 Win on #4 Educating 
$5 Exacta: #4 with #2 and #3 

La Mejor Apuesta:
Race 6 #4 Educating
-Termino en sexto lugar en su debut en Del Mar cuando lo apostaron a odds de 7/2. Espero que mejore en su segunda carrera hoy.