3/12 (SA): Santa Margarita S. (G1); San Felipe (G2)
 

6th (3:05) Santa Margarita Invitational S. (G1)

1 1/8 Miles | Fillies and Mares | 4 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $300,000

1 Party With Brando Blanc B 118 L
2 Always a Princess Garcia M 120 L
3 St Trinians (GB) Talamo J 118 L
4 Switch Rosario J 118 L
5 Vision in Gold Bejarano R 118 L
6 Miss Match (ARG) Gomez G K 118 L
7 Hemera Nakatani C S 118 L



8th (4:07) San Felipe S. (G2)

1 1/16 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $250,000

1 Albergatti Gomez G K 118 L
2 Runflatout Rosario J 118 L
3 Surrey Star (IRE) Talamo J 118 L
4 Awesome Patriot Bejarano R 118 L
5 Comma to the Top Nakatani C S 123 L
6 Premier Pegasus Quinonez A 118 Blk-Off L
7 Bench Points Flores D R 118 L
8 Jakesam Valenzuela P A 118 L
9 Jaycito Garcia M 123 Blk-Off L
10 Quail Hill Pedroza M A 118 L

Happy to see Blind Luck get away from the Princess and that strip.

The San Felipe is stacked with speed....WOW!

Don't worry .... most of them probably won't use it.

They gonna save it for something else?

Probably an attempt at using it on the far turn for most.

If Jaycito can avoid blowing the turns he should be really tough here.

Mike Smith off should do the trick.

The guy replacing him isn't much help.

What trick is that? The make Chantal cry trick? Trollo

My premise is that none of those BC Juvenile shenanigans were Jaycito's doing.

Of course, with Mitchell in his corner at the time, you never know.

How about Mike Mitchell off then?

I think Jaycito is stabled only a few yards away from Setsuko.

He's an alchemist ... I'd feel very good about most 3yos going to Baffert .. but Mitchell to Baffert is a weird change of trainer.

I'm not a big jockey guy ... but if I'm training in So. Cal ... my preference of jock in a dirt route is as follows:

Front end speed or stalker:
Victor Espinoza
Bejarano

Mid-pack horse:
Rosario
Gomez
Espinoza

Closer:
Rosario

Why do you like Gomez on a mid pack horse and not on a closer?

Closing Sprinter Jock: Gomez is the best ever!

Fine. Add him as #2 for closer as well

The list of guys who can't help a horse is much longer.

I'm just glad Party With Brando was able to get an invitation to the Santa Margarita. I mean, she SO deserved it, and for a while I thought she might be left out of the party.

She made 23 starts in 2010 alone ... and came out firing with 3 starts in the month of Jan... she's a modern day Peat Moss type except she has no ability at all.

The "share a needle program" has finally come to barn 82. It's about time congrats

LOL. Didnt Abrams have one get an invitation to last years so they could get the race to fill? Im pretty sure she was scratched the day of the race.

So...probably going to be wide, make an early move, and get the sh!t beat out of him the entire stretch because of that early move. Is that what you forsee also?