12/26 (SA): Sir Beaufort (Gr. III); Malibu (Gr. I)

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Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

the Into Mischief and Georgie Boy.

BBJ seems to have a special affinity for Santa Anita, and of course the track was super fair today compared to the fall which should not be overlooked. Makes beating Indian Blessing pretty improbable.

This Santa Anita was a different course than he ran over last winter.

It seems like the popular opinion on Santa Anita Pro Ride course is front runners can't hold on. Perhaps that might have happened in the fall when the temps were almost summer like. I was told that they had rain in So Cal the past few days. It didn't rain much during the OakTree meet. Maybe moisture in the track and/or cooler tempuratures changes things. We'll find out in the coming weeks.

As far as Bob Black Jack I believe it came down to the basics. He was the quickest horse who had no peers as front runners. When a speed horse sets his own pace he or she is tough to run down. The closers are running for second and in this case that is exactly what happened.