1/31 (SA): Santa Monica H. (G1)

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by cannonman

Try to take everything into account.

The synthetic start in Erie was off a 100 day layoff. Daughter of the "rock" has had two efforts since the change in trainers. The first was in the Matriarch where the race flipped and she had ZERO chance yet ran huge.

In the nine panel effort earlier this month she was oddly favored in a heat too far for her. Her works for this have been much, much better. As the only multiple grade one winner she draws the fence, gets gomez, sheds weight and drops back to a trip she should relish.

Well, I'm not betting the race so good luck. You should actually get a decent price on her.

[NTamm1215]

I will be very surprised if Diamondrella wins this race. She was dreadful in the Presque Isle Masters and I can't see how the cutback will lead to some huge wake-up call.

I think Proviso will be tough but could see Evita Argentina jumping up should the field come back to her even slightly.

NT

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

I will be very surprised if Diamondrella wins this race. She was dreadful in the Presque Isle Masters and I can't see how the cutback will lead to some huge wake-up call.

I think Proviso will be tough but could see Evita Argentina jumping up should the field come back to her even slightly.

NT

I don't like Diamondrella, but off the running line (2.5 lengths off a :45 half), its possible she was a little too close to a relatively quick pace in that one synthetic start. She might be better on it than that race suggests.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

46.31? I Yi Yi

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Congrats to Marty n' Vic.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Could of done without that race.

[randallscott35]

Yeah, didn't do much for me as far as Grade 1s go. Gabby seems difficult to keep sound.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Sadler might consider a rabbit for his filly. I don't think she's ever gunna win another race that starts with a 23 quarter. She did it once, but that was a really weak race. The owner should give someone a percentage of his filly (as long as their filly insures a sub 23.) These horseracing people are stubborn. Nobody thinks they need a rabbit. They do. They relied on Tuscan running in there, but they need to stop relying on other people's horses to set a pace. I don't know whether it's stubborness, lazyness, or a fear of being called non-sporting. It's a business. Take care of your business.