Trainer Christophe Clement is 0 for 40 in BC races. He has 3 shots Friday in the 6th, 8th & 10th & 1 shot Saturday in the 11th.
The wavering pools are humongous in these races resulting in some very nice payoffs. These are the highest prices: Win $269.20; exacta $2117 (last year); trifecta $39,031.20 & the superfecta paid $629, 907!
Trainer Wesley Ward has won the last 2 Juvey Turf Sprints & has 3 entered this year. The chalk has won this race at a 67% clip. The winner has gone wire to wire in each of the 3 races won starting in 2018. All 3 winners had 3 or fewer starts & the Euro's are 0-15 in this race.
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9 of the 14 Juvenile winners had a prep race in Cali. #3 Oviatt Class, #4 Papacap, #8 Barossa, #9 Pinehurst #12 Corniche all fall into this category. In the last decade only twice has the winner gone wire to wire.
The favorites in the Juvenile Turf have won at a dismal 14%. Trainer Aidan O'Brien has won this race 4 times which is more than any other trainer.
Even though Gamine in the Filly/Mare Sprint is based out of Cali & has trainer @ Del Mar, this will be her 1st race at the track. This race has never been won wire to wire by the pacemaker. In 14 races, they are 0-2-1.
Defending champion of the Turf Sprint, Glass Slippers, has finished 3rd in all 3 of her starts this year. She won @10-1 last year. Same goes for defending champ of the Filly/Mare Turf, Audarya, hasn't won since last year when she cashed @17-1.
In the Filly/Mare Turf, Euro's have 4 of the last 5 races including back to back winners in 2019 & 2020. Girls that have prepped for this race in Cali are a horrible 0 for 48. #1 Going to Vegas & #11 Dogtag are the only 2 that fit in this category. Aidan O'Brien has not done well in this race going 15-0-2-2. He has a good chance to break that curse with # 4 Love.
In the Sprint, 6 of the last 8 winners have been 9/2 or less. As a prep race, the Sant Anita Sprint Championship has produced 7 winners. #3 C Z Rocket & #9 Dr. Schivel, who won that race, fit this category.
In the Distaff, the favorite has won 43% of the time. # 6 Letruska will be the chalk here.
In the Turf Classic, Euro's have won 17 of the last 22 including 5 of the last 6. #7 Walton Street, #8 Broome, #9 Sisfahan, #10 Yibir, #12 Teona & #13 Tarnawa all fit the bill.
8 straight Classic winners have been 6-1 or less.
That's all I have for now.