Santa Anita Handicap

Blogger almost calls sister to wheel the Santa Anita Handicap Trifecta for the surest Trifecta since who knows when.  Resisted the temptation.  I'd thought it possible that one of the three would get run off their feet, and--happened.  Got one right for a change.

Quite a performance by Game On Dude.  And, did I see those fractions right?  1:31 and change for the mile?  Got to be a mistake.  Game On Dude's performance rousing enough to spend $2.95 on DRF PPs.  What training caused that performance?

Looking at GOD PPs--well--looks like u can breeze a horse every 5 days. First for Baffert? What is world coming to? They waited 8 days after his last race on which prior GOD had breezed every 6 days.  Since in that race GOD finished up the track, supposing Baffert decided to space breezing even closer.  Never seen Baffert do that.

Count 'em:

2/8 raced.
2/16 :47.4
2/21 1:00.4
2/26 1:25.4 (7f--what is world coming to?)
3/3 1:00.3
3/8 Wins SA Handicap by lengths.

The race was GOD's sixth fast work in a 30 days.  That's once every 5 days.

I do want to post one caveat.  Do you breeze this hard every 5 days including 2 races in a month unless the horse bones have previously been conditioned to that?  Hopefully Dude comes out of this sound.

Training:
Weather has been mud and cold.  So much for the spring forecast.  We've been able to continue strong riderless work.  How do I get 'em to go all out and long.  Just avoid bringing the cam corder.  3/7 they all three went all out riderless for about 2f--WU (which was fast--they were into it) + 2 x 2.5 F and each heat contained about 2f with them racing each other down then up the hill.  We've passed on riding due to mud and cold. Limiting # of heats till big boy gets stronger.