Today’s analysis and picks done pre-scratches.
DRF Feature Race of the Day: Santa Anita • Race 8 • 6:30 p.m. ET [PPs] Freaking 12 furlong marathon on the turf out West. Here are the horses that caught my eye.
2 Lady Clementine gets Flavien Prat in the irons. Good enough form if we toss the last race where she was pulled up.
4 Duvet Day Trainer Mike McCarthy would like to see this 4-year-old get back to her form of last summer.
5 Australia Mia McCarthy’s other entry goes for the first time under his tutelage with jockey Frankie Dettori on the mount.
I’m going to take a shot with Australia Mia on top here. She projects to be out front. With any late kick she can hold off the late comers.
Gulfstream Park • Race 6 • 2:38 p.m. ET Some veteran runners here. In a bizarre move, 4 Braccio Di Ferro goes for the first time on turf today.
Picks: 5-1-7-4
Fair Grounds • Race 14 • 7:30 p.m. ET Nice field for this year’s edition of the Lecomte. I’m in a contest starting with this race that runs all the way through the Triple Crown. For each race, you play a single mythical wager with $100. I have submitted a $50 exacta box 1,4 just now. 1 Echo Again has the early speed, and 4 Confidence Game has finished in the exacta his last two out.
Best of luck!