Day: March 2, 2025

Race 6 at Santa Anita, Sat., Mar. 1

The program had another excellent result in the 6th today at Santa Anita, a $50K optional claiming race at 6f on the dirt for four-year-olds, with its first selection of #3 Book Smart at 22-1. The horse had a total win probability of 19.23%, converting to odds of 4-1. Sticking out about Book Smart’s data was its 34.7% COMP value, indicating 2-1 strength against the field on a component level in the simulation.In the race, Book Smart led from start to finish, routing the competition. Book Smart paid an outstanding $47.00 for the win.

$300K G2 San Felipe Handicap at Santa Anita, Sat., Mar. 1

The program had a nice result today in the $300K G2 San Felipe Handicap at Santa Anita today, run at 1 1/16 mi. on the dirt for three-year-olds, having the superfecta order correct with its first four selections of #2 Journalism at 3-1, #3 Barnes at 3-5, #4 Rodriguez at 7-2 and #1 Mellencamp at 20-1. The $2 tri-fecta paid $24.12 and the $0.10 superfecta paid $2.09. Journalism with strong stats in his favor, like 66.4% SPD win estimate and 89.1% LP win estimate, put away the heavy favorite, Barnes at 3-5, down the stretch in a fast time of 1:42:24.