Friday's Best Bet: Celturian goes dirt-to-turf at Santa Anita Park
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Santa Anita Park
Handicapper: Jarrod Horak
Track: Santa Anita Park
Race: 8 - Post Time: 6:50pm ET
Recent Best Bet Winners:
4/20 - SA 1 - YA GOTTA WANNA ($13.40), Exacta ($27.20), Trifecta ($32.25)
4/25 - KEE 6 - DOT MATRIX ($9.60)
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Friday’s 8th race from Santa Anita Park (4-27-18) is a $54,000 maiden special weight event for CA-bred 3-year-olds and up traveling one mile on the turf course.
#9 CELTURIAN (3-1) split a 10-horse field in his off the turf debut March 24. Dan Hendricks is 4-for-18 with second timers and 6-for-25 sprint/route.
#2 Huddle (9-5) stretched out and earned a better number in a dueling 4th vs. similar course/distance foes March 30. He adds blinkers and could easily graduate.
#10 Famous Rock Star (7-2) pressed the pace from post 11 before fading in his dirt sprint bow March 17. He removes blinkers, stretches out, and switches surfaces for Jeff Mullins.
THE PLAYS:
#9 to win
Exacta 9/2-10
Exacta 2-10/9
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