Saturday's Best Bet: Colonist an interesting longshot in San Luis Rey
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Photo:
Zoe Metz Photography
Handicapper: Jarrod Horak
Track: Santa Anita Park
Race: 9 - Post Time: 7:18pm ET
Recent Best Bet Winners:
3/17 - SA 8 RIVER BOYNE ($4.80), Trifecta ($19.00)
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Saturday’s 9th race from Santa Anita Park (3-24-18) is the Grade 2 San Luis Rey Stakes for 4-year-olds and up traveling a mile and a half on the turf course.
#8 COLONIST (10-1) tries a marathon for the first time, and he runs like he might enjoy more ground. The four-year-old colt exits a turf win, has only started ten times, and Flavien Prat sticks with the interesting longshot.
#2 Itsinthepost (6-5) won this race at 6-1 odds last year, and since that effort, he has captured four of eight graded turf routes.
#9 Hayabusa One finished a nose behind Itsinthepost in the Grade 2 San Marcos at ten furlongs last time. This is the longest race of his career, but he is sharp and improving, and might be up to the task.
#6 Aquaphobia (10-1) got up by a neck to defeat lesser nine furlong foes at Santa Anita Feb. 4. He is a consistent turf route performer for quality trainer Robert Falcone, Jr.
THE PLAYS:
#8 to win
Exacta 8/2-9
Exacta 2-9/8
Trifecta 2-9/ALL/6-8
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