Ralph Siraco's selections for Santa Anita

Wednesday's card

Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.

Post Time 1 p.m.

1st race 1 mi 3YO&up Clm

1 Refried Dreams (Desormeaux) 117

2 Bat Quemaito (Nakatani) 117

3 Just Java (Flores) 117

4 Master Boots (Valdivia) 117

5 Marvy Sal (Gonzalez) 112

6 Code Name rocky (Gomez) 117

7 Shorten Sail (Ramsammy) 117

8 Indisputable (McCarron) 115

Just Java -- Away from races for over a year, once competitive in Graded stakes, steady works and Flores for trainer Mitchell, tough if anywhere near old self.

Refried Dreams -- Returns to races on solid worktab with bullet 6-panel drill over the track on the 18th, 4 of 7 lifetime victories at this distance, Desormeaux?Baffert team.

Value Play -- Master Boots

2nd race 1-1/4 mi 3YO&up Turf Clm

1 Provide (Vergara) 117

2 Wings Bash (Nakatani) 117

3 Yuste (McCarron) 117

4 Awesome Thought (Flores) 117

5 Percutant (Blanc) 117

6 High Drama (Solis) 114

7 Olen Erin (Jacobs) 119

8 Pirate's Gulch (Alvarado) 117

9 Ladd (Douglas) 117

10 Sharpest Image (Stevens) 117

Wings Bash -- Pressed pace and outrun in Grade III Bay Meadows Handicap in last, in the quinella in both starts over this course and 6 for 8 at this distance with 3 victories, Nakatani/Sahadi combo.

Percutant -- Even 4th in troubled trip at Del Mar in last, 3 of 8 lifetime victories at this distance, nice work since raced, Blanc back.

Value Play -- Sharpest Image

3rd race 7 fur 3YO&up F&M Mdn Clm

1 Kute Kunico (Alferez) 120

2 Her Major (Lian-Reavey) 120

3 Dancingwithclass (Scott) 120

4 Brown's Best (Solis) 118

5 Glorious (Vergara) 120

6 Pretty Lilly (Kaenel) 120

7 Chianti Classic (Stevens) 122

8 In Trust (Espinoza) 120

9 Silk N Sassy (Gonzalez) 115

In Trust -- Chased and held 3rd at Del Mar in last when in need of a race, close runner up at Hollypark before that, steady works continue, Espinoza now for trainer Hess.

Brown's Best -- Made bid, led and outfinished at Del Mar in last, pressed early and debut 4th before that, Solis returns, a factor for graduation.

Value Play -- Chianti Classic

4th race 6 fur 3YO&up Clm

1 Slamming (Pincay) 117

2 Free World (Solis) 117

3 Askette's Concorde (Gomez) 117

4 Aplomado (Stevens) 117

5 Count Kattman (FValenzuela) 117

6 Savvy Connection (Gonzalez) 112

7 Boggle (Ramsammy) 117

8 Plenty Zloty (Delahoussaye) 117

9 Dobob (Vergara) 117

10 Krut (Espinoza) 117

11 Go Go Edric (Jimenez) 108

12 Time For Skywalker (Nakatni) 115

13 AE-Ropungie (Gomez) 117

Plenty Zloty -- Won easily with drastic drop in class at Del Mar in last, in the quinella 7 of 13 Anita stars, Eddie D. returns for encore, fits here.

Free World -- Wide runner up while claimed in last, 3rd before that, in the quinella 5 of 13 starts at this distance, reunites with Solis for this.

Value Play -- Slamming

5th race 1-1/8 mi 3YO&up Turf Alw

1 Northern Truce (Delahoussaye) 119

2 Lido (McCarron) 115

3 Avenging Eagle (Solis) 117

4 Speedball (Black) 117

5 Priceless (Desormeaux) 117

6 Reserveddance (Nakatani) 117

7 Turkish Prize (Pincay) 120

8 Adate (Stevens) 122

9 Point Proven (Valdivia) 122

10 File Away (Gomez) 115

11 AE-Assume (Alvarado) 119

12 AE-REsident Poet (Solis) 117

13 AE-Medicine Marv (Silva) 117

Northern Truce -- Set pace and no match on Del Mar lawn in last, game close 3rd in Hollypark marathon before that, won at this trip three races back, Eddie D. returns.

Assume -- 2nd by a neck on Del Mar turf in last, nice prep 3rd before that, pair of nice works since raced, Alvarado stays on Frankel trainee, needs a good trip from outside post.

Value Play -- File Away

6th race 6 fur 2YO Mdn Clm

1 Foreverme (Flores) 120

2 Hail Kamp (Arreaga) 111

3 Rusty Gold (Solis) 120

4 Cool Memories (Scott) 120

5 Robinson Creek (Rollins) 120

6 Hailed Till Dawn (Espinoza) 120

7 Land Catcher (Enriquez) 120

8 Poor Pilgrim (Puglisi) 120

9 Real T.V. (Black) 120

10 Eeyore (Ramsammy) 120

11 Belfast Drive (Gonzalez) 115

12 Apache Pass (Gomez) 120

13 AE-Big Bad Buddy (Mitchell) 120

14 AE-Lightning Gray (Delhousy) 120

15 AE-Blue Volt (FValenzuela) 118

16 AE-Bunker (Perkinson) 115

Lightning Gray -- 1st time starter by Bertrando, solid works over the track with a bullet drill on the 11th, well placed, Eddie D. for debut on Dutton trainee.

Hailed Till Dawn -- Dueled lead and weakened in debut at Del Mar, pair of decent Anita works since, should show early foot again, hustling Espinoza stays.

Value Play --Real T.V.

7th race 6 fur 3YO&up Alw

1 Danceswiththewind (Gonzalez) 110

2 Oysters (McCarron) 117

3 Gold Face (Gomez) 119

4 Tiz Mighty (Flores) 117

5 Confirmed Flight (Espinoza) 115

6 Silver Bounty (Solis) 117

7 J.R. Holmes (Delahoussaye) 115

8 Princely Price (Mitchell) 119

9 Karyn's Bounty (Ramsammy) 117

10 Mr. Insanity (Nakatani) 117

Mr Insanity -- 3-deep solid Del Mar maiden breaker in last, 3rd and placed 2nd through disqualification in debut for a tag before that, pair of nice Anita works since raced, Nakatani stays aboard.

Oysters -- Wide distant 3rd at a mile in last, in the quinella 4 of 5 prior starts with a maiden victory, back sprinting with McCarron staying aboard, a late factor here

Value Play -- Danceswiththewind

8th race 6-1/2 fur 3YO&up F&M Turf Hdcp

1 Tomorrows Sunshine (Solis) 114

2 Socket Set (Valdivia) 111

3 Imroz (Flores) 114

4 Advancing Star (McCarron) 121

5 Dance Parade (Desormeaux) 120

6 Green Jewel (Delahoussaye) 115

7 Curitiba (Stevens) 113

8 Sweet Nazarine (Blanc) 111

9 Conectis (Ramsammy) 111

10 Hula Queen (Davila) 109

Dance Parade -- Returns to races with steady works, won twice off-the-shelf in as many starts over this course, 1 for 1 down the hill, Desormeaux/Drysdale team for deja vu.

Advancing Star -- Hard knocking mare working bullets for return, in the quinella in all 4 starts down the hill with a victory and 5 of 6 with a pair of victories overall on turf, McCarron returns for trainer Mandella, a factor throughout.

Value Play -- Green Jewel

9th race 1-1/16 mi 3YO&up Mdn Clm

1 Gospel Hill (Nakatani) 120

2 Hollywood Man (Scott) 118

3 Disguys Dalimit (Valdivia) 120

4 Going Light (Mitchell) 120

5 Key Reversal (Steiner) 120

6 Wolf's Cub (Alvarado) 118

7 L'Mann (Flores) 118

8 Solstitial (Enriquez) 120

9 Brash (Gonzalez) 113

10 Irish Hunt (Dieguez) 113

11 Gemeral (Solis) 120

12 Untapped Silence (Beasley) 115

Disguys Dalimit -- Improved runner up effort at Fairplex in last, eliminated with slow start in debut at Del Mar before that, Valdivia stays, good as any on the stretchout.

Gospel Hill -- Outrun in three career starts, now drops to claimer, Nakatani takes over on Peterson trainee, draws good rail post, class drop may be Gospel diploma.

Value Play -- Gemeral

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