Santa Anita to race on Saturday, Sunday

Following the cancellation of Friday's card due to inclement weather, looks like the worst is over.

Saturday and Sunday will proceed as planned with Friday's card going to a day in the following week.

Saturday's card features the Gr 1 Beholder Mile for f&m.  Baffert saddles 3 of the 8 runners with his Fun to Dream on 5/2 with next best coming from Steve Asmussen with Pauline's Pearl 7/2.

No weather problems that we are aware of at Tampa Bay with the Hillsborough, Florida Oaks and Tampa Bay Derby all on the card.

The Hillsborough Gr 2 is over 1800m on turf with two Chad Brown runners on top in the Morning Line – Shantisara on 2/1 and Rougir 7/2.

The Florida Oaks is Gr 3 over 1700m turf with a full field of 12 and 2 emergencies.  Chad Brown heads this market too with Free Look on 2/1 and Alpha Bella from Tod Pletcher's barn on 9/2.

The Tampa Bay Derby is over 1800m and has 12 runners headed by Tapit Trice on 8/5 for Pletcher with Saez riding.  Stablemate Shesterken is on 9/2 and Mott's Classic Legacy could be value on 6/1.

Going North Oaklawn Park hosts the Azeri Stakes Gr 2 over 1700m with 8 to run.  Asmussen's Clairiere looks a good thing here and is on 6/5 with Joel Rosario on board.  Secret Oath is 5/2 for D Wayne Lukas and Gaffalone rides and Interstatedaydream is on 3/1 for Cox-Geroux.



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