2025 Southern California Horse Racing Insight & Best Bets

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00:00We start out with the one, Public Assembly, who comes off of a nice win last time out.

00:04This horse has won two of the last three.

00:06That was actually the first start coming to Southern California.

00:09And for Phil D'Amato, do you give this horse a shot in here?

00:13Yeah, I mean, talented, you know, taking a bit of a step up in class.

00:16And the distance is a little bit of a question because she's never gone this short of distance before.

00:20I think she would need another move forward, but can definitely do so.

00:25It's a really talented filly that's improving.

00:28The next horse, number two, has some serious ability, Alexa.

00:32This horse has raced three times, one of them in Ireland to start the career, and then two races in the U.S.

00:38Each of her races, too, has been followed by a layoff.

00:41She has won in different ways.

00:43She has been incredibly impressive visually.

00:47And it's a small thing where the naming of the horse, like raw ability, if I was going to name a horse raw ability,

00:53I would wait for a horse that I thought was really good and had some raw ability.

00:57I think that's the case with this one.

00:59What do you think about the number two in here?

01:01I love her.

01:02You know, she's versatile.

01:03She's got good running style.

01:05She's able to close from the back of the pack.

01:08This is a class test, but clearly talented.

01:11I made her my top selection before I realized my friend owns this horse.

01:15So now I'm really, really rooting her on.

01:19So, I mean, the favorite in here is going to be tough.

01:21We'll get to that.

01:22But I do really like raw ability quite a bit.

01:25Sneaker is the next one.

01:26She's a California bred.

01:28She's an honest horse, but a lot of her races have been facing, like, company that's not quite this good.

01:35Exactly what I had to say.

01:36You know, reliable, but is going to find this class level probably too much for the win.

01:40The number four, Uncorked, actually won this race last year.

01:44She's just not quite in the best form compared to last year.

01:47She just seemed like she was doing a little bit better.

01:50She's a horse who's going to come from the back of the pack, though.

01:52She'll kind of drop back.

01:54You see her in the early pace projection as the number four.

01:56So, she'll be running late on the scene.

01:58What do you think about this closer's chances in here?

02:01I like her more than you do, Gino.

02:03I mean, she has finished behind the number six.

02:06Tirapati is the favorite in here in her last two starts.

02:09But I think she looks pretty close to just as good as she's been last year.

02:14So, I think she's a major player.

02:16There'll be a fast pace in here.

02:18She's that mid-pack closer.

02:20So, should get a pace set up that she likes.

02:22If you look at the time from US pace projector on the screen, it does have her winning.

02:26The number five, Vengaza, has been running in really good form right now.

02:31But her races have been going shorter.

02:34Now, she's going to go a little bit longer.

02:35So, I kind of have to wait and see a little bit with her.

02:38I agree because she's 0 for 2 for going long distance.

02:41The number six, Tirapati, is a really cool horse.

02:44Especially for someone like you as an owner, Alexa.

02:45Because this horse won for only $35,000 to break her maiden.

02:50And then she was available to be claimed for only $25,000.

02:54And now she's up winning graded stakes races.

02:57The connections have done a fantastic job with her.

03:00Yeah.

03:00I mean, she's one of the top local turf milers probably out there on the West Coast.

03:07So, there's no shade to be thrown at her.

03:08She's really good.

03:09She's versatile.

03:10She's won from the lead.

03:11She's won from coming eight lengths off the leader before.

03:15So, she's also got a blazing work.

03:17So, she's ready.

03:18She'll be the one to beat.

03:19The next couple we have.

03:21Son of Hill, the seven, and the eight.

03:23Mucho Macho Girl.

03:24They're both 20 to one on the morning line.

03:27Bigger prices.

03:28I had a tough time making a case for either one of them.

03:31Could you build a case for either of these long shots?

03:34No, I'm passing on both of them.

03:35So, the seven, Son of Hill, the eight, we couldn't really get to.

03:39What about the nine, Eternal Rain?

03:40This one I thought was a little bit interesting because her races recently, she was a winner.

03:45She was second.

03:46And then second again in the two races she lost when she was second.

03:50She was only behind horses who went gate to wire.

03:53They basically won on the lead all the way around.

03:56Do you think she fits with this group?

03:58Yeah, I have her as my fourth selection in here.

03:59You know, she finished ahead of Tirapati on February 22nd.

04:05So, she has beat her before.

04:06She's got a bullet work this week.

04:08She's looking fit and ready.

04:09I think that she's a capable long shot.

04:12The 10 and the 11, the next two, both of these horses will probably try to be forwardly placed.

04:17I think they want to be close and in the race early on.

04:20I thought Hamwood Flyer, or the two of them, was more of like the wild card who has some older races against really good company.

04:27Any thoughts on those two?

04:28I struggled to leave out Hamwood Flyer in my top selections.

04:32I really, I didn't.

04:34It was my fifth pick.

04:35But she's good.

04:36She's got fast works.

04:38And she's running for the first time for her new trainer, Peter Yurton.

04:41And he wins 35% of the time when horses debut for him.

04:45So, I think if you like Hamwood Flyer, absolutely player at 10 to 1.

04:50I couldn't get to the outside too.

04:52And as we do get to those, we can pull up our selections for this race, Alexa.

04:57Because I wasn't able to get with those outside too.

04:59But you and I both like raw ability in here.

05:02Yeah.

05:03Yeah, we do.

05:03I like her a lot.

05:05I think she'll give that tough favorite a run for money.

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