Ralph Siraco’s Selections for Wednesday’s at Santa Anita

Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998 | 6:26 a.m.

Wednesday's card

Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.

Post Time 1 p.m.

1st race 6 fur 4YO&up Clm

1 Singular Vision (Desormeaux) 119

2 Imua Keoki (Martinez) 117

3 Fierce (Alferez) 117

4 Hermosilla (Garcia) 117

5 Mr. C I Prospector (Alvarado) 117

6 Star Quest (Gonzalez) 112

7 California Candi (Vergara) 117

Singular Vision -- Game wide-trip winner on wet track in last, in the quinella eight of 11 starts at the distance with a trio of victories and six of eight at Anita, two for two on wet tracks, repeat ready.

Kmua Keoki -- Set pace and outfinished to second at a mile in last, 12 of 14 lifetime victories at this distance, in the quinella 31 of 71 career starts, runner-up five of nine wet-track outings.

Value Play -- Mr. C I Prospetor

2nd race 6 fur 4YO&up F&M Mdn Clm

1 December Bride (Gonzalez) 112

2 Tell You Something (Atkinson) 117

3 Vineyard (Pincay) 119

4 Bianca B (Valdez) 113

5 Silueta (Alvarado) 117

6 Prized American (Black) 119

7 Asprey (Simpson) 117

8 Kullah's Account (Espinoza) 119

9 Misowpy (Stevens) 119

Misowpy -- Tracked, led and outfinished when second first time in claimer in last, showed little in debut at Golden Gate before that, Stevens stays, placed for graduation run here.

Vineyard -- Has compromised chances with bad starts in all three career outings, best-finish third in last, Pincay takes over on money-burning favorite, gets cap and gown with a prompt start.

Value Play -- Prized American

3rd race 1-1/16 mi 4YO&up F&M Clm

1 a-Blue Talent (Garcia) 120

2 Dancing Frona (Nakatani) 115

3 Proudly (Solis) 117

4 Best Of Form (Blanc) 117

5 B J Ballet (Stevens) 117

6 a-Tailhook Trouble (Gomez) 115

7 Betrayer (Gonzalez) 110

8 Lady Integrity (Pincay) 115

Dancing Frona -- Broke in the air, wide and bled in the mouth when second in comeback effort in last, won five of prior nine lifetime starts and one for one on wet track, steady works since raced, Nakatani/Mitchell ombo, all systems go.

Blue Talent -- Part of contentious entry, drops again in class after big fade job in last, speed and overmatched before that, 11-length win on wet track three races back, reunites with winning rider Garcia here.

Value Play -- Lady Integrity

4th race 6 fur 4YO&up F&M Clm

1 Sloan Sky (Blanc) 117

2 Rendies Primavera (Pincay) 115

3 Timely Expression (Gonzalez) 110

4 Bean Sum Fun (Scott) 115

5 Adoracion (Desormeaux) 117

6 Really A Fact (Espinoza) 117

7 Pasteret (Nakatani) 117

8 Gavotte (Simpson) 115

Pasteret -- Clearly best with gate-to-wire win while claimed in last, takes normal step up in class, winning rider Nakatani stays for new connections, chance to steal quick return on investment here.

Really A Fact -- Even fifth in last, fourth from brief layoff before that, four for 10 last year and two for four at Anita, competitive at this level, Espinoza stays for third start since return.

Value Play -- Bean Sum Fun

5th race 6-1/2 fur 3YO Mdn Clm

1 Monterey Jack (Solis) 118

2 Hard (Alvarado) 118

3 Far's Patrick (Castanon) 118

4 Eldorado Glow (Gonzalez) 113

5 Karmegamatt's Joy (Alferez) 118

6 Bee Magic (Garcia) 118

7 River Shannon (Flores) 118

8 Slew O War (Valdivia) 118

9 Cornealous (Nakatani) 118

10 Fabiao (Valdez) 109

11 Iza Prince (Pincay) 118

Slew O War -- First-time starter with Seattle Slew bloodlines, solid swift worktab over the track, two nice gate drills of most recent four moves, productive trainer West gets Valdivia for debut, should handle off going.

Bee Magic -- Tracked and decent debut fifth on wet track from outside post in last, gets better post and race experience now, Garcia stays for quarterhorse trainer Collins.

Value Play -- Monterey Jack

6th race 1 mi 3YO Alw

1 A Touch Of Grey (Black) 115

2 Nationalore (Solis) 115

3 Brimfield Bound (Alvarado) 115

4 Half A Glass (Flores) 115

5 His Legacy Too (Stevens) 117

6 K For Three (Desormeaux) 115

7 Bob Gaede (Pincay) 115

8 J. Coltrane (Nakatani) 115

Nationalore -- Has earned more than a quarter-million dollars and is still a maiden, in the money 10 of a dozen lifetime races that include third third-place finishes in Hollywood Futurity and Breeders' Cup Juvenile, reunites with SOlis who got the closest to a victory.

Half A Glass -- Broke maiden with mild hand ride as the favorite in last, just missed by a head when debut runner-up after slow start before that, speedster stretches out here, theft on agenda for Flores/Baffert team.

Value Play -- A Touch Of Grey

7th race 6-1/2 fur 4YO&up F&M Alw

1 Critical Factor (Martinez) 115

2 Naughty N Haughty (Delahousy) 115

3 Dunbar Hill (McCarron) 115

4 Tomorrows Sunshine (Solis) 115

5 R Affair (Hunter) 116

6 Witchy (Desormeaux) 117

7 Tootie Cook (Stevens) 116

8 Regal Holdings (Valdivia) 115

Dunbar Hill - Promising filly makes another comeback -- this time from a one-year layoff -- with solid worktab, bullet six-panel drill over good track on the 6th, both career victories at Anita, proven winner fresh.

Tomorrows Sunshine -- Overmatched while wide and trailed in Grade II Anita stakes in last, fourth in Grade I before that, powerful come-from-behind victory three races back, in the quinella in all four starts at this distance with a trio of wins, reunites with winning rider Solis.

Value Play -- Witchy

8th race 6-1/2 fur 3YO Mdn Clm

1 Franks Eldorado (Gomez) 118

2 Toluca Gold (Espinoza) 118

3 Riparian (Sanchez) 116

4 China Prize (Delahoussaye) 118

5 Eastornorth (Garcia) 118

6 Floppy Disc (Flores) 116

7 Keen (Simpson) 118

8 Creates (Scott) 116

9 Pipers Glen (Hunter) 118

10 Ridgegate (Pedroza) 118

11 Slew Of Jules (Pincay) 118

China Prize -- Pressed to early quick fractions and gave way in last, outrun in debut before that, drops to claimer now, steady works since raced, Eddie D. stays for cap-and-gown nightcap.

Pipers Glen -- Closed, led and outfinished while close debut second in last, two most recent solid works since raced, Hunter returns on beaten young trainer Dollace favorite.

Value Play -- Slew Of Jules