Ralph Siraco’s Selections For Thursday at Santa Anita

Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998 | 6:21 a.m.

Friday's card

Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.

Post Time 1 p.m.

1st race 1-1/8 mi 3YO Alw

1 Stritzel (Flores) 117

2 Covenant (McCarron) 117

3 Beaujonny (Espinoza) 117

4 Dawn Exodus (Solis) 117

5 Tryumphant (Simpson) 115

6 Outsourcing (Stevens) 120

7 Precise Direction (Black) 117

Dawn Exodus -- Returns to races with series of long foundation works, runner-up in both career turf starts that include most recent effort at Holypark in December, third in November Grade III Churchill stakes, Solis returns for comeback.

Stritzel -- Strong handling to break maiden as the favorite on wet track in last, steady works since with bullet six-panel drill on the 19th, bred to like lawn, Flores returns on Baffert trainee.

Value Play -- Outsourcing

2nd race 1-1/16 mi 4YO&up F&M Clm

1 Polvita (Solis) 117

2 Lady Fifty Six (Puglisi) 117

3 Born To Be Blue (Blanc) 117

4 Pirate's Moist (Stevens) 117

5 Marflin (Gonzalez) 112

6 Determinella (Garcia) 117

7 Court's Amiga (Delahoussaye) 117

8 Shar's Card (Valdez) 110

9 Dirty Katherine (Pedroza) 117

10 Smooth Wine (Pincay) 117

Pirate's Hoist -- Invades from Arizona fresh off a Turf Paradise victory, in the quinella last five outings and 10 of 13 last year with eight wins, attracts Stevens here, desert invaders holding their own at the meet.

Lady Fifty Six -- Won at this level and distance by daylight in last, won three of 10 lifetime starts and two of three at the distance, limited starters for 25 percent trainer and 29 percent rider, capable of repeat here.

Value Play -- Polvita

3rd race 6 fur 3YO Mdn Clm

1 Shooting Iron (Scott) 118

2 General (Pincay) 118

3 How Now (Espinoza) 118

4 Cee's Man (Stevens) 118

5 Avenueofthestars (Vergara) 118

6 Sharcan (Black) 118

7 Colonel Rennie (Atkinson) 116

8 Golden Song (Simpson) 118

9 Spy Wire (McCarron) 118

10 Silver Risk (Solis) 118

11 Lost Treasure (Gomez) 118

12 Dream Trip (Flores) 118

13 AE-Future Connection (Nktni) 118

14 AE-Coalminer (Douglas) 118

How Now -- Broke in the air and never in it from inside post in last, four-wide fourth on wet track before that, freshman debut runner-up at Keeneland three races back, drops to claimer now. diploma awaits.

Cee's Man -- First-time starter by Manila has steady worktab, nice most recent pair of drills with seven panels on the 18th and a gate move on the 25th, good post and Stevens for debut.

Value Play -- Silver RIsk

4th race 1 mi 4YO&up F&M Turf Alw

1 Legend Of Russia (Stevens) 115

2 S'Mor Sunshine (Gonzalez) 105

3 Double Scotch (Nakatani) 120

4 Metro Express (Black) 116

5 Indiahoma (Desormeaux) 120

6 Emimag (Simpson) 115

7 Cerdan (Gomez) 116

8 Eternity Range (McCarron) 116

9 Storm Master (Solis) 117

Eternity Range -- Close runner-up over good course in last, steady solid works over the course since, Group I-placed in France, McCarron takes over on beaten Ellis favorite, runs well off the bench.

Legend Of Russia -- English-bred French-raced import makes U.S. debut off steady worktab, bullet seven-panel drill on the 12th, in the money five of six lifetime starts, Stevens gets the call from hot conditioner Drysdale.

Value Play -- Storm Master

5th race 6 fur 4YO Fil Clm

1 Prized Peaches (Vergara) 115

2 Knight Streaker (Gomez) 115

3 Personality Lady (Ramsammy) 115

4 Pillary (Garcia) 115

5 Drop Of Honey (Solis) 115

6 Kidnap (Espinoza) 115

7 Someday Royal (Sorenson) 115

8 Mighty Might (Nakatani) 117

9 Dancer Ivonne (Gonzalez) 110

10 Unpredictable Sky (Scott) 113

11 Frantic Frances (Hunter) 115

12 Lickey Vickey (Flores) 115

13 AE-Sweet Symmetry (Pedroza) 117

14 AE-Cut An Paste (Pincay) 115

Drop Of Honey -- Off slow, dueled lead early and held second at longer in last, in the quinella three of prior seven outings in Northern California and two of four at the distance, Solis stays on beaten Stute favorite, Drop is looking for a Honey of a theft.

Mighty Might -- Held on gamely to win in return at higher level in last, also broke maiden at Anita in debut for a two for two record over the track, Nakatani stays on Peterson trainee, class drop off a win only concern.

Value Play -- Frantic Frances

6th race 1 mi 3YO Turf Alw

1 Myfavorite Place (Desormeaux) 117

2 Shot MD (Simpson) 117

3 Search Me (Valdivia) 120

4 Champ's Star (Solis) 120

5 Iron Cat (Douglas) 117

6 Piazito (Espinoza) 115

7 Wasatch (Stevens) 117

8 Run Runner (Pincay) 117

Iron Cat -- Awkward start and third in last, game second in sprint stakes before that, in the quinella three of four starts at the distance, nice works since raced, Douglas stays for trainer Bradshaw.

Myfavorite Place -- Game close second after setting pace while beating top pick in last when in need of a race, broke maiden at this distance at Oak Tree three races back, Desormeaux returns on Baffert trainee.

Value Play -- Search Me

7th race 1 mi 4YO&up Turf Alw

1 Manilasterre (Patton) 116

2 Churchland (Almeida) 115

3 Knifemaker (Flores) 116

4 Megawing (Puglisi) 118

5 Lago (Desormeaux) 116

6 Bullfinch (Delahoussaye) 116

7 White Hot (McCarron) 115

8 Harbour Sunset (Black) 116

9 Hundred Dollarkiss (Gonzalez) 111

10 Precious Ring (Stevens) 116

11 AE-Flaming West (Nakatani) 115

12 AE-Master Boots (Nakatani) 115

Churchland -- Scratched twice while waiting to stay on the turf since better-than-looked down-the-hill fifth in January, steady swift works since raced, in the quinella half of 10 lifetime starts with a trio of victories, won Del Mar grass stakes at this distance last July, gets winning rider Almeida back.

Precious Ring -- Makes comeback with steady worktab, troubled third in Del Mar marathon turf stakes when last raced in August, lands easier spot for return here, Stevens takes over, must overcome outside post.

Value Play -- White Hot

8th race 1-1/16 mi 4YO&up Mdn Clm

1 Roncelli (Sorenson) 117

2 Do It In Three (Steiner) 112

3 Cash Cash Cash (Stevens) 118

4 Local Hero (Silva) 119

5 Current Agenda (Vergara) 117

6 Super Majestic (Valdez) 113

7 Power Approach (Rodriguez) 117

8 Candi's Silver (Garcia) 117

9 Gotta Dance (Gonzalez) 112

10 Wayne's Whirl (Scott) 118

11 My Favorite Story (Simpson) 117

12 The Great Chase (Davenport) 119

13 AE-Cub's Folly (Culberson) 118

Cash Cash Cash -- May not have liked good track while solid third in last, in the money four of prior five outings, gets better inside post here, Stevens sees enough to give it another go, we will too.

Current Agenda -- No rally on wet track in last, third from outside post at seven panels in comeback before that, nice works since raced, Vergara stays for third start since return, good spot for action.

Value Play -- My Favorite Story