Ralph Siraco’s selections for Santa Anita

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1998 | 10:43 a.m.

Wednesday's card

Post Time 1 p.m.

1st race 1 mi 2YO Mdn: 1 Preachin' Man (Steiner) 120; 2 No Stone Unturned (FValenz) 120; 3 Garcon Gris (Flores) 120; 4 Victory Ridge (Ramsammy) 120; 5 Lentini (Espinoza) 118; 6 Iza Twister (Gonzalez) 115; 7 Joy To Me And You (Alvarado) 120; 8 Sunday Stroll (Pincay) 120; 9 Prairieton (Enriquez) 120.

2nd race 1 mi 3YO&up F&M Clm: 1 Baxter's Susie Q (FValenz) 117; 2 Funny Flag (Nakatani) 117; 3 Candy Mountain (Solis) 117; 4 Bank On Red (Valdivia) 117; 5 Shimmering (Kaenel) 115; Wortheverycent (Gomez) 117; 7 Nature's Fury (Flores) 117.

3rd race 6-1/2 fur 3YO&up F&M Mdn Clm: 1 Flying Hostess (Jimenez) 115; 2 Always In A Tizzy (Ramsammy) 122; 3 Swing In Solana (Black) 120; 4 So Cal Miss (Blanc) 120; 5 Kiss My Goldie (Pincay) 118; 6 Carol Lea (Scott) 120; 7 Susan McBean (Long) 118; 8 Silk N Sassy (Gonzalez) 115; 9 Never Miss (Smith) 110.

4th race 1 mi 3YO&up Turf Alw: 1 Assume (Alvarado) 119; 2 Don Ton (Pedroza) 117; 3 Search Me (Gonzalez) 110; 4 The Mouthpiece (Flores) 122; 5 Invergordon (Espinoza) 115; 6 Lido (McCarron) 115; 7 Going Green (Desormeaux) 117; 8 Mac Nicholas (Delahoussaye) 119; 9 Reserveddance (Nakatani) 117; 10 Southern Squall (Atkinson) 115.

5th race 6 fur 2YO Fil Mdn: 1 Vim (Enriquez) 118; 2 Starry Eyes (Alvarado) 120; 3 a-Can Can Sue (Almeida) 118; 4 Pass The Irish (Steiner) 120; 5 Mugsy (Pedroza) 120; 6 a-Flying In Kentucky (Martinez) 118; 7 Fantasy Land (Stevens) 120; 8 Fahana (Silva) 120; 9 (Modish) 118; 10 Golden Search (Gonzalez) 115; 11 Let Me Wonder (Atkinson) 118; 12 Talento (Espinoza) 118.

6th race 6 fur 3YO Clm: 1 Big Bing (Espinoza) 115; 2 Coaster (Blanc) 115; 3 Truely Yours (Flores) 115; 4 Hound Till Dawn (Steiner) 113; 5 A Prospect For Nan (Solis) 115; 6 Love A Prince (Pedroza) 115; 7 Sonora Gold (Rodriguez) 115; 8 Red Sensation (Gonzalez) 110; 9 J Cool (Smith) 105; 10 Cherry Lake Tobin (Gomez) 115; 11 Slew O War (Arreaga) 108.

7th race 6-1/2 fur 3YO&up Turf Alw: 1 Sam's (McCarron) 122; 2 Shellbacks (Nakatani) 115; 3 Fierrazo (Pincay) 115; 4 Dancing Image (Desormeaux) 115; 5 Champ's Star (Solis) 117; 6 Hammurabi (Espinoza) 117; 7 Refinado Tom (Stevens) 115; 8 Expelled (Flores) 115.

8th race 6 fur 3YO&up F&M Clm: 1 Knight Streaker (Dieguez) 117; 2 Facen Up (Alvarado) 117; 3 Blarney Girl (Smith) 107; 4 Tunefest (Berrio) 117; 5 Jerry's Tootsie (Gonzalez) 114; 6 Corazonada (Jimenez) 110; 7 Sheza Lulu Too (Flores) 117; 8 Magic Remedy (Espinoza) 117; 9 Melvina (Almeida) 117; 10 Point Habitat (Pedroza) 117; 11 Adoracion (Valdivia) 117; 12 Temperamental Bride (Black) 117.

Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.

1ST RACE

-- Sunday Stoll Split field in state-bred straight maiden outing in last, broke slow and rallied for best effort 4th at a higher tag before that, drops to claimer again, Pincay stays here.

Joy To Me And You -- Crowded at the start and distant 6t6h in last, no rally in debut before that, drops another level here, hustling Alvarado sticks with him.

Value Play -- Prairieton

2ND RACE

Wortheverycent -- Part of solid entry here, claimed at this level when runner up in last, claimed when 3rd three races back, should be competitive in this spot, Gomez takes over on beaten favorite.

Funny Flag -- Wide runner up effort at Bay Meadows in last, won for half this price at Del Mar three races back, 4 of 7 career victories from 7 starts at this distance, Nakatani takes over.

Value Play Nature's Fury--

3RD RACE

Always In A Tizzy -- Off slowly and wide while debut 3rd as the favorite in last, drops to claimer with solo drill since raced, Ramsammy stays on Cerin trainee, crunch time for filly.

Kiss My Goldie -- Keeps knocking on diploma door, set pace and 2nd at the fair in last, set pace and 3rd at Del Mar in prior pair of outings, Pincay reunites on beaten favorite.

Value Play Silk N Sassy --

4TH RACE

Lido -- Just missed by a nose while 2nd in troubled trip over this course in last, runner up in U.S. debut at Del Mar before that, McCarron returns on beaten Mitchell-trained favorite, serve ample warning.

Search Me -- Forced pace and 3rd in Pomona Derby in last, runner up in Fairplex stakes when in need of a race before that, trys new surface now, a factor throughout.

Value Play Reserveddance --

5TH RACE

Fantasy Land -- Returns to races with nice works, weakened at twice this price late August in last, dueled three-deep and faltered before that, significant jockey change to Stevens now, diploma theft on agenda.

Mugsy -- Dueled lead and held 2nd at this level and distance at Del Mar with much improved effort in last, four works since, Pedroza returns, The Orleans look out.

Value Play Talento --

6TH RACE

Truly Yours -- Dueled lead from inside and faded to 5th at the fair in last, won 2 of prior 4 outings, takes second class drop since claimed, Flores stays on Canani trainee for money run.

Cherry Lake Tobin -- Dueled lead and weakened at higher level at Fairplex in last, broke maiden in gate-to-wire fashion sprinting at Del Mar before that, should attend pace here, Gomez stays.

Value Play A Prospect For Nan --

7TH RACE

Sam's -- Wide at Del Mar while distant 5th when in need of a race in last, troubled trip 4th before that and solid victory three races back -- both sprinting on Hollypark lawn, solid swift worktab, McCarron/McAnally combo.

Expelled -- Returns to races with steady works, all 6 career victories from 13 turf starts with A Del Mar Grade I stakes win, won only start down this hill off the shelf in February '96, Flores/Frankel pairing.

Value Play Refinado Tom --

8TH RACE

Magic Remedy -- Stalked and faded in comeback at Fairplex in last, 3 of 5 career victories from 9 starts at this distance, trio of nice works since raced, hustling Espinoza now, good spot for action.

Jerry's Tootsie -- 2nd in last, won before that and runner up three races back since claimed by trainer West, half of 8 career victories came at this distance, recent consistent form at this level makes this one a factor here.

Value Play Blarney Girl --