Thursday at Santa Anita

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1998 | 11:35 a.m.

Post Time 1 p.m.

1ST RACE 1-1/16 mi 3YO Fil: 1 Steward I Can (Garcia) 115; 2 Elevator Gail (Pincay) 115; 3 Lots Of Laughs (Pedroza) 115; 4 Sisterbull (Steiner) 115; 5 Luckyisforever (Ramsammy) 117; 6 Anita Margarita (Solis) 115.

2ND RACE 6 fur 3YO & up Mdn Clm: 1 Bullion (Gonzalez) 122; 2 Spinco (Almeida) 122; 3 Winning Enemy (Simpson) 120; 4 Fun Meeting You (Pincay) 118; 5 Nowitzer (Enriquez) 120; 6 Groovy Slew (Martinez) 120; 7 Life's Sweet (Aceves) 120; 8 Coconino Dancer (Valdivia) 118.

3RD RACE 6-1/2 fur 3YO & up F&M Mdn: 1 Beguiling (Nakatani) 120; 2 Rare Charmer (McCarron) 120; 3 Miss Traffic (Solis) 120; 4 Sapphire Star (Ramsammy) 120; 5 Chichim (Flores) 120; 6 Danza Perdida (Garcia) 120; 7 Brefny (Delahoussaye) 120.

4TH RACE 5-1/2 fur 3YO & up F&M Clm: 1 Corazonada (Valdez) 110; 2 Natalia Bay (Berrio) 117; 3 Maria Michele (Almeida) 117; 4 Burch's Baby (Sorenson) 117; 5 Rockin Naga (Gladney) 117; 6 Adoracion (Valdivia) 117; 7 Blarney Girl (Smith) 107; 8 Sheza Lulu Too (Pedroza) 117.

5TH RACE 5-1/2 fur 2YO Fil Mdn Clm: 1 January Gold (Martinez) 118; 2 Vin (Enriquez) 118; 3 Mojave Bay (Simpson) 120; 4 Centagio (Alferez) 118; 5 Sum Lil' Lady (Alvarado) 120; 6 Frumpy's Gold (Ramsammy) 120; 7 Exclusiveandcatty (Desormeaux) 118; 8 Desert Weights (Delahoussaye) 120; 9 Song Of Summer (Gomez) 120; 10 Xylia (Solis) 120; 11 Imaginationstation (Steiner) 120; 12 Cinderbella (Pedroza) 120.

6TH RACE 7 fur 3YO Clm: 1 Groom And Board (Pedroza) 115; 2 Whizbyou (Valenz) 115; 3 Shingen Speed (Gomez) 115; 4 Ruby Lover (Stevens) 115; 5 My Boy Brandon (Gonzalez) 115; 6 I've Had It (Nakatani) 115; 7 Mars Sleeper (Garcia) 115; 8 Plenty Pepper (Sorenson) 115.

7TH RACE 1-1/4 mi 3YO & up F&M Alw: 1 Theta (Delahoussaye) 122; 2 Bymona (Solis) 112; 3 Doncette (Valdivia) 122; 4 Attitre (Desormeaux) 122; 5 Queen Douna (Stevens) 120; 6 Ellakapella (Espinoza) 120.

8TH RACE 1 mi 3YO & up Clm: 1 Askette's Concorde (Martinez) 117; 2 March Fourth (Espinoza) 117; 3 Goal Tender (Berrio) 119; 4 Engelbert (Pincay) 117; 5 Whisky Creek (Valdivia) 117; 6 New Mexico Cowboy (Scott) 117; 7 Whale's Tale (Flores) 117; 8 Queenie's Sweet (Puglisi) 117; 9 Twin Falls (Kaenel) 117; 10 Five Under (Gomez) 117.

Race selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches

1ST RACE:

Luckyisforever -- Stalked pace and weakened when distant 4th in last, stalked, led and held to win before that, both carer victories at Anita, reunites with winning rider Ramsammy.

Elevator Gail -- 3rd to top pick in comeback in last, in the quinella 3 of 4 Anita starts with a maiden win, drops a level now, Pincay back.

Value Play -- Anita Margarita

2ND RACE:

Fun Meeting You -- Dueled lead and caught late when 2nd in last, set pace and runner up at Fairplex before that, Pincay takes over, could steal diploma here.

Groovy Slew -- Best career effort when 3rd in last, has improved in each of two starts since comeback, makes third start back here, jockey/trainer have limited chances.

Value Play -- Coconino Dancer

3RD RACE:

Beguiling -- Blocked and rallied for close debut runner up in last, pair of nice works since, Nakatani returns, needs clean trip from rail post.

Rare Charmer -- Got lead from inside and caught while debut 3rd to top pick in last, bullet 6-panel drill since raced, McCarron returns, should be right there.

Value -- Play Brefny

4TH RACE:

Blarney Girl -- Dueled lead and weakened late for a comeback 4th in last, won 2 of 5 prior starts from last year, bug boy Smith returns, had tightener, beware.

Adoracion -- Wide trip 2nd when in need of a race in last, all 3 career victories from a dozen Anita starts, makes second start since claim by trainer Canani, Valdivia stays.

Value Play -- Natalia Bay

5TH RACE:

Desert Heights -- No threat while in tight from inside post in debut in last, drops to claimer now, better post, Eddie D. returns, well placed here.

Song Of Summer -- 1st time starter by General Meeting, steady works at training center followed by Hollypark string with bullet drill on 9/30, young trainer Dollace tabs Gomez for debut.

Value Play -- Xylia

6TH RACE:

Shingen Speed -- Stumbled badly at the start and rallied to 4th at a mile in last, runner up at Fairplex before that, winless this year but well placed here, Gomez stays on West trainee.

I've Had It -- No rally from inside post at a mile in last, 4-wide 5th at Fairplex before that, debut maiden breaker three races back, Nakatani/Mitchell team deserve a long look here.

Value Play -- Ruby Lover

7TH RACE:

Queen Douna -- Solid works for return with a bullet move on the 12th, runs well fresh, off-the-shelf victory in September '97, winning rider Stevens back, could pop right back.

Attitre -- Overcame troubled trip to win U.S. debut over this course in last, trio of nice Anita grass works since, Desormeaux/Drysdale team, Euro-bounce is only concern.

Value Play -- Simona

8TH:

Goaltender -- Blocked and steadied when 4th in last, won at this level and trip before that, 2 for 3 at Anita and 2 for 4 at this distance, going good right now.

Whiskey Creek -- 4-wide 3rd to top pick in last, in the quinella 13 of 36 lifetime starts with 6 victories and 6 of 10 at the distance with a trio of wins, Valdivia stays, could trip out here.

Value Play -- Queenie's Sweet