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SANTA ANITA Race #5 (THE ZENYATTA STAKES (G1))

September 27, 2014
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Premium Pick

Top pick: #2 (IOTAPA) (2-1) - Claimed by John Sadler for $50K in June of 2012, this filly has won multiple "graded" stakes including a pair of G1's in her last two starts. Speed/stalker has an outstanding local record (6-3-3-0) and is working fast locally for her first since Aug. 2 when she won the G1 "Clement Hirsch" stakes at Del Mar. She can upset #4 "Beholder" with her best.

2nd pick: #4 (Beholder ) (4-5) - The reigning "Filly and Mare" champ, daughter of "Henny Hughes" has won 7 of 8 starts on the Santa Anita dirt and is training very fast for her first since a good effort at Belmont on June 7th. Speedy 4-year-old is an obvious win threat at a very short price.

3rd pick: #1 (Tiz Midnight) (8-1) - Lightly-raced, improving, and in the Baffert barn, filly is moving way up in class after winning three in a row over much weaker. has the rail, early speed, and she's working fast. Needs to step it for anything more than a minor award.

4th pick: #3 (Yahilwa) (10-1) - She's quite a bit off of theses even with her best, but filly may grab a share at long odds especially if some sort of fast/and or contested pace develops.

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