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SANTA ANITA Race #7 (THE MONROVIA STAKES (G2))

May 26, 2019
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Premium Pick

Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #4 (PAINTING CORNERS) (4-1) - One of two entered by trainer Peter Miller, and the pair race uncoupled. Speedy and consistent, this mare won a small stakes here in wire-to-wire style at this distance April 13. That ran her record to 9-4-1-3 on the local grass, and I think she can take this at a square price.

2nd pick: #2 (S Y SKY) (6-1) - Longshot has won three of four on the grass and was an easy winner of a small stakes at this distance April 27 at Golden Gate Fields. Home bred is 3-2-1-0 on this course and is a win candidate at a big price.

3rd pick: #8 (Belvoir Bay) (9-5) - The morning line and probable heavy favorite, she's back from Meydan in the U.A.E. where she finished 2nd facing males in a $2,000,000 grass sprint March 30. She's won six of nine on this course, is 9-3-3-0 overall at this distance, and the 6yo won this stakes a year ago. An obvious win candidate at a short price.

4th pick: #3 (Rocky Policy) (20-1) - She defeated weaker here at this distance April 27 in her second start back following a 6.5-month layoff. A stakes winner on the mid-Atlantic circuit in the past, I believe a minor award at a big price is her ceiling today.

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