Sunday 26 February Picks

Good morning everyone,
Paddock Girl here:


   THE FACTOR did it again. The San Carlos Stakes gave trainer Bob Baffert one more win in a row, consolidating his position as THE trainer of this meet at Santa Anita so far, with almost 30 wins... however, things can change quickly since there almost two more months of horse racing at this track.
  
Today's racing card has 9 races, including the Baffle Stakes as the feature race. STONEYFLEECE is the morning line favorite.
  Now the biggest preparation is for the Big Cap, which will be next Saturday. As usual, other activities will be part of this day and fun will be the biggest ingredient. Both GAME ON DUDE and SETSUKO are on the race field for next week.
  Another thing that will be going on at the track is the presentation of the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, which goes to a jockey who has been excellent both professionally and personally nationwide. Jockeys like Garret Gomez, Calvin Borel, Mike Smith and Laffit Pincay have been awarded by their peers in the past... We still don't know who has been chosen by the members of Jockeys' Guild as the winner this time, but good luck to all the nominees.

Here are the picks for today:
Race 1: NIHILIST, TIZ THE TIDE... include LIGHT OF LIFE in your combinations.


Race 3: SIEMPRE MIO, THUNDER CANYON.


Race 4: THEY CALL HIM EL, DRESS CODE... include FARMER HILLS in your 'fectas.


Race 7: LUCKARACK, SADDLERANCH... include SAHARA SKY in your 'fectas.


Race 8: Baffle S. ($70,000): STONEY FLEECE, SMOKING G... include BRIGAND in your 'fectas.


   Also, at Gulfstream Park there's a lot of activity with 12 races including two stakes that are part of the path to the Kentucky Derby.  Here are your selections:
Race 10: Mac Diarmida S. ($150,000): MUSKETIER, CENTER DIVIDER... include NEWSDAD in your 'fectas.
Race 11: Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth S ($400,000): ALGORITHMS, UNION RAGS... include CAUSAL TRICKS in your 'fectas.


Happy Betting!