R8 Santa Anita.
Sam's Sister will be the chalk at somewhere from 3/5 to 6/5. She had a monster summer/fall/winter campaign as she won 5 of her first 6 races including the G1 La Brea and G2 Santa Monica at this very track. She ran into some tougher competition in her last two while getting some rest in between and heading into this one. She is unbeaten at Santa Anita (3 for 3) and is 2 for 2 at the distance.
A lighter field, supposedly, won't be a breather as there is oodles of speed on tap in here with the
all possessing front runner tendencies and sharpness from the gate. That should open it up for someone to come off the pace with Sam's Sister being the one to beat and could well encounter traffic problems.
I'll look for the
Living The Life and/or the
Harlington's Rose to get the job done today, and maybe even keep Sam's Sister out of the Exacta along with the
Wasted Talent.