Today’s Picks › Santa Anita Picks › Sat, Oct 24
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- 9
- Surfaces
- 5 Dirt · 4 Turf
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- 1:00local time
- Feature · Race 4
- Tokyo City Cup Stakes
- Best Bet · Race 6
- 1Savvy Tiger Nobody else in the field has run as fast as her lately
- Value play · Race 5
- 6Clubhouse Deb Overlooked at long odds last time out
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- 8Top pickNot A SinnerRispoli U · Callaghan Simon
Why Not A Sinner: Has run faster lately than anything else in here, and it isn't close. Drops from a $50,000 claimer to $30,000. Rarely runs a bad one: top three in 5 of 6 lately.
Value play9 Nikolina
The public let her go at 11-1 last out, and the ratings say that was a mistake. Finished 3rd in her last start, 3½ lengths behind the winner. Drops from a $50,000 claimer to $30,000.
- 4Top pickWolf HillKimura K · Powell Leonard
Why Wolf Hill: Can use her gate speed to get first run in this sprint. Only one horse in here has run faster lately. Steps down in class off a stakes.
Value play3 Rabid Response
Went off at 28-1 last time but rates as a real contender here. Trending the right way, with each of her last three better than the one before. Pedigree via Maxfield fits today's sprint.
- 3Top pickForewarnSmith M E · Mandella Richard
Why Forewarn: Holds a big edge on recent speed over this group. Just ran a sharply improved race. By Olympiad, and bred to handle the longer trip.
- 3Top pickArrowthegreatAyuso A · Blacker Dan
Why Arrowthegreat: Nobody else in the field has run as fast as him lately. Comes in off a win at 20-1. Has hit the board in 5 of his last 6 starts.
Value play4 Mr. A. P.
Dismissed at 10-1 in his last start, but fits this field. Coming off the best race of the current form cycle. Steps down in class off a stakes.
- 3Top pickDanzing DaisyBaze T C · McCarthy Sean
Why Danzing Daisy: Has improved in each of the last three starts. Drops from maiden special weight into a maiden claimer. Sits just off the pace, so she can work out a trip either way.
Value play6 Clubhouse Deb
Dismissed at 16-1 in her last start, but fits this field. Trending the right way, with each of her last three better than the one before. Takes the class drop into maiden claiming company.
- 1Top pickSavvy TigerKimura K · D'Amato Philip
Why Savvy Tiger: Nobody else in the field has run as fast as her lately. Quickest from the gate in a dirt sprint that tends to favor speed. Ran 3rd last out, beaten 18½ lengths.
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- 2Top pickAmoritaKimura K · Mandella Richard
Why Amorita: Last start was a clear jump forward for her. Narrowly the fastest on recent figures. Was only 1 lengths from winning last time.
Value play6 Rethink
Went off at 8-1 last time but rates as a real contender here. Finished 2nd in her last start, 1½ lengths behind the winner. Finished in the top three in 5 of 6 recent races.
- 4Top pickHowie's LawJaramillo E · O'Neill Doug
Why Howie's Law: Has run the fastest numbers of anyone entered. Comes in off a win. Has hit the board in 3 of his last 4 starts.
Value play6 Duke Silver
The public let him go at 23-1 last out, and the ratings say that was a mistake. Just ran a sharply improved race. Ran 2nd last out, beaten 5½ lengths.
- 8Top pickVallendarAyuso A · Kruljac Ian
Why Vallendar: Only one horse in here has run faster lately. Finished 2nd in her last start, a nose behind the winner. By Good Magic, and bred to handle the sprint.
Value play4 Star Above Me
Went off at 12-1 last time but rates as a real contender here. Has a slight edge on speed in a tightly matched field. Ran 2nd last out, beaten a nose.
Last time at Santa Anita
On Saturday, October 17, 2026, our top picks went 0 for 1 in the races graded so far. See that card.
- Race 8: Blame the Track won. Our pick Dancing Thru Fire was unplaced.
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