1/ST BET Horse Racing Predictions from Santa Anita:

We are excited to announce a renewed partnership with the fine folks and handicappers at 1/ST BET. Jeremy Plonk and Jeff Siegel will be sharing their expertise on a weekly basis to pass along some ponies that they like for races at various tracks around the country, including Santa Anita.

For this Sunday, January 5 article, Jeff Siegel shares everything you need to know for the racing card for Santa Anita.

Santa Anita Race 8: Post: 3:07 PT

Top Selection/Prime Play: 4-Sareeha

Forecast: Sareeha, first or second in 17 of 25 career starts, always gives her best and her best should be good enough to return her to the winner’s circle in this second level allowance turf miler for fillies and mares.  Tough to catch when she makes the lead and just as dangerous when she settles into a stalker’s role, the Irish-bred mare won from a slightly lesser field at this distance at Del Mar in November and shows three nice breezes in the interim to tick her over for the high percentage M. Glatt barn. 

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Santa Anita Race 10: Post: 4:14 PT

Top Selection/Prime Play: Dealers Special

Forecast: Dealers Special found five furlongs too sharp when finishing eighth (beaten less than four lengths) against similar entry level allowance opposition but today he stretches out again to a much more favorable trip and looks solid with anything close to his best race.  The R. Baltas-trained gelding has recent numbers that make him strictly the one to beat and his effective second flight, stalking style should have him where he needs to be when the field hits the head of the lane.  It’s a fairly deep and competitive full field for the level, but he’ll be a playable number at or near his morning line of 3-1.