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1/ST POST: Why Play Today? Saturday, February 18, 2023

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February 18, 2023

TOURNEY TIME
$500 Santa Anita Challenge | details
Beat The Host | vs. Michelle Yu | details

COAST-TO-COST PICK 5
--- Video preview with handicappers Siegel, Nadeau & Plonk
Santa Anita | Race 3 | 4:29 pm ET
Gulfstream | Race 10 | 4:37 pm ET
Santa Anita | Race 4 | 4:59 pm ET
Gulfstream| Race 11 | 5:06 pm ET
Santa Anita | Race 5 | 5:29 pm ET
--- $1 minimum, 15% takeout

NOTABLE CARRYOVERS
Jackpot Pick 6 | $521,991 | Gulfstream Park | begins Race 7 | 3:08 pm ET

KEY RACES
Laurel Park | Race 8 | 4:02 pm ET | Barbara Fritchie Stakes
Laurel Park | Race 9 | 4:32 pm ET | General George Stakes
Gulfstream | Race 11 | 5:06 pm ET | Royal Delta Stakes | featuring Kathleen O.
Oaklawn | Race 9 | 5:42 pm ET | Razorback Stakes
Fair Grounds | Race 12 | 6:41 pm ET | Rachel Alexandra Stakes | additional pick 5 analysis
Fair Grounds | Race 13 | 7:14 pm ET | Risen Star Stakes | additional pick 5 analysis
Santa Anita | Race 9 | 7:38 pm ET | Wishing Well Stakes

CHASE FOR HISTORY
Trainer Steve Asmussen | begins today with 9,997 career wins | 26 entries today | entry schedule details

1/ST BET MOST LIKELY GENERAL GEORGE STAKES WINNER
Laurel Park | Race 9 | 4:32 pm ET | #3 Beren | 30% Win Projection

1/ST BET MOST LIKELY RISEN STAR STAKES WINNER
Fair Grounds | Race 13 | 7:14 pm ET | #13 Victory Formation | 27% Win Projection

LONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIX
Oaklawn | Race 2 | 2:01 pm ET
Tampa Bay Downs | Race 10 | 5:20 pm ET
Fair Grounds | Race 11 | 6:09 pm ET

TRAINERS TO WATCH
Jonathan Wong | Golden Gate Fields | all 4 entrants 5-2 or less morning line

DID YOU SEE?
Yesterday | Fair Grounds | jockey Reylu Gutierrez | 3 wins, 1 second, 1 third from 7 mounts

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