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Due to pending rains, Friday racing has been cancelled and the racing week will be Saturday-Sunday this week, including a $710,207 Rainbow 6 jackpot carryover into Saturday … Feature races this week include Saturday’s Bob Lewis Stakes for 3-year-olds on the Santa Anita Derby trail, headlined by Los Al Futurity winner Spielberg and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile runner-up Hot Rod Charlie, as well as Santa Anita Handicap hopefuls in the San Pasqual … Saturday’s Xpressbet Beat the Host contest offers a unique twist this week as the 1/ST BET app’s artificial intelligence picks for Gulfstream and Santa Anita contest races will be the target for contestants to beat.

Stronach 5

With the Friday cancellation at Santa Anita, it’s a Gulfstream-heavy Stronach 5 this week. Stronach 5 races this Friday, January 29, will be:

Leg A – Laurel Park Race 8 with an approximate post time of 3:55
Leg B – Gulfstream Park Race 8 with an approximate post time of 4:11
Leg C – Gulfstream Park Race 9 with an approximate post time of 4:42
Leg D – Golden Gate Fields Race 3 with an approximate post time of 4:49
Leg E – Gulfstream Park Race 10 with an approximate post time of 5:13

1/ST BET Top Factors Last Week:

Horseplayers using the 1/ST BET app saw the most success with these 3 of the 52 handicapping filters for Santa Anita Park last week, each winning at a 30% or greater win rate and showing a flat-bet profit. In fact, a $2 win bet on every 1/ST BET app top handicapping selection last week netted a $36.11 profit over all 36 races offered.

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Trends Last Week

-- Jockey Abel Cedillo had one of his best career weeks at Santa Anita, behind a 22: 9-0-4 record that resulted in a $1.58 ROI for every $1 bet. He won for 7 different trainers, tripling up with Doug O’Neill.

-- Trainer Doug O’Neill was prolific in numbers last week, posting a 16: 6-1-1 record that produced a $1.49 ROI for every $1 bet. Only 2 of his 6 winners were favorites. O’Neill and jockey Abel Cedillo were 3-for-3 in tandem.

-- Trainer Mark Glatt went 7: 2-3-2 with a pair of $11 winners and didn’t have a hiccup along the way. He also had 6-1 and 9-1 shots on the board.

-- Trainer Phil D’Amato was on the verge of a breakout with a 4: 1-2-0 week after going 1-for-11 the week prior. He had a $23 winner and a 6-1 runner-up from those limited starts, all 4 with turf sprinters.

-- Trainer Peter Miller had a second straight off week at 1-for-14, making him just 2-for-25 over the past 2 weeks at Santa Anita.