Santa Anita: Betting a double in the Summertime Oaks

Far away from the rain at Saratoga, it’s bright and sunny for the Saturday card at Santa Anita, which is highlighted by the $100,000 Summertime Oaks (G3).

A 1 1/16-mile contest for three-year-old fillies, the Summertime Oaks is the seventh race on a 10-race card. It kicks off a $2 daily double which we’ll attempt to hit using only one horse in each leg:

Santa Anita: Summertime Oaks double bet

• Santa Anita, Race 7: $25 Double: 7 with 1

Race 7: Summertime Oaks: analysis

#7 Cash Call (6-5) is a clear favorite for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. She’s 2-for-2 this year, winning a six-furlong maiden special weight at Santa Anita with a strong 100 Brisnet Speed rating before dominating a $100,000 allowance optional claimer over the same track and distance by five lengths, earning a 96 Brisnet Speed rating.

None of Cash Call’s Summertime Oaks rivals have posted a Brisnet Speed rating higher than 97, so a peak performance from the favorite should yield a victory. It’s encouraging to note Baffert wins at a powerful 30% rate with horses running long for the first time.

Race 8: $50,000 Allowance Optional Claiming: analysis

#1 Ottoman Prince (4-1) enters in hot form for trainer Phil D’Amato. On March 25, he closed from midfield to win a one-mile $32,000 claimer over the Santa Anita turf course by three-quarters of a length. Then in an identical contest on May 4, Ottoman Prince employed the same tactics to roll home on top by 2 1/4 lengths.

Those victories earned Brisnet Speed ratings of 90 and 92, which stack up well against the par winning number (90) for the conditions of Race 8, which is a $50,000 allowance optional claimer taking place over one mile on turf.

Ottoman Prince’s key rival, #11 Jeweled Shillelagh (5-1), is a speed horse marooned in an outside post. His wide draw figures to compromise his chances while giving an advantage to the rail-drawn Ottoman Prince, who has jockey Antonio Fresu (a 35% winner teaming up with D’Amato over the last two months) slated to ride.

We envision Ottoman Prince saving ground in midfield before pouncing to his third straight victory.

Good luck!

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