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Originally Posted by Copyroomjim
Santa Anita should be embarrassed with the field size of the New Years eve card.
Fields of 4, 6, 7, 4, 4, 6, 5, 6 and , the last being a bottom maiden claiming event. Six maidens, two optional claimers and one 32k claiming race with a 4 horse field. Racing at Santa Anita is circling the drain which considering Baffert and the CHTB may not be a bad idea.
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It's tough right now with the weather.
No general defense of Santa Anita, which has carded a lot of lousy races over the last few years, but this is a particularly difficult situation.