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Saturday was the first of three 10-race cards over the holiday weekend.

I worked at home but watched a few races on the computer. I liked PROUD TOWER TOO going into the San Carlos, but when LATENT HEAT got hammered to even-money, I jumped all over PROUD TOWER TOO at 4-1. I don’t like to criticize riders after a losing bet, but I really thought David Cohen messed it up aboard the Sal Gonzalez-trainee. Cohen outbroke ‘HEAT but the rider was content to stalk off a very soft pace, kept looking behind him when the only horse he had to beat was in front of him, then allowed his horse to drift out into the stretch and was unable to get by through the lane. Switch riders (Edgar Prado aboard the winner) and you switch winners.

Another questionable ride was Tyler Baze’s aboard VICTIM OF LOVE in the 8th race. I know this is a fast horse but did he really need to go 20.99 and 43.53? The horse hung in there until late in the going despite the blazing early pace.

Besides LATENT HEAT, Frankel also trained winner NIGHT CHAPTER (7th race) to draw within six winners of tying the great Charlie Whittingham. ‘HEAT’S win in the San Carlos was Frankel’s eighth stakes victory of the meet.

Two more winners for Doug O’Neill (SOMETHING SONIC and YOU ARE THE ANSWER) as he moved three in front of John Sadler in the training standings. The O’Neill barn has taken off lately after a very slow start to the meet.

Two winning mounts for Jose Valdivia, who is slowing creeping up into the rider standings.

Congratulations to the Occidental Tigers in defeating the Redlands Bulldogs in front of the biggest crowd in Redlands history. The crowd came to honor retiring coach Gary Smith but my alma mater won the shootout 116-106 in a game that had the best atmosphere of any small college game I’ve ever seen.

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