Santa Anita Race 8
1 - Major Cabbie
Horse racing returns to the Great Race Place and we find huge value on this 2-year-old colt making just his second career start. Major Cabbie did not show much in his debut, away slow from the gate, but pedigree wise says he should love the added distance today. A $260,000 purchase says the connections know what they have and no class drop from the Maiden Special Weight ranks is also very encouraging. Trainer Dan Hendricks has solid numbers (30 percent) with horses making their second start and jockey Drayden Van Dyke stays. The Into Mischief colt has the quickest posted 6F workout of 1:11 in the field on Sept. 20 and that should translate into showing a lot more speed on the stretch out. Major Cabbie is the best bet on Santa Anita's Opening Day card at a very nice price.