Maiden King conquers So. Cal. maiden races
Maiden claiming $40,000, 6 furlongs, 2 yo fillies
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#2 Excellent Point 6/1
#4 Della Mia 20/1
#10 Miss Apricot 20/1
Clifford Sise, who is the trainer of #2 Excellent Point, does well with first time starters in this class. This filly has all slow workouts, but this trainer typically trains his debuters slowly in the morning then runs them fast in the afternoon.
Sise, who also owns Excellent Point, chose jockey Jose Verenzuela even though this rider has ridden just 20 mounts at the meet, winning two times. Sise uses top riders at times, but he is just as likely to leg up low profile jocks like Danny Sorenson, Iggy Puglisi or Brice Blanc. In fact, Sise used 22 different riders on his 48 debuters I have listed for him in my database, so he spreads the work around throughout the jockey colony.
A couple of more first timers that might have a shot if they show any betting action are #4 Della Mia and #10 Miss Apricot.
At the window, I will bet $1,000 to win on #2 Excellent Point at 2/1 to 9/1, but just $300 at 10/1 to 19/1.
If the odds on either #4 Della Mia or #10 Miss Apriocot fall between 10/1 and 19/1, then I will wager $100 on them.
Maiden King 