San Vicente

TRACK BANDIT PREVIEWS

Five sophomores, led by CashCall Futurity (G1) hero INTO MISCHIEF (Harlan's

Holiday), will go seven-eighths in the $150,000 San Vicente S. (G2) at Santa Anita

on Sunday. We respect the ability of the probable favorite, but we'll attempt to pull off

a minor upset with MASSIVE DRAMA (Kafwain).

Trained by Bob Baffert, Massive Drama captured his debut in fine fashion on

Breeders' Cup Friday and followed that up with a front-running score over Into

Mischief in the Hollywood Prevue S. (G3) over this event's distance.

The dark bay was a good third in the CashCall in his route debut prior to

getting fried on the lead in the San Rafael S. (G3), but we expect much better

on this day. The colt has trained forwardly in advance of this, and although we

feel that he is better on a dirt surface, he is the lone speed of this field

and will be difficult to catch. Garrett Gomez will take the reins in this one.

Into Mischief has done little wrong in three starts for Richard Mandella and

would not surprise us in the least with a win in this one. The talented colt

was visually impressive in his Grade 1 win and is the well-deserved favorite in

this compact field. The fleet bay will likely try to rate in second early prior

to putting in his stretch run under Victor Espinoza.

CARDINAL ZIN (Whywhywhy) was an impressive debut winner for Paddy Gallagher,

and followed that performance with an even third in the recent San Pedro S. The

chestnut will wheel back quickly following the San Pedro, but we trust the

colt's fine trainer and expect a good showing from him. We think the

three-year-old will improve off his previous start and produce enough of a late

kick, behind a strong pace, to complete the trifecta in this spot under Alex

Solis.

Del Mar Futurity (G1) hero GEORGIE BOY (Tribal Rule) has chosen this spot to

kick off his 2008 campaign, and the Kathy Walsh trainee will have to be at his

best to challenge these. The gelded sophomore had a fine juvenile season, which

included a facile score in the Graduation S. and a second-place effort in the

Best Pal S. (G2), and has worked swiftly in the mornings in preparation for this

campaign. We don't like the fact that Gomez chooses elsewhere and we'll take a

stand against the California-bred on this occasion. Rafael Bejarano will break

with the dark bay from the rail.

RED HOT FLAME (Malek [Chi]) was no factor behind the top pair in the Prevue

and hasn't improved much since then, so we'll leave this one off our tickets.