Seize The Day Will Try to Seize the Moment

Seize The Day tries stakes company today in the $75,000 Sunny Slope at Santa Anita 11 days after he won by 11 lengths in his debut.

Owned by Robert Shepard and trained by Kristin Mulhall, the 2-year-old Montbrook colt went off at 4-5 odds on Oct. 11 and he responded with a victory in 1:09 4/5 for six furlongs.

The 5-2 morning line favorite for today’s six-furlong race, Seize The Day will be ridden by Javier Santiago against a field of Cash In The Bank, Slide Home, Thresher, Senor Fango, Fallfree, Chips Are Down and Seattles Best Joe.

Fallfree, a gelded son of Falstaff, is the only three-time winner in the field. He won two races at Del Mar, then went to Fairplex and took an optional claimer on Sept. 24. Kerwin John has the mount for trainer Marcelo Polanco.

A race after the Sunny Slope, Continuously is the 5-2 favorite against seven in the $100,000 Carleton F. Burke Handicap at 1 1/2 miles on turf.

The Burke field includes Puerto Banus, who has won twice at the distance and who defeated Continuously and 10 others in the San Luis Obispo Handicap earlier this year at Santa Anita.

Victor Espinoza will ride the 5-year-old Supremo horse for Mulhall and owners Noctis LLC, Neil Papiano and Steve Taub.

Race of the day: Galloping Grocer, a 2-year-old son of A.P. Jet, will try to remain unbeaten in his third start in the $100,000 Sleepy Hollow, one of seven stakes for New York-breds on the Belmont Park card. Trained by Dominick Schettino for a partnership, Galloping Grocer has won his two starts by a combined 24 1/4 lengths. John Velazquez will ride.

One for the road: A Real Lady debuts for trainer Nick Zito after a lengthy layoff, and she showed some talent in California as a 2-year-old. Rafael Bejarano takes the call in Keeneland’s 10th, a $50,000 maiden race at seven furlongs.

Exotically speaking: A pick three using Scarlett Memories in the third, Territorial, Lord Macho and Mr Charlie D in the fourth and Culmen and A Gallant Discover in the fifth.

Winners: Previous day/meet total: 4/65. Money: Previous day/meet total: $18/$360.50. Total money bet: $326.