Piassek's Plays: Santa Anita Stakes Selections

John Piassek's blog, Piaks Plays, presents his top picks for the upcoming weekend in horse racing. Pioks plays are brought to you by Horseplayers.com, the official online qualifying site of the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) and National Horse Players Championship (NHC). Horseplayer. com offers low-cost feeders every day and BCBC and NHC qualifiers every weekend. It's free to sign up and you can qualify for $1 million BCB.

Piassek's Plays is Santa Anita Stakes Selections. Santa Monica Park is hosting the Buena Vista Stake at 5 p.m. ET.

Tony Ann makes her stakes debut for trainer Phil D'Amato. She's won three straight races in maiden special weight and allowance company in Southern California. Last time she won by a neck. Umberto Rispoli will ride her.

Piassek's plays Santa Anita Stakes Selections. Strategy is $4 to win on 2, $3 exacta: 2 with 3, 6, and $6 total.

Piassek's Plays is Santa Anita Stakes Selections. Race 10 is $500,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stake, post time 7:30 p.m. ET.

Count Again won the Grade 3 Thunder Road Stakes in his last start. Flavien Prat will ride him again. Count Again has one of the best closing kicks in the field.

Piassek's plays Santa Anita Stakes Selections on a $25 budget.

Piassek's plays Santa Anita Stakes Selections on a $50 budget.