Highland Ghost to California Cup Derby

The punters won’t like the angles for Highland Ghost Saturday at Santa Anita. Shipping in and wheeling back on short rest only to stretch out to 1 1/16ths from a nice allowance win sprinting …… So why are we trying this? We have 200,000 reasons as that is the purse for Cal Breds in the Cal Cup Derby. Highland Ghost was impressive last time out and is certainly bred to run a route of ground. Highland Ghost is by Shaman Ghost who won the Big’ Cap going 1 1/4 miles on this track and out of Wee Highland Lass who has already had three distance winners from four other live foals.

Highland Ghost has been installed 5/1, fourth choice on the morning line and will be ridden by Santa Anita’s champion jockey Flavien Prat.

Some times you just have to take a shot.