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Kent Desormeaux Says:

Free Flying Soul, Proviso, and Evita Argentina headline the Grade 1 Santa Monica Handicap at Santa Anita. Free Flying Soul finished third in the Breeders Cup Filly and Mare Sprint and most recently won the non-graded Kalookan Queen Handicap at Santa Anita. Proviso didn\'t really fire in the Breeders Cup Ladies Classic though she did steady in that race and did win the Grade 1 Spinster prior to that, so she should be taken seriously here. Evita Argentina\'s last four wins have come at todays 7 furlong distance and is coming off a victory in the Grade 1 La Brea. She can run them down, but she faces what appears to be a tougher field here. Diamondrella is a two time Grade 1 winner on the turf at a mile, but the one time she tried synthetic surface, she didn\'t do well - still she has Gomez as her pilot and she certainly has the class here. Gabby\'s Golden Gal was made the favorite in the La Brea but faded late, did she dislike synthetic or did she just not fire? If she just didn\'t fire, it will be interesting to see if she can fire and outfinish La Brea winner Evita Argentina. Sweet August Moon won the G3 Las Flores at 6 1/2 furlongs last spring at Hollywood Park and prior to a long layoff she had won three straight. If the trainer can have her conditioned to run her A game off of a 9 month layoff, she will be dangerous. Gilded Gem is 2/2 and undefeated, but is coming off an Allowance and is leaping right into Grade 1 territory - tall order for her. Cherryblossommiss, Captains Lover, and Made for Magic round out the field