Andy,
In the early 60's, me and a couple of friends used to cut out of high school so we could get to Santa Anita for the last couple of races. At first we studied the form meticulously, going over all the stats until they became blurry. As this proved to be a losing exercise, we found that betting on horses with big hind leg muscles or spots worked magic!

Santa Anita is a great track...you have stimulated me to make another visit in the near future. I will leave the form at home.

Take care, Ron