Southern California clocker Toby Turrell provides Daily Racing Form workout analysis for Santa Anita; premium content available at drf.com. The full-card, nine-race workout report for Dec. 26 opening day includes these nuggets by Turrell …

Race 2 – Candy Cornell (12), Dec 10 SA 5f fst 1:04.00: Squatty, short-legged colt giving signals that debut effort was no fluke. Very healthy appearance while in in total cruise control with Tyler in the irons. Best over the older Hollywood Strike. RATING: B+

Race 3 – Top of the Game (2), Dec 20 SA 5f fst 1:00.60: Second straight perplexing drill when getting outworked by maiden claimer winner Conqueror. Up and down action late stages. RATING: C+

Race 4 – Mapit (8), Dec 21 SA 5f fst :59.80: A ton of speed on display when running off early in 34.20 and gradually being shut down to earn the 59.80. Would love to see this filly at 5.5. RATING: B-

Race 5 – Red Lightning (3), Dec 21 SA 4f fst :48.00: Came out before the sun and was absolutely loaded. Fully muscled out and chalk full of run in that 24.00 final quarter. RATING: B+

Race 8 – C Z Rocket (9), Dec 20 SA 4f fst :47.80: Stole the show here. Powerful half-mile logged by a powerful animal. Colt appears to have it all. Left Airlite in another zip code. RATING: A

Summary (by Brad Free): Candy Cornell legit favorite race 2; Top of the Game possibly dubious race 3; Mapit front-running longshot bomber race 4; Red Lightning “live” longshot race 5; C Z Rocket legit co-favorite race 8.