Posted on Twitter, responding to this question from reader Kevin King: “Does the Santa Anita surface change as much as other tracks do when it rains? It feels like early speed still holds true and the payouts go down.”

Win payoffs decline on wet tracks at Santa Anita due to smaller fields. Average wet-track field size this winter = 6.2 per race. Track profile stats 61 wet-track races: 19 winners gate to wire, 25 won by two-three pressers, 17 winners from farther back. Favorites 21-for-61.