Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita Park, Feb. 7

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $32,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

2 Cat'sdoubledaygirl - Claimed by Bill Spawr and put away for some seasoning; should come out firing off the bench.

3 Tricksareforkids - Should show more early speed with first time blinkers on; her race two back on Fairplex dirt was good.

Long Shot - 1 Ten Plush

Race 2 - 6 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Claiming $16,000, 3-year-olds

4 Sacred Ovation - Huge class drop in second race off the claim by Peter Miller; a Miller daily double would pay pretty well.

3 Bodaway - Been away 9-months since graduation day; never a good sign to run big then disappear for a long time.

Long Shot - 5 Bubba Fitz

Race 3 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $80,000, 3-year-olds

5 Will True Up - Gets big class relief from two stakes for this; graduated in a Betfair Hollywood turf sprint.

1 Procurement - Dead late closer returns off a 3-month hiatus; will save ground, sit in arrears and make one big brush.

Long Shot - 7 The Sixties

Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $21,000, Claiming $12,500, Fillies, 4-year-olds

7 R Doubleday - Will try to make it 3 wins in a row, off short rest; this is not a fast group, so the feat is doable.

5 Suances Vixen - Takes a solid class drop off a 3-month hiatus; grinder is the kind that can inherit the lead.

Long Shot - 6 Secret Genius

Race 5 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds

9 Rob's Pal - Did everything but win last time in a strong race; logical favorite who could improve another step.

6 Back to Bako - Tries turf after faltering in his last two races; has been a beaten chalk in 3 of his starts.

Long Shot - 3 Real Heat

Race 6 - 1 mile, Purse $17,000, Claiming $8,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

10 Fiesta Express - Game win last time and is intelligently placed to win again; showed good tactical speed in last.

9 Rossi Reserve - Speedball may have an issue if Melanistic also leaves; best races are when she is on the engine.

Long Shot - 6 Sheskey

Race 7 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $25,000, Cal-breds, 4-year-olds and up

10 Pulpit's Express - Went too fast in downhill turf sprint; should lead easily on the stretch out and at a slower pace.

11 Alley Hondro - Suspect he will draw in off the also eligible list; claimed by Ron Ellis, expect improvement.

Long Shot - 5 Motown Men

Race 8 - 6 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, 3-year-olds

3 Remind Mee - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; also taking the blinkers off.

2 Silk Indian - Showed nice improvement in last, first for a price tag; dangerous chalk if he improves just one step.

Long Shot - 10 Cut to the Front

Best Bet - 7 R Doubleday (race 4)

Santa Anita Park Sunday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 15/3/$15.70; Long Shots, 7/1/$6.60; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Park Totals - 418/118/$764.10; Long Shots, 206/24/$278.00; Best Bets, 24/8/$32.60

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #2 Warm Hugs (3/1)in race 9 at Gulfstream Park. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Bellamy Storm ran second at Aqueduct paying $2.20 to place and $2.10 to show. Stats - 21/16/$109.70; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick