HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 11:45 a.m.

Race 1 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $38,000, Claiming $40,000, Fillies, 4-year-olds

Phoebe's Song - Third start off a 2-month hiatus; has transformed herself from a speedball into an efficient closer.

Lucky Rylie - Tepid chalk in a wide open abbreviated sprint; tactical speed to sit in position and grind it out late.

Long Shot - Belly Button Dawn

Race 2 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Soothing Touch - Frankel filly is stretching out around 2-turns for the first time; distance not a problem in turf debut.

Loh Collado - Pletcher adds blinkers on, retains main man Gomez; will improve in second career start, can she save ground.

Long Shot - Golden Lips

Race 3 - 7 furlongs, $150,000 Santa Ynez, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Indian Blessing - BC Juvenile Filly champion can win even if she doesn't run her best; speed was flattered on Saturday.

Izarra - Draw a line thru the awful BC Juvenile Filly race, she never found decent footing; should be charging hard late.

Long Shot - Golden Doc A

Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $26,000, Starter allowance $40,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Love Happens - Logical chalk did a classic pop and stop last time as a beaten favorite; Gomez figures to be more patient.0

Quid Non - Was flattered in last when Sunset Tijuana won her next start; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip throughout.

Long Shot - Testify to Love

Race 5 - 1 1/16th miles, $100,000 Santa Ysabel, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Turn Away - Lost all chance at the start of the Golden Rod, she did very well to run 3rd; tough if she takes to the track.

Initiation - Graham Motion filly has shipped all over and still runs well; like that Julien Leparoux is riding her here.

Long Shot - Final Fling

Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $36,000, Maiden claiming $100,000, 3-year-olds

Quityerbellyaching - Claimed by Sadler, who has not cooled off since winning the Hollywood meet; expect improvement.

Recoil - Tepid chalk in an incredibly difficult heat; Cerin taking the blinkers off, has speed which was good on Saturday.

Long Shot - McArthur

Race 7 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $44,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Categorize - These pick 6 races are so tough, I won't be surprised with another carryover; value in another difficult race.

Udriga - Chalk has something few in here have, early speed; rail is out 8 feet, she'll go as fast and far as she can.

Long Shot - Formal Rush

Race 8 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds

Alonzo - Kin to Tiago and Giacomo was given a classic test drive in debut; suspect the effort will be sincere today.

Option - Stretchout out after a strong career debut effort; figures to sit a lot closer to the pace on the stretch out.

Long Shot - On the Virg

Race 9 - 1 1/16th miles, $150,000 El Encino, Fillies, 4-year-olds

Indescribable - Graham Motion opted to prep her on grass and she won despite of herself; could move forward big time here.

Zenyatta - Gets tested for class today, but she looks like a future grade 1 stakes filly; she's fresh as a daisy too.

Long Shot - Romance Is Diane

Race 10 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $57,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Bartok's Bling - Set very slow fractions in last and held on gamely to win; Gomez remains loyal and can sit a trip.

Raebear - Frankel filly got some air into her in U.S. debut; she stretches out and figures to move forward in here.

Long Shot - Scarlet Love

Race 11 - 7 furlongs, Purse $17,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up

Knoblock - Third start off a 1-year sabbatical; was closing fast in last and nearly dead-heated with Street Number.

Street Number - If you're live in the pick 6, I hope you're spread in another difficult race; will be grinding in the lane.

Long Shot - Handsome Bill

Best Bet - Indian Blessing (race 3)

Santa Anita Saturday- Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 22/4/$34.20; Long Shots, 11/2/$17.80; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Totals - 182/45/$349.80; Long Shots, 92/15/$161.40; Best Bets, 11/3/$18.00