HORSE RACING
TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK
By Richard Eng
Post Time 12:30 p.m.
Race 1 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $54,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 3-year-olds
3 Home Sweet Aspen - Followed up a good second in career debut with a bullet workout; one step improvement will win this.
4 Shoo Gee - Shortens up and switches from turf to dirt for this; her dirt resume is bullet fast, keeps P Val for the engine.
Long Shot - 6 Pink Blanket
Race 2 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $56,000, Allowance, 4-year-olds and up
1 Brace Yourselves - Don't usually pick a grad facing winners for the first time; his two dirt races show he's moved way up.
4 Kevlar Kid - Has been favored in all four career starts with only 1 win; has tactical speed to attend the early pace.
Long Shot - 3 Lunada Bay
Race 3 - 5 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, 3-year-olds
11 Titian - Appeared overmatched in last and was not persevered with late; big rider switch to Joel Rosario for the money shot.
4 Triple Action - FTS from trainer Julion Canani has been working fast enough; Martin Pedroza had choices and lands here.
Long Shot - 2 Run Candy Run
Race 4 - 1 mile, Purse $16,000, Claiming $12,500, 4-year-olds and up
2 Coloursoftheglen - Ran like a short horse in last when tired late; key vote is Garrett Gomez with a return engagement.
4 Anga - Beaten favorite had no noticeable excuse; like that Rafael Bejarano is riding in a low-level claiming race.
Long Shot - 3 Atticus Pomponius
Race 5 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $54,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds
8 Just Meteor - Richard Mandella barn is winning much more often with FTS; win early pedigree and positive work tab.
10 Photo Shopped - Tepid chalk in an open race; you'll have an edge over me in seeing the tote board action.
Long Shot - 7 Dancing Joy
Race 6 - 1 1/8th miles, $300,000 Santa Margarita Invitational, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
3 St. Trinians - Held well in first race off a 7-month hiatus; figures to be tighter here with a race under her belt.
4 Switch - Stretches back out around 2 turns after smashing elongated sprint wins; tactical speed to sit on Always a Princess.
Long Shot - 2 Always a Princess
Race 7 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $34,000, Claiming $32,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
5 Bella Roja - Dead-late closer sliding down into an easier spot; good resume over Santa Anita lawn and the hillside course.
2 Rule the Storm - The rail post has been death down the hill; expect Rafael Bejarano to send and get off the rail early.
Long Shot - 9 Vikkilee
Race 8 - 1 1/16th miles, $250,000 San Felipe, 3-year-olds
6 Premier Pegasus - Takes the blinkers off for first try around 2 turns; he is bred to run all day, we'll find out how.
9 Jaycito - Bob Baffert has an uncoupled entry, and this is his time of year to shine; draw a line through the BC Juvenile debacle.
Long Shot - 4 Awesome Patriot
Race 9 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $59,000, Optional claiming $62,500, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
9 Catchy Tune - She has proven she likes the turf; the test today is stetching out around 2 turns, facing an average group.
10 Sarasota Sunshine - Joe Talamo had choices and opted to ride here for Mike Mitchell; her preferred surface is turf.
Long Shot - 2 Andina
Race 10 - 6 furlongs, Purse $26,000, Claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up
9 Gallatin's Run - Second start off a 5-month hiatus; sliding down the claiming ladder to his easiest test yet.
8 Lichtenstein - Claimed by Doug O'Neill and spotted nicely for a quick ROI; teams up well with Martin Pedroza.
Long Shot - 5 Scored
Best Bet - 3 Home Sweet Aspen (race 1)
Santa Anita Park Friday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/3/$21.80; Long Shots, 8/1/$16.40; Best Bet, 1/1/$4.60
Santa Anita Park Totals - 770/208/$1,304.80; Long Shots, 387/57/$574.80; Best Bets, 45/18/$73.70
SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - 3 Keertana (7/2) in race 9 at Tampa Bay Downs. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Truelyonbroadway ran second at Gulfstream Park paying $3.60 to place and $3.40 to show. Stats - 43/32/$251.60
