Horse Racing

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 - 7 furlongs, Purse $54,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 3-year-olds

1 Spectacular Sky - Showed improvement last time in second career start; will be grinding along the rail.

3 Hard to Resist - Ran evenly in debut and figures to improve second time out; exits the same MSW race as the chalk.

Long Shot - 2 Kilograeme

Race 2 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $56,000, Optional claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

6 Holy Flapper - Has good tactical speed to lead or sit close up; has faced fields tougher than this in the past.

7 Bellini Bliss - Has won twice already on turf with a late closing style; a negative is the turf rail out 24 feet.

Long Shot - 4 Party With Brando

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

4 May Day Rose - Bob Baffert has an uncoupled entry, don't expect them to duel; she ran gamely in the Hollywood Starlet.

3 Zazu - Disappointing run in the Hollywood Starlet; John Sadler switches to Joe Talamo to try and shake things up.

Long Shot - 1 Bluegrass Chatter

Race 4 - 1 mile, Purse $25,000, Claiming $20,000, 4-year-olds and up

6 Job Boss - Sliding down the claiming ladder to a career-low class; should be able to sit a trip and grind late.

2 Belo Purse - Lot of gaps in his resume, but he belongs in this class; poor start cost him all chance at Del Mar.

Long Shot - 1 Marquet Rebel

Race 5 - 1 1/8th miles (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $54,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 4-year-olds and up

2 Absolutlypositivly - Tepid chalk has finished 5-of-7 in the money starts on grass; may inherit the lead late.

4 Le' Heat - Big rider switch to Rafael Bejarano for the money shot; has chased the chalk in his last two starts.

Long Shot - 7 Nofty

Race 6 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Claiming $10,000, 4-year-olds and up

2 Nitro Active - Doug O'Neill likes to drop down and win; should get some value with Martin Pedroza riding.

4 Bad Boy - Dead-late closer was claimed by Mark Glatt; he's 5 races in a row, but does it for a few different trainers.

Long Shot - 6 Proud Cardenal

Race 7 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $56,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

5 Russian River - Mike Mitchell is as hot as Bob Baffert, but doesn't have the same bullets; like the turn back in distance.

3 Money Lover - With the turf rail out 24 feet, this speedball will relish that; will play catch me if you can.

Long Shot - 7 Wake Me Now

Race 8 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $56,000, Allowance, Cal-breds, 4-year-olds and up

4 A Plus Topper - His two turf tries shows he better stick to the main track; taking the blinkers off for this run.

6 C Tizz Run - Explosive MSW win, takes the biggest class rise in facing winners for the first time; this group is tougher.

Long Shot - 1 He's a Dance Star

Race 9 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $38,000, Claiming $40,000, Fillies, 4-year-olds

6 Fairway Road - Claimed by Peter Miller off a sharp win; a repeat race certainly gives him a major shot in here.

9 Glory Pride - Always like a parking lot post down the hillside turf course; like the turn back in distance angle too.

Long Shot - 2 Seeking the Queen

Best Bet - 4 May Day Rose (race 3)

Santa Anita Park Saturday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 15/3/$15.60; Long Shots, 8/1/$18.00; Best Bet, 0/0/$0

Santa Anita Park Totals - 163/48/$308.20; Long Shots, 80/11/$127.00; Best Bets, 9/5/$19.60

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - 4 Performing (2/1) in race 7 at Tampa Bay Downs. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Sunlit won at Tampa Bay Downs paying $3.20 to win, $2.20 to place and $2.10 to show. Stats - 9/7/$53.90