HORSE RACING

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 – 1 mile, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

2 Golden Nip – Good effort when second last time at a mile; no world beaters in here, a grinding race can do it.

7 Plazarita – Was overmatched last time in a MSW turf route; these are her friends and she will move forward.

Long Shot – 1 Miss Bold Topper

Race 2 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $58,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds

5 Unusual Heatwave – A lot to like in his turf races, albeit sprints of late; Mike Smith had choices, opted for this one.

4 Cloud Hopper – Won his MSW in a turf mile, just like today; repeat race gives him a puncher’s chance.

Long Shot – 6 Our Boy Benjamin

Race 3 – 5 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming 420,000, 4-year-olds and up

6 Bring It – Like that Jeff Mullins returns him off the layoff in a claim proof spot; chance to pop if fitness level is there.

9 Skully Gully – Good horses have good names, average horses have bad names; dropping from MSW to maiden claiming.

Long Shot – 4 Our Last Monte

Race 4 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $16,000, Claiming $12,500, 4-year-olds and up

3 Personalitary – Subtle class drop opens the race up for him; Joel Rosario remains loyal despite many losses.

2 The Hunt Is On – Flattered when All My Chips won next out; has run second 15 times so this placing suits him to a T.

Long Shot – 5 Megaride

Race 5 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds

7 Paynter – This MSW and race 6 have the look of a key race already; from the Bob Baffert barn, enough said.

8 Regulus – FTS from Eoin Harty with Rafael Bejarano up; your edge is seeing the tote board action before I do.

Long Shot – 1 Whinston

Race 6 – 6 furlongs, Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 3-year-olds

8 Harbor Song – The horses in race 5 and 6 are too late for Churchill; suspect some will develop into major players later on.

2 Flashy Dame – Ran two good races already and appears to have a high ceiling; did everything but win last time out.

Long Shot – 4 Hidinginplainsight

Race 7 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $25,000, Cal-breds, 4-year-olds and up

3 Starspangled Heat – I like the way Alonso Quinonez rides closers; he has ice water in him waiting for the last move.

7 Circle the Moon – Speedball should like the turf rail out 15 feet; has been nipped late in his last two races.

Long Shot – 6 Kingpin Ryno

Race 8 – 1 1/16th miles, $200,000 Santa Maria, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

2 Ellafitz – Hard to look past her after two sharp wins for Bob Baffert; the race has to go thru her in the late stages.

6 Great Hot – Interesting upsetter is a notch below grade 1 caliber; hard hitter in a division lacking a big bomb.

Long Shot – 7 Vision in Gold

Race 9 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $35,000, Claiming $32,000, 4-year-olds and up

9 Sky Cape – Speedy sort can take advantage of the turf rail out 15 feet; you might like a horse with less to do in the lane.

3 Stoneside – Small edge in a hard race in the pick 6; tactical speed to sit a trip and grind it out late.

Long Shot – 5 Global Stage

Race 10 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $26,000, Claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up

2 Delta Fix – Speedball figures to try and bottom out this field; simple tactics in a possible no passing zone race.

5 Short Memo – His lone dirt race two back is fast enough to upset these; should get price with low percentage connections.

Long Shot – 1 What a Rush

Best Bet – 6 Bring It (race 3)

Santa Anita Park Friday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 15/3/$13.60; Long Shots, 8/1/$18.80; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Park Totals – 540/136/$834.00; Long Shots, 273/41/$496.80; Best Bets, 31/16/$57.20

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #2 Capt. Candyman Can (3/1) in race 10 at Gulfstream Park. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Friday, Guam Typhoon won at Tampa Bay paying $3.40 to win, $2.60 to place and $2.10 to show. Stats – 29/21/$209.20; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick