Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita, April 30

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 - 1 mile, Purse $19,000, Claiming $10,000, 3-year-olds and up

4 Bluegrass Reward - Was ambitiously placed in last and it showed; he returns to face his friends and is taken to atone.

2 Dress Code - Claimed by Peter Miller, more often than not a good thing; tactical speed to sit a nice trip.

Long Shot - 1 Fit to Rule

Race 2 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $63,000, Optional claiming $80,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

4 Scherzinger - Like her resume better of facing graded stakes competition; she has done so much more in her lifetime.

3 Sunday Rules - Looks like a two horse race unless the chalk duels into submission; has had long gaps in her sharp resume.

Long Shot - 2 Wasted At Midnight

Race 3 - 4 1/2 furlongs, Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies, 2-year-olds

3 Jackeeattackee - Horses from Dixon Downs have appeared in unsanctioned races; watch the tote board for obvious clues.

6 Esmeralda Belle - Bred top and bottom to be very quick; I like Edwin Maldonado in abbreviated sprints, hustling rider.

Long Shot - 1 One Bye Two

Race 4 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up

4 Smart Transition - Lost to the talented Whiskey Ticket who won the Illinois Derby next out; can handle these with one step improvement.

5 Rosicky - Typical green debut of slow early, fast late; now stretches out around 2-turns with leading rider Rafael Bejarano.

Long Shot -3 Air Pocket

Race 5 - 1 mile, Purse $35,000, Claiming $32,000, 3-year-olds and up

3 Thesheetsguy - Claimed by Dean Pederson and well spotted to win at first asking; all 3 career wins have come in Arcadia.

2 I Don’t Care Who - Interesting trainer change to Richard Baltas; is re-entered in a friendly spot, good chance to win for new barn.

Long Shot - 4 Gladding

Race 6 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up

1 Currency Exchange - Reunited with the returning jockey Corey Nakatani; he won with his first mount back on Friday.

8 Roy H - FTS from the hot Peter Miller barn; your edge over me is you’ll see the tote board odds on this newcomer.

Long Shot - 7 Bellamy Concerto

Race 7 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $25,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up

5 Molten Image - Has shown steady improvement albeit without winning; this is a soft spot and his last try is fast enough to beat these.

1 Papa Turf - Anyone who has followed me over the years know I like cutbacks in distance; especially if they showed some early speed.

Long Shot - 7 Warren’s T. Baze

Race 8 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $31,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, 3-year-olds and up

5 Seve’s Road - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; is a first time gelding, the ultimate change.

7 Dothraki - Another who did the ultimate equipment change, a first time gelding; that can move a problem horse up many lengths.

Long Shot - 8 Sir Irish Danny

Best Bet - 4 Smart Transition (race 4)

Santa Anita Sunday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/1/$7.40; Long Shots, 8/1/$8.60; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Meet Totals - 49/10/$64.80; Long Shots, 24/1/$8.60; Best Bets, 3/1/$4.20

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #9 Good Quality (3/1) in race 5 at Churchill Downs. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Frisky Warrior ran second at Aqueduct. Stats - 59/39/$266.80; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick