Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita, February 22

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Claiming $16,000, 4-year-olds

3 Magna Warrior - Claimed by Don Warren off a second straight win; the key is to maintain, has lots of back class to repeat.

5 W. Giles - Chance to be lone early speed, especially with a sharp break; was claimed by Philip D’Amato last time out.

Long Shot - 4 Echo Zulu

Race 2 - 1 mile, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

8 Private marina - Has had a million chances, but never faced a field this slow; like the subtle cut back in distance too.

5 Fiftyshadesoffun - Looks like it could be a chalky early daily double; second start for Mike Pupye off a 18-month hiatus.

Long Shot - 1 Bernier

Race 3 - 6 furlongs, Purse $32,000, Claiming $32,000, Fillies, 4-year-olds

5 Sprouts - Ran like a short horse in last facing quarterhorses; has a lot of back class and should improve a lot in this spot.

1 Ina Mina - Iggy Puglisi doesn’t get many chances, but he always tries hard; chance to hug the rail and show speed throughout.

Long Shot - 4 She’s Flush

Race 4 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, 4-year-olds and up

1 Alamo - This is a perfect example of a live cut back horse; showed excellent early speed, now dropping from a mile for this hill sprint.

8 War Destiny - Ran a fast sprint, albeit second last time out; tries turf for the first time, but showed well over Del Mar synthetics.

Long Shot - 11 Bellamy Concerto

Race 5 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds

8 Z Besha - Walked out of the gate in debut, trailed badly, but came flying home too late; Bob Baffert baby will improve with racing.

12 Milhaud - Ran evenly in debut from a barn that is not known for debut winners; Richard Mandella babies also improve with experience.

Long Shot - 1 Ketos

Race 6 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $80,000, 3-year-olds

3 Daddy D T - Taking a big class drop from four straight stakes for this; chased a good one in Bolo last time out in the Eddie Logan.

8 Broughton Kitten - Exiting three stakes races to get class relief tonight; has no early speed, so will be closing from dead late.

Long Shot - 6 Stormy Liberal

Race 7 - 1 mile, Purse $30,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

9 Gold Chaser - Got eligible for this condition two races ago when he graduated for $35K; that opened up a lot of categories to run in.

1 Arlington House - Like the rail post at one mile on turf or dirt; key for me is the short run to the first turn and saving ground.

Long Shot - 10 Short Heat Wave

Race 8 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), $75,000 Joe Hernandez, 4-year-olds and up

2 Winning Prize - For forgiving handicappers who can draw a line thru the Play the King at Woodbine; that was a real top shelf field.

6 Home Run Kitten - Exits five graded stakes races for this easier spot; shown to love the Santa Anita sod and has good closing ability.

Long Shot - 1 Sweet Swap

Race 9 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, 3-year-olds

9 Bossmon - Blaine Wright has only sent down live runners to Arcadia; his go to guy has been Tyler Baze who has roots in the Northwest.

8 Captain G - Showed a ton of improvement when raced for a price tag in last; gets 7-pounds off with the bugboy Brayan Pena.

Long Shot - 3 Empire Cat

Best Bet - 3 Daddy D T (race 6)

Santa Anita Saturday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/5/$33.80; Long Shots, 9/2/$21.00; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.20

Santa Anita Totals - 576/153/$985.80; Long Shots, 291/42/$407.60; Best Bets, 35/15/$67.20

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #5 Bold Conquest (10/1) in race 8 at Oaklawn Park. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Jack Milton ran out at Gulfstream Park. Stats - 29/21/$129.10; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick