Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita, January 19

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $45,000, Claiming $50,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

1 Meinertzhageni - Taking a solid class drop to face much easier; like that Rafael Bejarano takes the call.

7 Pica - Been away since April after a turf sprint down the hill; been working fast for return.

Long Shot - 3 Free Money

Race 2 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $26,000, Claiming $20,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

1 Peaches n’ Brandy - Chance to save all the ground from the inside post; facing winners for the first time.

8 Desert Thief - Shortens up in distance after some pop and stop sprints; has shown she can win without holding the early lead.

Long Shot - 5 Awe Gee

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

5 Fantastic Style - Well regarded colt ran well in debut, albeit second best; expect improvement second time out.

10 Avenge - Must overcome a parking lot post; Richard Mandella typically lets his babies improve at their own pace.

Long Shot - 3 Katy Drama

Race 4 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $58,000, Allowance, 4-year-olds and up

1 Mal Verde - Was closing with purpose albeit too late in last; chance to save all the ground and find a seam to rally again.

9 Husband’s Folly - Was part of a blanket finish in last; hard to believe he was seventh beaten less than 2-lengths.

Long Shot - 6 Home School

Race 5 - 7 furlongs, $200,000 Santa Monica, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

2 Dancinthenightaway - Gets the acid test today in a grade 2 stakes; unbeaten in 3 starts, time to get some black type.

4 Sam’s Sister - Was scratched the other day for this 1-turn stakes; draw a line thru the turf loss and she hasn’t been beaten either.

Long Shot - 6 My Sweet Addiction

Race 6 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, 4-year-olds and up

10 Clickjab - Like the parking lot post going down the hillside turf course; has shown a powerful late kick too.

1 Domino Johnson - Ran well down the hill in his career debut; didn’t run so well in an abbreviated sprint at Del Mar.

Long Shot - 3 Dead Easy

Race 7 - 1 mile, Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $40,000, 4-year-olds and up

2 Catch a Flight - Taking a flyer on this well regarded Brazilian import; going to the right barn in Richard Mandella.

3 Reno Rebel - Has a puncher’s chance in a wide open affair; claimed by Peter Miller who is off to a hot start to this meet.

Long Shot - 8 Rprettyboyfloyd

Race 8 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $30,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 4-year-olds and up

6 Sir Macho - First time down the hill but has lots of grass experience; spect him to sit in arrears and make one brush.

3 Gold Chaser - Broke his maiden when dropped down for a claiming price in last; now facing winners for the first time.

Long Shot - 5 Divine Vision

Race 9 - 7 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, 3-year-olds

6 Donji - Ran huge last time from parking lot post 12; now gets a perfect split the field post to do his best.

5 Follow Me Crev - Taking a huge class drop to face much easier; also is cutting back in distance which is an angle I like a lot.

Long Shot - 9 Sunshine Bandit

Best Bet - 5 Fantastic Style (race 3)

Santa Anita Sunday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 17/4/$22.20; Long Shots, 9/1/$8.00; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Totals - 260/69/$447.20; Long Shots, 131/17/$146.00; Best Bets, 16/6/$27.00

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #5 Jay Eye See (8/1) in race 10 at Gulfstream Park. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Sky Painter ran out at Gulfstream Park. Stats - 11/8/$34.40; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick