Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita, Oct. 2

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, 2-year-olds

1 Bandido Too - Will save all the ground inside; sliding down the maiden claiming ladder to this career low class.

2 Slapshot Man - Won last time at Los Alamitos but was DQ’d to second; today is a different kind of $30K maiden claimer.

Long Shot - 7 Whoyougonnacall

Race 2 - 6 furlongs, Purse $17,000, Claiming $8,000, 3-year-olds and up

3 Nextdoorneighbor - Been away a full year but is working well for this comeback; like that top gate rider Tyler Baze takes the call.

1 Zip Cat - Speedball has proven to have a heart of tissue paper; looked like a surest winner in last and collapsed late.

Long Shot - 4 Valentine Boy

Race 3 - 1 1/8th miles, Purse $19,000, Claiming $10,000, 3-year-olds and up

7 Thirtyfirststreet - Sliding down the claiming ladder to this new career low; Philip D’Amato barn is on a real roll of late.

1 Woodmans Luck - Dead late closer has a tendency to run second; can save all the ground and rally from far behind.

Long Shot - 6 Usbek Thunder

Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $50,000, Cal-breds, Fillies, 2-year-olds

5 Stormy Adieu - Her two sharp races were both over synthetic surfaces; has talent but realy dirt is the big unknown.

4 Easter Fever - Claimed two races ago by Peter Miller; was a non-threatening fourth in stakes, gets class relief in here.

Long Shot - 2 Princess Bertrando

Race 5 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $32,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

1 Highly Rated - Rafael Bejarano figures to dominate this meet now that he’s back 100% healthy; has speed if allowed to go early.

5 Burns Turn - Was overmatched in last; Bill Spawr drops her to the class level she won at two races ago.

Long Shot - 6 Flashy Dame

Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $31,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, 3-year-olds and up

8 Constantine - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; cull is from the Bob Baffert barn.

4 Intaxication - FTS from the Peter Miller barn; key is quite a few of the ones with experience don’t look like much.

Long Shot - 1 Aperfectdaytofly

Race 7 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $80,000, 3-year-olds

10 Sammy Mandeville - Must overcome a parking lot post with the turf rail out 24 feet; class relief from 3 stakes for this.

6 I’ll Wrap It Up - Is 4-for-8 in the money on grass; the key angle for me is the second he ran in the La Jolla two races back.

Long Shot - 9 Patriots Rule

Race 8 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

10 Steel Lady - Has done everything but win in her first two career starts; she is quick and she is improving.

5 Fast Magoo - Steady improvement in all 3 career starts; Fernando Perez for the injured Kent Desormeaux who has a broken rib.

Long Shot - 3 Our Love Affair

Best Bet - 10 Steel Lady (race 8)

Santa Anita Sunday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/5/$33.60; Long Shots, 9/2/$44.20; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.40

Santa Anita Totals - 56/15/$79.20; Long Shots, 28/4/$66.20; Best Bets, 3/3/$9.00

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #7 Little G (6/1) in race 4 at Belmont Park. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Startup Nation ran out at Belmont Park. Stats - 151/87/$813.20; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick