Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita Park, April 12

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $31,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, 3-year-olds

5 Wine Stock - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; from the sharp Bob Baffert barn.

2 Moreno’s Mine - His 3-of-4 in the money resume looks good in this spot; claimed last out by Ted West, watch the tote for clues.

Long Shot - 6 Instinctively Bold

Race 2 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

4 Shades of Sugar - FTS from the Doug O’Neill barn; Edwin Maldonado does a fine job putting his horses into the race early.

6 Spending Plan - FTS from the Dean Pederson barn; mystery race with four FTS, watch the tote board for clues.

Long Shot - 3 Stracciatella

Race 3 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $40,000, 4-year-olds and up

6 Guest Star - Has run three good races down the hillside course; like the outside post to clock the early speed.

3 D’Obsession - Has run two fine seconds down the hillside turf course; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.

Long Shot - 4 Big Note

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

3 Ondine - Twice beaten favorite at 1/2 odds for Bob Baffert; expect Joe Talamo to give it his best shot to gain more business.

5 Iconic Spirit - Has finished in the money in all three starts at Santa Anita; hopes to get his photograph this time.

Long Shot - 1 Illicit Affair

Race 5 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $25,000, Claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up

1 Sanibel Sid - Dead late closer from the rail in an exceptionally tough heat; race 5 affects the pick 4, 5 and 6 bets.

9 Our Boy Benjamin - Tepid chalk in the hardest race on the card; reunited with Rafael Bejarano who rode him once before.

Long Shot - 8 Unremitting

Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $26,000, Claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds

7 Laugh At Life - Speedball takes a big class drop for Peter Miller; he likes to put horses on the lead, uses bugboy tonight.

3 Silk Indian - Broke his maiden in a career best effort; facing winners for the first time, always a big step up in class.

Long Shot - 5 Old Man Lake

Race 7 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $60,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

3 My Philly Girl - Has run well in all four career starts; thing that bothers me slightly is constant time gaps in her resume.

5 Conkate - Shown solid improvement in two races off the claim by Doug O’Neill; last race, if repeated, would beat these too.

Long Shot - 4 Nihilist

Race 8 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $35,000, Maiden claiming $75,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

1 Devious Chic - Can be a Doug O’Neill late daily double; shown good speed in all three races down the hillside turf course.

10 Don’t Lose Faith - Like the parking lot post in second career start; expect more speed under Edwin Maldonado.

Long Shot - 9 Super Defence

Best Bet - 6 Guest Star (race 3)

Santa Anita Park Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/5/$26.60; Long Shots, 8/1/$4.40; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.20

Santa Anita Park Totals - 1,056/282/$1,793.50; Long Shots, 524/70/$798.40; Best Bets, 60/26/$106.60

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #9 Eagle Hall (10/1) in race 5 at Keeneland. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Perfect Praise won at Keeneland paying $2.80 to win, $2.20 to place and $2.10 to show. Stats - 58/41/$311.10; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick