Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita Park, Feb. 24

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

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

1 Twelve Folds – Sprinter stretching out can save all the ground; Rafael Bejarano had choices and opted to ride her.

3 Miner’s Daughter – Bob Baffert mare graduated as a 5-YO; she got a late start, but apparently has some ability.

Long Shot – 6 Include the Cat

Race 2 – 1 mile, Purse $17,000, Claiming $8,000, 4-year-olds and up

8 Morganouska – Claimed by Jerry Hollendorfer, a seal of approval; stable rider Rafael Bejarano up.

3 Miles Heir – Won at a shocking 10/1 odds in last; key was the unknown jockey used by trainer Vann Belvoir.

Long Shot – 5 Global Glow

Race 3 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $60,000, Optional claiming $62,500, 4-year-olds and up

6 Castaway – Bob Baffert colt restarts his career off a 8-month hiatus; with maturity, he can still develop in a nice runner.

4 Black N Beauty – New York invader makes his SoCal debut; John Sadler has had him for a long sequence of workouts.

Long Shot – 3 Blueskiesnrainbows

Race 4 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, Fillies, 3-year-olds

5 Alissa G – Showed high speed going a mile on turf; now cuts back in distancw where she should stay strong longer.

6 Mark of a Gem – Tries turf for the first time; she is bred to like the green stuff, well bet in both career starts.

Long Shot – 10 Mint Twist

Race 5 – 1 mile, Purse $23,000, Claiming $16,000, 4-year-olds and up

8 Joe Carl – Claimed by Mike Mitchell off a gutsy win; he drops him in class, basically shoving him down our throats.

4 Graeme Crackerjack – Dead late closer won’t be for the faint of heart; will sit far back and try to pass the whole field.

Long Shot – 7 Half Dome Dude

Race 6 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 3-year-olds

8 Jade With Envy – Was overmatched in last facing stakes company; gets class relief facing fellow maidens.

2 Flaxen Maiden – Closed fast going one mile, now cuts back in distance; figures to sit a trip and make one run.

Long Shot – 6 Of Royalty

Race 7 – 1 mile, Purse $58,000, Allowance, Fillies, 3-year-olds

5 Branding – Among 3 horses that broke their maiden last out; Gary Stevens returns from stakes action down in New Orleans.

3 Qiaona – Closed from left field in last to win in whirlwind manner; Garrett Gomez is enjoying himself this meet.

Long Shot -6 Rosewhitenblue

Race 8 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), $100,000 Sensational Star, Cal-breds, 4-year-olds and up

5 Starspangled Heat – Barry Abrams won his first race of the meet last weekend; that success still leaves him 1-for-50 here.

3 Circa’sgoldengear – Second start off a 2-month hiatus; his best races have come at Santa Anita and he likes the hill too.

Long Shot – 4 Ain’t No Other

Race 9 – 1 mile, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

4 Pure Blush – Dropped down to the bottom in last and responded with a good run; these are her friends and she should run well.

7 Rockin’ Hard Gals – Has been well bet in both career starts; she figures to show some improvement tonight.

Long Shot – 6 She’s Actceptional

Best Bet – 4 Pure Blush (race 9)

Santa Anita Park Saturday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/4/$21.60; Long Shots, 8/2/$22.00; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Park Totals – 624/168/$1,104.70; Long Shots, 307/38/$435.20; Best Bets, 32/11/$47.60

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #5 Street Swagg (8/5) in race 7 at Aqueduct. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Mark Valeski won at Fair Grounds paying $3.80 to win, $2.60 to place and $2.10 to show. Stats – 29/21/$158.80; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick