Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita Park, Jan. 11

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $30,000, Starter allowance $40,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

3 Cuvee Exchange – John Sadler got away with one debuting for a $40K price tag; suspect she won’t see another tag from now on.

2 Oscillator – 6 starts, 6 finishes in the money; she is consistent, that’s a given, but appears to lack a killer instinct.

Long Shot – 6 Briteness

Race 2 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, 3-year-olds

9 I’m Not Gray – Exits a key race full of KY Derby hopefuls; taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming.

4 Kirkoroth – Ran twice in Kentucky for Michael Ewing; is a first time gelding today, so improvement is expected.

Long Shot – 2 Tricky Shane

Race 3 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 30 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

9 Bromelia – With the turf rail out 30 feet, it’s good to have speed, early or tactical; exits a bullet workout.

11 Swingaway – Must draw in off the also eligible list; like a parking lot post down the hillside turf course.

Long Shot – 2 Saturday’s Girl

Race 4 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $32,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

1 Roar Baby Roar – Has never run on dirt, that’s the main question; shows back class and tactical speed to sit a nice trip.

6 Hout Bay – Didn’t run badly on turf in last, but that’s not her bag; she is proven much better on organic dirt.

Long Shot – 9 Your Special Day

Race 5 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 4-year-olds and up

4 Doubledown On Ten – Good name for we Las Vegas horseplayers; huge class drop from $50K to $20K, that’s a red flag drop.

12 An Shanachie – Another Kentucky invader from Michael Ewing; taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming.

Long Shot – 1 Bull Time

Race 6 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $30,000, Starter allowance $30,000, 3-year-olds

2 He’s Not too Shaby – No secret first time out, then won at a juicy 5/1 odds; may be a useful sort for Jeff Mullins.

3 Sacred Ovation – This colt had to finish first twice to graduate; Peter Miller adding the blinkers on today.

Long Shot – 7 Derringer

Race 7 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 30 feet), Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $25,000, Cal-breds, 4-year-olds and up

2 Motown Men – Draw a line thru the Zia Park Derby; returns to turf where he ran OK in the Generous, speed with the turf rail out.

7 Unusual Jazz – Has won four times of sod so he is a dangerous horse; Tyler Baze will sit mid-pack and try them late.

Long Shot – 5 Unusual Beam

Race 8 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

5 Pastoria – Solid edge in a putrid looking field; ran like a short horse in last off a year hiatus.

8 Night Teller – Figures to sit in arrears and pick off tired horses one by one in the stretch; this is a terrible bunch.

Long Shot – 6 Madelineispickin

Best Bet – 3 Cuvee Exchange (race 1)

Santa Anita Park Thursday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 15/4/$24.80; Long Shots, 7/2/$19.00; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Park Totals – 161/42/$295.80; Long Shots, 81/16/$194.60; Best Bets, 9/4/$15.60

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #6 Winning Pal (5/2) in race 4 at Aqueduct. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Centrique won at Aqueduct paying $3.80 to win, $2.80 to place and $2.10 to show. Stats – 7/4/$27.90; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick