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

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $45,000, Claiming $50,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

6 Pat's Back - Has yet to run back to a strong MSW win at Del Mar; blinkers off, first start in Peter Miller barn.

5 Spooky Lady - Claimed by clever John Sadler from debut maiden claiming win; willing to lose for $50K and win the purse.

Long Shot - 3 Sallyana

Race 2 - 7 furlongs, Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, 4-year-olds and up

7 Indian Gods - Bob Baffert has an uncoupled entry so caveat emptor; this one debuted second to another Baffert colt.

1 Wild Media - Has run two good races so far for Bruce Headley; tactical speed to sit a nice trip.

Long Shot - 3 Incline Village

Race 3 - 6 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Claiming $16,000, 4-year-olds and up

5 Free Time - Speedball win in last, now jumped up in class; he looked good doing it, let's go for a repeat.

2 Clinton - Cutting back in distance; expect Rafael Bejarano to sit chilly and make one brush from the head of the lane.

Long Shot - 4 Omar

Race 4 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 4-year-olds and up

5 Valdirone - Has lost two frustrating close races for Brian Koriner; hoping the third time is the charm.

7 Empty Headed - Cutting back in distance off a decent mile turf route; will be in arrears, but hopefully closing fast.

Long Shot - 2 Banged His Eye

Race 5 - 6 furlongs, Purse $31,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

3 Lady Katfish - Sliding down the maiden claiming ladder off another close defeat; suspect will inherit the lead, maybe today.

4 Julio's Gold - Ran evenly, but well, in her career debut; shot to upset if she improves a step or two.

Long Shot - 7 Wild Excess

Race 6 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $25,000, Claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up

5 Rightful Image - Was aggressively ridden in last, caving in the final yards; expect Joe Talamo to be more patient.

9 Our Boy Benjamin - Dead late closer draws a parking lot post; will need to carve out a trip with turf rail out 24 feet.

Long Shot - 1 Cloud Hopper

Race 7 - 1 mile, Purse $60,000, Optional claiming $62,500, 4-year-olds and up

4 Gladding - Has always teased of greater ability; claimed by Mike Mitchell, would not be shocked with solid improvement.

1 Sky Kingdom - Was scratched from the stakes last weekend; he should be well preped for return off a year hiatus.

Long Shot - 3 Kate's Event

Race 8 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 4-year-olds and up

7 Sky Fox - Been stuck in this class his last two starts; ran well, but this field is slower than the others.

3 Solid South - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; facing a very slow group tonight.

Long Shot - 12 Deception Free

Best Bet - 3 Lady Katfish (race 5)

Santa Anita Park Monday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 17/6/$30.60; Long Shots, 7/0/$0; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Park Totals - 294/82/$541.40; Long Shots, 144/20/$229.80; Best Bets, 17/5/$17.20

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #3 Papa Tom (3/1) in race 6 at Aqueduct. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Monday, Schillerette won at Aqueduct paying $4.60 to win, $2.80 to place and $2.10 to show. Stats - 14/9/$73.70; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick