Today at Santa Anita, June 6
June 5, 2014 - 8:57 pm
Post Time 3 p.m.
Race 1 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $16,000, Claiming $12,500, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olda and up
5 Parada - Sliding down the claiming ladder to this career low class; need not be much to win here, Fernando Perez won 3 races on Thursday.
1 Kid Rollins - Facing a big class rise facing winners for the first time; the Drayden Van Dyke-Tom Proctor team must be respected.
Long Shot - 3 Incredible Journey
Race 2 - 5 furlongs, Purse $31,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, 2-year-olds
2 Sacred Temple - FTS from the Adam Kitchingman barn; he is very good at having babies ready to pop first time out.
4 Nottemptedbyevil - FTS from the red hot Doug O’Neill barn; many big barns are giving Elvis Trujillo a shot on live mounts.
Long Shot - 3 Condition
Race 3 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
5 Warren’s Jen Fizz - After 3 straight downhill turf course races, stretches out to a mile; figures to see a much slower early pace.
2 Mindfully - Ran a typically green debut race, slow early, fast late; now tries turf and 2-turns for the very first time.
Long Shot - 6 Cee’s Tizzy Belle
Race 4 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $63,000, Optional claiming $75,000, 3-year-olds and up
3 Seeking the Sherif - Terrific claim by Ron Ellis for $12,500; who says you need to spend a million dollars to find a nice racehorse.
4 Super Ninety Nine - Graded stakes winner returns from 14-months on the shelf; Bob Baffert entered Castaway to make sure the race went.
Long Shot - 1 Rock Me Baby
Race 5 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
3 Jennyway U Want It - Has shown to have some ability on the grass; like the hiring of top turf rider Corey Nakatani.
2 Three Blondes - Been away 17-months so we’ll see how tight she is for return; showed grass ability before going on the disabled list.
Long Shot - 5 Susan B Gooc
Race 6 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up
6 Watch It Buster - FTS from the Mike Pupye has been working well for debut; watch the tote board for additional clues.
4 Dark Timbers - Has had 19 chances but cashes a paycheck from time to time; mentioned here because he should be part of the number.
Long Shot - 5 Voluntary
Race 7 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $25,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up
5 Vibrato Jazz - Claimed by Peter Miller, which is a good thing; has a putrid 1-for-21 turf mark, but 11 other time ran in the money.
4 Fighting On - Bob Hess taking the blinkers off for this; has run well the last few times down the hill, now stretches out to a mile.
Long Shot - 2 Warren’s Cliff S.
Race 8 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $31,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up
9 Antinanco - Gets the ultimate equipment change as a first time gelding; exits a bullet workout for trainer Bruce Headley.
7 Onebadshenanigan - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; faced much tougher foes last summer at Del Mar.
Long Shot - 10 Play Maker
Best Bet - 3 Seeking the Sherif (race 4)
Santa Anita Park Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 15/3/$42.20; Long Shots, 8/4/$33.20; Best Bet, 1/0/$0
Santa Anita Park Totals - 394/110/$800.00; Long Shots, 191/27/$258.00; Best Bets, 22/6/$119.00
SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #8 Shore Runner (10/1) in race 8 at Belmont Park. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Bird House was scratched at Belmont Park. Stats - 87/52/$505.90; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick