Today at Santa Anita Park: June 28, 2014

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK by Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

10 Tribalist - Blake Heap barn has won an amazing 7-of-13 starts at this Arcadia meet; watch the tote board for the action on this one.

2 Bold Fantasy - Ships in from Golden Gate to try the hill for the first time; from the sharp Ed Moger, Jr. barn.

Long Shot - 3 Tribal Dude

Race 2 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $16,000, Claiming $12,500, 3-year-olds and up

2 Shining Son - Draw a line thru a poor turf effort in last; like the cut back in distance and return to organic dirt.

4 Pass the Pico - Ran poorly in last when well bet at 5/2 odds; switch to Iggy Puglisi who figures to go all out per usual.

Long Shot - 3 This Cat’s Awesome

Race 3 - 1 mile (turf), Purse $31,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

2 Comealongwithme - Like the fact that she could be lone early speed; best turf rider around, Corey Nakatani, to nurse her energy.

12 Humming Beethoven - Dead late closer was wiped out at the start last time; should relish the added distance under Tyler Baze.

Long Shot - 9 Lamazone

Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

5 Miss Super Quick - Switches to dirt after a couple of close, but no cigar, grass finishes; no problem backing a Richard Mandella charge.

3 Southern Sunshine - Peter Miller takes the blinkers off despite a solid second in last; barn has had an outstanding Arcadia session.

Long Shot - 1 Summerofsixtythree

Race 5 - 1 mile (turf), $200,000 Royal Heroine, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

10 Parranda - Has run two big turf stakes since joining the maestro Jerry Hollendorfer barn; the key is to repeat the Wilshire victory.

6 Moone’s My Name - Chased the favorite Parranda last out in the Wilshire; this is a more open affair than it seems.

Long Shot - 9 Kathleen Rose

Race 6 - 7 furlongs, $300,000 Triple Bend, 3-year-olds and up

6 Cyclometer - He loves Santa Anita and has the speed to lead or follow close up; real battler could break thru for Bruce Headley.

4 Sahara Sky - Logical chalk due to his enormous back class; his last race was a real stinker at Churchill, but he’s back home now.

Long Shot - 1 Declassify

Race 7 - 1 mile (turf), $100,000 Senorita, Fillies, 3-year-olds

4 Morning Fix - Tiny edge to upset in a very difficult heat; has shown at Golden Gate that grass is her preferred surface.

7 Famous Alice - Shipped cross country for the rich Penn Oaks; did not have the best of trips and could outrun this placement.

Long Shot - 8 Clenor

Race 8 - 1 1/4 miles, $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita, 3-year-olds and up

1 Game On Dude - This is the type of field that he should win for fun; there are no dangerous shippers to tangle with him.

6 Majestic Harbor - Has been showing steady improvement since shipping to SoCal; give the credit to trainer Sean McCarthy.

Long Shot - 2 Fury Kapcori

Race 9 - 1 mile (turf), Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

8 Heat Flash - Talk about a wide open affair, this one is nearly impossible; race can hold the key to winning the Pick 6, Pick 4.

9 Snaps - Tepid chalk was impressive winning his MSW in last; that was the first race in the new barn of HOF trainer Richard Mandella.

Long Shot - 6 Back to Bako

Race 10 - 6 furlongs, Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

10 Celebrity Status - Like the parking lot post where all the action will happen to his inside; will clock the speed and fire late.

1 American Pride - Bob Baffert baby won his MSW in last; the key is facing winners for the first time is a big class rise.

Long Shot - 2 Whine for Wine

Best Bet - 1 Game On Dude (race 8)

Santa Anita Park Friday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 15/5/$33.00; Long Shots, 7/0/$0; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.60

Santa Anita Park Totals - 610/166/$1,132.60; Long Shots, 296/41/$397.20; Best Bets, 35/12/$49.20

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #4 Sneaky Kitten (7/2) in race 10 at Belmont Park. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Friday, J to the Croft won at Belmont Park paying $6.90 to win, $4.20 to place and $2.50 to show. Stats - 99/60/$587.60; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick