HORSE RACING
TODAY AT SANTA ANITA
By Richard Eng
Post Time 12:30 p.m.
Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $32,000, Claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds
Luis's Especial - Speedball figures to try and bottom out the field; class drop is small, but important, to hold on late.
Lit'sgoodlookngray - Dear late closer has run twice for this $40k price tag with much success; will be picking up the pieces.
Long Shot - Warrensgildedtime
Race 2 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $31,000, Claiming $32,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds
Ready Maid - 3-time winner slinks back to a nice comfort level; had ait of a troubled trip last time in a turf route.
Black Hills Goldie - Sliding down the claiming ladder where she should be effective again; switching from turf to Cushion.
Long Shot - Bullysima
Race 3 - 1 mile, Purse $13,000, Claiming $10,000, 3-year-olds
Dunmore - May be lone speed in this low level claimer; the field looks like a NW2L condition excecpt this guy owns 3-wins.
Hidden Point - He was running for $80k two race ago, for only $10k today; dead late closer will do his best running late.
Long Shot - Cascadia's Star
Race 4 - 1 mile, Purse $22,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
Awesome Broad - Ran miserably last time out as a beaten favorite; takes the blinkers off and adds Talamo on, can rebound.
Madonna Mia - Speedball will try to bottom out the field, go wire to wire; stretching out around 2-turns for the first time.
Long Shot - Spring Symphony
Race 5 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $31,000, Claiming $32,000, 3-year-olds and up
Heated Rebel - Running first time for a price tag, that's a pretty significant drop; competitive facing much better animals.
Raise the Heat - Could be a "Heat" quinella if my top picks come in; owns 6 turf wins, tactical speed to sit a decent trip.
Long Shot - Karn
Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $15,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up
Kinsaler - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to claiming' ran slowly, but faced two very strong fields.
Scottish Diamond - Beaten favorite was claimed by the top Dutrow barn; SoCal debut stunk, but showed talent at Arlington.
Long Shot - Set for Combat
Race 7 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $47,000, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
Tiz Next - Tight fit in a incredibly difficult race to handicap; ran a clunker in last, but Smith remains and can rebound.
Whims and Fancies - Tepid chalk making her SoCal debut tonight; gets class relief exiting a couple of harder NoCal stakes.
Long Shot - Sunday Dress
Race 8 - 6 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, 2-year-olds
Coronas At Delmar - Beaten favorite at Fairplex facing a slightly easier group today; tactical speed to sit a nice trip.
Transvaal Scottish - Taking a significant class drop and taking the blinkers off today; can rebound with a much better try.
Long Shot - Latin Officer
Best Bet - Luis's Especial (race 1)
Santa Anita Wednesday- Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/4/$34.40; Long Shots, 8/1/$13.20; Best Bet, 1/0/$0
Santa Anita Totals - 203/43/$305.40; Long Shots, 103/13/$145.60; Best Bets, 12/3/$14.80
