HORSE RACING
TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK
By Richard Eng
Post Time 1 p.m.
Race 1 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $14,000, Claiming $12,500, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
Joint Agreement - We know she likes the Santa Anita surface; key is her lack of distance experience, bred for it though.
Lucy Got Lucky - Tepid favorite in a wide open affair; beaten chalk ran big two races ago breaking her maiden.
Long Shot - Lacey Leilah
Race 2 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $15,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
Kahlua Mist - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; second start off a 3-month hiatus.
Lyrical Goddess - FTS in a race where the ones with experience all have question marks; Cliff Sise babies are firing.
Long Shot - Chobe Chika
Race 3 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $46,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
Wynning Ride - Classy filly has been away 8-months since her Alabama debacle; soft spot for her 2010 return.
Stevie's Afleet - Expect Victor Espinoza to try and stick it to Bob Baffert whenever he can; favorite to his inside.
Long Shot - Music Magic
Race 4 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $32,000, Claiming $32,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
Dash Dot Dash - Winless on turf, but not for a lack of trying; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.
Warren's Appeal - Tepid chalk has finished 8-for-12 in the money on grass; runs for the lowest price tag of her life.
Long Shot - Living Our Dream
Race 5 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $25,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds
Toro Trippi - Was overmatched in an allowance, this $25K claimer will be with his friends; speed to attend the early pace.
Arkham Asylum - Dead late closer will sit in arrears and make one run; like the turn back in distance from a turf mile.
Long Shot - Driveliketiger
Race 6 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $20,000, Starter allowance $16,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
Lilly Fa Pootz - Biggest obstacle was drawing in off the also eligible list; expect Rafael Bejarano to make one run.
Sindyfromsantacruz - Just missed in last in a good try; ground saving rail trip, tactical speed to hold her position.
Long Shot - Stanford Dolly
Race 7 - 1 1/16th miles, $55,000 Santa Lucia Handicap, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
Made for Magic - Wheeled back in 2-weeks off a crushing victory; ground saving trip, she is in rare form for this.
Third Dawn - Returns off a 7-month hiatus; beware John Sadler has an uncoupled entry, prep for the Hollywood meet.
Long Shot - Pretty Katherine
Race 8 - 5 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds
Movie Duty - Speedball tactics in a likely no passing zone field; Rafael Bejarano plays catch me if you can.
Ghost Shadow - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; best stride will come late.
Long Shot - Misty Miss Joanna
Best Bet - Wynning Ride (race 3)
Santa Anita Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/2/$9.80; Long Shots, 8/0/$0; Best Bet, 1/0/$0
Santa Anita Totals - 1,236/310/$2,042.20; Long Shots, 609/100/$1,017.00; Best Bets, 74/27/$144.20
SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - #5 Distant Strike (9/5) in race 7 at Aqueduct. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Persistently ran second at Aqueduct paying $2.20 to place and $2.10 to show. Stats - 73/53/$411.30
