HORSE RACING
TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK
By Richard Eng
Post Time 11:30 a.m.
Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
Yodelady O - Claimed by Ted West and spotted nicely to win right now; like that Rafael Bejarano remains loyal.
Joint Agreement - Good second in last, flattered when Victory Dancer won right back; good tactical speed.
Long Shot - Carnival Queen
Race 2 - 1 mile (turf), Purse $48,000, Optional claiming $25,000, Cal-breds, 4-year-olds and up
Tamarack Smarty - No shame second best to the good Red Sun favored in race 9; Joe Talamo had choices, stays loyal here.
Renegade Storm - Dead late closer was a stride late in last; with the turf rail at zero, closers finally have a chance.
Long Shot - Brushburn
Race 3 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $19,000, Claiming $16,000, 4-year-olds and up
Laser Point - His race two back is fast enough to upset these; like that Garrett Gomez takes the call for Jeff Mullins.
Fiery Trippi - Logical chalk dropped to a career low class in last to win; has the backbone to repeat the race.
Long Shot - Devil Cat M D
Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $49,000, Optional claiming $62,500, 4-year-olds and up
Lt. Hopeful - Off poorly when unprepared for the start; he is a speedball who could run off and hide at a price.
Euroglide - Consistent sort figures to be right there again; improves in second start off a 2-month hiatus.
Long Shot - Position A
Race 5 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf), Purse $44,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds
Mister Do It - Like the parking lot post down the hillside turf course; his sod starts are much better than synthetics.
Deputy Max - Let's play beat the chalk with this comebacker; Brian Koriner adds blinkers on and Victor Espinoza.
Long Shot - Face and an Ace
Race 6 - 6 furlongs, $200,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
Rate of Exchange - Must respect Calder shippers coming to SoCal; like that suspended Joel Rosario takes the call.
Libor Lady - Bullet fast mare gets the services of Garrett Gomez; brutally fast and tough as nails to pass.
Long Shot - Dotsy Jean
Race 7 - 1 1/8th miles (turf), $300,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
Closeout - Ran great when second in the Las Palmas two back; saves all the ground and will fire fast late.
Tight Precision - Joel Rosario has been on suspension, but returns today with live mounts in the Sunshine Millions.
Long Shot - Saucey Evening
Race 8 - 1 1/8th miles, $500,000 Sunshine Millions Classic, 4-year-olds and up
The Usual Q. T. - Logical chalk has become the scourge of the SoCal turf division; all he does is win races.
Bad Action - Ambitious placement in first start for Todd Pletcher; his turf races are sneaky good, huge upset chance.
Long Shot - Jeranimo
Race 9 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf), Purse $46,000, Allowance, 4-year-olds and up
Red Sun - This guy still does not know how good he can get; carefully managed like fine china by Carla Gaines.
Atticus Jack - Strong win in last in turf debut; suspect it was no fluke, value comes from Garrett Gomez exit.
Long Shot - Hidden Blessing
Race 10 - 6 furlongs, Purse $22,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 4-year-olds and up
Proud Hillbilly - Freshened 2-months, returns in a very winable spot; tactical speed to protect his inside position.
Bullfighter - Didn't beat much in last maiden claimer, but barely moved a muscle; Bob Baffert cull moves forward.
Long Shot - Scofield Barracks
Race 11 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $15,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up
Chailepis - Broke thru with a much improved race in last; clearly not very much to defeat in here.
High Tide Rising - When the ones with experience look this slow, you must examine all of the FTs.
Long Shot - Shark City
Best Bet - Lt. Hopeful (race 4)
Santa Anita Friday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 15/2/$21.20; Long Shots, 7/4/$36.60; Best Bet, 1/0/$0
Santa Anita Totals - 374/96/$617.40; Long Shots, 187/29/$285.00; Best Bets, 23/10/$44.80
SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - #3 My Lady A. P. (5/2) in race 3 at Tampa Bay. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Friday, racing was canceled at Philadelphia Park. Stats - 22/15/$95.00
