HORSE RACING

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $48,000, Optional claiming $80,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Full Mandate - Can rebound from a disastrous U.S. debut; Jim Cassidy switches to his main man David Flores for the ride.

Hot Citizen - Kentucky invader figures to be undervalued; like the vote of Joel Rosario, suspect will outrun her high odds.

Long Shot - Glory Pride

Race 2 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $16,000, Claiming $12,500, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Sunny Peace - Claimed by Steve Knapp from Gary Stute off a clever win; she has enough back class to repeat the effort.

First Queen - Won a condition claimer over lesser lites; top combo of Joel Rosario and Kathy Walsh, taken to repeat.

Long Shot - Spell Caster

Race 3 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $36,000, Claiming $40,000, 4-year-olds and up

Pleasure to Ride - Sliding down the claiming ladder to this career low class; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.

Squallcreek - Speedball win in last, now claimed by Mike Mitchell; aided by the turf rail out 15 feet.

Long Shot - Big Wig

Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, 3-year-olds

Blackman Bay - For Garrett Gomez to ride in a bottom level maiden claimer, he must have been told a good story.

Country Impact - Second start off a 3-month hiatus; suspect Martin Garcia will push him early in a no passing zone field.

Long Shot - Michaels Jila

Race 5 - 1 1/8th miles (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $52,000, Optional claiming $62,500, 4-year-olds and up

Hyades - Sharp win in U.S. debut for trainer Ben Cecil; he moves up in condition, but he may be this good.

Riviera Cocktail - Part of an uncoupled entry from trainer Neil Drysdale; like that he exits graded stakes for this.

Long Shot - Roar of Applause

Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $38,000, Claiming $50,000, 3-year-olds

Joyful Success - Big class edge running first time ever for a price tag; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.

Ishmael - Was flattered when Skipshot won his next out; is reunited with Rafael Bejarano, post to clock the speed.

Long Shot - Buyer's Remorse

Race 7 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $53,000, 4-year-olds and up

Mr Gruff - To say he loves the hillside turf course is an understatement; can lead or follow close up.

Peace Chant - Interesting Florida invader for Doug O'Neill; with so much speed in the race, Bejarano will be closing.

Long Shot - Prairie City Road

Race 8 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds and up

Lady Adelle - John Sadler filly taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; her last was fairly fast.

Pay for Play - Mandella filly taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; expect her to show speed.

Long Shot - Mary's Dancer

Best Bet - Lady Adelle (race 8)

Santa Anita Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/4/$25.60; Long Shots, 8/1/$7.60; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Totals - 902/228/$1,519.80; Long Shots, 447/71/$749.40; Best Bets, 542/18/$88.60

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - #1 Liberty St. Outlaw (5/2) in race 5 at Tampa Bay. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Convocation won at Gulfstream Park paying $3.40 to win, $2.40 to place and $2.10 to show. Stats - 55/41/$301.00