HORSE RACING
TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK
By Richard Eng
Post Time 2 p.m.
Race 1 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $42,000, Maiden special weights, 2-year-olds
Magic Max - Part of an uncoupled Bob Baffert entry; exits a stakes for this, keep an eye on Take a Hard Look.
Setsuko - Typical green debut, slow early, fast late when in stride; should enjoy the 2-turn trip.
Long Shot - Mr. Saturdaynight
Race 2 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $26,000, Claiming $32,000, 2-year-olds
Seeuat Sticknstein - Been in the money 6-of-7 starts; pretty consistent in a race full of ugly looking horses.
Sweet Tigger - Class relief from a bunch of harder stakes for this; takes the weight off with bugboy Reyes.
Long Shot - Raptor Force
Race 3 - 6 furlongs, Purse $14,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
New Citizen - Two decent efforts at Fairplex; exits two bullet works and might just grind these down in the lane.
Que Sera Sera - Tepid chalk in a miserable looking field; his debut race is fast enough to beat these.
Long Shot - Anundeniablyhappy
Race 4 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $17,000, Claiming $16,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds
Red Alarm - Dead late closer should appreciate the cheap speed in here; her three career wins points her out.
Voodoo's Vision - Among the speedy sort in the field; big class drop for Julio Canani charge can only help.
Long Shot - Truthy
Race 5 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 30 feet), Purse $32,000, Claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
Raiding Party - Won off the claim by Mike Mitchell; has speed to benefit from the turf rail out 30 feet.
Yasinisi - Beaten favorite turned in a clunker last time; her race two back is enough to get into the photo.
Long Shot - Carnival Queen
Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $12,000, Claiming $10,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
Rocket Kitty - Tiny edge in a real dart throw of a race; claimed by Carava, has a ton of back class too.
Msty Aly - Has enough gas to get to the front from a parking lot post; simple tactics for Felipe Valdez.
Long Shot - Come Back Girl
Race 7 - 1 mile, Purse $54,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds and up
El Gato Malo - Can still improve, while many here are running downhill; tactical speed to sit a decent trip.
Mast Track - Sentimental horse with trainer Bobby Frankel doing so poorly; his San Diego second was a corker.
Long Shot - Neko Bay
Race 8 - 6 furlongs, Purse $17,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, Fillies, 2-year-olds
Musical Grace - Clear second in last in a much improved effort; big shot if she can improve one more step.
Hurricane Dawn - Beaten chalk showed good early speed at Fairplex; there is not much speed in here.
Long Shot - Deputy Judy R N
Best Bet - Seeuat Sticknstein (race 2)
Santa Anita Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 13/2/$16.00; Long Shots, 7/3/$35.40; Best Bet, 1/1/$5.00
Santa Anita Totals - 115/25/$166.20; Long Shots, 58/9/$100.60; Best Bets, 7/4/$18.00
SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - #2 Grassy Nellie (5/1) in race 4 at Keeneland. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Ea won at Belmont Park paying $6.00 to win, $3.00 to place and $2.50 to show. Stats - 145/109/$822.40
