HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 - 61/2 furlongs, Purse $25,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds

Defense King - Measured one length win in last looks worse on paper; Rafael Bejarano had plenty of horse left.

White Lace Jimmy - Big rider switch to hot riding Joe Talamo can only help; sits chilly and makes one big run.

Long Shot - Flatter Me Again

Race 2 - 2 furlongs, Purse $36,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 2-year-olds

Warren's Andrew - FTS from Cliff Sise appears to be working well; like that top rider Tyler Baze takes the call.

Anita Brewski - Got experience in NoCal and now ships down south; need not be much to get his photo taken.

Long Shot - Ferrandero

Race 3 - 1 mile, Purse $14,000, Claiming $12,500, 4-year-olds and up

Craig's Storm - Sliding down the claiming ladder to this very winnable spot; got outrun late in last by Squire Trelawny.

Afleet Bud - Was grinding too little, too late in last; has tactical speed to be a factor from the get go.

Long Shot - Cajun Corredor

Race 4 - 51/2 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, 3-year-olds

More Than Class - Jeff Mullins appears to be shooting fish in a barrel here; taking the biggest class drop in racing.

Downtown Banker - Has shown steady, incremental improvement with each start; be there if the heavy chalk stumbles.

Long Shot - Black Kettle

Race 5 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $46,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds

Meteore - He appears better suited for the green carpet; Rafael Bejarano takes over for Garrett Gomez who is at Keeneland.

Egypt - Just missed in a tough trip last time; Patrick Biancone would love to be using his main man Julien Leparoux.

Long Shot - Gold Schleiger

Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $21.000, Claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

All Set - Could be lone speed in here, the most dangerous play in racing; cull drops big time for Bobby Frankel.

Kalookan Year - Dead late closer has a red for sale tag on; caveat emptor from the small Caesar Dominguez barn.

Long Shot - Havens Lake

Race 7 - 61/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $57,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Lemon Chiffon - Been away 5-months, but has proven U.S. grass form; this is a class drop from graded stakes.

Elletelle - Irish import makes her U.S. debut for Ben Cecil; like that he hires top gun Rafael Bejarano.

Long Shot - Porto Marmay

Race 8 - 51/2 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, 3-year-olds

Arm Chair Q B - Big run in debut for Brian Koriner; now he drops him from $100K to $32K, find out why tonight.

Cesium Fountain - Jeff Mullins adds blinkers on for this; trainer is under intense scrutiny after Aqueduct incident.

Long Shot - Rio Romeo

Best Bet - More Than Class (race 4)

Santa Anita Wednesday- Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/5/$25.00; Long Shots, 8/1/$8.20; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.20

Santa Anita Totals - 1,234/302/$2,089.40; Long Shots, 599/93/$1,102.00; Best Bets, 72/28/$102.80

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - #4 Nergal (5/2) in race 5 at Keeneland. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Wednesday, He Loves Me Not ran third at Keeneland paying $2.80 to show. Stats - 44/36/$264.50