HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $14,000, Claiming $12,500, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Lovely Olivia - Ran OK last time when dropped to the low class level; she need not be much to win today.

Rapid Goose - Showed some aggression in last under Garrett Gomez; all in the race lack killer instinct.

Long Shot - Why Whynot

Race 2 - 61/2 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, 3-year-olds

Morton Owen - Sliding down the claiming ladder to this career low class; his race two back will beat these.

Only Be Cause - Just missed last time in a fine try from parking lot post 12; heís run some faster races.

Long Shot - Marquet Rebel

Race 3 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $23,000, Claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds

Uncle Jeep - Mike Mitchell and Rafael Bejarano can make it an early double; tactical speed to sit a trip.

Overtime Victory - Ground saving trip for this dead late closer; slow going so far for Channing Hill.

Long Shot - Form a Posse

Race 4 - 61/2 furlongs, Purse $15,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Xtraordinary - Dropped to this reduced class and ran a solid race; she still needs to improve a step to win.

Tiz Salsa - Logical chalk in a wide open race; power of Bejarano, heís riding nearly all favorites today.

Long Shot - Saintís Crown

Race 5 - 1 mile (turf), Purse $32,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Sunny Peace - Beat a similar class two races ago; tactical speed to sit a trip in another open event.

Wondrous Event - Dead late closer can save all the ground inside; chased Sunny Peace last time out.

Long Shot - Wood Art

Race 6 - 61/2 furlongs, Purse $45,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Sheís Borracho - Jeff Mullins babies improve with more experience; found her best stride too late in debut.

Ride Me Fast - Flat effort as a beaten favorite in last; she flashed ability in debut and can run back to that.

Long Shot - First Grade

Race 7 - 61/2 furlongs (turf), $100,000 Las Cienegas Handicap, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Gotta Have Her - Tactical speed to sit close up; proven she doesnít need the lead to succeed.

Tuscan Evening - Has won both starts down the hill using high cheese; she may be able to go it alone early on.

Long Shot - Dawn After Dawn

Race 8 - 6 furlongs, $48,000, Allowance, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Witty - Explosive debut victory promises much more; filly is bred to be any kind of stakes animal.

Music Magic - Faltered badly in last as a beaten favorite; her race two back would put her in the hunt.

Long Shot - Cosmic Queen

Race 9 - 1 mile (turf), Purse $46,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up

Prevailing Wind - Better than looked U.S. debut; Jim Cassidy doesnít mind giving his imports a race or two.

Renegade Storm - Marty Jones makes two big equipment changes; he adds blinkers on and Rafael Bejarano.

Long Shot - Holladay Road

Best Bet - Morton Owen (race 2)

Santa Anita Saturday- Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/5/$23.60; Long Shots, 8/0/$0; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Totals - 1,282/317/$2,164.80; Long Shots, 622/94/$1,111.20; Best Bets, 75/30/$108.80

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - #3 Princess Buddha (2/1) in race 4 at Gulfstream. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Bluegrass Princess won at Keeneland paying $3.40 to win, $2.60 to place and $2.20 to show. Stats - 47/39/$296.70