HORSE RACING

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $48,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Surfer Girl – She may possess the most talent, but has been away 10-months; owned by radio show host Jim Rome.

Ashton Girl – Third start off a 2-month hiatus could be her best; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.

Long Shot – Midnight Crush

Race 2 – 7 furlongs, Purse $15,000, Claiming $12,500, 4-year-olds and up

Rabbi – Been away 3-months, but has much back class to rely upon; Kathy Walsh barn has really cooked this meet.

Satellite – Claimed by Doug O’Neill, this old veteran keeps running hard; this level is about as much as he wants.

Long Shot – Cointreau

Race 3 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $45,000, Starter handicap $40,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Sterling Misty – Race shape points to a closer like her; should get a lot of value with this combo of Cenicola and Talamo.

Bootleg Annie – Tepid chalk in a very difficult heat; she wants the early lead but there are others to duel her.

Long Shot – Wondrous Event

Race 4 – 6 furlongs, $75,000 San Miguel, 3-year-olds

Charlie’s Moment – Multiple stakes winner has a decided experience edge over these; cozy outside post to stalk from.

Gotmymojoworkin – Colt should legit talent in debut; then was thrown into the deep end of the pool in the Sunshine Millions.

Long Shot – Turk

Race 5 – 7 furlongs, Purse $45,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Hard Kisses – Found her best stride too late in debut; Bob Baffert babies typically improve with experience.

Shiksa – Another debut filly who ran slow early, very fast late; she is meant to be a good one, logical improvement.

Long Shot – Diamond Tags

Race 6 – 6 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up

Concerto’s Thunder – Another incredibly difficult leg of the pick 6; big class drop and third start off a 2-month hiatus.

Polish Quest – Part of a decent Bruce Headley entry; had a troubled trip in last, can make amends here.

Long Shot – Swift Demand

Race 7 – 1 1/8th miles (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $46,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Well Monied – Was bothered at a key point in the stretch and then rerallied; generous favorite at 7/2 odds.

Showboater – Part of a blanket finish that included the chalk; she has shown more ability on turf than anything else.

Long Shot – Box Office Queen

Race 8 – 1 1/2 miles, $100,000 Tokyo City Cup Handicap, 4-year-olds and up

Big Booster – Could see a perfect trip if somebody tries to run with Zappa; saves ground and comes grinding in the lane.

Zappa – Speedball loves the synthetic surfaces; the key will be if Kizzy’s Chaos decides to take a run at him early.

Long Shot – Stream Cat

Race 9 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $23,000, 3-year-olds and up

Defense King – Won his maiden first off the claim for Mike Mitchell; surmise that even more improvement is eminent.

Turkish Victory – Been away 10-months, but showed some moxie in graduating; watch the tote for some action.

Long Shot – Benezit

Race 10 – 6 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Irish Pepper – Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; had traffic problems too in last.

Atta’ Girl – Kathy Walsh can do no wrong this meet; her filly ran better than evenly, big shot with improvement.

Long Shot – Stellar Day

Best Bet – Irish Pepper (race 10)

Santa Anita Friday- Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/5/$29.00; Long Shots, 7/1/$7.80; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Totals – 1,095/259/$1,805.60; Long Shots, 537/84/$954.80; Best Bets, 64/25/$91.20

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY – #2 Quality Road in race 10 at Gulfstream. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Friday, Rises the Phoenix ran second at Aqueduct paying $4.60 to place and $3.10 to show. Stats – 36/29/$203.00