HORSE RACING

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 – 6 furlongs, Purse $48,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 4-year-olds and up

Buck Basolo – Ran fine in return off a 6-month hiatus; like the switch to Nakatani, Talamo seems to be losing his big clients.

Sun Lightning – Closed a lot better than it appears in his running line; Gallagher babies progress with racing, expect better.

Long Shot – Tote’s Humdinger

Race 2 – 1 mile, Purse $36,000, Claiming $32,000, 4-year-olds

Law Breaker – Dropping to the lowest class level of his career; tactical speed for Gryder to put him anywhere he wants.

Fight On – Chance to be lone speed, the most dangerous play in racing; problem is speed tends to get dulled over synthetic.

Long Shot – Demon Inside

Race 3 – 1 1/8th miles (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $68,000, Allowance, 4-year-olds and up

Boboman – He’s supposed to be able to win a race like this running backwards; coming back off a 10-month sabbatical.

Chattahoochee War – Frankel has a couple horses in here who can upset; he has ability, but a lot of gaps in his resume.

Long Shot – Heroi Do Bafra

Race 4 – 7 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Gloria Jeanne – Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; she has run for a price tag before.

Ciacci’s Angel – Speedball draws a parking lot post in this elongated sprint; should outbreak this field and take the lead.

Long Shot – Judge in the West

Race 5 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $47,000, Claiming $50,000, Fillies, 4-year-olds

Foxy Games – Claimed by Jorge Periban who is an underrated trainer; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip throughout.

Just Knock – Taking a big class drop to run for a price tag for the first time; been away 4-months, always respect Frankel.

Long Shot – Angeletta

Race 6 – 1 mile, Purse $18,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up

El Falcon – Drops to the lowest claiming class of his career; he’s already run some races fast enough to defeat these.

Cool Commander – Faced much tougher at Del Mar 7-months ago; been silent since, he should be fresh, fit and dangerous.

Long Shot – Cadeaux du Monde

Race 7 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), $125,000 Irish O’Brien, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Rockella – Chance for Hollendorfer to win another rich stakes; filly has improved enormously sinced claimed for only $32k.

Lightmyfirebaby – Chantal Sutherland has been the darling of the $2 horseplayer; chance to improve her ROI right here.

Long Shot – Sumthingtotalkabt

Race 8 – 7 furlongs, Purse $48,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Rate of Exchange – She could easily be unbeaten right now except for racing luck; if she can handle synthetics, forget about it.

Masterful Miss – Draws well for her stalking style in this elongated sprint; 6-of-8 in the money, needs the luck of the Irish.

Long Shot – Earle’s First Girl

Best Bet – Gloria Jeanne (race 4)

Santa Anita Sunday- Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 20/4/$39.00; Long Shots, 9/0/$0; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Totals – 889/208/$1,512.40; Long Shots, 438/57/$707.70; Best Bets, 49/16/$67.40