HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $38,000, Claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Shes Got Skills - Miller barn picking up again after a brief lull; speedy sort won down the hillside course at Oak Tree.

Totally Phat - Reach for a long shot who draws a favorable post; Mandella adding blinkers on and more importantly, Leparoux.

Long Shot - Moogie

Race 2 - 6 furlongs, Purse $24,000, Claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds

Bear Creek - Nothing like hiring Gomez for the money shot; he beat a much tougher group than this two races ago.

Polish Pete - Exiting stronger Turf Paradise stakes races for this low level SoCal claimer; need not be much to compete.

Long Shot - Good Man Dan

Race 3 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $24,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, 4-year-olds and up

Black Astor - Takes the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; Smith is riding less, but enjoying it more.

Carman - While it appears he's taking a steep class drop, he's already run 3-times for a price tag, all without winning.

Long Shot - Hitagain

Race 4 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $47,000, Claiming $50,000, 4-year-olds

Mt. Orient - Mitchell has yet to win with him off the claim; dropped in class and adding Gomez, a possible winning recipe.

Justinplace - Claimed by Spawr off a gritty turf route victory; has enough back class and turf resume to repeat the race.

Long Shot - Our Partner

Race 5 - 1 mile, Purse $18,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Mahalo Lani - Did everything but win last time in a good try for this bottom maiden claiming class; repeat race can win it.

City Heat - Baffert cull taking the big class drop from MSW to maiden claiming; she'll may win easy, or burn a lot of cash.

Long Shot - Lovely Olivia

Race 6 - 1 mile, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds

Harlene - What do trainers do when they were supposed to win last time out, hire Gomez; O'Neill takes the blinkers off.

Cloudbreaker - Sharp effort last time and took significant betting too; tactical speed to sit a decent trip throughout.

Long Shot - Romance Is Zenon

Race 7 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $57,000, Allowance, Cal-breds, 4-year-olds and up

Brian the Bold - Gomez typically will be on the first or second choice in such an open race; another dead late closer.

Royal Vision - One of many dead late closers in a wide open race; Bejarano exits to ride for Frankel, Leparoux takes over.

Long Shot - Skimmetry

Race 8 - 1 mile, Purse $21,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Byballot - Took a lot of betting in last and ran a much improved race; if she improves a step, she'll be hard to handle.

Foggy Haze - Tepid chalk in another tough looking Super High Five race; should be dead fit exiting a NoCal MSW turf route.

Long Shot - Harmony Creator

Best Bet - Bear Creek (race 2)

Santa Anita Tuesday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/3/$17.20; Long Shots, 8/3/$20.40; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Totals - 385/90/$600.60; Long Shots, 196/28/$327.60; Best Bets, 23/12/$52.80