HORSE RACING
February 11, 2008 - 10:00 pm
TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK
By Richard Eng
Post Time 1 p.m.
Race 1 - 1 mile, Purse $26,000, Claiming $20,000, Fillies, 4-year-olds
Tonja's World - Well spotted by Sise to get her picture taken; takes no chances by hiring main man Gomez.
Blushing Bear Cat - Could be another Ron Anderson quinella with the Mig on this half; should improve some more.
Long Shot - Beyond the Mark
Race 2 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $65,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
Private Banking - Short vote for Solis because he chose this mount over others; one of many with back class.
Immortelle - Sneaky sort from the very clever Lobo barn; Brazilian import was one of the good ones down there.
Long Shot - Colina Verde
Race 3 - 6 furlongs, Purse $48,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies, 3-year-olds
Suziqcutie - She is knocking at the door; might benefit from the entire O'Neill barn heating up the past few days.
Little Gypsy - Dead late closer is starting to look like a professional maiden; figures to get her photo someday.
Long Shot - Bella Castagna
Race 4 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $45,000, Claiming $50,000, Fillies, 4-year-olds
Forest Miss - NoCal shipper has butted heads with Bootlef Annie, but can offer more value; Bejarano takes over.
Bootleg Annie - Speedy sort ships down from NoCal and picks up main man Gomez; figures to be well overbet.
Long Shot - Speedy Suzanne
Race 5 - 1 mile, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds
One Chin Again - Gomez remains loyal despite a sluggish try last time; will like today's pedestrian pace.
Indianski - Could be a Ron Anderson quinella as the Mig is riding this guy; shows slow steady improvement.
Long Shot - Youarefun
Race 6 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $50,000, 4-year-olds and up
Oceanography - Hard to think he's improving with sliding Beyer figures; Frankel has him cranked for this.
Hold Your Ground - Gomez remains loyal to Pletcher; rallied strongly in turf debut to just miss.
Long Shot - Go All In
Race 7 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $41,000, Claiming $40,000, 4-year-olds and up
Gallardo - Another getting class relief after being overmatched in last; beat these kind twice in a row.
Soupy - Gets some class relief and turns back to a shorter distance; tactical speed to sit a nice trip.
Long Shot - James the Third
Race 8 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $57,000, Optional claiming $80,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds
Tropical Bid - Turf debut was pretty good as she outran her odds, flattered when Passion won a stakes next out.
Wickedwackyingrid - Speedy sort set slow fractions in a wire to wire win; may turn out to be a useful sort.
Long Shot - Blue Rhapsody
Race 9 - 6 furlongs, Purse $22,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds
Easter Born - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; need not be much to win.
Okie Dokie Petey - Ran a much improved race last time; if he repeats that he'll be awful tough to catch.
Long Shot - Best Affair
Best Bet - Oceanography (race 6)
Santa Anita Sunday- Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 19/3/$20.60; Long Shots, 9/1/$24.80; Best Bet, 1/1/$5.60
Santa Anita Totals - 410/99/$709.80; Long Shots, 211/31/$387.20; Best Bets, 24/10/$43.20