HORSE RACING

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $15,000, Claiming $12,500, 3-year-olds

Dunmore – Sharp run last time off a 2-month sabbatical; gets the weight off with bugboy Quinonez, stays in similar class.

Fuji – Should be dead fit exiting grass route races up in NoCal; he could float in price due to low percentage connections.

Long Shot – Pay the Vig

Race 2 – 6 furlongs, Purse $15,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Bestatit – Mullins at a price is always a dangerous proposition; unknown rider will only add a lot more value to the odds.

Bench Wench – Logical chalk is taking a necessary drop in class to visit the winner’s circle; speed to get involved early.

Long Shot – Madonna Mia

Race 3 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $28,000, Claiming $32,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Categorize – Could be a Mullins double that actually pays something; just missed down the hill in last, can make amends.

La Swing – Won off the claim by young Stute; is dropped in class, but he has nothing to lose because she cost only $16k.

Long Shot – Light Fingers

Race 4 – 6 furlongs, Purse $32,000, Claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

Exceeding – Drop down winner is not raised in class, but may have something left in the tank; tactical speed to sit a trip.

Ghosttrapper – Claimed by Sherman off a win for the Ward barn; one of the few Autrey horses to show some run off the claim.

Long Shot – Jealous Profit

Race 5 – 1 mile, Purse $45,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Outra Rafaela – Gomez returns and I suspect he won’t miss a step; Frankel filly has been well bet, still has much upside.

Santa Teresita – Will be overlooked because Morgan Lane exited the same race; she offers value and could improve a lot too.

Long Shot – Awesome Feat

Race 6 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $36,000, Claiming $50,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Foxy Games – Back class filly won wire to wire down the hill this spring; turf rail out 8-feet has to help her somewhat.

Steelin’ – When you’ve won down the hill once, you can do it again; will need some pace to be able to do her best.

Long Shot – Themis Valentine

Race 7 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $43,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 2-year-olds

Final Fling – Good looking FTS entry from the Mullins barn; exits a bullet work and you get two for the price of one.

Patricia’s Gem – Was bet thru the roof in debut, then never threatened to win; she figures to move forward some today.

Long Shot – A Flicker of Light

Race 8 – 1 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), $100,000 Carleton F. Burke Handicap, 3-year-olds and up

Atlando – Ran better than looked last time losing by only a length; appears to be rounding into form in a wide open race.

Spring House – Ground saving journey under top jockey Gomez; he’ll get the most out of him in the stretch run.

Long Shot – Porfido

Race 9 – 6 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Milehighkisses – Speedball cut incredibly fast fractions down the hill in last; she could pop and not stop today.

Romanced – Logical chalk has the perfect stalking style chasing a solid early pace; may get way overbet with these.

Long Shot – Peaceful Dreams

Race 10 – 7 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, 2-year-olds

Shakalaka – O’Neill is good at winning these kind of wide open races; showed improvement between first and second starts.

Mr. Excessive – Tepid chalk in an inscrutable race; has tons of early speed, may pop and find a no passing zone field.

Long Shot – Big Hit

Best Bet – Categorize (race 3)

Santa Anita Saturday- Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 13/4/$28.00; Long Shots, 6/1/$12.40; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Totals – 423/92/$669.60; Long Shots, 210/32/$420.20; Best Bets, 25/6/$30.20