Horse Racing, Santa Anita Park, Feb. 5

Today at Santa Anita Park

Post Time 11 a.m.

Race 1 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, 4-year-olds and up

4 Fordham Road – John Shirreffs has an uncoupled entry; interesting move by Mike Smith off the chalk to ride Death Star.

1 Tiz a Trip – Put it together with a strong effort last out; Joel Rosario for the injured Garrett Gomez.

Long Shot – 8 Death Star

Race 2 – 1 mile, Purse $19,000, Claiming $10,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

7 Pure Storm – Claimed by Robertino Diodoro off a sharp second; she clearly fits well in this $10K company.

5 Roman Chic – Linda Mikus claims off a win for Mike Mitchell; not many can improve a claim off of Mitchell.

Long Shot – 8 Ballistic Blonde

Race 3 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $30,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 4-year-olds and up

5 Stone Hot – Dead late closer gets a big rider switch to Alonso Quinonez; will need some help up front to set him up.

2 Mint Humor – If anyone can steal this on the front end, it’s this guy; the turf rail is out 8 feet tonight.

Long Shot – 7 Bull Ring

Race 4 – 6 furlongs, Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies, 3-year-olds

5 Briteness – Ran well when second best to a daylight graduate; her turn today as long as there are no surprises.

9 Saturday Nite Wish – Exits the same MSW as Briteness; finished 5-lengths behind that one as she was backing up late.

Long Shot – 8 Fabulous Fashion

Race 5 – 7 furlongs, Purse $28,000, Starter handicap $16,000, 4-year-olds and up

8 Close to the Edge – Claimed at Fairplex and rested for 5-months; like that he runs protected without a price tag.

7 Gatheratthealter – Bob Baffert has made some nice claims for the Live Your Dream Stable; stable is headed by Bob Baedeker.

Long Shot – 5 Gutshot Straight

Race 6 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $60,000, Optional claiming $62,500, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

6 Celestial Kitten – Exits tougher stakes for this optional claimer; a mile on turf may be her best distance and surface.

3 Linda Lou – Upset win for a price tag in last, now moved up in class; likely was a solid confidence builder.

Long Shot – 1 A Jealous Woman

Race 7 – 1 1/8th miles, $200,000 San Antonio Handicap, 4-year-olds and up

3 Game On Dude – Is 3-for-3 wins at Santa Anita; been away since the BC Classic, he is a gritty performer in the clutch.

2 Uh Oh Bango – Turned in a huge effort in winning the San Pasqual; suspect will sit a trip and try the leaders late.

Long Shot – Victory Pete

Race 8 – 6 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 4-year-olds and up

12 Meadow Road – Returns from a lengthy vacation at a bottom level; has chased much before on his resume, question is fitness.

6 Del Mar Johnny – He’s been mired at this bottom level, $20K class for a long time; one of these days will inherit the lead.

Long Shot – 8 Knucklebuster

Best Bet – 5 Briteness (race 4)

Santa Anita Park Saturday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 20/5/$33.00; Long Shots, 8/2/$32.00; Best Bet, 1/1/$2.80

Santa Anita Park Totals – 428/107/$673.80; Long Shots, 215/33/$419.80; Best Bets, 24/10/$36.60

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #4 Hailstone (3/1) in race 7 at Gulfstream Park. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Font ran out at Gulfstream Park. Stats – 23/17/$182.10; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick