HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $30,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

6 Angel’s Share – Dead-late closer tries hillside turf for the first time; look for a price in a wide-open affair.

11 Sleep Tight – Tepid chalk was claimed by Jack Carava; like the parking lot post, can improve tonight.

Long Shot – 1 Entabeni

Race 2 – 6 furlongs, Purse $15,000, Claiming $8,000, 4-year-olds and up

3 Belo Purse – Claimed by Jack Carava; he can win the early daily double with horses he just claimed.

1 Lord Avalon – Been away 15 months, but comes from the live Mike Chambers barn; huge class drop too.

Long Shot – 2 Capt. Sparrow

Race 3 – 6 furlongs, Purse $31,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

1 One Bad Romance – Mike Mitchell drops her way down in class in search of victory; suspect she has improving form.

5 Jacobita – Decent debut and can be expected to show high cheese again; will go as fast and as far as she can.

Long Shot – 3 Random Luck

Race 4 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $54,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

10 Lady Sweetness – Was favored in debut and just missed for Mike Mitchell; one step improvement wins it.

6 Cute N Sassy – Tries turf for the first time; was well bet in last and found her best stride too late.

Long Shot – 1a Khendum

Race 5 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $30,000, Claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up

5 Tone for Atonement – He is more than comfortable at this $25k class; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.

7 Bertran Hill – Stride late last time in first start off the claim by Hector Palma; is fast enough for a minor upset.

Long Shot – 8 Really Uptown

Race 6 – 1 mile, Purse $54,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds

3 Indian Knight – Was grounded into submission by a super 3-YO colt; blinkers on and an uncoupled entry for Bob Baffert.

5 Red Sharp Humor – Did everything but win last time in a game effort; shorter distance can only help him.

Long Shot – 7 Le Mans

Race 7 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), $100,000 Valentine Dancer Handicap, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

2 Evening Jewel – She is a known, quality commodity; saves all the ground inside and rallies late.

5 Bran Jammas – Like the rider switch to Garrett Gomez for the money shot; will sit in arrears and come flying late.

Long Shot – 6 Antares World

Race 8 – 1 mile, Purse $56,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds

5 Mr. Commons – Exploded in a massive MSW graduation grass win; we’ll see if that form transfers back to the dirt main track.

4 Chiloquin – Has won two in a row and is eligible for this as a Cal-bred; more maturity than the others.

Long Shot – 1 Wegner

Race 9 – 6 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

6 River’s Mambo – Claimed by Julio Canani, typically a good thing; he adds blinkers on, expect more speed tonight.

8 Clubhouse Rules – Sliding down the maiden claiming ladder to this bottom level; like the rider switch to Joel Rosario.

Long Shot – 5 Sweet Consolidator

Best Bet – 5 Tone for Atonement (race 5)

Santa Anita Park Friday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 14/5/$26.80; Long Shots, 6/0/$0; Best Bet, 1/1/$4.00

Santa Anita Park Totals – 639/179/$1,135.50; Long Shots, 323/45/$455.20; Best Bets, 37/16/$65.50

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY – 4 Oh Carole (4/1) in race 8 at Gulfstream Park. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Friday, Copper Forest was scratched when Aqueduct canceled. Stats – 36/28/$229.10