HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 – 6 1/2 Furlongs, Purse $31,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

4 Aprisa Luna – Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; Ron Ellis adding Lasix and blinkers on.

6 Marrymeonemoretime – Another dropping in class from MSW to maiden claiming; no one in the field has dirt experience.

Long Shot – 5 Zohrah

Race 2 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $54,000, Maiden special weights, 4-year-olds and up

7 Ain – Interesting invader makes his SoCal debut for Carla Gaines and Rafael Bejarano; exits 3 harder stakes for this.

4 Blazing – Like the turn back in distance where he’ll be rallying late; beaten chalk reunited with Brice Blanc.

Long Shot – 6 Causeithertz

Race 3 – 6 furlongs, Purse $26,000, Claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up

2 Spectacular Slew – Bob Baffert has won an incredible 13-of-28 starters this meet; of the 15 losers, 7 more ran second.

5 Three Pointer – Claimed by Carlos Gonzalez, but the big switch is to Alex Gonzalez; got a weak ride each of the last 2 starts.

Long Shot – 1 Court Hero

Race 4 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, 4-year-olds and up

4 Fleet Continental – Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; his 2 starts are just plain faster.

7 Espirito Santo – Ran his debut versus much tougher foes at Saratoga; red-flag drop, especially if he has some ability.

Long Shot – 3 Magic Beam

Race 5 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $54,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 3-year-olds

6 Ricketyracketyruss – Like the turn back in distance from a mile to this; seems to be improving with every start.

8 Working At Night – Jeff Mullins hasn’t started many, but all are running well; like the move to an outside post.

Long Shot – 12 Satin Bouquet

Race 6 – 1 1/8th miles, Purse $16,000, Claiming $8,000, 4-year-olds and up

8 Skellytown – Logical chalk beat a similar group last time out; model of consistency in 2010, 11-of-16 in the money.

2 Super Harmony – Expect speedball tactics from P Val; simple tactics of nurse the lead and go as far as he can.

Long Shot – 7 Troubletimesthree

Race 7 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $56,000, Optional claiming $80,000, 3-year-olds

6 Diamond Geezah – Interesting English invader debuts with Lasix; my question is how tight Mike Mitchell has him for this.

1 Metropolitan Man – Aggressive placement at Ascot after a ridiculous looking debut win; regroups here under Vladimir Cerin.

Long Shot – 2 Wealthy Aviator

Race 8 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 4-year-olds and up

6 Pleasant Earth – Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; tries blinkers on today.

8 Coffee Gossip – Made a nice middle move, which should serve him well in here; Jeff Mullins babies improve with experience.

Long Shot – 3 Forward Commitment

Best Bet – 4 Fleet Continental (race 4)

Santa Anita Park Sunday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 17/2/$8.50; Long Shots, 9/2/$16.20; Best Bet, 1/1/$2.10

Santa Anita Park Totals – 180/50/$316.70; Long Shots, 89/13/$143.20; Best Bets, 10/6/$21.70

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY – 7 Keep Me Informed (5/2) in race 7 at Aqueduct. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Performing ran second at Tampa Bay Downs paying $3.00 to place and $2.10 to show. Stats – 10/8/$59.00