HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 – 6 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Claiming $10,000, 4-year-olds

2 Flashy Green – Sliding down the claiming ladder to this career-low class; need not be much to handle these.

3 My Johnny Cash – Turf Paradise shipper fits with these better than one might think; Mike Chambers wins at 34 percent.

Long Shot – 6 Purse Luva

Race 2 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $54,000, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

6 Tribal Beauty – Dead-late closer is turning back in distance; suspect her best stride will come late in the lane.

3 Alala – Tries turf for the first time; has good tactical speed, will be aided by the turf rail out 24 feet.

Long Shot – 1 Nana Beach

Race 3 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $16,000, Claiming $8,000, 4-year-olds and up

8 High Perch – Ran evenly in first race off a 2-year hiatus; suspect will be tighter today and offers good value.

1 Flashmans Papers – Game win getting up in the final stride; will save ground and try to get another perfect trip.

Long Shot – 4 Beyond Loaded

Race 4 – 1 1/8th miles (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $63,000, Allowance, 4-year-olds and up

1 Ryehill Dreamer – Draw a line through the San Pasqual over dirt; he’s a nice turf runner, back on his preferred surface.

6 Big Shot Syd – No shot in the slow-paced San Antonio over dirt; he too prefers grass and returns to the surface here.

Long Shot – 4 Rendezvous

Race 5 – 6 furlongs, Purse $54,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

7 Finish Rich in Nyc – She appears faster than these on paper; could inherit the lead in a no-passing-zone race.

8 Excessively Trick – Philip D’Amato was an assistant to Mike Mitchell; was favored two back after a solid career debut.

Long Shot – 4 Bench Beauty

Race 6 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $38,000, Claiming $40,000, 4-year-olds and up

2 Asperity – Red-hot John Sadler trainee teaming up with Garrett Gomez; going with the hot hand in a wide-open turf route.

5 Achak – Not his usual self in last off a 2-month hiatus; ran great for a $40k price tag two races back.

Long Shot – 4 Red Alert Day

Race 7 – 1 mile, Purse $59,000, Optional claiming $62,500, 4-year-olds and up

2 Uh Oh Bango – Ran OK last time off a 10-month hiatus; has tons of back class, figures to be much tighter today.

1 Sky Cape – Only horse running for a price tag here; blinkers on and Rafael Bejarano, good reasons to like him.

Long Shot – 4 Yankee Station

Race 8 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

2 Benicia Beauty – Is reunited with Rafael Bejarano, a key vote; saves all the ground and grinds it out late.

7 Zees Chris – Has shown good early speed but has a habit of folding up late; Martin Garcia takes a shot tonight.

Long Shot – 6 Random Luck

Best Bet – 2 Flashy Green (race 1)

Santa Anita Park Thursday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 14/4/$17.60; Long Shots, 8/1/$14.40; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.60

Santa Anita Park Totals – 754/205/$1,282.70; Long Shots, 379/56/$558.40; Best Bets, 44/17/$69.10

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY – 5 Truelyonbroadway (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 Thursday, Capital Fellow ran third at Laurel Park paying $2.60 to show. Stats – 41/30/$242.00