Horse Racing, Santa Anita Park, Feb. 19

Today at Santa Anita Park

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $23,000, Claiming $16,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

4 R Vicarious Girl – Mike Mitchell mare sliding down the claiming ladder; exits turf, her dirt form is pretty good.

5 Tripped the Light – Claimed from Bob Hess by Linda Mikus; like that Joel Rosario remains loyal to the cause.

Long Shot – 6 Katy’s Kitty

Race 2 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $35,000, Claiming $32,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

1 Van Brit – Clearly loves Santa Anita turf, 7-of-11 wins in Arcadia; should save all the ground for underrated Brice Blanc.

5 Bella Swan – Mike Mitchell can win the daily double, or just part of it; sliding down the claiming ladder to face easier.

Long Shot – 2 Lunch Time Diva

Race 3 – 6 furlongs, Purse $26,000, Claiming $20,000, 4-year-olds

3 Quintons Destiny – Janet Armstrong claimed from Mike Mitchell; hard to improve on that, but suspect one more good race is likely.

7 Speed Bias – Don’t let the Turf Paradise resume hinder your opinion; takes a steep class drop to face much easier.

Long Shot – 8 Floating Feather

Race 4 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds

4 Our Merv – Green debut in U.S.; slow early, but fast late, Mike Mitchell adding blinkers on, expect improvement.

2 Only the Gold – Tries turf for the first time for Richard Mandella; has faced good ones in his defeat.

Long Shot – 7 Koast

Race 5 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $60,000, Optional claiming $62,500, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

3 Miss Radiance – Nearly perfect over Santa Anita dirt; has enough tactical speed to sit a good trip throughout.

6 Arte Viva – Ran like a short horse off a year long hiatus; should be a lot tighter in her second start of the year.

Long Shot – 1 Star Presence

Race 6 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, Cal-breds, Fillies, 3-year-olds

2 Ralphy Girl – Showed good speed in both of her starts; speed has done well this meet, which can imitate the 405 freeway.

7 Vegas Rules – Exits a bullet workout off a decent debut race; big chance for a photo if she improves one step.

Long Shot – 5 Raggin Wood

Race 7 – 7 furlongs, $150,000 San Vicente, 3-year-olds

2 Creative Cause – This is the kind of field he is supposed to eat for lunch; step one on the road to Churchill Downs.

5 American Act – Terrific MSW win over Bodemeister from Bob Baffert barn; this is a big test for class on the rise.

Long Shot – 3 Drill

Race 8 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $30,000, Starter allowance $40,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

4 Blue Samurai – Logical chalk has has a hole the size of a donut; is 0-for-13 on turf despite 8 in the money finishes.

8 Platinum Mine – Jeff Mullins barn is heating up so don’t overlook this mare; bugboy Eswan Flores is riding very well.

Long Shot – 2 One Fast Frog

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

11 Anna You’re Up – Mike Mitchell filly took action and ran evenly in debut; he’s adding blinkers on for start two.

6 Ricspretentiousgal – Ran a sneaky good debut race from parking lot post 11; would not surprise with improvement tonight.

Long Shot – 2 H. J.’s Kitty

Best Bet – 2 Creative Cause (race 7)

Santa Anita Park Saturday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 19/7/$51.40; Long Shots, 9/0/$0; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Park Totals – 559/143/$885.40; Long Shots, 282/41/$496.80; Best Bets, 32/16/$57.20

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #3 Ode to Sami (5/2) in race 9 at Tampa Bay Downs. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Capt. Candyman Can ran third at Gulfstream Park paying $2.60 to show. Stats – 30/22/$211.80; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick