Horse Racing, Santa Anita Park, March 23

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 – 6 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Claiming $16,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

4 Dustin’s Magic – Draw a line thru her last turf race and her prior races look good; reunited with Rafael Bejarano.

2 I Sense Your Luck – Claimed by Mike Mitchell, say no more; she’s proven she can hang with this class.

Long Shot – 1 Help Me Hannah

Race 2 – 6 furlongs, Purse $58,000, Allowance, Fillies, 3-year-olds

4 Mamma Kimbo – Crushing debut win earning a wicked 102 Beyer; key is if she improves or regresses on a bounce.

3 Sister Moon – Capable upsetter also ran huge in her debut win at Del Mar; was flattered when Ismene won next out.

Long Shot – 2 Woebegon

Race 3 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $30,000, Starter allowance $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

4 Blue Samurai – Been knocking on the door in this condition; Kristin Mulhall takes the blinkers off in search of victory.

5 Love My Way – Speedball figures to provide the target in the lane; last race got her eligible to run in this condition.

Long Shot – 6 Alala

Race 4 – 1 mile, Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds

5 Holy Candy – He is starting to look like a money burner with 3-of-3 seconds; big rider switch to Joel Rosario for the money shot.

1 Eaton Hall – Expect speedball tactics from the rail; sprinter stretching out should be able to gain the early lead.

Long Shot – 4 Stratify

Race 5 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $40,000, Claiming $40,000, 4-year-olds and up

6 Euroglide – Good second last out facing a similar group; very consistent on turf and handles Santa Anita sod very well.

3 Surplus – Runs first time for a price tag; John Sadler turns to main man Joel Rosario who is riding aces right now.

Long Shot – 2 Matto Mondo

Race 6 – 5 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, 3-year-olds

7 Outperform – In a race full of slowpokes, he has a tiny edge in here; can improve second start with blinkers on.

2 Mr. Newton – Tepid chalk only because someone has to be favored in this moribund field; Dan Hendricks does use Paul Atkinson.

Long Shot – 6 J J’s Jaguar

Race 7 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), $70,000 Pasadena, 3-year-olds

10 Stoney Fleece – 4-for-4 races in the money on grass; won the grade 3 Generous last fall so he clearly is good enough.

4 Chips All In – Draw a line thru the Lewis debacle; his Eddie Logan win makes him a strong contender in today’s heat.

Long Shot – 7 Vibrato Jazz

Race 8 – 1 mile, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

9 Freckles Galore – Showing steady, modest improvement with each start; need not be much to handle these slowpokes.

5 Ricspretentiousgal – Doug O’Neill barn remains hot so double check all of his starters; can improve on the stretch out.

Long Shot – 6 Roses for Joni

Best Bet – 5 Holy Candy (race 4)

Santa Anita Park Thursday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 14/6/$38.40; Long Shots, 7/0/$0; Best Bet, 0/0/$0

Santa Anita Park Totals – 869/228/$1,432.60; Long Shots, 437/63/$725.60; Best Bets, 49/20/$71.60

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #1 Fiddlers Diva (8/5) in race 4 at Aqueduct. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, The Snickers Kid ran third at Aqueduct paying $2.90 to show. Stats – 47/35/$314.80; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick