Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita, Nov. 1

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $32,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

7 Van Brit – Sight unseen since a game Del Mar win; she clearly fits in this $32K class, tactical speed to sit a trip.

1 Ambitoness – Claimed by Bob Hess off a gritty victory; bumped up aggressively in class, she is razor sharp right now.

Long Shot – 3 Eyes On the Prize

Race 2 – 1 mile, $65,000 Palm Springs Handicap, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

3 Awesomemundo – Looks like the Bob Baffert invitational; last seen winning the DuPont Distaff at Pimlico on Preakness weekend.

4 May Day Rose – Been away 10-months but finds a good spot for return; graded stakes winner should run well fresh.

Long Shot – 5 Lady of Fifty

Race 3 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, Fillies, 2-year-olds

14 Secret Memo – Sliding down the maiden claiming ladder to this career low class; taking the blinkers off for this.

5 Hot List – FTS exits a bullet workout for Kathy Walsh; field is so poor, the FTS must be respected.

Long Shot – 10 Derby Hat

Race 4 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $22,000, Claiming $16,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

9 Dynamic Diva – Second start off the claim by Emily Mode; figures to get ignored as low percentage connections.

4 Roll Your Eyes – Has a solid dirt resume despite recent failures; takes a solid class rise that can only help.

Long Shot – 6 Pumpkin Pie

Race 5 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $47,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 2-year-olds

3 Citizenship – Showed nice improvement when switched to the turf; more Bob Baffert firepower leading up to the Breeders’ Cup.

5 Solar Eclipse – Short distance behind Citizenship last time out; can improve in second start off a 3-month hiatus.

Long Shot – 9 Jubilant Girl

Race 6 – 6 furlongs, Purse $16,000, Claiming $12,500, 3-year-olds and up

9 Free Time – Has a lot of back class to compete in this group; this is clearly the toughest race on the card.

12 Unex Dali – Like the equipment change of first time gelding; sliding down the claiming ladder to this career low level.

Long Shot – 3 Rio Good

Race 7 – 1 1/8th miles (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $50,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

2 Acenda – Second to a very talented filly in Vionnet; like her tactical speed with the turf rail out 15 feet.

4 Elana Mar – Second start off a 3-month hiatus; has more tactical speed than showed in her last start.

Long Shot – 3 Quaintly

Race 8 – 7 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up

10 Green Team – Beaten favorite ran OK when third last time; Joe Talamo has a knack for winning the last race of the day.

2 Spit Ball – Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; facing the slowest field of his life.

Long Shot – 11 Unusual Mystery

Best Bet – 14 Secret Memo (race 3)

Santa Anita Sunday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/4/$20.20; Long Shots, 7/3/$30.60; Best Bet, 1/1/$2.80

Santa Anita Totals – 342/83/$609.40; Long Shots, 172/30/$315.40; Best Bets, 20/6/$117.40

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #4 Oh Carole (3/1) in race 9 at Churchill Downs. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Uncaptured won at Churchill Downs paying $11.40 to win, $4.60 to place and $3.60 to show. Stats – 161/111/$979.30; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick