Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita Park, March 3

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 – 1 1/8th miles (turf), Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $25,000, Cal-breds, 4-year-olds and up

1 Alley Hondro – Reclaimed by Ron Ellis, one of the strongest trainer angles in racing; rail post to save all of the ground.

2 Unusual Jazz – Chalk due to huge class drop from stakes to a $25K price tag; his race two back, if repeated, would beat these.

Long Shot – 6 Teafatiller

Race 2 – 7 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Claiming $16,000, 4-year-olds and up

7 Streets of Heaven – Has been consistently good at these lower class levels; 8-YO veteran just likes to win races.

2 Honour the Deputy – Like the cutback in distance to this elongated sprint; figures to have some late energy.

Long Shot – 4 Format V.

Race 3 – 6 furlongs, Purse $31,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

1 Devious Chic – Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; need not be much to handle these.

5 Unbridled Wee – Another running first time for a price tag; first time hook up between Mike Mitchell and Edwin Maldonado.

Long Shot – 3 Cassandra Lynne

Race 4 – 1 1/8th miles (turf), Purse $45,000, Claiming $50,000, 4-year-olds and up

5 Diamondsdiplomat – Mike Mitchell and his son in law Julien Leparoux team up again; figures to be lone early speed.

1 Lime Rickey – Claimed by Bill Spawr in last off a gritty win; aggressively raised in class, Rafael Bejarano remains loyal.

Long Shot – 6 Shadow Runner

Race 5 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $17,000, Claiming $8,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

1 Quick Wampum – Big class drop off an awful race in last; key is her race two back is fast enough to beat these.

5 Cha Cha Latte – Sliding down the claiming ladder to this bottom rung; will be hustled early by Edwin Maldonado.

Long Shot – 7 Arinyes Love

Race 6 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds

6 Unusual Lover – Like the cutback in distance for coming down the hill; best stride will come late.

9 Tribal Dude – Exits the same race as Unusual Lover; not much to look at in the rest of this field.

Long Shot – 2 City State

Race 7 – 6 furlongs, Purse $30,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

5 Field Report – Been grinding out paychecks for Bill Spawr; been a beaten favorite in his last three starts.

6 Prime Number – Tepid chalk was a laughing winner in maiden claiming company; facing winners for the first time.

Long Shot – 2 Candy Waltz

Race 8 – 1 18th miles (turf), Purse $60,000, Optional claiming $62,500, 4-year-olds and up

8 Smart Ellis – Gets big class relief from four straight graded stakes for this; no excuses with Gary Stevens up.

9 Fire With Fire – Another exiting the Sam Marcos; had no chance chasing Slim Shadey who set very slow fractions in victory.

Long Shot – 7 Huntsville

Race 9 – 1 mile, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, 3-year-olds

1 Captain Hadley – Claimed by Jerry Hollendorfer off a awful try; his race two back, if repeated, will beat these.

8 Sports Report – Taking a large class drop for Gary Mandella; need not be much horse to pass foes in the stretch.

Long Shot – 2 Louisthefifteenth

Best Bet – 1 Devious Chic (race 3)

Santa Anita Park Saturday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 22/4/$16.60; Long Shots, 11/2/$23.40; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Park Totals – 694/179/$1,165.70; Long Shots, 342/45/$509.20; Best Bets, 39/15/$60.20

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #5 Kelli Got Frosty (7/5) in race 8 at Aqueduct. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Forty Tales ran out at Gulfstream Park. Stats – 36/26/$203.10; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick