Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita Park, March 7

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 – 6 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, 3-year-olds

1 Kingsbury – Exits one of the best key races in memory; taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming.

4 Silk Indian – Has solid early speed, which is helpful at any bottom class level; catch him to win in the stretch.

Long Shot – 5 Doubledeesonthetee

Race 2 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $17,000, Claiming $8,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

2 Fiesta Express – Tiny edge in one ugly looking field; draw a line thru last and her previous two tries look OK in here.

6 Entabeni – Has plenty of back class in this slowpoke group; has not won a race in two years though.

Long Shot – 1 Warren’s Goldie

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

6 So She Dances – They went so quick early in last, she had no choice but to sit last; can they go 43.1 again to the half?

2 Bilbao – Tepid chalk in another wide open affair; fine return in last off a 9-month hiatus.

Long Shot -7 Thermal Nermal

Race 4 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

7 Scat Patty – Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; showed good early speed in debut.

3 Cherry On the Cake – Claimed in debut by the maestro Jerry Hollendorfer; like that he hires leading jock Rafael Bejarano.

Long Shot – 4 My Coastie

Race 5 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

2 Belonging – Dead late closer has had some traffic problems lately; she clearly has the ability to brush past these late.

8 Trojenna – Julien Leparoux takes over for Aaron Gryder who is in Dubai riding; has shown steady improvement with experience.

Long Shot – 1 Farayya

Race 6 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Claiming $16,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

2 Church Avenue – Claimed by Jerry Hollendorfer two races ago; has run speed figures fast enough to blast these away.

4 Tornado Allie – Takes a big class drop to face an easier test tonight; second start off a 2-month hiatus.

Long Shot – 5 Secret Genius

Race 7 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $80,000, 3-year-olds

6 Examen – Overcame a poor start in last to win his MSW; facing winners for the first time, Garrett Gomez-Tom Proctor are tough.

7 Square Dancer – Rafael Bejarano takes over for Garrett Gomez; did everything but win last time in a whisker upset.

Long Shot – 5 Meringue Pie

Race 8 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 4-year-olds and up

2 Warren’s Wesley – When a top jock like Rafael Bejarano stays for a cheap finale, that’s because he’s on a very live mount.

3 Just Because – Don’t know this jockey Rosales, but John Sadler is giving him a shot; class dropper should improve off the claim.

Long Shot – 4 Seeking the Sherif

Best Bet – 1 Kingsbury (race 1)

Santa Anita Park Sunday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/4/$34.40; Long Shots, 9/3/$40.00; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Park Totals – 712/183/$1,200.10; Long Shots, 351/48/$549.20; Best Bets, 40/15/$60.20

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #4 Special Energy (9/5) in race 3 at Fair Grounds. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Kelli Got Frosty ran third at Aqueduct paying $2.10 to show. Stats – 33/25/$176.30; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick