HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 – 2 furlongs, Purse $36,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 2-year-olds

Chatty Gal – Tepid chalk after running well in her career debut; adds Lasix, slight improvement is enough to graduate today.

La Misma – FTS from Pearson was prepping in Phoenix, debuts in Arcadia; a win here is like a stakes for this Turf Paradise barn.

Long Shot – Carbella

Race 2 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $46,000, Maiden special weights, 4-year-olds and up

Seastate – Like the turn back in distance where Blanc can settle early and make one sweeping move; Inda is a more than capable trainer.

Owen Roe O’Neill – Two good thirds in hillside turf course races; suspect will be overbet due to connections, one of the live ones.

Long Shot – Lemon

Race 3 – 7 furlongs, Purse $34,000, Claiming $32,000, 4-year-olds

Jealous Profit – Better than looked win because he had to run down a moderate early pace; should see more cheese to do his thing.

Mesa Magic – Speedball will try to bottom out this field, his only chance of victory; small, but subtle, class drop has to help.

Long Shot – Town Thief

Race 4 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $50,000, Optional claiming $80,000, 3-year-olds

Warrensglidedtime – Ran a strong second to stakes quality Idiot Proof last time; he won on Cushion track, suspect he can turf today.

Brenin Gwalia – Tepid chalk ran a much improved second race in the U.S. to graduate; repeat effort will put him right there again.

Long Shot – Gold Spirit

Race 5 – 6 furlongs, Purse $15,000, Claiming $10,000, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Kleven’s Verbatim – Chance to repeat facing a similar group to her last out win; she has enough back class where she shouldn’t bounce.

Court Seeker – Like the Mig choosing to ride first off the claim by Levine; was favored over Kleven’s Verbatim in last, they duel again.

Long Shot – Sexy Operator

Race 6 – 7 furlongs, Purse $34,000, Claiming $32,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Company Secret – Paasch charge running first time for a claiming price; she has tried stakes quality fillies, faces none such today.

Looney Boone – Mullins filly did a classic pop and stop in SoCal debut for new barn; suspect Mullins will have her tighter for this.

Long Shot – Torikins

Race 7 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $55,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Paparazzi Charm – If you like bombs, and who doesn’t, throw this 20/1 in; she was pocketed in the stretch and never got to extend herself.

Musical High – A lot has been going right for the Gallagher barn; filly showed lots of promise last year, gets Espinoza for season debut.

Long Shot – Usk Poppy

Race 8 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $46,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds

Hewitts – This FTS has made every clocker report, so expect a short price; like the outside post in debut, she can clock those to her inside.

Beau Smoke – Logical chalk ran a better than looked race in last; dueled thru crazy fractions, then got beat by stakes winner Try to Fly.

Long Shot – Mobo

Best Bet – Seastate (race 2)

Santa Anita Sunday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/6/$30.20; Long Shots, 9/1/$4.80; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.00

Santa Anita Totals – 1,253/332/$2,177.60; Long Shots, 627/71/$942.00; Best Bets, 72/30/$122.20