Horse racing: Santa Anita, March 24, 2012

Today at Santa Anita Park

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $35,000, Claiming $32,000, 3-year-olds

3 Jack O Lyn - Has won 2-of-3 starts for Jeff Mullins off the claim; aggressive class rise shows he is razor sharp.

1 Hadfunlastnight - Has a solid dirt resume of 4-for-4 in the money; ground saving trip under Alonso Quinonez.

Long Shot - 2 Harbor Wind

Race 2 - 1 1/4 miles (turf), Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $40,000, 4-year-olds and up

1 Gab Power - He's not big on winning, but cashes a lot of paychecks; edge can be the marathon turf distance.

2 Erbeia - Not often will you turn back in distance going 10 furlongs; lost a head bob to Porfido in last.

Long Shot -8 Smug

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

4 Midnight Con - Doug O'Neill drops him to the $30K price tag he claimed him at; second best in last 9-lengths in arrears.

2 Jay's Firetruck - Has shown steady improvement, his last being his best yet; huge rider switch to Garrett Gomez for the money shot.

Long Shot - 10 Rude Bobby

Race 4 - 7 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Claiming $10,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

4 Kids Table - Draw a line thru a poor turf start and her dirt resume is fine; her dirt race two back can upset these.

1 Lisa Lulu - Logical chalk ran best among these last out; the key is if she'll regress off a big effort.

Long Shot - 9 Lauren C

Race 5 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf), Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds

9 Fleet Eagle - Tries turf for the first time; look at who he's chased lately, Bodemeister, Out of Bounds, Castaway, Liaison and Holy Candy.

11 Chickie Charms - Logical chalk has been knocking on the door in turf races; note that Rafael Bejarano jumps to Wildcat Candy.

Long Shot - 12 Canuletmedowneasy

Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $40,000, 4-year-olds and up

3 Hollywood Heist - Been away 10-months, but kept good company back then; key vote is that Rafael Bejarano takes the mount.

1 Obsess - Ran a career best last time in victory; key for me is if he'll bounce making him a very vulnerable favorite.

Long Shot - 5 Chapman's Peak

Race 7 - 1 1/8th miles (turf), Purse $30,000, Starter handicap $16,000, 4-year-olds and up

3 Wild Revenge - Kayla Stra made an interesting choice to exit this one for King Ledley; shows how wide open this race is.

9 Letsgetitright - Mike Mitchell at 12/1 is too juicy a price to pass up; has speed to lead or attend the early pace.

Long Shot - 4 King Ledley

Race 8 - 1 1/2 miles, $100,000 Tokyo City Cup, 4-year-olds and up

5 Dhaamer - Leap of faith that his U.S. debut is on dirt because Mike Mitchell knows; key vote too of Rafael Bejarano.

1 Twice the Appeal - Logical chalk exits a caboose trip in the Santa Anita Handicap; should find these a lot easier.

Long Shot - 3 Skipshot

Race 9 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

12 Suances Candy - Big debut second for Darrell Vienna; his babies win at 50 percent second time out, capper for Rafael Bejarano.

11 Turn On the Pumps - Like the turn back in distance for this hillside sprint; Chantal Sutherland will sit back for one run.

Long Shot - 1 Huntsville

Best Bet - 3 Jack O Lyn (race 1)

Santa Anita Park Friday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 15/6/$32.60; Long Shots, 7/1/$4.20; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.00

Santa Anita Park Totals - 884/234/$1,465.20; Long Shots, 444/64/$729.80; Best Bets, 50/21/$74.60

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #4 Hailstone (10/1) in race 10 at Gulfstream Park. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Friday, Fiddler's Diva won at Aqueduct paying $3.30 to win, $2.20 to place and $2.10 to show. Stats - 48/36/$322.40; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick