HORSE RACING
February 26, 2011 - 2:05 am
TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK
By Richard Eng
Post Time 12:30 p.m.
Race 1 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $30,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
6 Angel's Share - Dead-late closer tries hillside turf for the first time; look for a price in a wide-open affair.
11 Sleep Tight - Tepid chalk was claimed by Jack Carava; like the parking lot post, can improve tonight.
Long Shot - 1 Entabeni
Race 2 - 6 furlongs, Purse $15,000, Claiming $8,000, 4-year-olds and up
3 Belo Purse - Claimed by Jack Carava; he can win the early daily double with horses he just claimed.
1 Lord Avalon - Been away 15 months, but comes from the live Mike Chambers barn; huge class drop too.
Long Shot - 2 Capt. Sparrow
Race 3 - 6 furlongs, Purse $31,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds
1 One Bad Romance - Mike Mitchell drops her way down in class in search of victory; suspect she has improving form.
5 Jacobita - Decent debut and can be expected to show high cheese again; will go as fast and as far as she can.
Long Shot - 3 Random Luck
Race 4 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $54,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
10 Lady Sweetness - Was favored in debut and just missed for Mike Mitchell; one step improvement wins it.
6 Cute N Sassy - Tries turf for the first time; was well bet in last and found her best stride too late.
Long Shot - 1a Khendum
Race 5 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $30,000, Claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up
5 Tone for Atonement - He is more than comfortable at this $25k class; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.
7 Bertran Hill - Stride late last time in first start off the claim by Hector Palma; is fast enough for a minor upset.
Long Shot - 8 Really Uptown
Race 6 - 1 mile, Purse $54,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds
3 Indian Knight - Was grounded into submission by a super 3-YO colt; blinkers on and an uncoupled entry for Bob Baffert.
5 Red Sharp Humor - Did everything but win last time in a game effort; shorter distance can only help him.
Long Shot - 7 Le Mans
Race 7 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), $100,000 Valentine Dancer Handicap, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
2 Evening Jewel - She is a known, quality commodity; saves all the ground inside and rallies late.
5 Bran Jammas - Like the rider switch to Garrett Gomez for the money shot; will sit in arrears and come flying late.
Long Shot - 6 Antares World
Race 8 - 1 mile, Purse $56,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds
5 Mr. Commons - Exploded in a massive MSW graduation grass win; we'll see if that form transfers back to the dirt main track.
4 Chiloquin - Has won two in a row and is eligible for this as a Cal-bred; more maturity than the others.
Long Shot - 1 Wegner
Race 9 - 6 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds
6 River's Mambo - Claimed by Julio Canani, typically a good thing; he adds blinkers on, expect more speed tonight.
8 Clubhouse Rules - Sliding down the maiden claiming ladder to this bottom level; like the rider switch to Joel Rosario.
Long Shot - 5 Sweet Consolidator
Best Bet - 5 Tone for Atonement (race 5)
Santa Anita Park Friday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 14/5/$26.80; Long Shots, 6/0/$0; Best Bet, 1/1/$4.00
Santa Anita Park Totals - 639/179/$1,135.50; Long Shots, 323/45/$455.20; Best Bets, 37/16/$65.50
SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - 4 Oh Carole (4/1) in race 8 at Gulfstream Park. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Friday, Copper Forest was scratched when Aqueduct canceled. Stats - 36/28/$229.10