HORSE RACING

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 – 1 mile, Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

1 Jaredella – Lost four times in a row as the chalk under Joel Rosario; hot riding Joe Talamo takes over tonight.

5 Ke Kukui – Ran very well facing males last out; showed solid improvement and now returns to face her own gender.

Long Shot – 2 Jolly Days

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

2 R Vicarious Girl – Mike Mitchell cull sliding down the claiming ladder to this bottom rung; it’s her race to lose.

3 Musical Grace – Woke up last time with her best race in quite a while; repeat race puts her into the mix.

Long Shot – 1 Burleys Leap

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

7 Candy and Thunder – Doug O’Neill filly has run much better her last two starts; she can sit a nice stalking trip.

1 Sweet Nectar – Claimed by Vann Belvoir off a sharp debut victory; trainer has a knack for doing well first out with claims.

Long Shot – 5 Lemon Hero

Race 4 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Claiming $16,000, 3-year-olds

3 Jack O Lyn – He won for this price tag two races ago for Jeff Mullins; class drop can put him over the top.

5 Tribal Dreams – Interesting claim by Janet Armstrong after two good races; still has yet to finish first to the wire.

Long Shot – 1 Hadfunlastnight

Race 5 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

4 Shewhomustbeobeyed – Looks like the early speed with the turf rail out 15 feet; Joe Talamo is riding hot as any jock right now.

5 The Grans – Has finished 3-of-6 in the money on turf, which looks like Hall of Fame stuff in this moribund field.

Long Shot – 9 Cee’s the Year

Race 6 – 1 mile, Purse $31,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds

3 King’s Red Journey – Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; Doug O’Neill uses Edwin Maldonato.

2 Blazing Marino – Was flattered in last when Risky Reward won next time out; showing steady improvement for Mike Harrington.

Long Shot – 7 Dream Caught

Race 7 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $80,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

4 Bobina – A.C. Avila wins first time out once in a blue moon; this filly must have talent to do what she did in debut.

1 My Selection – Another debut winner, this one for Bob Baffert; she could be the speed of the speed from the rail.

Long Shot – 7 Island Paradise

Race 8 – 5 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

4 Warren’s Performer – If you are live in the pick 6, I hope you are spread here; tiny edge in a wide open affair.

2 Lily’s Tiz – Her second last out was the best race of her career; this caps off one of the worst cards you’ll see in SoCal.

Long Shot – 8 Salon Blonde

Best Bet – 3 Jack O Lyn (race 4)

Santa Anita Park Thursday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 15/6/$30.80; Long Shots, 8/2/$19.20; Best Bet, 0/0/$0

Santa Anita Park Totals – 1,060/279/$1,704.80; Long Shots, 536/84/$963.40; Best Bets, 60/24/$85.20

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #6 Turallure (7/5) in race 9 at Keeneland. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Sugarinthemorning ran out at Keeneland. Stats – 58/42/$379.20; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick