HORSE RACING
Today at Santa Anita Park
By Richard Eng
Post Time 1 p.m.
Race 1 - 7 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds
3 Chinese Praise - Good to be back off a short hiatus; hunch horse for me to win the Santa Anita opener.
7 Deluxe Bus - Has run well twice off the claim for Gary Sherluck from Mike Mitchell; will sit in arrears and make one run.
Long Shot - 2 Lime Rock Revenge
Race 2 - 6 furlongs, Purse $48,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds and up
2 Runflatout - No shame losing the grade 1 King's Bishop at Saratoga; these are his friends, expect improvement.
1 Red Ace - Wonder why he wasn't a ship and win horse at Del Mar; been working bullets in debut for Bob Baffert.
Long Shot - 5 Master Chef
Race 3 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf), $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
2 Unzip Me - Turf sprint specialist loves the hillside turf course; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.
3 Broken Dreams - Tom Proctor held his own at Del Mar; like this mare to be closing fastest of all.
Long Shot - 4 Tanda
Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $22,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, 2-year-olds
3 Enuff Bull - Has a testing debut where not much went right; flattered when Quality Elusion won next out.
13 Solana Soleil - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; like Rafael Bejarano up.
Long Shot - 7 Baby Letters
Race 5 - 6 furlongs, Purse $45,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up
5 Field Report - Beaten favorite in last can right the ship here; tactical speed to sit a trip and bury them late.
3 Sun's Out - Carla Gaines taking the blinkers off; like that Garrett Gomez stays loyal to the cause.
Long Shot - 1 Joe Doggs
Race 6 - 1 mile (turf), Purse $21,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
5 Dubai Perfecto - Has the best turf resume among the starters; from the live Steve Miyadi barn too.
3 Roman Chic - Looked like a different horse in last off the claim by Mike Mitchell; ran like rocket man.
Long Shot - 6 Hot Ticket
Race 7 - 6 furlongs, Purse $12,500, 3-year-olds and up
4 Clear to Canada - Vann Belvoir barn ran well at Del Mar; key vote comes from Rafael Bejarano up.
2 Los Bomberos - Was flattered when Chinese Praise won next out; watch Chinese Praise in today's race 1.
Long Shot - 6 Star Dance M D
Race 8 - 1 mile (turf), Purse $51,000, Optional claiming 462,500, 3-year-olds and up
1 Dr. Smarty Jack - Appears to be rounding into form; third start off a 5-month hiatus, saves all the ground inside.
8 Matto Mondo - Speedball has the negative of a parking lot post; can use up valuable energy early in the race.
Long Shot - 6 Megastar
Race 9 - 6 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Maiden claiming $18,000, 3-year-olds and up
13 Cheers to Boogie - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; been away 9-months.
12 Depth - Logical chalk has had lots of chances already; he may win by inheriting the lead in the deep stretch.
Long Shot - 6 Archie's Way
Best Bet - 5 Field Report (race 5)
Del Mar Wednesday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 17/3/$17.00; Long Shots, 8/2/$18.80; Best Bet, 1/0/$0
Del Mar Final Totals - 616/139/$978.40; Long Shots, 300/47/$554.60; Best Bets, 35/14/$72.40
SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #10 Scenario Analysis (4/1) in race 4 at Belmont Park. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Wednesday, Sophia ran out at Presque Isle Downs. Stats - 151/98/$780.10
