Horse Racing, Santa Anita Park, Feb. 3
February 3, 2012 - 2:04 am
Today at Santa Anita Park
Post Time 1 p.m.
Race 1 - 1 mile, Purse $32,000, Claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up
4 Summer Movie - Was outclassed in the Native Diver; this group is more his speed, can settle and grind it out late.
5 Kelly Leak - Been a fast closing sprinter, now stretching back out to a mile; has run well over dirt in the past.
Long Shot - 7 Coo Cachoo
Race 2 - 7 furlongs, Purse $63,000, Allowance, 4-year-olds and up
2 Indian Firewater - Speedball tactics from this Bob Baffert charge; could be lone early speed, the best bet in horse racing.
1 Supreme Summit - Will save all the ground inside; Mike Pupye taking the blinkers off, will fire in the late stages.
Long Shot - 3 Tweebster
Race 3 - 6 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds
6 My Yammy Heat - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; need not be much to compete with these.
8 Pool of Fire - Showed some ability since last sene in July; your edge will be seeing the tote action on the many FTS.
Long Shot - 5 Call Me Cinderella
Race 4 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
8 Candy's Girl - Mike Mitchell filly has been away since August; suspect she can explode like a cannon if ready to fire.
1 Our New Dancer - Showed good early speed in her career debut; expect value from a low percentage barn.
Long Shot - 5 Warren's Jazz Walk
Race 5 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $26,000, Claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up
3 Lodi Red - No one in the field looks like a world beater; they all look the same when mired in a NW2L condition forever.
9 Tricky Mandate - Claimed by Vann Belvoir so he could improve a lot first time out; has solid speed to get involved early.
Long Shot - 7 Warrens Wild Thing
Race 6 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $60,000, Optional claiming $62,500, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
4 Top Debutante - Been knocking on the door the last two seconds; suspect will need a fast pace to set her up.
8 Izzy Rules - Speedball will try to bottom out this field; has shown major improvement returning from a year hiatus.
Long Shot - 5 Salty Sarah
Race 7 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
1 La Sombre - Blew away a field from post 10 down the hillside turf course; horses that like the hill, keep running well.
7 Transgression - Like the turn back in distance from a mile for this; figures to sit in arrears and make one late run.
Long Shot - 2 Sarasota Sunshine
Race 8 - 1 1/8th miles, Purse $19,000, Claiming $10,000, 4-year-olds and up
8 El Merito - Has never run a race over dirt, but trains on it; let's see if the Mike Mitchell magic can be enough.
7 Capture the Call - Expect speedball tactics from this guy; suppose he will try to bottom out the field.
Long Shot - 9 Best Verse
Best Bet - 3 Lodi Red (race 5)
Santa Anita Park Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/6/$55.40; Long Shots, 8/2/$17.60; Best Bet, 1/1/$2.80
Santa Anita Park Totals - 392/99/$617.20; Long Shots, 199/29/$360.00; Best Bets, 22/9/$33.80
SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #1 Captains Cat (9/5) in race 8 at Aqueduct. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Our Eleanor ran third at Fair Grounds paying $2.40 to show. Stats - 22/17/$182.10; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick