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Horse Racing, Santa Anita Park, March 15

Today at Santa Anita Park

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $63,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

2 Capital Plan - Her turf resume is limited, but her lone sod score was at Santa Anita; like anything Joel Rosario rides.

4 Sweetly Peppered - Suspect will lead or sit coyly on the flank of A Jealous Woman; class relief from the grade 2 Buena Vista.

Long Shot - 3 Hemera

Race 2 - 6 furlongs, Purse $26,000, Claiming $20,000, 4-year-olds and up

3 Quitely Mine - Big rider switch to Joel Rosario for the money shot; ironically replaces Martin Pedroza who he is fueding with.

2 Maui Mark - Claimed by Mark Glatt and spotted nicely to succeed; has good tactical speed to sit a trip.

Long Shot - 4 Position A

Race 3 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $45,000, Claiming $50,000, 4--year-olds

1 Bluegrass Reward - Mike Mitchell speedball will like the turf rail out 15 feet; expect David Flores to floor the gas pedal.

4 Metropolitan Man - He has good speed too but Rafael Bejarano rarely duels on the front end; suspec he'll sit and grind late.

Long Shot - 6 Golden Beauty

Race 4 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $30,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

3 Admission - Facing a moribund group, only reason for his morning line favoritism; need not be much to compete.

5 Myhorseofcourse - Not a lick of early speed, but has closed well at times; first time gelding, that's a difference maker.

Long Shot - 1 Take No Prisoners

Race 5 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $35,000, Maiden claiming $75,000, 3-year-olds

5 Rocket Train - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; Joel Rosario for Mike Mitchell.

10 Our Merv - Another dropping in class from MSW to maiden claiming; Bob Baffert taking the blinkers off.

Long Shot - 6 Dangerous Duo

Race 6 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

8 Chimi Dee - Logical chalk off a decent debut second; took a lot of betting action when 2/1 odds first time out.

2 One too Many - Ran a better than looked race in a green debut; flattered when Scream Queen won next time out.

Long Shot - 9 Queen Mercury

Race 7 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $58,000, Allowance, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

9 Valley Cat - In a wide open race, Rafael Bejarano seems to carve out the best trip; should be flying fast late.

4 Kingpin Ryno - Consistent sort on grass has shown good tactical speed; big shot in the day's toughest race.

Long Shot - 13 Titian

Race 8 - 6 furlongs, Purse $16,000, Claiming $12,500, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

9 Coparcenary - Has run 3 good races in a row since overmatched in debut; big shot in another tough heat.

2 Smokey Lake - Sean McCarthy has an uncoupled entry so keep an eye on Tiabelle; flattered when Russian Bayou won next time out.

Long Shot - 11 Tiabelle

Best Bet - 5 Rocket Train (race 5)

Santa Anita Park Sunday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/4/$26.60; Long Shots, 9/2/$23.00; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Park Totals - 795/203/$1,260.80; Long Shots, 402/58/$670.00; Best Bets, 45/20/$71.60

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #3 Vinda (5/1) in race 6 at Gulfstream Park. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Argentine Tango ran out at Gulfstream Park. Stats - 43/33/$309.50; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick

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