Horse Racing: Today at Los Alamitos, July 12

Post Time 2:15 p.m.

Race 1 - 1 mile, Purse $17,000, Claiming $16,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

1 Datwatdaddydo - Scott Stevens is the older brother of HOF Gary Stevens; been riding some live stock and doing well at Los Alamitos.

2 Democracy Rules - Looks like lone early speed to me, the best bet in horse racing; still she has a tendency to collapse badly late.

Long Shot - 3 Vegas Bound

Race 2 - 6 furlongs, Purse $14,000, Claiming $8,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

5 Forty Straight - If you have followed me over the years, you know I like cutback horses; this one could definitely be effective.

6 Rich in Tradition - Dead late closer will hope for some early pace to chase; has a tendency to finish second and third more often.

Long Shot - 4 Gianis

Race 3 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 2-year-olds

2 Mint Julep Taffy - Only starter with experience is facing four FTS; her two races under her belt can be a major tactical edge.

4 One True Kiss - Leap of faith that Peter Miller has this one cranked up to win first time out; rarely see Mike Smith ride here.

Long Shot - 1 Land Over Sea

Race 4 - 5 furlongs, Purse $17,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up

7 Coach John - Has shown steady improvement for underrated trainer Blake Heap; might be his time in a slowpoke field. 8 Relative Time - Taking a huge class drop for trainer Cliff Sise to face much easier; switch to aggressive rider in Tyler Baze.

Long Shot - 4 Lucky Logan

Race 5 - 1 mile, Purse $19,000, Starter allowance $12,500, 3-year-olds and up

2 Vegas Street - Big switch from bugboy to the experienced Martin Garcia; if this guy is ready to roll, Garcia will get him there.

6 Ransom Canyon - Trainer Doug O’Neill having a blistering hot meet. every horse he has sent out is live, and so is this one.

Long Shot - 4 Jonny’s Choice

Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

8 Jackie K - Sliding down the maiden claiming ladder to this new career low; reach a point of its now or never to graduate.

9 Lana Caprina - Has some good early speed to use on the stretch out; David Flores is having a slow time regaining a foothold in SoCal.

Long Shot - 4 My Moment Too

Race 7 - 1 mile, Purse $46,000, Optional claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

5 Savannah Sky - Rafael Bejarano has been very picky about his mounts at Los Alamitos; if he shows up, that’ means he means business.

4 Dissension - Claimed by Philip D’Amato who doesn’t take many; I would expect immediate improvement from this top barn.

Long Shot - 3 Fantastic Mizz

Race 8 - 5 1/2 furlongs, $75,000 Summer Juvenile Championship, 2-year-olds

5 Ralis - Doug O’Neill holds a pair of aces in this sprint stakes; Mario Gutierrez had his choice and landed here.

1 Mrazek - Corey Nakatani picks up the mount for Doug O’Neill; do not expect the uncoupled stablemates to duel for the early lead.

Long Shot -2 Swipe

Race 9 - 5 furlongs, Purse $17,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up

1 Artic Warrior - Should be able to get a cozy rail trip in this abbreviated sprint; last race of this two week Los Alamitos meet.

7 Dee for Dave - Showed a lot of improvement in his second career start; last race before Del Mar opens on Thursday, see you then.

Long Shot - 4 Masters Circle

Best Bet - 5 Savannah Sky (race 7)

Los Alamitos Saturday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/5/$31.80; Long Shots, 9/3/$40.00; Best Bet, 1/1/$2.40

Los Alamitos Totals - 112/33/$206.40; Long Shots, 56/8/$93.60; Best Bets, 7/5/$14.60

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #6 So Noted (8/5) in race 1 at Belmont Park. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total.

On Saturday, Stanford won at Monmouth Park paying $3.00 to win, $2.20 to place and $2.10 to show. Stats - 96/66/$509.10; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick