Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita, Feb. 5

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $20,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

1 Warren’s Purrfect - Dead late closer has a chance to save all the ground inside; Drayden Van Dyke has ridden well post bugboy era.

7 Private Marina - Showed a lot more speed in elongated sprint; now stretching out around 2-turns, will be forwardly placed.

Long Shot - 5 Sweet Taboo

Race 2 - 6 furlongs, Purse $48,000, Claiming $75,000, 3-year-olds

3 Pat the Bear - Claimed by Peter Miller out of a maiden claiming win; is doubled in value today, a way of protecting his investment.

5 Great Lou - Small field is tightly packed, could be a riders race; won his career debut race over Santa Anita soil.

Long Shot - 4 Pocketball

Race 3 - 1 1/4 miles (turf, rail at 30 feet), Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

2 Kadesha - Tiny edge in what may be the hardest race on the card; closer was left with too much to do last time out.

7 Hug and a Kiss - French import makes her U.S. debut for Simon Callaghan; goes first time with Lasix, watch the tote board for clues.

Long Shot - 1 Diaminda

Race 4 - 1 mile, Purse $35,000, Maiden claiming $75,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

5 Vow Me Over - The fact that Rafael Bejarano is riding back is a good sign; wins at a high rate with trainer Mark Glatt.

3 Stella Moon - Chance to be lone early speed on the stretch out from sprint to 2-turn route; may be a no passing zone field.

Long Shot - 2 Oui Bear

Race 5 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 30 feet), Purse $32,000, Claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up

6 Doctor Glynis - Has placed twice down the hill in 3 tries; Rafael Bejarano is a master at getting the best position to do his best.

10 Jade With Envy - Like the parking lot post down the tricky hillside turf course; will get value with Sal Gonzalez riding.

Long Shot - 3 Marina Del Heat

Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $50,000, 3-year-olds

10 Guy Code - Has plenty of early speed to overcome a parking lot post; Victor Espinoza has won both times he’s ridden him.

8 Run Like a Million - Suspect they cashed a ticket unleashing this FTS at Golden Gate; destroyed the field, now runs where he belongs.

Long Shot - 4 Peradventure

Race 7 - 1 1/8th miles (turf, rail at 30 feet), Purse $60,000, Optional claiming $62,500, 4-year-olds and up

5 Talco - After four graded stakes races in the U.S., is given class relief tonight; needs a win for a confidence booster too.

10 Joes Blazing Aaron - Must draw in off the also eligible list; has lots of early speed, an asset with the turf rail out 30 feet.

Long Shot - 7 Helm

Race 8 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies, 3-year-olds

9 - Medicine Butte - Outran her 13/1 odds in debut with a solid second; been away since September, tough if she improves one step.

6 Autumn Twilight - Gary Stevens doesn’t ride many, so when he lands on one pay extra attention; Dan Hendricks adding blinkers on today.

Long Shot - 2 Thermodynamics

Best Bet - 5 Talco (race 7)

Santa Anita Sunday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/6/$41.20; Long Shots, 8/0/$0; Best Bet, 1/1/$6.20

Santa Anita Totals - 395/106/$699.00; Long Shots, 199/28/$279.40; Best Bets, 24/10/$47.00

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #1 McGehee’s Mercy (5/2) in race 2 at Fair Grounds. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, March Reward won at Gulfstream Park paying $6.60 to win, $3.80 to place and $2.80 to show. Stats - 19/15/$94.30; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick