Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita, June 14

Race 1 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

2 Bandido Too – Rafael Bejarano is piling up wins like hotels on Boardwalk and Park Place; he is even riding in cheap maiden claiming.

4 Visiibility – Has finished in the money in all four career starts, that has to count for something; Tiago Pereira takes over tonight.

Long Shot – 1 Best Two Minutes

Race 2 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $40,000, Claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

2 Dissension – Tiny edge in a harder than looks race; Rafael Bejarano had options and chose to ride for main man Jerry Hollendorfer.

6 Pearl de Vere – With Rafael Bejarano off, Joe Talamo takes over; lost a photo finish to the favorite last time out.

Long Shot – 5 Pica

Race 3 – 1 mile, Purse $16,000, Claiming $12,500, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

4 Wild Caroline – Claimed by high percentage trainer Ron Ellis; Ellis doesn’t take many, so when he does you need to pay extra attention.

6 I Heart You – Claimed last time out by top NoCal trainer Steve Miyadi; he’s as good a claiming trainer as there is up north.

Long Shot – 5 Flyin for a Livin

Race 4 – 1 mile, Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

3 Jens de Ville – Is protected again today after a nice try for a $50K price tag; offers value in a wide open affair.

4 Fight Thru – Logical chalk after two good races in a row; there isn’t much consistency here so no horse has a killer instinct.

Long Shot – 7 Seedsandstemsagain

Race 5 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $35,000, Claiming $32,000, 3-year-olds and up

1 Jomelo – Leap of faith that the hot tandem of Rafael Bejarano and Richard Baltas will be tough again; saves every inch of ground too.

7 Los Bambinos – Has a solid turf resume of four wins and places in 14 starts; has good tactical speed to carve out a decent trip.

Long Shot – 9 Empty Headed

Race 6 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

1 Ben’s Duchess – Gets big class relief from two stakes for this first level condition; will be tough if she runs to her capabilities.

2 My Fiona – When Rafael Bejarano rides a long layoff horse like this, take notice; class relief plus she must be working well.

Long Shot – 4 French Press

Race 7 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $60,000, Optional claiming $62,500, 3-year-olds and up

1 Toledo Eddie – If you have read my work over the years, you know how much I like cutback horses; will sit and make one late brush.

7 Pepnic – Another angle I like is the parking lot post down the hillside turf course; Joe Talamo should make a strong late move.

Long Shot -6 Horse Laugh

Race 8 – 6 furlongs, $75,000 Desert Stormer, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

8 Sam’s Sister – Was completely overmatched in the grade 1 Madison at Keeneland; these are her friends that she can boss around.

5 Wasted At Midnight – Gets reunited with Martin Garcia as Flavien Prat opted to ride for Neil Drysdale; they won two races ago.

Long Shot – 6 Winning Vision

Race 9 – 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 24 feet), Purse $31,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, 3-year-olds and up

3 Currency Exchange – Difficult finale was decided for me when Rafael Bejarano sticks around late; dropping from MSW to a price tag.

6 Nakamoto – Tepid chalk in a wide open get out race; he ran well in last first for a price tag and first time wearing blinkers on.

Long Shot – 9 True Image

Best Bet – 8 Sam’s Sister (race 8)

Santa Anita Saturday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 17/6/$27.60; Long Shots, 9/1/$7.60; Best Bet, 1/1/$2.40

Santa Anita Meet Totals – 434/116/$652.60; Long Shots, 216/32/$384.00; Best Bets, 26/13/$53.80

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #3 Vitani (5/2) in race 6 at Churchill Downs. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Il Campione ran third at Belmont Park paying $3.40 to show. Stats – 81/56/$403.80; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick