Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita, March 1

Race 1 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $20,000

1 Hot Market - Got a rare poor trip under Rafael Bejarano last time out; has good tactical speed and should break better tonight.

6 Gangnam Guy - Second start off a 3-month hiatus; has yet to win down the hill but is a perfect 4-for-4 in the money.

Long Shot - 10 Bobby Z Man

Race 2 - 1 mile, Purse $25,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up

1 Knock Em Flat - Key for me is he is a first time gelding today; has plenty of back speed numbers fast enough to defeat these.

4 City State - Exits a sharp maiden claiming win to face winners for the first time; that is always a big class rise for any horse.

Long Shot - 7 Papa Turf

Race 3 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $32,000, Starter allowance $16,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

2 Frandontjudge - Consistent sort should be able to carve out a nice trip from an inner post; she’s never won on turf, but has been close.

8 Midnight Lady - Another non-winner on grass, but under the magic touch of Rafael Bejarano; he always positions his horses well.

Long Shot - 4 Toppers Sunshine

Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies, 3-year-olds

1 Medicine Butte - Trainer Robertino Diodoro is serving a suspension; suspect nothing will change in the barn with the assistant in charge.

6 Autumn Twilight - Didn’t show much in last, but the key for me is Rafael Bejarano opted to stay on; expect a much better performance.

Long Shot - 3 Myintention

Race 5 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $30,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

4 Mr. Jay D - Private purchse by the Jerry Hollendorfer team; they have had a lot of successful acquisitions including Shared Belief.

1 Whiskey Wild - Claimed by Bob Hess out of a rousing maiden claiming victory; he legs up his main man Kent Desormeaux for the ride.

Long Shot - 7 Bourne Hot

Race 6 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $17,000, Claiming $8,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

11 Faith Proof - Peter Miller knows the last win took a lot out of her; he drops her back down in class where she could win right back.

7 Tribal Peace - Big rider switch from the bugboy to Fernando Perez; he is an aggressive rider who is likes to send from the gate.

Long Shot - 4 Nothing to Hide

Race 7 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 3-year-olds

6 Danette - Been away two months but at least is facing MSW tonight; she ran in 3 straight graded stakes, hard to do for any maiden.

9 Housemaker - Interesting English import for the Doug O’Neill barn; like the hire of Rafael Bejarano and she races first time with Lasix.

Long Shot - 5 Frosty Friday

Race 8 - 6 furlongs, Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $20,000, Cal-breds, 4-year-olds and up

3 Head South - Exits a career best race off a 9-month hiatus for Hector Palma; key will be if he regresses, repeats or moves forward.

5 Frensham - Was grossly overmatched in the Malibu at 128/1 odds; he did run fifth which means he did earn a Malibu paycheck.

Long Shot - 6 Memphis

Race 9 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, 3-year-olds and up

7 Sky Heart - Claimed by Bob Hess after a sharp second; thought he might give the mount to Kent Desormeaux, but keeps Joe Talamo up.

3 Gnarly Harly - Claimed by Wesley Ward off a pop and stop effort as the chalk; has back class resume to rebound nicely in here.

Long Shot - 8 Desert Gem

Best Bet - 3 Head South (race 8)

Santa Anita Saturday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 17/4/$21.80; Long Shots, 8/1/$6.40; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Totals - 637/168/$1,062.60; Long Shots, 320/46/$456.60; Best Bets, 39/15/$67.20

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #2 Call Me George (5/2) in race 6 at Fair Grounds. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Consumer Credit was scratched at Gulfstream Park. Stats - 31/22/$142.50; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick