Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita, March 15

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 - 1 mile, Purse $16,000, Claiming $12,500, 4-year-olds and up

8 Rusty Road - Not the best post going a mile; must overcome the early ground loss, but has a clever pilot in Rafael Bejarano.

2 Lolo El Canonero - Solid second last time out, now must last going 2-turns; tactical speed on the stretch out to sit a nice trip.

Long Shot - 7 Takeit Tothe Limit

Race 2 - 7 furlongs, Purse $45,000, Claiming $50,000, 3-year-olds

5 Congrats Seattle - Claimed by Robertino Diodoro off a gritty maiden claiming win; barn has a great win percentage first off the claim.

3 Two Six Wins - Like the cutback in distance, especially showing early speed in route; Kent Desormeaux will save something for late.

Long Shot - 4 Tiz Jolie

Race 3 - 1 mile, Purse $45,000, Claiming $50,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

4 Backstreet Lisa - Takes a large class drop to face a much easier group; exiting the grass, but the class advantage is huge.

5 Chia Love - Broke her maiden claiming diploma in a big way last time; facing winners for the first time, this is a big class rise.

Long Shot - 1 Racing for Chasen

Race 4 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

1 Next Right - Speed from the rail in this abbreviated sprint; the key will be for Agapito Delgadillo to pop the gate and get going.

3 Uptown Rythem - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; suspect will sit close and try his best late.

Long Shot - 5 Willy Be Wild

Race 5 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $56,000, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

7 Bilger’s Sapphire - Rallied well into a fast early pace last time out; like that Corey Nakatani is riding back.

1 Chaulk O Lattey - Rafael Bejarano prefers to stalk rather that lead the pack early on; was dueled into submission last time out.

Long Shot - 5 Theralena

Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $32,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

3 Abets Abet - Drops to the lowest price tag of her career; the last time she did run for a price tag, she broke her maiden easily.

5 Desert Thief - Claimed by Bill Spawr who then took the time to do some maintenance work on her; expect to come out guns blazing.

Long Shot - 8 Erte

Race 7 - 1 1/8th miles (turf, rail at 8 feet), $200,000 Santa Ana, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

4 Diversy Harbor - She may be a shade below grade 1, but she is a very good turf filly; Gary Stevens will unleash a very late charge.

1 Testa Rossi - The racing office has done well to recruit Eastern horses out for stakes; they can clearly compete in all divisions.

Long Shot - 5 Queen of The Sand

Race 8 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

7 Honey Ride - Second start off a 3-month hiatus; figures to be tighter and gets the services of Joel Rosario, you remember him.

3 Interject - Chased the favorite last time out; would not be surprised in the least if Rafael Bejarano can turn the tables.

Long Shot - 5 Sky Mega

Race 9 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 8 feet), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 3-year-olds

5 Redheads Rule - Made a fashionable debut down the hill last time; she just missed but had to like her spunk fighting to the very end.

1 Boat Drinks - Has run two above average tries down the hill without winning; let’s see if Victor Espinoza decides to leave of settle.

Long Shot - 3 Avenge

Best Bet - 5 Congrats Seattle (race 2)

Santa Anita Saturday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/6/$42.20; Long Shots, 9/1/$8.80; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Totals - 774/204/$1,300.80; Long Shots, 390/57/$568.80; Best Bets, 47/18/$79.60

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #9 Munasara (3/1) in race 5 at Gulfstream Park. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Tapiture ran out at Oaklawn Park. Stats - 38/28/$183.60; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick