Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita, October 9

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 - 1 mile, Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies, 2-year-olds

3 Appealing Lady - Twice beaten favorite showed improvement in last start; like that Rafael Bejarano remains loyal to the cause.

1 Artemisia - Outran her high 34/1 debut odds when third; typical green debut, off slowly but closed like a house on fire.

Long Shot - 4 Ill Tell You What

Race 2 - 1 mile, Purse $27,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, 2-year-olds

6 Jimbaran Bay - Sliding down the maiden claiming ladder to this lower rung; adding blinkers on for good measure.

7 Jet Trick - Tiago Pereira is a good rider who does not get bet on by the fans; rides for underrated trainer Gary Sherlock.

Long Shot - 8 Momma Tried

Race 3 - 6 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 30 feet), Purse $40,000, Claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

6 Royal F J - Chance for a minor upset in a race with a ton of early speed; class relief will also help a lot.

3 Barrel Knot - One of the speedball from a jockey who prefers to stalk the early pace; see if Rafael Bejarano can take him back.

Long Shot - 2 Great Friends Rule

Race 4 - 7 furlongs, Purse $25,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

7 Salsita - Claimed by Peter Eurton off a dead game second; is aggressively raised in class, but does have some back class.

4 Oeighter - No barn gives horses away, so this drop is red flag all the way; does attract a top rider in Joe Talamo, that’s a positive.

Long Shot - 2 Adellusion

Race 5 - 7 furlongs, Purse $25,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up

5 Go Black Tie - I like horses cutting back from a 2-turn route to an elongated sprint; will sit back and make one big brush.

6 Grand Humor - Speedy sort should appreciate the large class drop; better resume on real dirt too.

Long Shot - 1 Counting Days

Race 6 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $23,000, Claiming $16,000, 3-year-olds and up

5 Friendly Banter - Doug O’Neill barn has already switched to Leandro Mora as trainer of record; under Mora, they should not skip a beat.

7 Dress Code - Has run three good races since claimed by Robertino Diodoro; tactical speed to lead or sit a stalking trip.

Long Shot - 8 Street Serenade

Race 7 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $58,000, Optional claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

4 Baruta - Tries dirt for the first time, but seems to train OK over it; an unlucky 6-for-6 seconds in SoCal turf racing.

2 Taste Like Candy - Returns to dirt where she won her MSW; that was at Santa Anita too, so she may like it in Arcadia.

Long Shot - 1 Fleet of Gold

Race 8 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 30 feet), Purse $60,000, Optional claiming $62,500, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

3 Hijra - Lost her rider Corey Nakatani to the chalk, but Rafael Bejarano is a capable sub; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.

6 Aguafria - This is where Corey Nakatani ended up; was favored in U.S. debut but just got going a stride or two late.

Long Shot - 7 Winning Rhythm

Race 9 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

8 She’s Discreet - Typical green debut, slow early, fast late; beena nice year for small trainer George Papaprodromou.

10 Here’s Bella - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; need not be much to be competitive with these.

Long Shot - 12 Keepnherinthedark

Best Bet - 6 Jimbaran Bay (race 2)

Santa Anita Sunday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/7/$35.60; Long Shots, 9/1/$25.80; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Santa Anita Totals - 126/31/$159.80; Long Shots, 62/9/$136.20; Best Bets, 7/5/$19.00

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #8 Quiet Ruler (2/1) in race 8 at Keeneland. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Close Hatches ran out at Keeneland. Stats - 154/87/$813.20; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick