Horse Racing, Hollywood Park, July 4
July 4, 2012 - 1:03 am
Today at Hollywood Park
Post Time 1 p.m.
Race 1 - 1 1/16th miles (turf, rail at 20 feet), Purse $50,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
4 More Chocolate - Big rider switch to Rafael Bejarano for the money shot; flattered when Jolly Days won next time out.
5 Ghost of a Chance - Finished right behind the chalk More Chocolate last time; won't take much to turn the tables.
Long Shot - 2 Special Charm
Race 2 - 7 1/2 furlongs, Purse $25,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
6 Huntington Harbor - Flattered when Moonstruck Maya won next out; stretching out where she will be forwardly placed.
2 Cee's the Year - There are three in here that graduated last time out; like the cut back from route to elongated sprint.
Long Shot - 3 Grasp
Race 3 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 20 feet), Purse $35,000, Starter allowance $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
6 Warren's Assassin - Beaten favorite ran OK last time; showed speed on the stretch out, good angle with turf rail out 20 feet.
3 Little Emily - Should get value with low percentage barn; Robert Leonard adding blinkers on, switches to bugboy Eswan Flores.
Long Shot - 4 Briteyednbushytail
Race 4 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $20,000, Claiming $10,000, 3-year-olds and up
5 Panther's Claw - Couldn't keep up last time in a quick elongated sprint; fits better stretching out around 2-turns.
7 Capture the Call - Won last time and got claimed by Terry Knight; has won 3 of 5 starts in Inglewood, likes the surface.
Long Shot - 4 Man Chester Man
Race 5 - 6 furlongs, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up
2 Jimmy Creed - Did everything but win last time in a strong effort; exits a bullet work and picks up Garrett Gomez.
4 Caminetto - Bob Baffert has an uncoupled entry so keep an eye on In Deep too; this one gets the great Rafael Bejarano to ride.
Long Shot - 5 In Deep
Race 6 - 1 1/16th miles (turf, rail at 20 feet), Purse $52,000, Optional claiming $25,000, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up
4 Valley Cat - Has won 2 of his last 3 starts so he is razor sharp; suspect will sit in the back half and rally wide late.
2 Baron Von Red - Tried turf again after a sharp win last out; he has tactical speed which is helpful with the turf rail out 20 feet.
Long Shot - 7 He's Very Rare
Race 7 - 1 1/8th miles, $150,000 Swaps, 3-year-olds
5 Liaison - Beaten favorite in the Affirmed continues to under perform; he'll be a short price and no excuses with these.
6 Nonios - Upset winner of the Affirmed looks a little like I'll Have Another; he just likes to win races for Jerry Hollendorfer.
Long Shot - 1 Rousing Sermon
Race 8 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $29,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, Fillies, 2-year-olds
7 Wellington Beauty - Showed speed and ran well in career debut; most of the others have already shown they can't run.
1 Economy of Motion - The rail is always good in an abbreviated sprint; Joe Talamo figures to send hard and save all the ground.
Long Shot - 3 Pursuitofparadise
Best Bet - 2 Jimmy Creed (race 5)
Betfair Hollywood Park Sunday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 17/6/$35.40; Long Shots, 9/1/$4.80; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.40
Betfair Hollywood Park Totals - 689/177/$1,118.60; Long Shots, 346/53/$538.40; Best Bets, 36/13/$51.80
SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #7 Saichi Sweepin (9/5) in race 8 at Finger Lakes. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Zimmer won at Churchill Downs paying $6.00 to win, $3.80 to place and $3.00 to show. Stats - 101/69/$575.50; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick