HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 7:05 p.m.

Race 1 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $55,000, Optional claiming $62,500, 3-year-olds and up

4 Warning Song - Logical chalk has improved in each of his 3 U.S. starts; part of the Mike Mitchell entourage.

2 Kevlar Kid - Sharp win over easier as the heavy favorite; good tactical speed to carve out a nice trip.

Long Shot - 5 Cigar Man

Race 2 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $26,000, Claiming $16,000, 3-year-olds and up

3 Courtside Action - Claimed by Bill Spawr, always a positive; big rider switch to P Val for the money shot.

1 Gilligan - Crushed a simpler group than this in last; should get the lead again, but won't be nearly as easy.

Long Shot - 4 Green Card James

Race 3 - 7 1/2 furlongs, Purse $17,000, Claiming $8,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

8 Led Advantage - Big trainer switch to white-hot Mike Mitchell barn; expect big improvement on the class drop.

3 Park Time Luck - Sliding down the claiming ladder to this career-low class; tactical speed to sit a trip.

Long Shot - 2 Stunningly

Race 4 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $20,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up

10 Coal Region Kid - Ran like a horse that needed a race off a 2-year hiatus; should move forward for Garrett Gomez.

3 My Boy Luke - Logical chalk is sliding down the maiden claiming ladder; key is Joel Rosario loyalty.

Long Shot - 5 Malaga Cove

Race 5 - 1 mile (turf), Purse $52,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds and up

2 Tamarack Smarty - Figures to get a ground-saving trip from the rail; dead-late closer will look for room in the lane.

7 Nextdoorneighbor - Mike Machowsky adding blinkers on hoping for better focus; runs like a cheater, holding back.

Long Shot - 6 Mark the Bench

Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up

8 Channel Surf - Faced tougher last summer at Del Mar; been away 9 months, but Eoin Harty is 42 percent off a long layoff.

1 Dubber - Bob Baffert has an uncoupled entry so caveat emptor; get more price with Alonso Quinonez for Joel Rosario.

Long Shot - 5 Indian Knight

Race 7 - 1 mile (turf), $70,000 Tsunami Slew, 3-year-olds

7 Extensive - Talented Midwest invader is tuning up for bigger fish down the road; value lapping on Midnight Interlude.

6 Midnight Interlude - Logical chalk is the marquee horse from the Triple Crown; tries turf first time at short odds.

Long Shot - 3 Moment of Weakness

Race 8 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up

5 Bryan Daniel - Big disappointment in last, now trying blinkers on; Rafael Bejarano remains loyal to the cause.

12 Crispy Corey - Ran well in last first time for a price tag; similar effort puts him in the number again.

Long Shot - 8 Quietly Waiting

Best Bet - 4 Warning Song (race 1)

Hollywood Park Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 15/5/$31.40; Long Shots, 8/1/$7.80; Best Bet, 0/0/$0

Hollywood Park Totals - 577/148/$978.80; Long Shots, 281/48/$452.40; Best Bets, 31/13/$48.60

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - 2 Turallure (5/2) in race 4 at Churchill Downs. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Inflation Hedge won at Belmont Park paying $7.40 to win, $2.90 to place and $3.00 to show. Stats - 97/59/$473.20