Horse Racing

By Richard Eng

Post Time noon

Race 1 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $18,000, Claiming $10,000, 3-year-olds and up

7 Capture the Call – Runs for half his price tag last time out; is 1-for-1 wins on dirt, a big issue early this meet.

2 Skellytown – Got solid dirt experience last 2 starts at Turf Paradise; fast enough to be part of the late mix.

Long Shot – 5 Streets of Heaven

Race 2 – 6 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, 2-year-olds

2 Rockin Harbor – You’ll have an edge on me having seen 1 dirt race; saves ground and grinds it out in the stretch.

8 Ultimate Question – His 1 dirt race was good at Fairplex; big rider switch to Corey Nakatani for the money shot.

Long Shot – 1a Fuerte Royal

Race 3 – 1 mile (turf), Purse $28,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

10 Valley Cat – Has shown good tactical speed in 3 turf starts; lost by a head bob in last in a gallant effort.

1 Jonas Brother – Calder shippers historically have done well in SoCal; like that the maestro Jerry Hollendorfer will train.

Long Shot – No Stadium

Race 4 – 6 furlongs, Purse $54,000, Maiden special weights, 2-year-olds

9 The Factor – $250K baby ran well in debut for Bob Baffert; flattered when Pride of Silver won next time out.

10 Houston Harbor – Steve Asmussen has a 30-horse stable in SoCal for the first time; most of his stock has dirt experience.

Long Shot – 8 Eric the Ram

Race 5 – 7 furlongs, $100,000 California Breeders’ Champion, Cal-breds, 2-year-olds

9 Arresting Officer – Like the parking lot post in this elongated sprint; was sharp in debut, now stepping up in class.

4 Thirtyfirststreet – Big improvement in second career start got him his diploma; tactical speed to sit a nice trip.

Long Shot – 7 Real Cool Dude

Race 6 – 7 furlongs, $250,000 La Brea, Fillies, 3-year-olds

9 Always a Princess – Bob Baffert figured she was better off on dirt in her last 2 starts; like the turn back in distance.

3 Switch – Solid second in the BC Filly & Mare Sprint; that was over Churchill dirt, so she has the class and resume.

Long Shot -11 Champagne d’Oro

Race 7 – 1 mile (turf), $150,000 Sir Beaufort, 3-year-olds

5 Sidney’s Candy – Has the speed and class to dominate from the start; Joel Rosario plays catch me if you can.

4 Sebastian Flyte – New pilot in eastern superstar Julien Leparoux; will relax early and unleash in the stretch.

Long Shot – 8 Make Music for Me

Race 8 – 7 furlongs, $250,000 Malibu, 3-year-olds

5 Noble’s Promise – Should see a wicked fast pace for Julien Leparoux to close into; natural router will relish 7-furlongs.

4 Caracortado – Impressive prep in last off a 6-month hiatus; underrated and figures to offer some value.

Long Shot – 3 Theskyhasnolimit

Race 9 – 6 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up

2 Breakmark – Figures to get overlooked in this wide open finale; P Val has speed to lead or sit just off the early pace.

7 Johnnie Gold – His dirt workouts have been eyebrow raising; suspect could outrun his 8/1 odds for A.C. Avila.

Long Shot – 8 Forward Commitment

Best Bet – 5 Sidney’s Candy (race 7)

Hollywood Park Sunday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 4/2/$9.40; Long Shots, 0/0/$0; Best Bet, 0/0/$0

Hollywood Park Final Totals – 470/141/$793.60; Long Shots, 236/38/$377.40; Best Bets, 28/15/$51.40

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY – 1 Brilliant Speed (5/2) in race 4 at Tampa Bay Downs. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Showmanship ran second at Parx Racing paying $4.00 to place and $4.00 to show. Final Stats – 208/149/$1,154.60