Horse Racing

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 – 6 furlongs (turf), Purse $52,000, Optional claiming $25,000, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

3 Dance With Gable – Like the turn back in distance to this elongated sprint; equally adept on sod or synthetics.

1 Liberal Arts – Speed and the rail are a good thing in Inglewood turf sprints; Joel Rosario should let him have his head.

Long Shot – 7 Le’ Heat

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

2 Right On Renee – Solid debut for Melody Conlon; she adds blinkers on and more importantly keeps Joel Rosario on.

8 Warren’s Ruhlara – Much-improved effort second time out; showed more early speed and carried it farther too.

Long Shot – 7 Jade’s Song

Race 3 – 1 1/2 miles (turf), $150,000 Jim Murray Handicap, 3-year-olds and up

3 Haimish Hy – Tiny edge in a tight fit-field; beaten favorite in last two, but has faced better than these.

5 Acclimation – Chance to be lone early speed unless All Saint tries him; no-shot ship to Charles Town in last.

Long Shot – 1 Falcon Rock

Race 4 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

4 Black Sox – Small edge in a sorry looking field; someone has to win, John Sadler drop down is adding blinkers on.

1 R C Magic Amy – Did a pop and stop in debut; key was Rafael Bejarano rode her in debut, she must have showed something.

Long Shot – 3 More Than Happy

Race 5 – 1 mile (turf), Purse $35,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

6 Sammy’s A Runnin’ – Turf debut but has shown a liking for the next best thing, synthetics; most in here don’t like to win.

7 Uncle Greg – Second start off a 5-month hiatus; looked like a short horse in return, should be much tighter tonight.

Long Shot – 9 Forward Commitment

Race 6 – 6 furlongs, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

5 Swiss Gem – Rough run in last that began with a horrible start; suspect the switch to Joel Rosario signals intent.

3 On Your Mark – Like the turn back in distance from a turf route; should be finishing with vigor in the stretch.

Long Shot – 2 Hey I’m Sobaa

Race 7 – 1 1/16th miles (turf), Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up

4 Joker Face – Value play with both Joel Rosario and Rafael Bejarano passing on the mount; dead-late closer flies late.

8 Lemou – Tepid chalk in a wide-open affair; big rider switch to Joel Rosario for the money shot.

Long Shot – 2 Antidote

Race 8 – 6 furlongs, Purse $52,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds and up

3 Eye On Jacob – Bob Baffert starts this one off a 2-year hiatus; won debut for Nick Zito at Belmont, SoCal debut today.

2 Legal Separation – Hard knocker has finished in the money in 13-of-17 starts; may be the hardest tryer in the field.

Long Shot – 3 Domonation

Race 9 – 5 furlongs, Purse $17,000, Claiming $8,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

9 Havens Lake – Was left with too much to do in last; won her two prior races against this class, these are her friends.

5 Forty Dates – She fits too at this bottom class level; tactical speed to sit a good trip for Agapito Delgadillo.

Long Shot – 6 Dubai Macau Girl

Best Bet – 3 Dance With Gable (race 1)

Hollywood Park Thursday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 15/5/$45.40; Long Shots, 8/3/$23.20; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Hollywood Park Totals – 222/60/$443.20; Long Shots, 110/21/$195.80; Best Bets, 12/5/$22.60

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY – 4 Expecting Cash (7/2) in race 9 at Churchill Downs. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, System Ready won at Belmont Park paying $4.90 to win, $3.50 to place and $3.10 to show. Stats – 77/48/$377.90