Horse Racing, Hollywood Park, 11/27/11
November 27, 2011 - 2:00 am
Today at Hollywood Park
Post Time 12:30 p.m.
Race 1 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $25,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
5 Charm the Crowd - Slides down in claiming price to the tag she was claimed for; Doug O'Neill adding blinkers on.
4 Katy's Kitty - Tries synthetic again after two losses on turf; her second two races ago is competitive with these.
Long Shot - 1 Dubai Perfecto
Race 2 - 1 1/16th miles (turf), Purse $48,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
6 Always In Style - Been knocking heads with good Cal-breds in stakes; eligible for this open allowance condition.
2 Imperialistic Diva - Gets class relief from a decent try in the Ramser; huge rider switch to Joel Rosario.
Long Shot - 1 Lofty Ambition
Race 3 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $52,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds and up
2 Smash - Was flattered when Indiano won next out after the Carry Back; classy colt has a very high ceiling.
4 Centralinteligence - Flattered when Master Chef won next out; typical Ron Ellis patient handling, has himself a good one.
Long Shot - 1 Master Chef
Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $21,000, Claiming $12,500, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
10 Small But Mighty - Big rider switch to Joel Rosario for a more patient ride; was dueled into the ground last out.
1 Irridescent Red - OK second last time first off the claim by Dan Hendricks; expect improvement facing tougher foes.
Long Shot - 2 Judge Joan
Race 5 - 1 mile (turf), $100,000 Generous, 2-year-olds
7 Battle Force - Clever MSW grass win in last; is bred to love turf and run all day, next step in the class rise.
2 Blue White Fire - Interesting Irish invader gets Garrett Gomez to ride; clearly has faced tougher in Europe.
Long Shot - 6 Major Magic
Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $22,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, Fillies, 2-year-olds
4 Paris Car Show - Tries blinkers on after showing hints of early speed already; suspect a no passing zone field.
5 Maryjean - In a race this poor, any FTS must be strongly condsidered; live baby barn in Vann Belvoir.
Long Shot - 12 Purple Thunder
Race 7 - 6 furlongs (turf), Purse $45,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
9 Madre Luna - Showed solid improvement in turf debut; suspect can be the one to beat with one step more improvement.
7 Transgression - Strong second in last over Santa Anita dirt; is bred to like grass and makes her turf debut in here.
Long Shot - 8 Eula B.
Race 8 - 6 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Claiming $16,000, 3-year-olds and up
2 Liberal Arts - Even run in last, now is aggressive raised in class; has plenty of back class to run to.
7 Meritricious - Big improvement first off the claim for Mark Glatt; dropped in class in search of victory.
Long Shot - 14 Wild and True
Race 9 - 1 1/4 miles (turf), $250,000 Hollywood Derby, 3-year-olds
6 Venomous - Tough trip in the Oak Tree Derby cost him the win; Joel Rosario will be more familiar with him tonight.
12 Willcox Inn - Top midwest shipper from Michael Stidham barn; proven to be a $50K bargain as a yearly purchase.
Long Shot - 4 Western Aristocrat
Race 10 - 6 furlongs, Purse $45,000, Maiden special weights, 2-year-olds
2 The Roan Ranger - Flattered when So Brilliant won a stakes next out; switch to Joel Rosario for the money shot.
1 Fed Biz - Bob Baffert has an uncoupled entry and both figure to be live; both are working fast, what else?
Long Shot - 4 Macho Rocket
Best Bet - 6 Venomous (race 9)
Hollywood Park Saturday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 19/4/$33.00; Long Shots, 9/1/$5.40; Best Bet, 1/1/$5.40
Hollywood Park Totals - 179/55/$344.40; Long Shots, 89/10/$100.00; Best Bets, 11/5/$19.00
SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #6 Coasting (10/1) in race 4 at Aqueduct. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Customer Base ran out at Churchill Downs. Stats - 180/116/$926.20. Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick