Horse Racing, Hollywood Park, June 28
June 28, 2012 - 1:02 am
Today at Hollywood Park
Post Time 1 p.m.
Race 1 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
3 Flashy Dame - Goes long on the main track for the first time; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.
2 Ke Kukui - Chased grade 1 winner Potesta last time, enough said; she has chased many next out winners.
Long Shot - 1 Los Ojitos
Race 2 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up
6 Above Par - Pretty good effort last time off a 10-month hiatus; suspect he will be a lot tighter for this.
8 Hidden Quest - 5 straight in the money finishes in 5 lifetime starts; good news is earning paychecks, bad news is refuses to win.
Long Shot - 4 Clocker Moment
Race 3 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $35,000, Claiming $32,000, 3-year-olds
7 Deal'em - Solid turf debut under the auspices of the maestro, Jerry Hollendorfer; may be the preferred surface from now on.
3 Yankee Dan - Logical chalk exploded for Jeff Mullins in pairing wins; this is his turf debut, but he is in dead stroke.
Long Shot - 4 Skip Tony
Race 4 - 4 1/2 furlongs, Purse $29,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, 2-year-olds
4 Pearl Daddy - Many of these Calder private purchases explode in SoCal; no shock if he runs a big race for Vladimir Cerin.
7 Primed and Ready - FTS from Peter Miller; Miller is having a strong meet at his home track, watch the tote board for clues.
Long Shot - 1 Eddie Better
Race 5 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $35,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 3-year-olds and up
7 Royal Meridian - Julio Canani takes an aggressive stance off a MSW win; tries first time turf, going long, and Garrett Gomez.
6 Tizpat - Victor Espinoza had choices and opted to ride the favorite; his 3 turf races keep getting better.
Long Shot -5 Sarangani
Race 6 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $55,000, Optional claiming $62,500, 3-year-olds and up
8 Rail Trip - Got a public workout in the grade 3 Los Angeles; this is a nice route horse who will move forward today.
1 John Scott - Highly regarded horse is a 5-YO with only 5 career starts; figures to hug the rail on the stretch out.
Long Shot - 6 Classic Legacy
Race 7 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $52,000, Optional claiming $80,000, 3-year-olds
5 Stirred Up - Bob Baffert horse returns from New York; he showed great promise early on, now trying turf for the first time.
1 Doyouseemecoming - Improving nicely since moving from south Florida to SoCal; should be able to handle the stretch out.
Long Shot - 9 A Toast to You
Race 8 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 2-year-olds
7 Executiveprivilege - Aptly named FTS for what's going on in the White House; rumored to be the world's fastest 2-YO.
1 Renee's Queen - Melody Conlon has popped a couple of FTS; your edge is seeing the tote board activity.
Long Shot - 5 Travesura
Best Bet - 6 Above Par (race 2)
Betfair Hollywood Park Sunday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/7/$37.60; Long Shots, 8/0/$0; Best Bet, 1/0/$0
Betfair Hollywood Park Totals - 620/161/$1,031.20; Long Shots, 312/48/$483.80; Best Bets, 32/11/$44.60
SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #7 Anna Sophia (4/1) in race 7 at Belmont Park. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Catalan won at Monmouth Park paying $4.40 to win, $2.80 to place and $2.40 to show. Stats - 97/66/$541.50; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick