Horse Racing, Hollywood Park, May 4
May 4, 2012 - 1:07 am
Today at Hollywood Park
By Richard Eng
Post Time 1 p.m.
Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $26,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
4 Huntington Harbour - Third start off a 5-month hiatus can be her best; tactical speed to sit a decent trip.
6 Three Cuties - Tepid chalk exits four turf sprints for this synthetic effort; need not be much to compete.
Long Shot - 5 Somethingabouterri
Race 2 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $21,000, Claiming $10,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
4 Miss Oops - Claimed by clever trainer John "Mickey" Martin at Golden Gate; she will definitely fit in SoCal too.
8 Irenes Jackpot - Been away 6-months for Robertino Diodoro; he is winning at 30 percent in Phoenix, ships this one to SoCal.
Long Shot - 1 Indy Beauty
Race 3 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
1 Excessively Trick - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; Phil D'Amato is Mike Mitchell's assistant.
4 Lovely Sophia - Leap of faith that the Peter Eurton barn will remain white hot; he is winning with everything in sight.
Long Shot - 2 Zenett
Race 4 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $52,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up
2 Causeihertz - Been away 10-months and returns for Bob Baffert; angle here is he remains protected, not run for a price tag.
8 Rock Off - Has had a lot of chances for Julio Canani; has a tendency to run second and third, must get over the hump.
Long Shot - 3 Yomybato
Race 5 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $24,000, Claiming $12,500, 3-year-olds
1 Tribal Dreams - Broke thru with a monster win off the claim by Janet Armstrong; repeat race will beat these too.
4 Pop the Cork - Small, but subtle, drop in class can spell the difference; claimed two races ago by Ted West.
Long Shot - 3 Flower Power
Race 6 - 6 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $54,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds and up
2 Solar Rocket - Showed no sign of slowing down off the claim by Mark Glatt; speed helped by the turf rail out 15 feet.
4 Sammy's a Runnin' - Has a stalker-closer style to rally into a fast pace; Brice Blanc will sit a trip and rally wide late.
Long Shot - 7 Boat Trip
Race 7 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $57,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
1 Reneesgotzip - She could be goog enough to run in the Kentucky Oaks; this spot is light years easier than that.
3 Spectacular Sky - Capable of sitting a trip and picking up the pieces late; let Glamorista due all the dirty work.
Long Shot - 5 Customer Base
Race 8 - 1 mile, Purse $52,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up
3 Aqua Revelation - Third career start for Bob Baffert can be his best; there isn't much to beat in here either.
10 Currahee - Fourth different jockey to ride him in four career starts; Alonso Quinonez must carve a trip from parking lot post.
Long Shot - 8 Money Talker
Best Bet - 1 Reneesgotzip (race 7)
Betfair Hollywood Park Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/1/$3.20; Long Shots, 8/4/$33.00; Best Bet, 1/0/$0
Betfair Hollywood Park Totals - 85/15/$115.20; Long Shots, 42/8/$71.40; Best Bets, 5/0/$0
SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #3 Star Channel (8/1) in race 10 at Churchill Downs. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Sever won at Churchill Downs paying $6.00 to win, $3.20 to place and $2.40 to show. Stats - 68/47/$411.90; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick