HORSE RACING
May 21, 2010 - 11:00 pm
TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK
By Richard Eng
Post Time 1 p.m.
Race 1 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $55,000, Allowance, 4-year-olds and up
Enriched - Gave a good account of himself in the Alysheba on dirt at Churchill; returns to sod where he is better suited.
Oil Man - Huge class relief for return off a 7-month hiatus; pace should be fast enough for him to close effectively.
Long Shot - Liberian Freighter
Race 2 - 6 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
Appealing Afare - Sliding down the claiming ladder to this career low class; Bob Baffert & Martin Garcia, say no more.
Indiara - Returns from a brief 2-month hiatus; second best as a beaten favorite in last, needs to step it up a notch.
Long Shot - Lutess
Race 3 - 6 furlongs (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $43,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds and up
Uncle Don - Best horse in the underrated barn of Richard Rosales; shows what he can do with a good horse.
Silk Street - Impressive MSW win in last; responded with a career best race first time with blinker's on.
Long Shot - Raymorrison
Race 4 - 7 furlongs, Purse $41,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up
Kalookan Commando - Aggressive placement off a good second for $40K price tag; suspect more in his gas tank late.
Prince of Gotham - Underachiever tried blinkers' on in last to no avail; second start off a 3-month hiatus.
Long Shot - Where's the Remote
Race 5 - 7 1/2 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Claiming $12,500, 3-year-olds and up
Indianski - Exits a win over much easier NW2L to face much tougher; like the way he did it and offers solid value.
Bad Boy - Favorite is sliding down the claiming ladder to this career low level; reunited with his friend David Flores.
Long Shot - Bonjour
Race 6 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $29,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up
Skellytown - The last two marathons were longer than he wanted to go; a mile seems to hit him right between the eyes.
Big Wig - Does not have as much class as his foes, but appears in peak form; 3-for-5 wins in turf miles.
Long Shot - Mr. Katz
Race 7 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $41,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
Zohrah - Rafael Bejarano never rides for Michael Pender; if you bet the logic of the illogic, you must like her chances.
Honey Bunch - Logical chalk improved a lot in her second career start; if she improves one step, she'll be awful tough.
Long Shot - Rapport
Race 8 - 7 furlongs, $100,000 Laz Barrera Memorial, 3-year-olds
Skipshot - Like the turn back in distance from grade 1 route to elongated sprint; will show lots of energy late.
Macias - Bob Baffert has an uncoupled entry, this is the longer price; was ridden really stupidly in last, more patience needed.
Long Shot - Hawaiian Springs
Race 9 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $15,600, Maiden claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
Lady Adelle - Disappointed twice under Tyler Baze; John Sadler switches to Rafael Bejarano for the money shot.
Sweet and Jazzy - Shown steady improvement in all 3 career starts; another jump forward and you may have a winner.
Long Shot - Loaded Gun
Best Bet - Appealing Afare (race 2)
Hollywood Park Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/5/$26.40; Long Shots, 8/1/$12.40; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.60
Hollywood Park Totals - 337/91/$586.80; Long Shots, 165/15/$187.40; Best Bets, 21/10/$47.40
SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - #5 Precious Package (5/2) in race 2 at Monmouth Park. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Friday, Al Muhtasib ran third at Belmont Park paying $2.80 to show. Stats - 95/67/$511.80