Horse Racing
TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK
By Richard Eng
Post Time 7:05 p.m.
Race 1 - 4 1/2 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, Fillies, 2-year-olds
4 Joseph Joe - Was well bet in debut and did a basic pop and stop; exits a bullet workout, expect better tonight.
5 Miss Fitzy - Exits a pair of 2-furlong drag races for this; beaten favorite in both of her career starts.
Long Shot - 1 Kvell
Race 2 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $32,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds
2 Big Son of a Gun - Exits 3 NoCal allowance races for this SoCal $25k claimer; should be able to boss these.
4 Winning Desire - Strong run in last in an off the turf race; has won 2-of-3 over synthetics so the switch should be all good.
Long Shot - 3 Bronster
Race 3 - 6 furlongs, Purse $32,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up
5 Dapper Gene - Draw a line thru last in a surface switch race; his preference is grass and that's what we got today.
2 Get Funky - Sharp win down the hillside course in Arcadia last out; proven to like the Hollywoadd green too.
Long Shot - 1 Shadow of Illinois
Race 4 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $17,000, Claiming $8,000, 3-year-olds and up
2 Manofgold - Huge rider switch to Rafael Bejarano for the money shot; tactical speed to sit a nice inside trip.
4 Lucky Fitz - Sputtered late in a grass route last out; returns to synthetics which is his preferred surface.
Long Shot - 5 Hunter Creek
Race 5 - 1 mile (turf), Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
4 Tiz Zoe - Was 31/1 in debut and ran great late for second; Marty Jones babies improve second time out.
5 Meltarib - Chantal Sutherland is making the best of her limited chances; takes over for Rafael Bejarano.
Long Shot - 10 Brave Journey
Race 6 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $25,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
6 Americas Dreaming - Dropping in class to the lowest level of her career; now or never to rally past them all.
8 S C Song Girl - Could be lone on the lead, but a couple others are stretching out from sprints; may have some early company.
Long Shot - 5 Ancient Holiday
Race 7 - 6 furlongs (turf), Purse $52,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds and up
3 Vaundell - Could see a perfect trip if the two inside speed horses duel; big rider switch to Rafael Bejarano.
1 Sammartino - Expect P Val to settle for nothing but the lead from a favorable rail post; catch him late to win.
Long Shot - 4 Shediak
Race 8 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up
8 Red Tesla - Bob Baffert hasn't started many lately, maybe taking a post-Derby break; may be ready to go on a hot streak.
4 Creston Cowboy - Ran well in debut breaking from post 10 and having traffic trouble; big rider switch to Joel Rosario.
Long Shot - 2 Los Bomberos
Best Bet - 3 Vaundell (race 7)
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 - #6 Break Up the Game (5/2) in race 7 at Belmont Park. 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
