Horse Racing: Hollywood Park, April 25
April 25, 2013 - 9:29 am
today at Hollywood park
Post Time 1 p.m.
Race 1 - 7 furlongs, Purse $35,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 3-year-olds and up
2 East Sky - Second start off the claim by Mike Mitchell; was bothered some in last, but also was sluggish when it counted.
3 Judge Carr - Grinder has shown an affinity for this elongated sprint distance; tactical speed to sit a decent trip.
Long Shot - 6 Nome
Race 2 - 4 1/2 furlongs, Purse $52,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies, 2-year-olds
4 Yodelmesomemagic - Mike Harrington has a good resume in baby races spring meet in Inglewood; his babies are quick and ready.
7 Gisele At Fonz’s - Can’t remember the last time Garrett Gomez won one of these baby drag races; Tom Proctor is his main man.
Long Shot - 3 Debt Free Abby
Race 3 - 6 furlongs (turf), Purse $57,000, Optional claiming $62,500, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
6 Best Present Ever - Chalk has done her best running in turf sprints; tough post, but has the right rider in Rafael Bejarano.
4 Creditcardroulette - Got a test drive in last off a 3-month hiatus; figures to move forward for Garrett Gomez-Tom Proctor.
Long Shot - 21 Sydney Darling
Race 4 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $29,000, Claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
6 Flashy Delight - First off the claim by Jack Carava; she clearly has the back class to handle this kind.
5 Lilly’s Perfect - Has a better resume over synthetics; also has fared well at Betfair Hollywood Park in the past.
Long Shot - 2 Zees Chris
Race 5 - 6 furlongs (turf), Purse $32,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up
7 Don Perico - Been away 10-months since running last in Inglewood; speedbal is cutting back in distance, I like that.
4 Blue Jay Attack - Returns to a turf course where he’s run many good races; suspect will sit in arrears and make one brush.
Long Shot - 6 Red Jag
Race 6 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $30,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, 3-year-olds and up
1 King Maya - Here’s a sprinter stretching out first time around 2-turns; should show lots of early speed from the rail.
5 Magnum Force - Dead late closer figures to sit in arrears and make one run; Mike Smith is losing his main client John Shirreffs.
Long Shot - 4 R S Watson
Race 7 - 6 furlongs (turf), $70,000 Harry Henson, 3-year-olds
5 Summer Exclusive - Draw a line when overmatched in the Santa Anita Derby; his sprint win is fast enough to beat these.
1 Colburn - Part of an uncoupled entry from Doug O’Neill so caveat emptor; either one has an equal chance to upset.
Long Shot - 3 Meringue Pie
Race 8 - 6 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming 430,000, 3-year-olds and up
4 Hedger - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; best stride will come late.
1 Talk the Walk - Edwin Maldonado figures to send hard from the rail; he’ll go as fast and as far as he can.
Long Shot - 3 Wild Tony
Best Bet - 6 Best Present Ever (race 3)
Santa Anita Park Sunday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/3/$18.80; Long Shots, 9/4/$66.60; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.60
Santa Anita Park Final Totals - 1,171/309/$1,929.50; Long Shots, 583/80/$948.00; Best Bets, 67/29/$115.60
SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #1-1a Horvat Clan-Bashful Bandit (6/5) in race 9 at Keeneland. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Boisterous ran second at Keeneland paying $3.00 to place and $2.20 to show. Stats - 65/44/$330.30; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick