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Horse Racing, Hollywood Park, June 22

Today at Hollywood Park

Post Time 7:05 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $29,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

4 Natalie's Academy - Has good tactical speed; is facing the slowest group of her career, none will get claimed for $50K.

7 Pregunta - FTS from Sean McCarthy; hires Martin Garcia, don't remember them teaming up much in the past.

Long Shot - 2 Commander Cloud

Race 2 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $17,000, Claiming $8,000, 3-year-olds and up

7 Adam Suances - Claimed for $16K now dropped down for $8K; if he has anything left, he will be pouring it on late.

4 Dave's Pacemaker - He's run for as low as $8K, but has settled into this class; dead late closer tries hard every time.

Long Shot - 6 Fire in the Wind

Race 3 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

2 Dancingtothestars - Solid come back race in last off a 18-month hiatus; if he improves one step, he'll be tough to beat.

7 Maiden Lane - Rafael Bejarano must be thrilled Joel Rosario is moving to New York; suspect he booked the plane and paid for moving expenses.

Long Shot - 1 Marlenadarlena

Race 4 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up

10 Corinthian's Song - Been in the money in all three turf starts; has tactical speed to carve a trip from a parking lot post.

5 Fable Haven - Sprinter stretching out for Vann Belvoir; suspect he will show more speed, an asset with the turf rail out 15 feet.

Long Shot - 4 Money Talker

Race 5 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $60,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds and up

1 Indian Firewater - Bob Baffert has an uncoupled entry so caveat emptor; this guy has speed and the golden rail.

3 Capital Account - Other Baffert horse has a complementary running style; no shock should they run 1-2.

Long Shot - 4 Sahara Sky

Race 6 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $52,000, Optional claiming $25,000, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

2 Killer Bear - Interesting long shot is a major drop down from Steve Knapp; that is his MO for winning many of his races.

4 Woodmans Luck - Tepid favorite in a wide open affair; hasn't won in two years, but runs fast enough to beat these.

Long Shot - 5 Adriatic Moon

Race 7 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), $68,000 Tsunami Slew, 3-year-olds

3 Boat Trip - He's won two turf sprints, but has the pedigree to go long; he is a completely different animal on the grass.

5 Unusual Heatwave - Gets class relief from the Affirmed for this; winner of the Snow Chief two races back.

Long Shot - 4 Chips All In

Race 8 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up

7 Three Buttons Down - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; facing an exceptionally slow group.

8 Devgru - Ran well in debut showing good early speed; if he improves a step, he's a candidate for running into the number.

Long Shot - 9 Awesome Mike

Best Bet - 2 Dancingtothestars (race 3)

Betfair Hollywood Park Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/4/$20.80; Long Shots, 7/2/$16.60; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.40

Betfair Hollywood Park Totals - 570/147/$951.80; Long Shots, 287/44/$430.40; Best Bets, 30/10/$39.40

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #7 Purely Majestic (9/5) in race 6 at Belmont Park. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Miss Femme Fatale ran third at Churchill Downs paying $2.60 to show. Stats - 95/64/$529.30; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick

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