Horse Racing: Today at Hollywood Park, April 26

Today at Hollywood park

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $17,000, Claiming $8,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

1 Catienus Gold - Was flattered when Boller Bomb won next time out; drops way down in class and switch to synthetics.

9 Tip You Hat - Did a pop and stop shipping in from Turf Paradise; suspect she’s not as bad as she showed in last.

Long Shot - 7 Michailasheartlite

Race 2 - 4 1/2 furlongs, Purse $52,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 2-year-olds

7 Better Bet - Boatful of FTS in here; that’s when clocker reports would help, like Mike Harrington babies.

8 Time for a Hug - Walther Solis is another trainer who excels with 2-year-olds each spring; shows some bullet workouts.

Long Shot - 4 Oneandonlyloveman

Race 3 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

3 Willetta - Interesting rider switch to Victor Espinoza; he just finished a good comeback meet at Santa Anita.

1 Malibu Love - Tepid chalk in a wide open affair; has run second four times so she does have some ability.

Long Shot - 5 Pay the Cutie

Race 4 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $54,000, Optional claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

2 Include the Cat - Ran well in last, first off the claim by John Sadler; chance to improve with the new barn.

1 Royal Tiger - Her race two back is the one she wants to repeat; has a good resume over synthetic surfaces.

Long Shot - 8 Ubelongtomemissy

Race 5 - 6 furlongs, Purse $40,000, Claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

8 Chapman’s Peak - Gets class relief from the Albany for a $40K price tag; Victor Espinoza has a lot of live mounts tonight.

5 Master Chef - Claimed by the maestro Jerry Hollendorfer who legs up stable rider Rafael Bejarano; good tactical speed too.

Long Shot - 2 Bench Points

Race 6 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $52,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

4 Trojenna - Leap of faith that Rafael Bejarano made the right move; switches from turf to synthetic surface.

6 Tiz Midnight - Tepid chalk in a race full of question marks; from the Bob Baffert barn, figures to be way overbet.

Long Shot - 5 Farayya

Race 7 - 1 1/4 miles (turf), Purse $54,000, Optional claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

1 Saint Loop - May have moved too soon in last when relinquished the lead late; now switches to Rafael Bejarano.

3 Ain - Dead late closer has improved a lot since running for price tags; Joe Talamo gets the call for this.

Long Shot - 5 Unusual Beam

Race 8 - 7 furlongs, Purse $21,000, Claiming $16,000, 3-year-olds and up

10 Whipstock - Takes a class drop to face an easier test; like the parking lot post in this elongated sprint.

5 Apollo Ten - Leap of faith with Rafael Bejarano riding this NoCal shipper; from a sharp barn, value at 5/1 odds.

Long Shot - 2 Ever Alert

Best Bet - 1 Saint Loop (race 7)

Hollywood Park Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/3/$19.80; Long Shots, 8/1/$7.20; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Hollywood Park Final Totals - 16/3/$19.80; Long Shots, 8/1/$7.20; Best Bets, 1/0/$0

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #8 Political Courage (5/1) in race 7 at Keeneland. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Horvat Clan won at Keeneland paying $3.20 to win, $2.40 to place and $2.10 to show. Stats - 66/45/$338.00; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick