Horse racing: Today at Hollywood Park, May 12

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $35,000, Starter allowance $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

1 Pure Blush – Dead late closer switches from turf to synthetics; style fits Garrett Gomez to a tee.

3 Rolanda – Taking the biggest class rise in racing facing winners for the first time; she’s in the right hands though.

Long Shot – 2 Cavalla

Race 2 – 6 furlongs, Purse $33,000, Maiden claiming $75,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

1 Corinthian Melody – Her last few races are clearly competitive with these; showed good tactical speed in last.

2 Lucky Student – Speedball figures to try and bottom out the field; Tyler Baze is an excellent send rider.

Long Shot – 3 Sheaparoux

Race 3 – 6 furlongs (turf), Purse $36,000, Claiming $32,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

4 Lanida – Tepid chalk in a very evenly matched field; expect a lot of cat and mouse in this race.

1 Distant Image – The rail is a good spot in Inglewood turf sprints; can save all the ground and handle the elbow turn.

Long Shot – 6 Lemon Hero

Race 4 – 7 1/2 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up

3 Real Deal Appeal – Taking a huge class drop to face an easier task; Iggy Puglisi won a nice race on Saturday.

1 Unusal Flash – Ron Ellis charge should move forward first time with Lasix; had a very wide trip in his career debut.

Long Shot – 2 Chico Suerte

Race 5 – 1 mile (turf), Purse $32,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

6 Four Better – Claimed by Jerry Hollendorfer who is very good at this kind of thing; Rafael Bejarano takes over.

10 Romantic Wish – The last time she ran for a $25K price tag, she won; that was two races ago with Garrett Gomez up.

Long Shot – 7 Cosset

Race 6 – 7 1/2 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up

2 Patriotic Lion – He is 0-for-22 wins lifetime; was flattered in last with Billy Winn won the finale on Saturday.

4 Just Irish – Sliding down the maiden claiming ladder to this bottom class level; dead late closer will need help up front.

Long Shot – 6 Caveman Keno

Race 7 – 1 1/2 miles (turf), $70,000 Round Table, 4-year-olds and up

5 Dhaamer – Gets class relief from graded stakes for this glorified allowance; Garrett Gomez typically takes back anyway.

1 Lime Rickey – Marathon races are for long winded gallopers only; Rafael Bejarano is good at relaxing his mounts.

Long Shot – 2 Diamondsdiplomat

Race 8 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Claiming $12,500, 3-year-olds and up

8 Valkyrie Missile – This choice is for forgiving handicappers only; was eased and vanned off last time out.

7 Don Perico – Sliding down the claiming ladder to this low level; has good speed, but like many here, not big on winning.

Long Shot – 3 Afleet Cowboy

Race 9 – 6 furlongs (turf), Purse $52,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

5 Tizmetizyou – Has been well bet in her last three starts; has lots of early speed to bottom out this field.

9 Burns Turn – Claimed by John Sadler off a fast closing finish; huge rider switch to Rafael Bejarano for the money shot.

Long Shot – 1 Itsallinthefamily

Best Bet – 3 Real Deal Appeal (race 4)

Hollywood Park Saturday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/5/$21.40; Long Shots, 6/2/$33.80; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Hollywood Park Totals – 184/50/$315.00; Long Shots, 85/11/$119.20; Best Bets, 10/3/$8.80

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #10 Cairo Six (8/1) in race 10 at Churchill Downs. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Stage Street won at Churchill Downs paying $4.60 to win, $2.80 to place and $2.60 to show. Stats – 76/52/$389.00; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick