Horse Racing: Today at Hollywood Park, May 3

today at Hollywood park

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

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

1 Ninnavee - Speed and the rail in this abbreviated sprint; Joe Talamo has a simple strategy today.

6 Time for Angie - FTS from Walther Solis who runs a solid baby barn; watch the tote board for clues.

Long Shot - 4 Tom Kha

Race 2 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $26,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up

3 Bipartisan - I like it when a horse wins while running a slower Beyer speed figure; may run the faster race two back.

1 Affrettando - Dead late closer will be coming, but in time?; also switching from turf to synthetics.

Long Shot - 4 Sanibel Sid

Race 3 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $40,000, Claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

1 Thermal Nermal - Class relief after chasing tougher in an allowance; lone speed and the rail, the best bet in horse racing.

2 Toomanytomatoes - Claimed by the maestro Jerry Hollendorfer off a nice win; moves up one notch in class.

Long Shot - 5 Secret Cove

Race 4 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $21,000, Claiming $16,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

4 Hidden Passion - Speed is always a danger, especially in a cheaper class; class relief can only help too.

6 Grand Corredora - Dead late closer will need a quick pace; sometimes a race falls apart and you keep passing horses.

Long Shot - 2 Sassy Brunette

Race 5 - 1 1/16th miles (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $54,000, Allowance, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

8 Russel’s Run - More speed and with the turf rail out 10 feet, that’s another edge; goes as fast and as far as he can.

9 Bench Light - Tepid chalk figures to sit mid-pack and try to corral the speed late; one stride late on sod in last.

Long Shot - 3 Collation

Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $30,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

10 Itsalwayssomething - Flew thru the lane in debut and just missed; will win this with one step of improvement.

3 Surf N Ski - Big rider switch to Joe Talamo for the money shot; Talamo won 3 races on Thursday’s card.

Long Shot - 8 Single Launch

Race 7 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $54,000, Optional claiming $80,000, 3-year-olds

5 Chief Havoc - MSW win was pretty emphatic; bred by Giant’s Causeway out of an A.P. Indy mare to run all day long.

4 Manando - Lost to his stablemate War Academy last time out; if he’s loose on the lead today, look out.

Long Shot - 8 Kid Dreams

Race 8 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $52,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up

9 Airfoil - Showed solid improvement in his second career start; he has the pedigree to be a real good one with maturity.

1 Quality Plan - FTS from Bob Baffert has been working fast, what else; watch the tote board for additional clues.

Long Shot - 7 Tenkiller Kid

Best Bet - 1 Thermal Nermal (race 3)

Hollywood Park Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/3/$19.60; Long Shots, 7/1/$6.00; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Hollywood Park Totals - 81/20/$147.40; Long Shots, 39/5/$40.60; Best Bets, 4/1/$3.20

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #14 Calistoga (7/2) in race 8 at Churchill Downs. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Master Wesley ran out at Churchill Downs. Stats - 70/47/$347.50; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick