Today at Hollywood Park, June 2

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $21,000, Claiming $16,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

4 Swingaway - Claimed by Mark Glatt and dropped down in class; class edge, but this is a red flag maneuver.

1 Light of Life - Tepid chalk in another tiny field; saves all the ground inside and grinds it out late.

Long Shot - 2 Cavalla

Race 2 - 5 furlongs, Purse $52,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 2-year-olds

6 Sensational Nikki - Bred to be fast and, maybe, not go too far either; should have only one way of going.

4 Hugh Knew - FTS from Doug O’Neill barn; could this be another Goldencents type runner, not asking for too much eh?

Long Shot - 1 Spring Dream

Race 3 - 6 furlongs (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $40,000, Claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

1 Sleep Tight - Ran well off a 15-month hiatus; will save all the ground and double tough if she moves forward one step.

2 Sydney’s Darling - Peter Eurton drops her way down in class; he also takes the blinkers off, speed to lead or stay close up.

Long Shot - 3 Sizzling Gold

Race 4 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

3 Salt Tequila Lime - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; Bob Baffert cull will bounce back.

7 U R My Candy Girl - Finished well in last when dropped to this bottom rung; not much pace in here, so may have to move sooner.

Long Shot - 8 Tribal Spy

Race 5 - 1 1/4 miles (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $52,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up

3 Incentivize - Didn’t have a clean trip in the lane last time; like that Garrett Gomez remains loyal to the cause.

1 Apostle Paul - Julien Leparoux brought home two bombs in Saturday’s pick 6; could be stepping up his game a notch.

Long Shot - 5 Scatman Blues

Race 6 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $54,000, Optional claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

5 Include the Cat - Claimed by Peter Miller off a sharp win for John Sadler; needs to maintain her sharp form.

1 Ubelongtomemissy - John Sadler has a shot to beat one of his ex-horses; saves all the ground for underrated Victor Espinoza.

Long Shot - 2 Flashy Dame

Race 7 - 1 1/16th miles (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $36,000, Claiming $32,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

1 Elegant - Cuts back in distance from marathons to this; has enough gumption to sit close if she has too.

6 Unkept Rendez Vous - Gets reunited with Joe Talamo; Eoin Harty dropping her way down in class, may be a now or never spot.

Long Shot - 5 Tanquerray

Race 8 - 1 1/16th miles, $100,000 Affirmed, 3-year-olds

Den’s Legacy - Rested since exiting the Arkansas Derby; can sit a perfect stalking trip and grind it out late.

2 Counting Days - Sleeper pick ran for a price tag back east; has improved nicely for new trainer Carla Gaines.

Long Shot - 6 Tiz a Minister

Race 9 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $19,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up

4 Real Deal Appeal - Always root for Iggy Puglisi when he has a live one; speed to lead, but he needs to remain patient.

2 Summer Pad - Ran evenly in debut, but figures to improve a step today; Martin Pedroza quietly is having a strong meet.

Long Shot - 5 Fighting On

Best Bet - #3 Salt Tequila Lime (race 4)

Hollywood Park Saturday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 17/2/$12.60; Long Shots, 9/1/$7.20; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Hollywood Park Totals - 402/104/$664.80; Long Shots, 195/25/$264.80; Best Bets, 23/7/$33.80

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #5 In Kelly’s Defense (2/1) in race 8 at Churchill Downs. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Sky Girl won at Churchill Downs paying $5.60 to win, $3.40 to place and $3.20 to show. Stats - 89/57/$430.90; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick