HORSE RACING

TODAY AT OAK TREE AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $13,000, Claiming $10,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

1 Look to the Sky - Returns to the friendly confines of Hollywood Park; has back class to run a winning number today.

5 Twodollarstowin - She skipped the Del Mar meet for this, the key question is fitness; like Joel Rosario up.

Long Shot - 6 Simply Put

Race 2 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $17,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

9 Lichtenstein - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; must overcome 7-month vacation.

6 Blazing - Neil Drysdale has been heating up of late; another dropping steep from MSW to maiden claiming.

Long Shot - 4 Battle School

Race 3 - 7 furlongs, Purse $26,000, Starter allowance $40,000, Fillies, 2-year-olds

2 Warren's Lover - Dead-late closer has run back-to-back good races; should see plenty of cheap speed to chase.

5 Meter Me Gone - Won first time out, now tries winners for the first time; ran mature with good tactical speed.

Long Shot - 7 Darling Ciana

Race 4 - 6 furlongs (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $44,000, Optional claiming $62,500, 3-year-olds and up

3 Booted - Like the turn back in distance to this turf sprint; figures to sit inside and fire his best shot late.

8 Amazombie - Tepid chalk in an open affair; has good tactical speed for Mike Smith to sit up close and grind it out.

Long Shot - 1 Sky Cape

Race 5 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $40,000, Optional claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

1 Achak - Didn't run much in last, first off the claim by Mike Mitchell; back on synthetics where he's won twice.

2 Nextdoorneighbor - Tepid chalk in another open race; ran last time like he needed the start, his first in 8 months.

Long Shot - 7 Indian Firewater

Race 6 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $38,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 2-year-olds

10 Miss Radiance - Owned by radio host Jim Rome of Jungle Racing; ran evenly in well-bet debut, should move forward.

2 Candid Ride - Found her best stride late to finish second at 26/1 odds; won't be nearly that value this afternoon.

Long Shot - 8 River's Mambo

Race 7 - 1 1/16th miles (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $40,000, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

2 My Boy Walsh - Gary Sherluck uses Rafael Bejarano as his go-to rider; tactical speed to sit a nice trip.

5 Tiz Argent - Dead-late closer won a dramatic last-to-first MSW win; a fast pace really helped his cause.

Long Shot - 9 Runaway Bandido

Race 8 - 6 furlongs, Purse $15,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, Fillies, 2-year-olds

4 Darling Disarray - The maestro Jerry Hollendorfer turns to Rafael Bejarano for the money shot; lost at 4/5 odds in last.

13 She'sawontontomato - Sliding down the maiden claiming ladder to this career-low class; need not be much to graduate here.

Long Shot - 7 Bella Giornatta

Best Bet - 3 Booted (race 4)

Oak Tree Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/3/$22.20; Long Shots, 7/1/$5.00; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.80

Oak Tree Totals - 169/50/$310.20; Long Shots, 82/11/$88.60; Best Bets, 10/3/$10.60

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - #4 West Ocean (8/5) in race 9 at Keeneland. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Senor Dehere ran third at Keeneland paying $2.60 to show. Stats - 171/123/$939.30