Horse Racing

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 furlongs (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $38,000, Maiden special weights, 2-year-olds

9 Robie the Cat - Hate the parking lot post in a turf sprint here; notice the sharp left elbow upon leaving the gate.

8 King of the Creek - Among 7 FTS in the field; you'll have a big edge over me in seeing the tote board action.

Long Shot - 6 Dixieland Blues

Race 2 - 7 1/2 furlongs, $75,000 Cat's Cradle Handicap, Fillies and mares, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

6 Ultra Blend - A jockey cannot be riding better than Joel Rosario right now; winning breeds confidence and live mounts.

1 U R All That I Am - Second start off a 2-month hiatus; exits turf for synthetics where she is many lengths better.

Long Shot - 2 Camille C

Race 3 - 6 furlongs (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $26,000, Claiming $32,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

5 Tamerin - Lost to the chalk last time out; suspect she has the gumption to turn the tables on her tonight.

1 Our Road Scholar - Perfect-trip win over Tamerin last time; she must hope that P Val takes it to the chalk from the start.

Long Shot - 7 Bella Roja

Race 4 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $13,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

12 Lutess - 6-for-6 in the money including 5 seconds; the good part is she runs fast, the bad is she refuses to win a race.

8 Forest Beauty - Menaced in the stretch, but had tough racing luck; big rider switch to Rafael Bejarano for the money shot.

Long Shot - 11 Suitable Attire

Race 5 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $13,000, Claiming $10,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

2 Saint Cindy - Disappointing run last time when well placed for third; she is better than that and can improve in here.

10 Look to the Sky - She is clearly the one to beat, but can she pair up good races?; cheap horses are rarely repeaters.

Long Shot - 9 Sheeza Beast

Race 6 - 5 furlongs (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $40,000, Optional claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

3 Holloween Candy - There is a lot of gas in this heat; under P Val she could be the speed of the speed, we'll see.

7 Naughty Mariana - With the race shaping blazing early on, Rafael Bejarano could sit a trip and benefit in the lane.

Long Shot - 1 Speeler

Race 7 - 6 furlongs, Purse $38,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies, 2-year-olds

5 Piney River - FTS from Bob Baffert is working very fast, what else; she could win by a pole or finish way back, you're move.

1 Burton's Angel - Decent debut points her out among this motley mix; your edge is seeing which FTS come up hot on the tote.

Long Shot - 2 Too Much Excess

Race 8 - 1 1/16th miles (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $40,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds and up

9 Get a Grip - Team Valor colt has underachieved so far; has shown improvement for Neil Drysdale, maybe the gloves come off here.

6 Make Music for Me - His last 2 races look like an unhappy horse; blinkers off, Joel Rosario back on, short price again too.

Long Shot - 7 King Red

Race 9 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $14,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up

9 Heroically - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; blinkers on and exiting a key race.

4 Royal Import - Continues to come up short; had an excuse in last losing to 2 next-out winners making it a key race.

Long Shot - 1 Secret Jackpot

Best Bet - 6 Ultra Blend (race 2)

Hollywood Park Saturday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 20/6/$42.60; Long Shots, 10/2/$41.80; Best Bet, 1/1/$2.80

Hollywood Park Totals - 398/117/$659.60; Long Shots, 202/33/$326.00; Best Bets, 24/12/$40.40

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - 5 Artie's Chapter (4/1) in race 1 at Aqueduct. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Flashy Wise Cat won at Fair Grounds paying $11.00 to win, $5.20 to place and $3.40 to show. Stats - 203/144/$1,112.50