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HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $13,000, Claiming $10,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

2 Sweet and Jazzy - Exits a sharp win last time out; lucky to be facing a very slow group tonight.

6 Dos Veinte - Sliding down the claiming ladder to this much easier spot; need not be much to win.

Long Shot - 3 Lisa Lulu

Race 2 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $16,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, 2-year-olds

5 Alert Rocket - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; adding blinkers on.

7 Big Son of a Gun - Claimed by Vladimir Cerin, expect improvement; ran well enough in last to beat this kind.

Long Shot - 2 Doc Can Dance

Race 3 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $27,000, Claiming $32,000, 3-year-olds and up

7 El Merito - Big class drop points to the morning-line favorite; second start off a 17-month hiatus.

6 Swift Winds - Beaten favorite ran well in last; like all in the field, he hasn't won in 2010.

Long Shot - 1 Equiparado

Race 4 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $38,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 2-year-olds

8 Thirtyfirststreet - Good debut in last to be second best; logical horse with only modest improvement.

3 Husband's Folly - Adding blinkers on after an even debut at Fairplex; can be sneaky good in this spot.

Long Shot - 1 Mint Humor

Race 5 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $26,000, Claiming $32,000, 3-year-olds and up

3 Hewitts - Talk about a horse for the course; he's started five times in Inglewood and won four races.

4 Bullfighter - Bob Baffert cull has tactical speed to sit a nice trip; figures to be grinding late.

Long Shot - 5 Nikki'sgoldensteed

Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $17,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, Cal-breds, 2-year-olds

7 Shane Daniel - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; like the turn back in distance too.

10 Spud Spivens - Dead-late closer draws the cozy parking lot post to clock the field; best stride comes late.

Long Shot - 9 Mi Marino

Race 7 - 6 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $40,000, Optional claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

3 Pink Diamond - Huge rider switch to Rafael Bejarano for the money shot; he'll time the move just right.

8 Hot Affair - Nice MSW win off a year layoff; biggest class rise in facing winners for the first time.

Long Shot - 1 Terrify

Race 8 - 7 furlongs, $100,000 Hollywood Prevue, 2-year-olds

4 High Level Jeff - Calder shipper gets tested for class over a new surface; appears very highly regarded.

5 Premier Pegasus - If you didn't cash in already, you may have missed the wedding; is bred to run all day.

Long Shot - 2 Industry Leader

Race 9 - 6 furlongs, Purse $13,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

9 Lutess - In the money all five career starts; she's either a hanger or very productive, will be favored again.

8 Miss Addy Kiss - Taking the blinkers off in a wake-up effort; big rider switch to Rafael Bejarano.

Long Shot - 11 Dubai Macau Girl

Best Bet - 3 Pink Diamond (race 7)

Hollywood Park Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/4/$21.80; Long Shots, 8/2/$18.00; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Hollywood Park Totals - 146/40/$227.40; Long Shots, 70/14/$129.00; Best Bets, 9/2/$8.60

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - 6 Fugitive Angel (3/1) in race 9 at Churchill Downs. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Friday, Speedy's Gal ran out at Aqueduct. Stats - 191/138/$1,065.50

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