HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $38,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 2-year-olds

1 Star Presence - Been knocking on the door and burning bettor's money; Bob Baffert wins career race No. 2,000.

4 Bluegrass Chatter - Showed big improvement in second career start; Joel Rosario picks up the mount.

Long Shot - 5 Satin Bouquet

Race 2 - 7 1/2 furlongs, Purse $13,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up

7 Call the River - Red-flag class drop after first career start; taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW.

2 Tale of the Bat - His race two back is fast enough to upset these; tactical speed to sit a good trip.

Long Shot - 1 Forward Commitment

Race 3 - 7 furlongs, Purse $40,000, Optional claiming $80,000, Cal-breds, Fillies, 2-year-olds

2 Teddy's Promise - Draw a line through the Sharp Cat debacle and her resume looks fine; talent to run over these late.

1 Zenidekka - Wire-to-wire MSW winner last time in slowpoke time; suspect P Val will take the initiative again.

Long Shot - 5 Queenie Marini

Race 4 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $12,000, Claiming $12,500, 3-year-olds and up

4 B's Lucky Strike - NoCal invader from Neil Drysdale; both of his races for a price tag were good, fits the bill.

5 Gobbler's Knob - Taking the biggest class rise in racing facing winners for the first time; best stride comes late.

Long Shot - 1 Cat Brando

Race 5 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 20 feet), Purse $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

5 Talktoomuch - Mike Mitchell has an uncoupled entry, so caveat emptor; spotted well to win off the claim by Mitchell.

1 Beautiful American - Has plenty of early speed; with the turf rail out 20 feet, it behooves Corey Nakatani to go fast early.

Long Shot - 4 Samba School

Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $26,000, Starter allowance $40,000, Fillies, 2-year-olds

3 Lift Our Luck - Powerhouse maiden claiming debut win for Jeff Mullins; suspect she won't run for a price tag any time soon.

7 Social Event - May have faced tougher foes at Del Mar than she will here; big rider switch to Rafael Bejarano for the money shot.

Long Shot - 2 Meter Me Gone

Race 7 - 6 furlongs, Purse $40,000, Optional claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

3 Missdealornodeal - Tiny edge because her Hollywood resume is stronger than the rest; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.

5 Lady Alex - Like the turn back in distance where she can be a powder keg late; Joel Rosario finishes like a banshee.

Long Shot - 4 Hot Affair

Race 8 - 5 furlongs, Purse $15,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, 2-year-olds

7 Devour - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; need not be much to compete with these.

5 Love Five Plus Two - Has cashed four straight paychecks in four starts; tactical speed to sit a nice trip.

Long Shot - 1 Swiss Hero

Best Bet - 1 Star Presence (race 1)

Hollywood Park Wednesday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 14/4/$28.20; Long Shots, 8/2/$13.40; Best Bet, 1/1/$2.80

Hollywood Park Totals - 286/83/$468.80; Long Shots, 142/26/$250.80; Best Bets, 17/7/$23.40

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - 6 At Risk (3/1) in race 4 at Woodbine. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Wednesday, Black Pen was scratched at Aqueduct, which canceled racing. Stats - 197/141/$1,078.10