HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 7:05 p.m.

Race 1 - 1 1/16th miles (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $29,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Lullabytime - Speedy sort figures to be sent hard to the lead by Joe Talamo; turf rail out 15 feet can only help.

Soldier Betty - No stopping Rafael Bejarano the way he's riding; winning races like Russell Baze numbers in NoCal.

Long Shot - Rollerskates

Race 2 - 6 furlongs, Purse $41,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Myra G - Ran fast enough in debut to win a MSW race like this; suspect she'll improve a step or two tonight.

Melon Up - Speedy sort will try and steal the verdict early; David Flores is as good a gate rider as there is.

Long Shot - Missdealornodeal

Race 3 - 6 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds

Days of Lightning - Claimed by Jack Carava off a career-best effort; if he repeats that race, he'll be tough to handle.

Tribal Face - Claimed by Julio Canani, who drops and hopes to pop; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.

Long Shot - Coo Cachoo

Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $13,000, Claiming $12,500, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

So Hottie - Second start off a 11-month hiatus; she has a lot more gears than she showed in her comeback race.

Kazroad - Big class dropper from Julio Canani; value will come with 10-pound bugboy Tyler Kaplan up.

Long Shot - Tribul Witch

Race 5 - 6 furlongs, Purse $43,000, Allowance, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

One Man's Delight - It is scary how many live mounts Rafael Bejarano has every day; will try to be rated today.

Teamwork - Been away 9 months, but faced much tougher at Del Mar; has the back class, the main question is fitness.

Long Shot - Mensa Heat

Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

Sky Searcher - Well bet and good effort for Michael Mollica; he adds blinkers on for more focus at the end.

Warren's Concept - Outran his 13/1 odds in last; big rider switch to Rafael Bejarano for the money shot.

Long Shot - Speedy Marini

Race 7 - 5 1/2 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $43,000, Optional claiming $80,000, 3-year-olds

Fandino - His last two starts show he is a faster turf horse than synthetics; saves ground under Rafael Bejarano.

Locksley Hall - Top effort, just missed in the Harry Henson; has a lot of speed to use with the turf rail out 15 feet.

Long Shot - Farmer Giles

Race 8 - 6 furlongs, Purse $15,600, Maiden claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Movie Duty - Beaten favorite draws a good post for clocking any inside speed; speed does better under the light in Inglewood.

The Boogie Man - Even effort in debut, now takes a significant class drop; Joe Talamo had choices and opted for this.

Long Shot - Blue Tango

Best Bet - So Hottie (race 4)

Hollywood Park Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/4/$25.00; Long Shots, 7/1/$10.40; Best Bet, 1/1/$9.20

Hollywood Park Totals - 250/68/$417.80; Long Shots, 121/12/$143.00; Best Bets, 15/7/$33.00

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - #12 Zaffer (5/2) in race 10 at Calder. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Chapel Run won at Calder paying $3.60 to win, $2.60 to place and $2.40 to show. Stats - 90/63/$480.00