HORSE RACING
April 30, 2010 - 11:00 pm
Post Time 11 a.m.
Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $50,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
Dotsy Jean - Horse for the course has an amazing 3-of-4 wins over Hollywood turf; main obstacle is her parking lot post.
Apt to Be Amazing - SoCal newcomer for Jeff Mullins; she appears quick enough to set the early pace, catch her to win.
Long Shot - Sweet August Moon
Race 2 - 4 1/2 furlongs, Purse $41,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 2-year-olds
Cabo San Lucas - Ran well and was well bet in his career debut; adding blinkers on and first time with Lasix.
Tappin Tough - FTS from a top baby barn in Walther Solis; has some fast works to suggest some RPM in the engine.
Long Shot - Warren's Royal Cat
Race 3 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $15,600, Maiden claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up
Diplo - Sliding down the maiden claiming ladder to this career low level; many close-but-no-cigar finishes.
Roos On the Loose - Tepid chalk in a race fraught with danger; second best last time in a decent effort.
Long Shot - Big Wags
Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $43,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds and up
Dave's Pacemaker - Whatever A. C. Avila has for breakfast at Clocker's Corner, I want some; his barn is en fuego.
Luckiest Man - Tepid chalk in another open heat; appears he may be better on grass than anything else.
Long Shot - Unionize
Race 5 - 7 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, 3-year-olds and up
Lichtenstein - Bob Baffert keeps winning races even if he is in Louisville with Lookin At Lucky; exits 2 bullet works.
Uncle Greg - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; expect natural improvement.
Long Shot - Songfoya
Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $24,000, Claiming $16,000, 3-year-olds and up
Partywithlarryz - Just missed first race off the claim by Doug O'Neill; subtle class drop and switch to Alonso Quinonez.
Bad Boy - When was the last time Kerwin John won a race in SoCal?; Julio Canani gives him a live horse to ride.
Long Shot - Capt. Joe Blow
Race 7 - 1 1/16th miles (turf), Purse $29,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up
Uffizi - Hard tryer has rarely wandered from the turf; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.
Cavanal - He refuses to win races, but is difficult to leave out of vertical wagers; is also trying hard in the lane.
Long Shot - Pinstripe Kid
Race 8 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $41,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up
Derive - Gary Stute adding blinkers on after a productive effort; last race, if repeated, can win this.
Wash Park - Beau Greeley broke a long schneid with a win on Friday; has shown talent and improvement in 2 starts.
Long Shot - Take a Hard Look
Race 9 - 1 mile (turf), $100,000 Wilshire Handicap, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
Cat by the Tale - Exits some very difficult stakes for this easier spot; is overdue to apply the finishing touches.
Medaglia d'Amour - What a form reversal switching from synthetics to grass; Ben Cecil test her for class tonight.
Long Shot - You Lift Me Up
Race 10 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $24,000, Claiming $26,000, 3-year-olds and up
Skippy Due - Interesting NoCal shipper from the Sherman family; note his fondness for the Hollywood surface.
Self Made Man - Mike Mitchell shoves this class dropper down our throats; red flag short price favorite.
Long Shot - Joe Carl
Race 11 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $15,600, Maiden claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up
Olympic Magic - Second start off a year hiatus; Victor Espinoza needs to ride this guy aggressively throughout.
Saccente - Been away 10 months, but showed some talent; like that Tyler Baze is taking the call.
Long Shot - Brian Boru
Best Bet - Cat by the Tale (race 9)
Hollywood Park Friday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 15/5/$27.20; Long Shots, 7/1/$6.40; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.20
Hollywood Park Totals - 99/23/$124.80; Long Shots, 49/4/$52.40; Best Bets, 6/3/$12.00
SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - #6 Stay Put (2/1) in race 1 at Churchill Downs. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Friday, Enchanted Miss ran out at Tampa. Stats - 82/58/$445.50