HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 - 7 furlongs, Purse $36,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 2-year-olds

High Success - Good looking second in debut for Doug O'Neill; one step improvement and he'll beat these.

Golden Horizon - Speedball tactics in debut faded him to third; David Bernstein takes the blinkers off today.

Long Shot - California Colonel

Race 2 - 1 1/16th miles (turf, rail at 20 feet), Purse $38,000, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

Hot Damon - Big rider switch to Joe Talamo for the money shot; an Unusual Heat for Barry Abrams on turf.

Checkmark - Typical green debut, slow early, quick late; has multiple good reasons to think he'll improve.

Long Shot - Ashley's Cutie

Race 3 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $11,000, Claiming $8,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

My Spanish Fling - From the white hot John Sadler barn; red flag drop, key is if she breaks OK from the gate.

Paloma's Flight - Sliding down the claiming ladder to this career low level; need not be much to get a piece.

Long Shot - Soldier Betty

Race 4 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds

Call Me Dutchess - Big rider switch to Garrett Gomez for the money shot; saves all the ground inside.

Fleet Royale - Drop to a price tag race can only help; beaten favorite ran better than lookes two back.

Long Shot - Esmeralda's Girl

Race 5 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $16,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Church Avenue - Ran evenly on grass in last; should set her up perfect for this, race two back was pretty fast.

Life by R R - Speedy sort takes a humongous class drop to face these; suspect Alex Solis can take a hold early.

Long Shot - Holland Creek

Race 6 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

Bad Boy - Aggressive class rise by Julio Canani off a convincing win; he has enough back class to repeat.

Yankee Visionary - Was grinding late but ran out of ground; proven to be much more effective over synthetics.

Long Shot - High Standards

Race 7 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $40,000, Optional claiming $25,000, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Asanti - Good second last time in first run around 2-turns; she has tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.

Catsalot - Must follow up a sharp second in the Cal Cup; will save ground under Brice Blanc and fire late.

Long Shot - Lupita'sluckyangel

Race 8 - 6 furlongs, Purse $25,000, Starter allowance $40,000, Fillies, 2-year-olds

West Ruler - Clever claim two back by John Sadler; may have been best in last, but Bejarano got fooled by a slow pace.

Warren's Swap Fox - Grinding maiden win under Alex Solis; she has tactical speed to sit a nice trip.

Long Shot - Dinnr With Nikki C

Best Bet - West Ruler (race 8)

Hollywood Sunday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 17/2/$13.20; Long Shots, 9/2/$23.00; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Hollywood Totals - 51/12/$79.60; Long Shots, 25/2/$23.00; Best Bets, 3/0/$0

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - #4 Lord Snowden (2/1) in race 1 at Aqueduct. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Franny Freud won at Aqueduct paying $6.20 to win, $4.20 to place and $3.20 show. Stats - 169/125/$962.80