HORSE RACING
July 3, 2011 - 1:02 am
Post Time 1 p.m.
Race 1 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $25,300, Maiden claiming $30,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
5 Blue Grass Music - Sliding down the maiden claiming ladder to this career-low class; hot-riding David Flores up.
2 Argue My Case - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; need not be much to compete.
Long Shot - 3 Lyrical
Race 2 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $55,000, Maiden special weights, 2-year-olds
4 Scorpion Warrior - Exits a key MSW where Majestic City and Unhitchthetrailor won next out; should be his turn today.
6 Hurry Home Clover - Peter Miller taking the blinkers off in second career start; key vote comes from Garrett Gomez.
Long Shot - 1 Ron Burgundy
Race 3 - 6 furlongs (turf), Purse $57,200, Allowance, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
1 Coalbanks Landing - Chalk from the rail, an advantageous post in turf sprints; can lead or follow close up.
4 Queenie Marini - Bob Baffert keeps grinding out winners; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.
Long Shot - 2 Miss Georgie Girl
Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $31,900, Claiming $20,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds
7 Lily Amore - Third start off a 2-month hiatus; Joel Rosario will sit and make one big run.
3 Judicious - Takes a natural class rise off a win in last; no burners in here, so her grinding style can work again.
Long Shot - 4 Jacobita
Race 5 - 1 mile (turf), Purse $60,500, Optional claiming $62,500, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
4 Farley Star - Claimed by Mike Mitchell and spotted nicely to win; expect improvement joining this barn.
5 Miss Mittagong - Third start off a 6-month hiatus; quick rally in last to win under hot-riding David Flores.
Long Shot - 1 Smart Striking
Race 6 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $55,000, Maiden special weights, 2-year-olds
7 Brigand - FTS from the Bob Baffert barn is working a hole in the wind; the tote board should be singing.
5 Truco Latino - Will be happy that Majestic City is not in this field; he has chased him twice to no avail.
Long Shot - 1 Got Even
Race 7 - 7 furlongs, Purse $25,300, Claiming $12,500, 3-year-olds and up
3 Racketeer - Claimed by Jack Carava off a major trouble trip; big rider switch to Joel Rosario for the money shot.
5 Concerto's Thunder - Sharp win off a brief 2-month layoff; red-flag drop in class, but stranger things can happen.
Long Shot - 8 River Echo
Race 8 - 6 furlongs (turf), $77,000 Robert K. Kerlan Memorial Handicap, 3-year-olds and up
4 Don Tito - I like horses that won while running a slower Beyer; hard knocking John Sadler colt is a real tryer.
8 California Flag - The class of the field is returning from an 8-month hiatus; key will be fitness off a layoff.
Long Shot - 3 Quick Enough
Race 9 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $29,700, Maiden claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
2 Swiss Charm - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; need not be much in this slow group.
5 Cookinthisorthat - Another taking the big drop from MSW to maiden claiming; can be a Bejarano-Rosario stretch duel.
Long Shot - 6 Kisses for Kate
Best Bet - 4 Scorpion Warrior (race 2)
Hollywood Park Saturday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 20/2/$12.00; Long Shots, 10/3/$69.80; Best Bet, 1/1/$4.00
Hollywood Park Totals - 744/193/$1,294.80; Long Shots, 364/60/$645.00; Best Bets, 41/20/$75.80
SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - 3 Dullahan (5/1) in race 6 at Churchill Downs. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Exfactor won at Churchill Downs paying $12.60 to win, $5.20 to place and $3.60 to show. Stats - 106/66/$549.80