HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $32,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

Laday Tale - Has the advantage of a good recent race while facing winners; best shot is to try and wire this field.

Sorcerers Spell - Been away 11-months but has a good resume to win today; O'Neill barn has been quiet so far this meet.

Long Shot - Tall Tonic

Race 2 - 1 1/16th miles (turf), Purse $56,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Our Rafaela - Frankel takes the blinkers off, an seldom used move for him; Bejarano will get first call from this barn.

Foreign - Logical chalk with Gomez up, but I prefer the Frankel filly instead; Gomez will sit a trip and try them late.

Long Shot - Solid Brass Cat

Race 3 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $28,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up

Midnighter - Like the way horses from the Conlon barn look and run; should be dead fit turning back from a grass marathon.

Politcal High - Hess adding blinkers on for parking lot post start; he too is exiting turf races where he will be fit.

Long Shot - Moonlit Habit

Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $54,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

Father Tim - For Gomez to ride this FTS for Hofmans, he must have been told it's green light time; watch the tote board.

Skimmetry - Like that Bejarano will give this Frankel colt his best chance to win; convinced he's better than he's shown.

Long Shot - Warren's Scooter

Race 5 - 1 mile (turf), $500,000 Matriarch, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Wait a While - No shame losing to Lahudood who then won the BC F&M Turf; her race two back is fast enough to crush these.

Precious Kitten - Speedy Frankel filly may be alone on the lead, always a dangerous tactic; draw a line thru her BC try.

Long Shot - Lady of Venice

Race 6 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $62,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds and up

Fine Flyer - Mandella colt is bred to be any kind of animal; prepped last time in a sprint, bred to go long, run all day.

Monzante - Interesting move for Mitchell to convince Gomez to ride this German invader; runs first time with Lasix too.

Long Shot - Wise One

Race 7 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $65,000, Optional claiming $62,500, 3-year-olds and up

Johnny Eves - Speedball got burned last time in a vicious speed duel; don't think anyone will want to duel with him today.

Specialist Morgen J - Dead late closer picks up the main man Gomez; Mitchell charge saves all the ground and fights late.

Long Shot - Hamoody

Race 8 - 1 1/4 miles (turf), $500,000 Hollywood Derby, 3-year-olds

Twilight Meteor - Has lost three stakes photo finishes or you would have heard about him; part of the cavalry charge.

Nobiz Like Shobiz - Logical chalk makes his first foray to SoCal; he prefers firm ground and he will get that today.

Long Shot - Medici Code

Race 9 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $22,000, Claiming $16,000, 3-year-olds and up

Forest Danz - Been away 7-months, but is taking an enormous class drop; from a live barn, tactical speed to sit a trip.

Semi Lost - Hess claims him off a win for Mullins; has a ton of back class where a repeat performance is very doable.

Long Shot - He's a Triehr

Race 10 - 6 furlongs (turf), Purse $54,000, Maiden special weights, 2-year-olds

Must Be Joking - I'm picking all FTS in an open race; surprising how mainstays like Espinoza and Solis are struggling.

Afleet Ruler - None the starters with experience shows me anything; leap of faith that Gomez for Sadler means live runner.

Long Shot - Phantom Strike

Best Bet - Laday Tale (race 1)

Hollywood Saturday- Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 20/6/$29.20; Long Shots, 10/2/$57.00; Best Bet, 1/1/$4.80

Hollywood Totals - 235/48/$299.00; Long Shots, 118/19/$264.60; Best Bets, 14/5/$18.60