HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 11 a.m.

Race 1 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

7 Circle the Moon – Will take tons of money off two good seconds; his debut two back is fast enough to win.

1 He’s So Stylish – Showed solid improvement in second career start; big trainer switch to Jerry Hollendorfer.

Long Shot – 3 Lord Vronsky

Race 2 – 6 furlongs, Purse $55,000, Optional claiming $62,500, 3-year-olds and up

4 Italian Rules – John Sadler uncoupled entry looks very strong in here; has improved a lot off the claim.

1 Hunch – Runs first time for a price tag; suspect he’s worth the $50k as he still is an entire horse.

Long Shot – 5 Wall Street Wonder

Race 3 – 5 1/2 furlongs, $70,000 Cinderella, Fillies, 2-year-olds

3 Killer Graces – Privately purchased by Jerry Hollendorfer, among others, after her debut; worked 2 bullets since.

5 Silent Sue – Walther Solis has an uncoupled entry, both are very live in here; well bet in both career starts.

Long Shot – 1 Willa B Awesome

Race 4 – 1 1/4 miles (turf), $250,000 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap, 3-year-olds and up

6 Bourbon Bay – Sight unseen since an ill-fated trip to Dubai; these are more like his friends in here.

1 Acclimation – Speedball will try to steal this on the front end; got off very easy in winning the Jim Murray.

Long Shot – 4 Falcon Rock

Race 5 – 5 furlongs, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, 2-year-olds

6 Getting Lucky – Got a good education in debut for Mike Harrington; expect improvement under P Val.

8 Big Bad Barry – Tepid chalk in a wide-open affair; you have an edge over me in seeing the tote board action.

Long Shot – 5 Tale Be Told

Race 6 – 1 1/8th miles (turf), Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up

3 Simply Carina – Big SoCal debut for Neil Drysdale; similar effort makes him the one to beat.

4 Antidote – His sire Tiznow is red hot right now; ran well first out for John Sadler, expect further improvement.

Long Shot – 6 Extra Fifty

Race 7 – 1 1/16th miles, $100,000 Affirmed Handicap, 3-year-olds

2 Runflatout – His last race was a lot more like it; he still has a very high ceiling, this can be another big step.

1 Coil – Bob Baffert has an uncoupled entry so color him dangerous in here; flattered when Smash won next out.

Long Shot – 6 Awesome Patriot

Race 8 – 1 1/16th miles (turf), Purse $38,000, Claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

2 Averoo – Won for $40k price tag two races ago; has enough tactical speed to sit a nice trip throughout.

8 Pleasure to Ride – Sight unseen since August at Del Mar; taking the blinkers off, question is fitness, not class.

Long Shot – 4 Yodelen Dan

Race 9 – 6 furlongs, Purse $52,000, Optional claiming $25,000, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

1 Pleasing Sunrise – Dead-late closer should see a solid pace to chase; saves all the ground, angles out late.

10 Zenidekka – Third start off a 6-month hiatus can be his best; cozy parking lot post to clock the leaders.

Long Shot – 7 You Can Dream

Race 10 – 1 1/8th miles (turf), $150,000 Honeymoon Handicap, Fillies, 3-year-olds

9 Cambina – Dull run in last after some game wins at Santa Anita; we’ll find out if she prefers Arcadia to Inglewood.

3 Star Billing – John Shirreffs won a stakes with her in second career start; she could be a very special sort.

Long Shot – 4 Whisper Louise

Race 11 – 5 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

5 Cactus House – Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; another Mike Mitchell victory.

2 She Can Roar – Taking the blinkers off after losing as the chalk; she was hammered down to 3/5 odds in that try.

Long Shot – 8 Filly Power

Best Bet – 5 Cactus House (race 11)

Hollywood Park Thursday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 15/4/$27.80; Long Shots, 8/0/$0; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Hollywood Park Totals – 509/128/$872.60; Long Shots, 247/43/$411.40; Best Bets, 28/10/$39.40

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY – 13 In Just We Trust (5/2) in race 3 at Belmont Park. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Backtalk ran out at Presque Isle Downs. Stats – 93/56/$440.90