Horse Racing, Hollywood Park, 12/9/11

Today at Hollywood Park

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 – 6 furlongs (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $37,000, Claiming $40,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

1 Brown Is Beige – The inside is good when starting in these Inglewood turf sprints; the elbow makes for a quick left turn early on.

6 Nice Meidel – Would like him better if inside instead of outside; small field may allow Joe Talamo to tuck in early.

Long Shot – 2 Skipton Creek

Race 2 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $32,000, Starter allowance $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

1 Twilight Memory – Exits a powerful second to Lady Aspen at Keeneland; likes to run long and may prefer synthetic surfaces.

2 You’llalwaysbemine – Private purchase by the maestro Jerry Hollendorfer; won by nearly 20-lengths in last over a soft group.

Long Shot – 4 Brooklyn Rose

Race 3 – 5 furlongs, Purse $16,000, Claiming $8,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

8 Small But Mighty – Beaten favorite takes a clear class drop in search of victory; from the hottest barn going, Mike Mitchell.

3 Irridescent Red – Sliding down the claiming ladder for Dan Hendricks; tactical speed to sit a good trip throughout.

Long Shot – 4 Can’t Topper

Race 4 – 1 1/16th miles (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $34,000, Claiming $32,000, 3-year-olds

1 Hurricane Lake – Could complete a Mike Mitchell daily double; dropping in class and will save all the ground too.

5 Gatheratthealter – Was flattered when Graeme Crackerjack won next out; has enough back class to handle the bump up to $32K.

Long Shot – 2 Every Ego

Race 5 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $22,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, Fillies, 2-year-olds

2 Beautiful Strike – Did everything but win in a solid debut last spring; key vote comes from Rafael Bejarano.

6 Candy and Nuts – Been knocking at the door but settling for minor awards; gets to move in from post 10 last out.

Long Shot – 1 Adios Problemas

Race 6 – 6 furlongs (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $48,000, Optional claiming $80,000, 2-year-olds

4 Champions Gate – Gets class relief from 2 stakes for this O/C condition; turf debut, but he is bred to handle the stuff.

3 Sweet Swap – Speedball figures to relish the turf rail out 10 feet; figures to provide the target in the stretch run.

Long Shot – 8 Runstevierun

Race 7 – 6 furlongs, Purse $37,000, Claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

7 Sea Rascal – Was unable to rally into a slow paced sprint last time; should see a quicker early pace making his late move effective.

2 Lt. Hopeful – Speedball was clearly overmatched in last minor stakes; will play catch me if you can down the lane.

Long Shot – 6 Scofield Barracks

Race 8 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up

5 Remember Mike – Leap of faith that Rafael Bejarano is driving a live horse; your edge will be seeing the tote board action.

9 Our Last Monte – Was flattered when Island Empire won next out; been away 8-months, figures to come out firing for Darrell Vienna.

Long Shot – 2 Centenario de Oro

Best Bet – 4 Champions Gate (race 6)

Hollywood Park Thursday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/5/$33.60; Long Shots, 8/1/$14.20; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Hollywood Park Totals – 292/85/$515.00; Long Shots, 145/19/$261.00; Best Bets, 18/7/$25.80

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #2 Chickatari (3/1) in race 9 at Aqueduct. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Up And Out of Site won at Fair Grounds paying $3.80 to win, $2.80 to place and $2.40 to show. Stats – 187/120/$956.60; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick