Horse Racing, Hollywood Park, May 4

By Richard Eng

Post Time 1 p.m.

Race 1 – 6 furlongs, Purse $26,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

4 Huntington Harbour – Third start off a 5-month hiatus can be her best; tactical speed to sit a decent trip.

6 Three Cuties – Tepid chalk exits four turf sprints for this synthetic effort; need not be much to compete.

Long Shot – 5 Somethingabouterri

Race 2 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $21,000, Claiming $10,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

4 Miss Oops – Claimed by clever trainer John "Mickey" Martin at Golden Gate; she will definitely fit in SoCal too.

8 Irenes Jackpot – Been away 6-months for Robertino Diodoro; he is winning at 30 percent in Phoenix, ships this one to SoCal.

Long Shot – 1 Indy Beauty

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

1 Excessively Trick – Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; Phil D’Amato is Mike Mitchell’s assistant.

4 Lovely Sophia – Leap of faith that the Peter Eurton barn will remain white hot; he is winning with everything in sight.

Long Shot – 2 Zenett

Race 4 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $52,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up

2 Causeihertz – Been away 10-months and returns for Bob Baffert; angle here is he remains protected, not run for a price tag.

8 Rock Off – Has had a lot of chances for Julio Canani; has a tendency to run second and third, must get over the hump.

Long Shot – 3 Yomybato

Race 5 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $24,000, Claiming $12,500, 3-year-olds

1 Tribal Dreams – Broke thru with a monster win off the claim by Janet Armstrong; repeat race will beat these too.

4 Pop the Cork – Small, but subtle, drop in class can spell the difference; claimed two races ago by Ted West.

Long Shot – 3 Flower Power

Race 6 – 6 furlongs (turf, rail at 15 feet), Purse $54,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds and up

2 Solar Rocket – Showed no sign of slowing down off the claim by Mark Glatt; speed helped by the turf rail out 15 feet.

4 Sammy’s a Runnin’ – Has a stalker-closer style to rally into a fast pace; Brice Blanc will sit a trip and rally wide late.

Long Shot – 7 Boat Trip

Race 7 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $57,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

1 Reneesgotzip – She could be goog enough to run in the Kentucky Oaks; this spot is light years easier than that.

3 Spectacular Sky – Capable of sitting a trip and picking up the pieces late; let Glamorista due all the dirty work.

Long Shot – 5 Customer Base

Race 8 – 1 mile, Purse $52,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up

3 Aqua Revelation – Third career start for Bob Baffert can be his best; there isn’t much to beat in here either.

10 Currahee – Fourth different jockey to ride him in four career starts; Alonso Quinonez must carve a trip from parking lot post.

Long Shot – 8 Money Talker

Best Bet – 1 Reneesgotzip (race 7)

Betfair Hollywood Park Thursday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/1/$3.20; Long Shots, 8/4/$33.00; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Betfair Hollywood Park Totals – 85/15/$115.20; Long Shots, 42/8/$71.40; Best Bets, 5/0/$0

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #3 Star Channel (8/1) in race 10 at Churchill Downs. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Sever won at Churchill Downs paying $6.00 to win, $3.20 to place and $2.40 to show. Stats – 68/47/$411.90; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick