HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 7:05 p.m.

Race 1 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $48,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Forest Miss – Finally showing improvement off a horrible career debut on turf last fall; tactical speed to sit a nice trip.

Flight to Cash – Baffert filly burned money last time as a beaten chalk at 4/5 odds; speed stretching out in distance today.

Long Shot – Oakhill Girl

Race 2 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $24,000, Claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Annie Oakleaf – Logical chalk off two consistent, good efforts in last two starts; Baze can either send or sit still early.

Wild Sissy – Claimed by Koriner who spots her aggressively on the class rise; has enough tactical speed to protect her post.

Long Shot – Silber

Race 3 – 6 furlongs (turf, rail at 10 feet), $60,000 Bullet, 4-year-olds and up

Scottsbluff – Making his third start off a 10-month hiatus; he’s gotten speed crazy in 2007, but has shown some rateability.

Worchester – Frankel charge hasn’t shown a whole lot, as yet; the Solis-Frankel combo used to be red-hot, we’ll see today.

Long Shot – I’ll Prey for You

Race 4 – 6 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Claiming $20,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Remember Maggie – Speedball taking a small, but significant, drop in class today; must break sharp and control the early pace.

Looney Boone – Leap of faith that the Dutrow angle off the claim is as potent in SoCal as it is in NY; like that Talamo rides.

Long Shot – Cheryl’s Sidekick

Race 5 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Warren’s Adventure – Second best last time despite running slower than she is capable of; chance to rebound at good odds.

Devine By Design – Tepid chalk has been away 11-months, but is taking the big class drop from MSW to claiming; bugboy Talamo rides.

Long Shot – Neutrality

Race 6 – 6 furlongs, Purse $25,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

Fandabidoo – Slight edge in an open first level condition race; beaten chalk at Keeneland may be facing much easier in here.

Celtic Dreamin – Tepid chalk was an impressive maiden claiming graduate; Solis stays loyal despite the claim by Becerra.

Long Shot – Pressthepace

Race 7 – 6 furlongs (turf, rail at 10 feet), Purse $49,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds and up

Jitterbug Ball – Has improved a lot since being claimed by O’Neill; she is not speed crazy where she can’t sit just off the pace.

Ebony Light – I don’t typically pick a recent graduate, but he won with something left; like bugboy Talamo taking the weight off.

Long Shot – Bastione

Race 8 – 6 furlongs, Purse $15,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up

Oro de Ole – O’Neill is never afraid to drop and win, even with a 9-month sabbatical; long sequence of works to prep for this.

Hobgoblin – Speedball gets the bugboy Talamo to break sharp and play catch me if you can; the lead is important in cheap races.

Long Shot – Tsetse Fly

Best Bet – Fandabidoo (race 6)

Hollywood Thursday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 14/3/$19.40; Long Shots, 6/3/$26.80; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Hollywood Totals – 295/71/$465.60; Long Shots, 146/18/$209.00; Best Bets, 17/6/$27.20