HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $14,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Sweet N Shiney – Second time out for a Hollendorfer baby is a good betting angle; figures to sit tight and make one run.

Blazeitgirl – Classic pop and stop P Val mount, has high early speed; simple tactics of go as fast and as far as she can.

Long Shot – Smooch

Race 2 – 6 furlongs (turf), Purse $45,000, Allowance, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Stefani – I don’t typically like a MSW winner, but she was very impressive; will settle early and look to make one run.

Excessive B and B – Tactical speed to be forwardly placed throughout; Gryder is fighting hard to hold onto his clients.

Long Shot – Bold Cleo

Race 3 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $15,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up

Fantastic Meeting – Gallagher charge taking a small, but significant, class drop; his race last time is fast enough to win.

Press Release – Speedy sort is stretching back out in distance around 2-turns; suspect he will be the target for others.

Long Shot – Knoblock

Race 4 – 7 furlongs, Purse $42,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 2-year-olds

Crown of Diamonds – Good try in debut showing impressive speed; suspect she will improve today, and not regress.

Kazamira – Figures to get a nice stalking position from a parking lot post; been given plenty of time since Del Mar.

Long Shot – Final Fling

Race 5 – 1 mile (turf), $100,000 Miesque, Fillies, 2-year-olds

Sweeter Still – Very intrigued by Mullins entering an Irish import, a maiden no less, in a stakes; watch the tote for clues.

Sea Canter – Tepid chalk in a wide open grass stakes; handled the soft ground BC week at Monmouth, will be firm today.

Long Shot – La Mina

Race 6 – 6 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Phoebe’s Song – Claimed by Spawr as a beaten favorite last time; plenty of room to improve, Smith for Mig who is in Japan.

Kula Girl – Tepid chalk in another difficult leg of the pick 6; speedball has never been allowed to take a breather early.

Long Shot – Smokey Route

Race 7 – 6 furlongs (turf), Purse $45,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Sweet Travel – Valdivia exits others to ride for younger Mandella; was a group placed horse in France, square price today.

Queen Ofthe Catsle – Another been away 7-months, but showed ability in sporadic starts; Baze figures to ride with patience.

Long Shot – Exquisite Beauty

Race 8 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $48,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Curiously Sweet – Sharp win at 1/2 odds off a lengthy 6-month hiatus; she has room to improve and offers some value.

Down – Logical chalk due to Frankel and Solis combination; closed fast last time, but was left with way too much to do.

Long Shot – Royal Heraldry

Race 9 – 6 furlongs (turf), $150,000 Hollywood Turf Express Handicap, 3-year-olds and up

Quietly Mine – Would not be shocked to see the pick 6 carryover again; Nakatani for Gomez who is at Aqueduct today.

Night Chapter – Co-owned by Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre; Frankel charge has proved his mettle in turf sprints.

Long Shot – Unusual Suspect

Race 10 – 7 furlongs, Purse $12,000, Claiming $10,000, 3-year-olds and up

Pt’s Grey Eagle – Back class gelding changes barns from Hines to Sherlock; tactical speed to sit a decent trip throughout.

Golden Eagle – Ran evenly in last off the claim by Metz; could provide a capper to a very difficult pick 6 sequence.

Long Shot – Double Parked

Best Bet – Fantastic Meeting (race 3)

Hollywood Friday- Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 19/1/$3.40; Long Shots, 10/2/$40.60; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Hollywood Totals – 215/42/$269.80; Long Shots, 108/17/$207.60; Best Bets, 13/4/$13.80