6/26: Hollywood 3rd-8th ($747k C/O)
 

Wild day of P6 racing at Belmont and Hollywood Wednesday with Cali chaos resulting in a three-quarter of a million dollar carryover at Inglewood this aft. The series of outrageous winners started with $17 Chocolate Lava in the third and continued with $33 Glorious Song in the maiden claiming fourth before $29 Crimson Star and $41 Evita Argentina ensured a monster pot for Thursday. 'Best Value' Crimson Star and 5th race victor One on the House ($9.40 as 'Next Best') were the only horses I liked at all in the sextet's wacky results. Today will be fun as you can expect pool to reach $4,000,000...

Belmont was far more rational with its' outcomes, but the 6 there was a tricky ticket to put together. My budget was too small to reach the nice $63,000 return despite identifying plenty of the winners.

Hope you did well...


HOLLYWOOD PARK

Post-Scratches!

3rd: CLM/N2L, 3+, 8.5f (P6, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #7 INFORMED 9-5 WON
Next Best: #6 Angus 2-1 3rd
Best Value: #4 Elregalo 12-1 6th


4th: MDN CLM, 3+, 7f (P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #3 Cold Prince 5-1 WON
Best Value: #1 Warren's Jack V. 5-1 2nd
Next Best: #5 Vanaldi 5-2 3rd
Super Add: #4 Heywatchulookinat 15-1 5th

$2 Double (7/3) Paid $23.60
$1 Exacta (3-1) Paid $17.20
$1 Trifecta (3-1-5)Box Paid $71.10


5th: CLM, 4+, 7f (P4, P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #3 Cousins Lew 7-2 3rd
Best Value: #5 SCR
Next Best: #10 City Stormer 6-1 WON
Super Add: #1 Stormin Jack 8-1 9th


6th: MDN CLM, F&M-3+, 7.5f (P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #3 ANN'S APPROVAL 3-1 5th
Next Best: #5 SCR
Best Value: #6 Tallahsocean 4-1 7th
Super Add: #1 Warren's Ballet 10-1 4th


7th: OC/C, 4+, 8.5f (DD)

Fascinating conditional event with some excellent veterans and fancy undefeated Mandella newcomer Tall Texan. Field has earned more than $2,000,000 combined, including ol' stakes characters Declan's Moon and Southern Africa. Zappa returns here from brief freshening, and its' hard to believe he doesn't own a class edge. However, even Carla Gaines' Luhuk's Dancer deserves a look in this as virtuaklly all can win...

Most Likely: #5 Zappa 5-2 3rd
Best Value: #2 Tall Texan 4-1 2nd
Next Best: #1 Mostacolli Mort 7-2 WON

$1 Exacta (1-2) Paid $14.80
$1 Trifecta (1-2-5) Paid $53.60


8th: MDN CLM, 2yo-F, 5f (Super High 5)

Most Likely: #3 Ten Churros 2-1 WON
Best Value: #7 Grace Gryder 10-1 6th
Next Best: #10 SCR
Super Add: #6 Paradisi 8-1 7th
High 5 Play: #14 (AE) Goodday 10-1 2nd

$1 Exacta (3-14) Paid $15.40


<$200 P6 Play:

3: 7
4: 1-3-4-5
5: 3-10
6: 3
7: 1-2-5
8: 3-6-7-14

1x4x2x1x3x4 = 96 x $2 = $192

$2 Pick 6 Paid $883.80 (5 OF 6)


<$100 P4 Play:

5: 1-3-9-10
6: 3
7: 1-2-3-4-5-7
8: 3-6-7-14

4x1x6x4 = $96


Good luck!
Steve

With the weather not the culprit, when's the last time an entire Hollywood card was set up without carding a turf race?

My guess they are having problems filling races, with the Del Mar meet coming up.

Now is when you start seeing this 145-200 day layoffs come back and run 4th-5th, when all they were doing is treating it as a tightener for where the turf meets the surf.

Be nice to have some "all turf" days at Del Mar. Actually, be nice if the whole meet was "all turf." They would destroy the lawn by mid-August though.

Race 3:
Scratch - #5 Nate N’ Ed
Overweight - #4+1

Race 4:
Scratch - #6 Strong Suggestion
Scratch - #7 Holy Mystery

Race 5:
No Program Changes

Race 6:
Scratch - #5 Molitta

Race 7:
No Program Changes

Race 8:
Scratch - #8 Bajan Kitty
Scratch - #10 Soup Deeohdouble G
Scratch - #12 Monica’s Edge
Scratch - #13 Lovely Lolly
Scratch - #15 Shootinforthestarz
Equipment - #2 Blinkers Off
Medication - #5 regular lasix

They have Austie as scratched also on Twin Spires, Race 5

nice job stevo..5/6 is no shame in cali

Thx Matt-O.. Made a run at it...

Great job Steve, that 4 in the 6th was pretty difficult to have.

Do you have a good idea what it would have paid if the Ann's Approval horse had come in for ya?

No.. She was 4-5 though and had to be on every single ticket.

Trainer said (before the race) that he had done his job, and it was now up to Rafael........LOL.

Good work Steve. Nice 7-2 or so return on the Pick Seis.

Thx O-E-Y... !!


(FYI... May make Suburban/Goose run Saturday..)

well played steve, you gave it a good look with a meager ticket.

Thx Jim.. Am wondering more and more how it may have gone had Molitta not scratched from that 6th..

nice backdoor 5 of 6 steve.... but you gotta lock up that $80+ horse next time man:eek:

congrats

-bt-

Nice Steve!