12/22: Hollywood Park ($122k C/O; Closing Day)
Positively surreal realizing this will be the last time any of us handicap and play at Hollywood Park. I was late in my development as a horseplayer to work the California tracks, but I've come to love Hollywood and Santa Anita as venues and am going to miss the Inglewood action as much as anyone. The 2 weeks of ATR Hollywood Memories heightened my own sadness at today's finale and hope the visits with those that helped write the track's history contributed to everyone's appreciation for the oval's place in the sport's pantheon. Mandatory payouts in the P5, P6 and Super Hi-5 and of course there was appropriately a carryover to send the Track of Lakes and Flowers into history..
HOLLYWOOD PARK
PRE-SCRATCHES
6th: MCLM/$20k, F&M-3+, 6.5f (P6, P3, DD)
$122k C/O starts here..
Most Likely: #10 Moon Ride 5-2 (A) WON ($4.40)
Best Value: #4 Shandy 8-1 (B) 7th
Next Best: #9 Miss Go Free 6-1 (B) 9th
Exotics Use: #13 Graduator 8-1 (C) 11th
7th: CLM, 3+, 6f-T (P3, DD)
Most Likely: #2 Major Magic 7-2 (A) 6th
Next Best: #8 Dixieland Blues 5-2 (A) 3rd
Exotics Use: #7 Korban 4-1 (B) 4th
Best Value: #4 Gal Has to Like It 8-1 (C) 2nd
Super Add: #9 Big Note 10-1 (C) WON ($25.80)
8th: MSW, 2yo-F, 6f (P4, P3, DD)
Best Value: #7 Gouyen 4-1 (A) 2nd
Next Best: #8 Koukla 3-1 (A) WON ($5.60)
Exotics Use: #6 Zensational Beauty 5-2 (B) 4th
Super Add: #4 Steal the Lute 7-2 (C) 8th
9th: Cal-ALW/N1X, 3+, 8.5f-T (P3, DD)
Most Likely: #4 PULPIT'S EXPRESS 5-2 (A) 2nd
Best Value: #7 Wings of Mojave 5-1 (B) 7th
Next Best: #6 Volkonsky 4-1 (B) 3rd
Exotics Use: #2 Full Instinct 7-2 (C) 6th
10th: 2nd King Glorious-CA, 2yo, 7f (DD)
Most Likely: #2 Pray Hard 4-1 (A) 3rd
Exotics Use: #9 Aotearoa 5-2 (A) 6th
Super Add: #8 California Chrome 3-1 (B) WON ($6.40)
Consider: #11 Life Is a Joy 8-1 (C) 2nd
11th: S/ALW, 3+, 8.5f-T (Super Hi-5)
Challenging finale to meet and racetrack's life. Goodbye and thanks to Hollywood Park..
Best Value: #12 Insideondoutside 6-1 (A) 7th
Next Best: #11 Depreciable 7-2 (B) 2nd
Exotics Use: #2 Moonlit Meteor 8-1 (B) 10th
Super Add: #9 Danderek 9-2 (C) 3rd
Hi-5 Play: #5 Woodman's Luck 6-1 (C) WON ($13.60)
<$150 P6 Play:
6: 4-9-10
7: 2-7-8
8: 7-8
9: 4
10: 2-8-9-11
11: 12
3x3x2x1x4x1 = 72 x $2 = $144
<$50 P4 Play:
8: 4-6-7-8
9: 4
10: 2-8-9-11
11: 2-5-7-9-11-12
4x1x4x6 = 96 x .50 = $48
Good luck!
Steve
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Last edited by Kasept : 12-22-2013 at 09:06 PM.
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