Whittingham Memorial Handicap

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Originally Posted by miraja2

Hollywood Park - June 9th, 2007 - Race 10
Charles Whittingham Memorial H. - Grade: 1
Estimated Local Post Time: 4:50 PM
Distance: 10f
Surface: Turf
Post Horse Name Age Weight Jockey

1 After Market (KY) 4 118 Solis
2 Porfido (CHI) 5 114 Espinoza
3 Fitz Flag (ARG) 7 113 Almeida
4 Obrigado (FR) 4 118 Valdivia
5 Lang Field (KY) 4 115 Court
6 Red Fort (IRE) 7 117 Flores
7 Valiant Effort (CA) 4 110 Enriquez
8 Lava Man (CA) 6 124 Nakatani


Two big questions in this one:
1) Will somebody finally beat Lava Man in SoCal?
2) Is there any way Vic can top his ridiculously over-the-top race call from last year?

I know how frustrating it is to continue trying to beat Lava Man in California, but he could be vulernable in this spot, especially being his first since Dubai (I think English Channel is also vulernable at Belmont on Saturday).

Lang Field is going to try and steal this race on the front end, and that may be the only way Lava Man loses. Unless Obrigado fires big, but it would be nice to have Gomez aboard rather than Valvidia Jr.

I don't remember Vic's call on the race from last year? Was it obnoxious?