HOLLYWOOD PARK
Race 1
No. 1 Joe Carl loves this track and gets his first start off the Hollendorfer claim. No. 2 Rooster City comes off an 11 month layoff for Sadler but is the speed. 1-2
Race 2
In this 2yo maiden race Baffert sends out his usual two, first time starter No. 2 War Academy who has been working with a purpose and No. 4 Denzel. Doug O’Neill sends out the very fast second time starter No. 5 Russdiculous who is the one to beat. 2-4-5**
Key Q 5 with 2-4
Race 3
No. 1 Tip Your Hat is in good form sitting on the win. No. 5 Amazingly drops and gets back to sprinting. She will go much better in this spot. 1-5
Race 4
No. 1 Stoneside drops to his best level. No. 6 Drift King drops and is 2 for 2 going 6 furlongs on the grass here. 1-6
Exacta box 1-6 and win and place 1
Race 5
No. 3 Rockin Cowgirl has been working lights out at Turf Paradise and her trainer can strike with a first time starter and jockey Vince Guerra comes in for the ride, very sneaky. No. 4 Doinghardtimeagain lost by a half length in both of her starts. The last being the 250k Cal Cup Juvenile. No. 10 Graduator exits the Cal Cup Juvenile and just miss by a nose one race back. 3-4-10
Double
4th 1-6
5th 3-4-10
Race 6
No. 2 Champions Gate won in his only try on this 6 furlong turf course and that last works says he is on go. No. 7 Love That Action won going 5 furlongs on the Del Mar grass. No. 8 Grumpy Small Mouth won in his only try on this course. 2-7-8
Race 7
No. 3 Sacred Delight will go better at this shorter distance and the drop in class. No. 7 Tribal Gal may be the one to catch. 3-7
Race 8
No. 1 Candy Trophy has won two of her three turf starts. No. 6 Mia Isabel is a perfect fit and the filly to beat. 1-6
GOLDEN GATE
Race 1
No. 4 Ruler of the Tribe will get the perfect stalking trip. No. 6 Gypsy Spirit is the main danger. 4-6
Race 2
No. 2 For Sure for Sure is a win machine. No. 3 Champali Lace and No. 5 Along for the Ride will be the two out on the front end. 2-3-5
Double
1st 4-6
2nd 2-3-5
Race 3
No. 1 Cimmaron Kid may wake up at a price in this spot from far back as he will get a fast early pace to run at. 1
Race 4
No. 1 Funnycus could be set in this his second off the layoff. No. 2 Zombyslayermrdarcy almost won here in his only start back in May. No. 6 Mahogany Ride drops trying to cash. 1-2-5
Race 5
No. 1 Call Me Kelly will be hard to beat in this his third start off the layoff. No. 3 Nico Suave is back to the spot of his last win. No. 4 Top Hawker will make a run for it from the bell. 1-3-4
Race 6
In this mile turf race No. 1 Royal Dream has won five of his nine starts on this turf course. No. 5 Farmer Giles has won eight of his sixteen turf starts here. 1-5
Race 7
No. 1 Londinium is a good looking Santa Anita shipper for a trainer who has won with two of his three shippers here. No. 4 Eldorado Prado comes off a nice maiden breaker here at this mile distance. 1-4
Race 8
No. 5 Life Is a Stone looks like a short price winner unless one of the first time starters is a runner. 5
Pick four
5th 1-3-4
6th 1-5
7th 1-4
8th 5
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Richard Saber, a former director of race and sports at the famed Stardust book, is GamingToday’s horse racing and sports handicapper. Contact Richard at [email protected].