Hollywood Park news and notes: November 20th

Thursday (11-20-08) Hollywood Park recap

Cushion Track played fair. An off the pace longshot nabbed the lone turf race carded.

Hat trick for the resurgent Joel Rosario. Garrett Gomez booted home a pair. Brian Koriner and Jorge Periban both saddled two winners on the card.

Friday (11-21-08) Hollywood Park preview

Friday night’s 8-race card features a 2-day Pick 6 carryover of $251,712 (races 3-8).

My MySpace free selection of the day is the 2nd race from Hollywood Park.

The 5th race, an allowance turf sprint, is featured below.

Hollywood Park race 5 (Alw-49k, f&m 3up, 6T)

(1) R Charlie’s Angel (20-1) – Failed to fire in lone turf outing. Currently off form. Inside speed.

(2) Woodland City (3-1) – Drops out of the stakes ranks. 0-4 in this country. Early/pressing speed for Gomez/Sadler.

(3) Ransom Captive (5-1) – Both wins this year in local turf routes. Rallied to finish 3rd in a pair of downhill sprints earlier this year.

(4) Electro Nuclear (9-2) – Stakes dropper 0-3 stateside. Rosario abandons.

(5) Shermeen (12-1) – Rosario ends up here. 0-4 local turf record. Walsh 25% 2nd off layoff.

(6) Pat the Cool Cat (6-1) – The other Sadler has not been seen since Feb. 10th. Capable turf sprinter can fire fresh.

(7) Moonshine Alice (6-1) – Frankel has the Tampa transplant now. Adds speed to the lineup.

(8) Wickednwackyingrid (12-1) – Another speedster. Part of trifecta in 5 of 6 turf starts.

(9) Lettre Spirituelle (4-1) – French invader training well for US bow. Bejarano hops aboard. Note 0-6 turf record.

Analysis: This turf sprint distance has seen 3 wire jobs in 15 attempts, with early/pressing types winning 10 times overall. Outer posts are winning more than expected, and off the pace types have been going well recently.

Ransom Captive gets some pace to chase, and Hollendorfer is 24% with this type of layoff runner. She drops out of the stakes ranks and cuts back in distance. Lettre Spirituelle invades for the low profile Jean Pierre Dupuis, and the mysterious type could surprise. Shermeen attracts the recently hot Rosario and will be finishing at a price.

The $20 Play:

Daily Wager recap

Thursday (11-20-08): Hit all suggested bets with key horse Stretchinthelimits. $2 win payoff was $9.80, and we had that four times. Exacta with Perfect Magic came back $12 for a buck, and we had it four times. $2 Quinella paid $10.80, and we nailed that four times as well. Net profit of $110.40 for the $20 worth of wagers.

Overall deficit reduced to (-129.60) through 17 days of the Hollywood Park fall meet.