Jan/120
Monday’s Santa Anita Park Pick 6 Tickets – Jan 16
Sunday Santa Anita Park Recap – Jan 15
Edge to early-pressing types on the fast main track. A pair of downhill turf sprint wire jobs.
Hat trick for Victor Espinoza. Two wins for Rafael Bejarano.
On the ticket front I tabbed three Primary (Reneesgotzip, Glorified, Ellafitz) winners and one Secondary (Nonrefundable) winner.
Jeranimo looms large in Monday's San Gabriel - photo by Eclipse Sportswire
Monday’s Pick 6 (No carryover)
Degree of Difficulty: Moderate. 5/10.
Possible Singles: Annie Lou (4th race), Jeranimo (8th race)
Jarrod Horak’s Santa Anita Park Pick 6 Tickets – Monday, January 16, 2012
Race 4 – Mcl-20k, 7f
Primary – #7 Annie Lou
Secondary – #2 Argue My Case
Race 5 – OC-25/1x, 6.5f
Primary #2 Full Instinct, #6 Los Bomberos
Secondary – #1 Memphis
Race 6 – Clm-32k, 6.5T
Primary – #3 Cardiff Giant, #5 Mr. Bossy Pants
Secondary – #4 Wall Street Wonder, #2 Winsome Charm
Race 7 – MSW, 5.5f
Primary - #1 Canuletmedowneasy, #8 Eaton Hall, #2 Immaculate
Secondary – #10 Bodemeister, #3 Gophari
Race 8 – G2 San Gabriel, 9T
Primary – #4 Jeranimo
Race 9 – Clm-12.5/2L, 5.5f
Primary - #5 Distinctly, #8 Creston Cowboy
Secondary – #4 Me Salty
Monday Pick 6 Tickets
Note that the Standard Ticket shows how much it would cost if you used all of the contenders on one ticket. The multiple Primary/Secondary ticket strategy saves money and allows you to put your strong handicapping opinions to the test.
May/100
May 12th Hollywood Park Recap – 5 out of 6
Wednesday Hollywood Park Recap (5-12-10)
Edge to stalking types on Cushion Track. A wire job (8f route) and a stalker (6f sprint) made up the two turf winners.
Rafael Bejarano booted home five, and Bob Baffert saddled two winners on the day.
As luck would have it, I needed Bejarano in the 7th to give out the Pick 6 on Spread Ticket #3 ($32), and he rallied to miss by a head aboard Red Eye Express. Six of six brought back $2,616. I would have taken that for a $32 investment. The conso came back $48.80.
Sweet Hanni was much the best in the finale. She surged to a 1/2 length win after finding room late in the $50,000 turf sprint for 3yo fillies.
Thursday Hollywood Park Preview (5-13-10)
An 8-race card is on tap at Hollywood Park May 13 and first post for the Thursday program is 1:00 p.m. Pacific. The pick six includes a pair of turf races and the 5th race is my MySpace Play of the Day.
I am busy with my Preakness Day full card and other Triple Crown related work, so I did not have the time to post the May 13 Pick 6 from Hollywood.
Preakness Week Coverage
I will be a guest on Steve Bortstein’s Fox Sports 1340 show on Friday. It will be great to reunite with Steve. We did the old Fast Track together at Racing on the Net and I have been his guest a few times over the years. I will be joining Steve on his show at 10:00 a.m. Eastern on Friday (May 14).
I am selling my Preakness Day full card, and it will be available on May 13 at Today’s Racing Digest (TRD).
I went to Pimlico Race Course on May 13 for Sunrise At Old Hilltop. I toured the backstretch and Stakes barn and will include plenty of photos in my next Preakness Stakes blog. I am also going to Pimlico for Black-Eyed Susan Day on Friday.
My Black-Eyed Susan Day Stakes Plays of the Day are now posted on Horse Racing Nation…
Nov/090
Hollywood Recap – Nov 28th (5 of 6)
Dona Amelia ($5.80) kicked off the Saturday card with a stalk and pounce score for Berrio/Avila.
Facile tally in the 2nd for heavy fav Stunning Ally ($2.40). Quinonez guided the winner for Julio Canani.
Limestone Edge ($5.40) was the stalking winner of the 3rd for Garcia/Baffert.
Enough of that chalk dust as Brenthurst ($30.20) was the prominent throughout winner of the 4th under Pedroza. Janet Armstrong was the winning conditioner.
Pick 6 time, and out already after Alfarabi and Bridgetown failed to fire their best shots. Who’s Up ($21.80) stalked and pounced his way to victory in the Grade 3 Generous. Victor Espinoza rode the winner for Kathy Walsh.
Top pick Youthful Ambition ($10.20) got both tickets back on track in the 6th. Santiago Reyes booted home the winner for Vlad Cerin.
11-horse turf sprint, and I took a stand with 5-1 Dotsy Jean ($12.20)…bingo! Things worked out just fine, and Rosario booted home the winner for Marty Jones.
Ventura ($3.20) exuded class in a good looking win in the Grade 1 Matriarch. Garrett Gomez rode the winner for former Frankel assistant Humberto Ascanio. Tuscan Evening set the pace and held the place over Diamondrella.
Both tickets move forward in the conso chase after Cherryblossommiss ($6.60) got up for Bejarano/Sadler. Would have been nice if Scarlett’s Place could have held on at 12-1. Aromatherapy is worth following. She did not get the lead as expected from outside post. Stalked wide and made a move turning for home before flattening out.
No worries in the finale as my top two did just that. Again, the lower odds contender came out on top. Yodelen Dan ($5.60) wore down Craig’s Storm. Michael Baze scored for Jeff Mullins.
Got 5 of 6 on the Budget Ticket and Big Ticket. Conso came back $119.40.
Nov/093
Hollywood Park Pick 6 – Nov 22nd
Sunday’s (8th Day) pick six from Hollywood Park includes three turf races. The feature is the $100k Moccasin for 2yo fillies traveling seven furlongs on Cushion Track. The marquee name is Bickersons, who was 3rd in the Grade 1 Oak Leaf and 10th in the BC Juvenile Fillies. Minor stakes winner Crisis of Spirit is probably the one to catch.
Pick 6 blog has been growing in popularity on a daily basis, and I would like to thank everyone for making this site a success. I will continue to feature the Southern California Pick 6, along with select carryovers from across the country.
Degree of Difficulty: Moderate. On a scale of 1 to 10, the Sunday Pick 6 from Hollywood rates a 6.
Possible Singles: Rocket Kitty (4th race), Cleisthenes (5th race), Bombina (7th race)
Jarrod Horak’s Hollywood Park Pick 6 analysis – Sunday, November 22, 2009
Hollywood Race 4 (Clm-12.5k, f&m 3up, 8.5f) #3 Rocket Kitty (3-1) drops but remains above her claimed level. Could sit right stalking trip. #1 Dances With Tigers (7-2) likes earning minor awards at this course and distance. Baze/Mullins teamed up for a win on yesterday’s card. #7 Recess (5-2) drops and enters in fine form.
Hollywood Race 5 (Alw-1x, 3up, 6T) #3 Cleisthenes (5-2) is on the improve for Sadler, and Mike Smith booted home a pair of turf sprint winners yesterday. #4 Mobilized (3-1) was less than a length behind my top last time, and he’ll be finishing again.
Hollywood Race 6 (Clm-16k, 3up, 7f) #3 Stand Tall (5-2) confidently scurries up the ladder following sharp $10k extended sprint win at Oak Tree. 2-time local winner. #2 Luhuk’s Dancer (4-1) returns to SoCal and is back in the O’Neill barn. Won at this course/distance in May. Both wins this year under today’s pilot Rosario. #4 Screen To Screen (3-1) finished 2nd to a next out winner at the $20k level last time, and Baffert is 30% 2nd off the shelf. Pace player at speed friendly distance.
Hollywood Race 7 (Alw-1x, f&m 3up, 8T) #7 Bombina (4-1) had a rough journey as my top in her US bow on Oct 28th. Walsh is 26% 2nd off the shelf, and I’ll give her another chance. #8 Haka (9-5) is out of the 3yo stakes ranks for 27% 3rd off the shelf barn. Better on synthetic? #2 Malibu Win (12-1) attracts profitable 25% speed jock Mike Smith and might get brave if able to sneak away early.
Hollywood Race 8 (Moccasin, 2yo fil, 7f) #4 Bickersons (4-1) sports the look of a sprinter. She handled synthetic in Oak Leaf before faltering in BC Juvenile Fillies. Has right combo of speed and stamina to excel at seven panels. I love outside early-pressing speed in extended sprints, and #6 Crisis of Spirit (5-2) fits that bill.
Hollywood Race 9 (MSW, f&m 3up, 6T) #8 Calle Vista (5-1) hails from recently hot Mandella barn, and dam has tossed six grass winners. Bred to route. #4 A Jealous Woman (3-1) ran well in key race synthetic bow and might not look back if she handles grass. Barn 4% 1st turf (44% in the money). #3 Susan’s Wildcat (5-2) is a $300k underachiever. Bejarano/Sadler 41% together, and she should sit nice stalking trip.
Sunday (8th Day) Pick 6 Tickets
Budget Play: $2 Pick Six 3/3-4/2-3-4/7/4-6/3-4-8 ($72)
The Big Ticket: $2 Pick Six 1-3-7/3/2-3-4/2-7-8/4-6/3-4-8 ($324)
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