Three Cushion Track wire jobs and a pair of wire-to-wire turf (rail at 20 feet) winners to begin the race week.

Agapito Delgadillo and Joe Talamo both booted home a pair.

On the ticket front I tabbed two Primary (Sizzling Gold, Visible Marq) winners and three Secondary (Plazarita, Awe’ Some Kitten, Low Gear Power) winners. Got my live longshot (Low Gear Power) home but too many secondary winners on Thursday. Sill trying to get my Hollywood groove on.

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Friday Night’s Pick 6 (No carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate (6/10)     

Possible Singles: Pure Storm (4^th race), Real Conundrum (7^th race)

Best Bet: Real Conundrum (7^th race)

Live Longshot: Lead Blocker (6^th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Hollywood Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Friday, May 18, 2012

Race 3 – Mcl-30k, 9f
Primary - #2 Soi Phet, #4 Tap it In
Secondary – #7 Rocket Train

Race 4 – Clm-25k, 8.5T
Primary – #1 Pure Storm
Secondary – #3 Arrivederci Caro, #2 Diamond Duchess

Race 5 – Mcl-20k, 6.5f
Primary – #1 Mr. Newton, #5 Master Rudy
Secondary – #6 On Holy Ground

Race 6 – Str-Alw, 6f
Primary - #7 Call Me Jones, #3 Easy Going Boykie
Secondary – #2 Lead Blocker, #6 Grumpy Small Mouth

Race 7 – OC-25/1x, 8.5f
Primary – #1 Real Conundrum
Secondary – #5 Unstopper Topper

Race 8 – Clm-8k, 5f
Primary – #2 Kintla Journey, #6 Indy Beauty
Secondary – #7 Winter Blossom, #8 Jacobita

Friday 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.

Edge to early-pressing types on Cushion Track (1 route wire job). Stalkers and closers best on the turf course.

No riding/training doubles but it was nice to see PVal (1^st wins since coming back) and Kayla Stra (1^st win of meet) find the winners’ circle on Sunday. Chantal Sutherland won the opener and continues to ride well.

On the ticket front I tabbed two Primary (Dhaamer, Ranchero) winners and one Secondary (Langfurs Lightning) winner.

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Thursday’s Pick 6 (No carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate (6/10)     

Possible Singles: Ain (7^th race), Visible Marq (8^th race)

Best Bet: Ain (7^th race)

Live Longshot: Low Gear Power (6^th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Hollywood Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Thursday, May 17, 2012

Race 3 – Clm-16k, 8.5f
Primary - #7 Dustin’s Magic, #4 Bench Beauty
Secondary – #5 Plazarita

Race 4 – MSW, 4.5f
Primary – #8 Gambler’s Beauty. #12 Ella Bea Awesome
Secondary – #1 Salty Gal, #2 Awe’ Some Kitten

Race 5 – OC-25/1x, 6T
Primary – #2 Abella, #6 Sizzling Gold
Secondary – #8 Darling Dodie, #7 Tasty Treat

Race 6 – Clm-10k, 8.5f
Primary - #5 Royal Import, #7 Coluda
Secondary – #2 Low Gear Power, #1 Nonsense, #3 Wild Revenge

Race 7 – OC-40/1x, 10T
Primary – #1 Ain
Secondary – #4 Antidote
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Race 8 – Mcl-20k, 8.5f
Primary – #1 Visible Marq
Secondary – #6 Cheezy Breezy

Thursday 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.

Edge to early-pressing types on Cushion Track (3 sprint wire jobs). A pair of stalking types won both 8.5f turf routes carded (rail at 15 feet).

Four-bagger for Joel Rosario. Martin Garcia and Bob Baffert teamed up for three wins.

On the ticket front I tabbed two Secondary (Clearance Clarence, Lady Ten) winners.

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Sunday’s Pick 6 ($75,414 carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate (6/10)     

Possible Singles: Montego Bay (4^th race), Nofty (5^th race)

Best Bet: Montego Bay (4^th race)

Live Longshot: Quality Elusion (8^th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Hollywood Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Sunday, May 13, 2012

Race 4 – MSW, 8.5f
Primary - #1 Montego Bay
Secondary – #5 Anabaa Premium, #6 Stratify

Race 5 – OC-25/1x, 6T
Primary – #8 Nofty
Secondary – #7 Blue Jay Attack

Race 6 – Mcl-30k, 7.5f
Primary – #10 Full’s Kris S, #5 Swiss Game
Secondary – #8 King’s Red Journey, #4 Langfurs Lightning

Race 7 – Round Table, 12T
Primary - #4 Dynamic Host, #7 Dhaamer

Race 8 – Clm-25/2L, 6.5f
Primary – #5 Quality Elusion, #4 Ranchero
Secondary – #6 Stone Hot, #2 Father Pabst

Race 9 – MSW, 6T
Primary – #7 Pourquoi Pas, #9 Shelley Beach
Secondary – #12 Personal Sunset, #11 More Chocolate

Sunday 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.

Edge to early-pressing types on Cushion Track. Turf course seemed to play fair (rail at 10 feet).

Hat trick for Rafael Bejarano. Two turf wins for David Flores. Trainer Jeff Bonde saddled two winners and Bejarano rode both. Peter Miller saddled the late double.

On the ticket front I tabbed three Primary (Jonny’s Choice, Borealis Way, American Wildcat) winners and one Secondary (My Selection) winner.

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Saturday’s Pick 6 (No carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate (6/10)     

Possible Singles: Donato (5^th race)

Best Bet: Obsess

Live Longshot: Jolly Days (7^th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Hollywood Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Saturday, May 12, 2012

Race 4 – Mcl-20k, 5.5f
Primary - #8 Warren’s Performer, #9 Courageousandbold
Secondary – #11 Agreed Upon, #10 Devoted To Shark

Race 5 – Clm-25k, 8.5T
Primary – #1 Donato
Secondary – #2 Clearance Clarence

Race 6 – MSW, 6f
Primary – #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Royal Meridian
Secondary – #4 Incentivize, #6 Half Strike

Race 7 – MSW, 8.5T
Primary - #5 Playful Humor, #3 Lake Maraciabo
Secondary – #10 Lady Ten, #6 Jolly Days

Race 8 – Alw-1x, 6f
Primary – #2 Obsess, #4 Octane
Secondary – #6 Seventh Avenue

Race 9 – Mcl-20k, 5.5f
Primary – #8 Strawberry Route
Secondary – #9 Silver Gun Girl, #13 Pumpkin Pie

Saturday 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.

Three Cushion Track wire jobs at a mile and a sixteenth. A flat mile stalker and a six furlong wire job made up the two turf winners (rail at 10 feet).

Hat trick for Joel Rosario. Two wins for Martin Pedroza.

On the ticket front I tabbed three Primary (Cee’s the Year, Jim’s Decision, Trois Aureole) winners and one Secondary (Rock and Glory) winner.

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Friday Night’s Pick 6 (No carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate (6/10)    

Possible Singles: Jonny’s Choice (3^rd race), Magical Band (4^th race)

Best Bet: Devoted Magic (6^th race)

Live Longshot: Three Little Birds (8^th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Hollywood Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Friday, May 11, 2012

Race 3 – MSW, 8.5T
Primary - #5 Jonny’s Choice
Secondary – #6 Swift Eagle

Race 4 – OC-80/1x, 6f
Primary – #3 Magical Band
Secondary – #1 My Selection, #2 Twitter Pie

Race 5 – MSW, 6T
Primary – #2 D J Dave, #8 Borealis Way
Secondary – #10 Quick Save

Race 6 – Clm-8k, 5.5f
Primary - #7 Devoted Magic, #4 American Wildcat
Secondary – #8 Brady Blue Eyes

Race 7 – Alw-1x, 8.5T
Primary – #6 A Little Hot Sauce, #5 Husband’s Folly

Race 8 – Mcl-20k, 5.5f
Primary – #10 Iron Joe T, #9 Hidden Quest
Secondary – #3 Three Little Birds

Friday 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.

Stalkers and closers best on Cushion Track (no wire jobs). A presser and a late runner made up the two turf route winners.

Rafael Bejarano and Joe Talamo both booted home a pair.

On the ticket front I tabbed one Primary (Hunch) and four Secondary (Ricspretentiousgal, Midnight Crooner, Teddy’s Promise, Miss Speed Dating) winners.

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Thursday’s Pick 6 (No carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate (5/10)    

Possible Singles: Propero (6^th race), Bella’s Fantasy (7^th race)

Best Bet: Propero (6^th race)

Live Longshot: Unusual Darling (8^th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Hollywood Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Thursday, May 10, 2012

Race 3 – Mcl-30k, 8.5f
Primary - #5 Wildakceleration, #6 Cee’s The Year
Secondary – #1 Freckles Galore, #7 I’m Always Hopeful

Race 4 – Clm-16k, 8.5f
Primary – #1 Megaride, #8 Jim’s Decision
Secondary – #6 Stonewall Jackson

Race 5 – OC-80/1x, 8T
Primary – #8 Gittel, #3 Trois Aureole
Secondary – #4 Conjure The Spirit, #1 Island Paradise

Race 6 – Mcl-50k, 6f
Primary - #4 Propero
Secondary – #8 Cupid’s Bling

Race 7 – Alw-1x, 8.5f
Primary – #5 Bella’s Fantasy
Secondary – #1 Rock And Glory

Race 8 – MSW, 6T
Primary – #7 Unusual Darling, #10 Sea of Red
Secondary – #8 Attigirl Meadow, #9 Floracita

Thursday 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.

Six wire job winners on Cushion Track. Turf course played fair.

Agapito Delgadillo, Victor Espinoza, Alonso Quinonez, and Joe Talamo each booted home a pair.

On the ticket front I tabbed one Primary (Private Bounty) and two Secondary (Flightofalifetime, Admission) winners.

Sunday’s Pick 6 ($58,358 carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate (6/10)    

Possible Singles: Shaun Washington (7^th race), Rumor (8^th race)

Best Bet: Shaun Washington (7^th race)

Live Longshot: My Brite Caroline (6^th race)

Congrats to the connections of Kentucky Derby 138 winner I'll Have Another - photo by Eclipse Sportswire

Jarrod Horak’s Hollywood Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Sunday, May 6, 2012

Race 4 – Str-Alw, 7f
Primary - #6 Always a Chance, #2 My Diane
Secondary – #4 Ricspretentiousgal, #5 Warren’s Samantha

Race 5 – Clm-20k, 6f
Primary – #7 Bertran Hill, #5 Hunch
Secondary – #2 Position A

Race 6 – OC-40/1x, 6f
Primary – #8, My Brite Caroline, #9 Endless Fancy
Secondary – #4 Trapper’s Bounty, #3 Melissa Rose

Race 7 – OC-80/1x, 8T
Primary - #3 Shaun Washington
Secondary – #6 Midnight Crooner

Race 8 – Time To Leave, 5f
Primary – #6 Rumor
Secondary – #5 Izzy Rules, #1 Teddy’s Promise

Race 9 – MSW, 8T
Primary – #3 Zanbo, #5 Unbridled Ambition
Secondary – #10 Miss Speed Dating, #12 Sassy And Single

Sunday 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.

Edge to patient runners (one 6f wire job) on Cushion Track. Stalking types best on the firm turf course (rail at 15 feet).

Hat trick for Joe Talamo. Two turf wins for jockey David Flores. Mike Mitchell saddled two winners on the afternoon and Talamo rode both.

On the ticket front I tabbed two Primary (Potesta, Rude Bobby) winners and three Secondary (Katy’s Kitty, One Magical Girl, Hard To Resist) winners.

Hats off to the winning Kentucky Oaks team - Believe You Can, Rosie Napravnik, and Larry Jones - photo by Eclipse Sportswire

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Edge to early-pressing types (2 wire jobs) on Cushion Track. A stalker and two patient types made up the three firm turf winners (rail at 15 feet).

Eswan Flores booted home a pair.

No Hollywood tickets posted on Friday. I covered the $200k guaranteed Oaks Day Pick 6 from Churchill Downs and ended up with two Primary (Contested, Stephanie’s Kitten) winners and two Secondary (Successful Dan, Silver Max) winners.

Saturday’s Pick 6 (No carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate (6/10)    

Possible Singles: Graeme Crackerjack (8^th race), Emerald Gold (9^th race)

Best Bet: Kettle Corn (10^th race)

Live Longshot: Fable Haven (7^th race)

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Jarrod Horak’s Hollywood Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Saturday, May 5, 2012

Race 6 – Cool Frenchy, 5f
Primary - #3 Excessive Passion, #4 Obviously
Secondary – #6 Flightofalifetime

Race 7 – MSW, 6T
Primary – #3 Mel’s Game, #11 Southern Sunrise
Secondary – #6 Fable Haven, #12 No Silent

Race 8 – OC-40/1x, 8.5f
Primary – #6 Graeme Crackerjack
Secondary – #2 Admission, #1 Oilisblackgold

Race 9 – OC-80/1x, 6T
Primary - #3 Emerald Gold
Secondary – #12 Hidinginplainsight, #4 Nihilist

Race 10 – G2 Mervyn Leroy, 8.5f
Primary – #5 Kettle Corn, #7 Awesome Gem

Race 11 – Clm-16/2L, 6f
Primary – #12 Private Bounty, #10 What A Rush
Secondary – #3 Kumite

Saturday 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.

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Degree of Difficulty: Moderate (6/10)    

Possible Singles: Plum Pretty (6^th race), Mucho Macho Man (9^th race)

Best Bet: Gung Ho (10^th race)

Live Longshot: Summer Applause (11^th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Kentucky Oaks Day Pick 6 Tickets  – Friday, May 4, 2012

Race 6 – G2 La Troienne, 8.5f
Primary - #4 Plum Pretty
Secondary – #2 St. John’s River

Race 7 – G3 Eight Belles
Primary – #2 Small Kitchen, #7 Contested
Secondary – #3 Good Deed, #4 Xunlei

Race 8 – Edgewood, 8.5T
Primary – #2 Run A Risk, #3 Stephanie’s Kitten
Secondary – #1 More Than Love

Race 9 – G2 Alysheba, 8.5f
Primary - #4 Mucho Macho Man
Secondary – #1 Nates Mineshaft, #2 Successful Dan

Race 10 – G2 American Turf, 8.5T
Primary – #2 Gung Ho, #3 Star Channel, #11 Flashy Dresser
Secondary – #1 Coalport, #13 Silver Max, #14 Howe Great
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Race 11 – G1 Kentucky Oaks, 9f
Primary – #3 Summer Applause, #2 Grace Hall
Secondary – #8 Jemima’s Pearl

Friday 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.

Edge to patient runners (one 6f wire job) on Cushion Track. Stalking types best on the firm turf course (rail at 15 feet).

Victor Espinoza, Joe Talamo, and Jose Valdivia each booted home a pair.

On the ticket front I tabbed two Primary (Sequoia Warrior, Running Isabella) winners and one Secondary (Adam Suances) winner.

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Thursday’s Pick 6 (No carryover)     

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate (6/10)    

Possible Singles: Fifth Ave (5^th race), Gem of Soul (7^th race)

Best Bet: Real Dream (6^th race)

Live Longshot: Anniversary Girl (7^th race)

Jarrod Horak’s Hollywood Park Pick 6 Tickets  – Thursday, May 3, 2012

Race 3 – Clm-10k, 8.5f
Primary - #2 Powers Lilsis, #8 R Vicarious Girl
Secondary – #5 Katy’s Kitty

Race 4 – MSW, 8.5f
Primary – #4 Dubai Cyclone, #3 Potesta

Race 5 – Clm-25k, 6T
Primary – #8 Fifth Ave
Secondary – #2 Brown Is Beige, #4 Blue Samurai

Race 6 – Clm-20k, 6.5f
Primary - #3 Real Dream, #7 I Sense Your Luck
Secondary – #5 One Magical Girl
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Race 7 – OC-62.5/2x, 8.5T
Primary – #5 Gem of Soul
Secondary – #7 Anniversary Girl, #4 Hard To Resist

Race 8 – Mcl-20k, 7f
Primary – #1 Rocket Train, #8 Rude Bobby
Secondary – #13 Ferveo

Thursday 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.