Monthly Archives: November 2008

Here we go with the final day of the Turf Festival at Hollywood Park. I like the 3-year-old filly Visit to give trainer Bobby Frankel his fifth consecutive victory in the $500,000 Grade I Matriarch Stakes. I think she’s coming … Continue reading →

How does a speed horse like California Flag get away with early splits of :23.84 and :45.83 in Saturday’s Hollywood Turf Express Handicap? Well, to hear trainer Brian Koriner tell it, the riders on Delta Storm (Aaron Gryder) and One … Continue reading →

If you had a betting interest in Saturday’s seventh at Hollywood Park, or even if you didn’t, you must have an opinion on the stewards’ decision to let the orginal order stand. The 2-1 betting favorite, Taxi Fleet, clearly came … Continue reading →

I think the first half of today’s Turf Festival doubleheader at Hollywood Park, the $100,000 Grade III Generous Stakes, is a three-horse race between trainer Todd Pletcher’s duo — Bittel Road and Hype — and the Neil Drysdale-trained Bourbon Bay. … Continue reading →

Two races stand out today today during Hollywood Park’s traditional Thanksgiving Day program, which begins earlier than normal at 11 a.m. My best bet of the day comes in the fifth race, where trainer James Cassidy sends out 15-1 long … Continue reading →

Wow … there is a winter in Southern California after all. We have rain today at Hollywood Park, witnessed by the fact we had two scratches in the first race Wednesday, leaving us with a three-horse field. Here are a … Continue reading →

One of the benefits that the mandated synthetic tracks were supposed to provide were bigger fields. But it’s becoming increasingly more difficult for proponents of the artificial surfaces to use that argument after looking at the sizes of fields recently … Continue reading →

We had a tough beat on Fire Wood yesterday. He came flying home at 10-1 in a six-horse field and came up a half-length short to the 4-5 favorite, but that’s been the history of his career. He’s run second … Continue reading →

I love Hi Flyin Indy in today’s second race at Hollypark. The 2-year-old son of A.P. Indy has a race under his belt, is stretching out for the first time and retains the services of Rafael Bejarano. He’s my best … Continue reading →

Hmmmm … more purse cuts on the horizon at Hollywood Park, so the TOC and the account-wagering companies get a California deal done in order for out-of-state bettors to wager again. What a coincidence, huh? This deal should have been … Continue reading →