HORSE RACING

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HORSE RACING
TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

By Richard Eng

Post Time 12:30 p.m.

Race 1 - 1 1/16th miles (turf), Purse $38,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Princess Windsharp - Tepid chalk in an open turf route; after 8 turf starts, not sure how much more he'll improve.

She's Borracho - Ran in spots in her grass debut last out; Rafael Bejarano remains loyal, she could improve.

Long Shot - Damini

Race 2 - 7 furlongs, Purse $11,000, Claiming $12,500, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Our Anastacia - May not be the best horse, but has the best rider, Joel Rosario; grinder in a very slow field.

Ms. G. I. Jane - NoCal shipper joins the Craig Dollase barn; has not run for a price tag since winning her maiden.

Long Shot - Angel of Mystery

Race 3 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $15,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, Fillies, 2-year-olds

Duck River - Tepid chalk in another slow looking field; she'll need to run a step faster than she did in last.

Phoenician Star - When the starters look this slow, you double check all the FTS; gets Joel Rosario up.

Long Shot - Pay the Gray

Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $25,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

Cafe Con Leche - Did everything but win last time in a nose defeat; repeat efforts puts him right there again.

Mr. Bossy Pants - Ran a career topper to break his maiden by a neck; key will be if he bounces or can move forward.

Long Shot - Smokenomore

Race 5 - 6 furlongs (turf), Purse $38,000, Optional claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Warren's R Ready - For forgiving handicappers; draw a line thru her last debacle and her prior races look good.

Princess Suances - Showed some of her potential winning her turf debut; may end up being her surface of choice.

Long Shot - Quid Non

Race 6 - 6 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies, 2-year-olds

Bye Bye Hollywood - Won at this class level two races ago; consistent sort, finished first or second in 5-of-6 starts.

My Gal Candy - Ran well in last considering the kiss of death, broke thru the starting gate before the race.

Long Shot - Gambling Pokerface

Race 7 - 1 1/16th miles, Purse $40,000, Optional claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

Ginello - His last two starts have shown a dramatic improvement; tactical speed to sit a perfect trip.

Saint Paul - Logical chalk ran a career best in last; his 3 career wins are the most in the field.

Long Shot - Concerto's Thunder

Race 8 - 6 furlongs (turf), Purse $38,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Unzip Me - Speedball draws a perfect post to leave from the wood; saves all the ground and duels late.

Bombina - Exits a better than looked race won by Michael's Rose; turns back in distance, should see a hot early pace.

Long Shot - Bella Roja

Race 9 - 1 1/16th miles, $405,250 Hollywood Starlet, Fillies, 2-year-olds

Blind Luck - Big rider switch to Rafael Bejarano; looks like one very difficult heat, evenly matched field.

Amen Hallelujah - Richard Dutrow sent out 2 babies for this series; scratched the colt Saturday, we'll see here.

Long Shot - Rose Catherine

Race 10 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $10,000, Claiming $8,000, 3-year-olds and up

Smoke Cat - Crushing win in last versus this kind; if he repeats the race, he'll crush them again.

Carson's Copper - Did a classic pop and stop off a 7-month hiatus; big rider switch to Joel Rosario.

Long Shot - Acquire the Fire

Best Bet - Bye Bye Hollywood (race 6)

Hollywood Saturday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/5/$24.40; Long Shots, 9/3/$24.40; Best Bet, 1/1/$2.60

Hollywood Totals - 426/112/$689.80; Long Shots, 209/31/$303.20; Best Bets, 25/13/$44.00

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - #10 Big Sister (4/1) in race 9 at Hawthorne. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Roman Silver ran third at Turfway Park paying $2.40 to show. Stats - 189/136/$1,055.70

 

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Week 15 Action
December 19, 2009
By Sportsbook.com

NFL: Early Sunday Kickoffs (1:00 PM ET, FOX & CBS)

Sunday?s early games are jam packed with playoff implications and Sportsbook.com is the place to score a profit as the postseason picture rounds into shape.

(307) MIAMI at (308) TENNESSEE
Miami and Tennessee are in a grouping of teams in the AFC still holding on to wildcard playoff hopes. Unquestionably, the loser of this week?s game is in trouble in that regard. If series history is any indication, that team will be Miami, as favorites have swept the L4 games between these teams while going 3-1 ATS. From a matchup perspective, the Dolphins are up against a lot since MIAMI is 4-14 ATS versus excellent rushing teams - averaging >=150 rushing yards/game since 1992. However, they are on an impressive 6-game ATS winning streak in road finales. The Titans are 6-7 after beating St. Louis and have won six of their L7 games. This is the middle game of a 3-game home stand for them and they are just 11-24 ATS as home chalk of 3.5-7 points.


(309) NEW ENGLAND at (310) BUFFALO
New England looks to move closer to clinching the AFC East title when it travels to Buffalo for its final divisional contest of the season. The Patriots have lost both of their divisional road games thus far, much of the reason their playoff fate hasn?t been sealed yet. They have had little trouble at Buffalo as of late though, having won five straight games both SU & ATS in Orchard Park; holding the Bills to a paltry 40 points in total. Buffalo gave New England a run for their money in the season opener, losing 25-24 in Foxboro, despite being outgained 441-276. The Bills have won two of their L3 games to improve to 5-8. New England is 8-5 after its win over Carolina at home. Eight of the L11 games between these teams in Buffalo have gone OVER the total.

(313) SAN FRANCISCO at (314) PHILADELPHIA
In need of a key win to stay atop the NFC East, Philadelphia squares off against a team it has had its way with in recent years, the 49ers. HC Andy Reid?s team has throttled San Francisco by at least two TD?s in each of the L3 meetings since ?05, and the offense has scored 40 PPG in those contests. Those routs contribute to a trend of 26-12 ATS mark vs. NFC West foes under Reid. After beating New York Sunday night, Philly has its sights set on the NFC East title, and has two home games slotted before the season finale in Dallas. San Francisco has won just once in six road games in ?09, but has been competitive to the tune of 3-1 ATS. Dating back a little further in this head-to-head series, road teams own a 7-4 SU & 8-3 ATS edge since ?92.

(315) ATLANTA at (316) NY JETS
The Jets and Falcons are both on the outside of the playoff picture looking in, with time running out. The prospects are clearly better for the 7-6 Jets though, despite a difficult season-ending schedule. New York has been a rude host to NFC foes over the last season-and-a-half, winning three straight games, both SU & ATS, by a combined 120-44 margin. Atlanta has fallen to 6-7 by virtue of its 2-6 slide, but wraps up the season with dates vs. Buffalo and at Tampa Bay following this one. The Falcons have struggled defensively on the road this season, yielding 28.3 PPG while winning just once in six tries (5-1 OVER). However, they do boast a 7-3-1 ATS mark in their L11 non-conference games. Home favorites have swept the L3 games of this head-to-head series.

(311) ARIZONA at (312) DETROIT:
Check out this ultimate ying-and-yang situation from FoxSheets.com: Play On - Any team (DETROIT) - after being beaten by the spread by more than 28 points in their previous game. (54-24 over the last 10 seasons.) (69.2%, +27.6 units. Rating = 2*). The Lions were awful last week, losing by 45 points to the Ravens. However, that was last week, and anyone who has bet the NFL for a long period of time knows that odds makers often overinflate their lines just judged on what happened in the prior game. At this point, Detroit looks like poison. Typically, that is the best time to back a team.

Log on now to Sportsbook.com to bet on these games and every other game on the Week 15 schedule.

NFL: NFL Late Afternoon Kickoffs (4:05 PM ET, FOX & CBS)
The biggest game of any on the Week 15 NFL slate kicks off at 4:05 PM ET, and you wouldn?t have guessed it at the outset of the season. Cincinatti, playing with heavy hearts after this week?s passing of WR Chris Henry, will square off with San Diego, with the AFC?s probable #2 seed on the line. Elsewhere in the late afternoon, defending champion Pittsburgh, perhaps on its last breath, hosts red-hot Green Bay, winner of its L5 games. Let?s take a look at those two games and get a Best Bet selection on the contest in Denver between the Raiders and Broncos. Sportsbook.com has all the latest lines for Sunday?s NFL action on the LIVE ODDS page.

(305) GREEN BAY at (306) PITTSBURGH
Pittsburgh has lost its last five games and, by all rights, seems to have been removed from any playoff consideration. In fact, Green Bay (9-4) can thank schedule makers for giving them the Steelers at the right time. Even still, this is a dangerous spot for the Packers, who look to hang on to their wildcard position for the NFC. This is the second of back-to-back road games for them after the win in Chicago last week upped their road mark to 20-9 ATS under HC Mike McCarthy. Pittsburgh (6-7) is in the unprecedented situation of a defending champion relegated to spoiler for the last three weeks of the season. They are 6-1 SU & ATS in their L7 games hosting the NFC. Home teams have gone 3-1 SU & ATS in the L4 meetings between these teams.

(323) CINCINNATI at (324) SAN DIEGO
Perhaps the biggest game on the Week 15 NFL slate, Cincinnati and San Diego go head-to-head with a possible bye in the first round of the playoffs hanging in the balance. For the Bengals, the mere thought of that was highly improbable at the outset of 2009, yet here they are, 9-4 and headed towards the AFC North title. They have been particularly effective as underdogs, going 6-1 SU & 7-0 ATS. They will need to come up with a truly special effort to upset San Diego though, as the Chargers have won their last eight games to move to 10-3. They have also done very well historically against Cincinnati, compiling a 7-2 SU & ATS record in the L9 head-to-head meetings. Under Norv Turner, the Chargers are now 11-0 SU & 9-2 ATS in December after their win in Dallas.