Ralph Siraco's selections for Hollywood Park

Saturday's card

Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.

Post Time 1 p.m.

1st race 1-1/16 mi 4YO&up Clm

1 Top Contender (Garcia) 116

2 Silk Shades (Atkinson) 116

3 Speakerofthehouse (Valdivia) 116

4 Slightly Speedy (Dieguez) 109

5 Such A Romeo (Hunter) 114

6 Bacavi (Gonzalez) 111

7 Count Con (Black) 116

Bacavi -- Made Bid, led and outfinished to second in last, dueled lead and close runner up before that, in the quinella 10 of 11 Hollypark starts with four of five lifetime victories, stretches out again.

Silk Shades -- Returns from pair of unplaced Lone Star outings, won when claimed for twice this price at Anita three races back, owner/trainer drops for money run.

Value Play -- Slightly Speedy.

2nd race 6 fur 3YO&up Mdn Clm

1 Summer Tart (Gomez) 115

2 Aly Aly Oxen Free (Pincay) 117

3 Mountain Chase (Valdez) 110

4 Himalayan High (Flores) 117

5 Dr. Ice (Pedroza) 117

6 Jhugimal Deal (FValenz) 117

7 Essenack (Black) 117

8 Denali Prize (Scott) 116

Essenack -- Dueled lead from inside and distant third when in need of a race in last, vast improvement with drop to claimer, draws outside post now, cap and gown time.

Aly Aly Oxen Free -- Drops to claimer for return to races, no threat in three career starts last year, steady works for comeback, Aly Aly maiden breaker?

Value Play -- Mountain Chase.

3rd race 5 fur 3YO Mdn

1 Eagleton (Steiner) 118

2 O'Rey Fantasma (Gomez) 118

3 Buck Trout (Valdivia) 118

4 Charismatic (Flores) 118

5 Aristotle (Douglas) 118

6 Sunday Stroll (Espinoza) 118

7 Always Believe (Pincay) 118

Buck Trout -- First-time starter by Waquoit, has been blazing the track in morning workouts with five of most recent 11 drills bullet moves, need only run to worktab to win.

Aristotle -- Four-wide solid debut third in last, pair of maintenance works since, Douglas takes over, race experience may produce diploma.

Value Play -- Charismatic.

4th race 1-1/16 mi 3YO&up Turf Alw/Clm

1 Verzen (Flores) 119

2 Grajagan (Gonzalez) 113

3 Sankarang (Pincay) 116

4 Floriselli (Gomez) 116

5 Royal Hill (Espinoza) 113

6 Nasrudin (Alvarado) 119

7 Captain Collins (Valdivia) 116

8 Imperial President (Dieguez) 109

Floriselli -- Awkward start and rallied for second in comeback outing in last, steady works since, Gomez takes over on Frankel trainee, had race, beware.

Verzen -- Three-deep runner-up at this level in last, game deadheat win on Golden Gate turf before that, Flores now on Drysdale entrant, good rail post for this.

Value Play -- Royal Hill.

5th race 5-1/2 fur 3YO Alw Stk

1 Sizzling Summer (Flores) 116

2 Lightning Saint (Black) 116

3 Irrelevant (Pedroza) 116

4 Herculano (Espinoza) 116

5 Time Bandit (Gomez) 116

6 Bold 'N Brawny (Pincay) 116

7 Waki American (Valdivia) 114

8 Slew Re Me (Valdez) 114

9 Noble Wizard (Gonzalez) 116

Lightning Saint -- Huge debut maiden breaker over the track in last, sharp works with bullet drill on the eighth since raced, Black deputized for vacant McCarron here.

Noble Wizard -- Game effort with close third in Hollypark stake in last when in need of a race, debut dash maiden breaker before that, steady works since raced, must hustle from outside post.

Value Play -- Irrelevant.

6th race 1 mi 3YO Turf Clm

1 Terraforming (Gomez) 113

2 Foreign Vengeance (Black) 116

3 Dr. Aftergood (Flores) 116

4 Prose (Pincay) 116

5 The Cynic (Douglas) 115

6 Pelagius (Enriquez) 116

7 Freedoms Future (Garcia) 116

8 Celtic Comfort (Almeida) 116

The Cynic -- Closing fourth sprinting in return tightener in last, set pace and fifth in Anita grass stakes three races back, placed first through disqualification in restricted grass stakes at Hollypark last year, had race, ready.

Prose -- No threat distant fifth in comeback in last, no rally in U.S. debut against tougher before that, has five for five in-the-money record over the pond, fits here.

Value Play -- Foreign Vengeance.

7th race 1-1/16 mi 3YO&up Alw

1 Atwood (Dieguez) 111

2 Shorten Sail (Gonzalez) 115

3 Dig For It (Gomez) 114

4 Blue Indigo (Espinoza) 118

5 Media Beach (Pincay) 118

6 Coastal Time (FValenz) 120

Shorten Sail -- Sharp right now, in the quinella in all four starts this year with a trio of victories and all six Hollypark outings with four wins, two for two at this distance, keep climbing up class ladder.

Dig For It -- Game maiden breaker with photo-finish win after long drive in last, has shown flashes of promise, can come right back here if last outing doesn't cause the bounce.

Value Play -- Blue Indigo.

8th race 5-1/2 fur 3YO&up F&M Alw Stk

1 Socket Set (Douglas) 110

2 Spirited Jaclyn (Pincay) 120

3 Hour Star (Hunter) 118

4 Grab The Prize (Espinoza) 123

5 Granja Realeza (Blanc) 123

6 Queen's Bet (Toscano) 116

7 Avenue Of Gold (Gomez) 122

8 Francie (Garcia) 120

Avenue Of Gold -- Speed of the speed tries turf sprinting for first time here, was six for nine last year and runner up in both outings this year at Golden Gate, recent bullet drill, Avenue to Gold on green?

Francie -- Best career outing was a victory in only start at this trip and course two races, third at seven panels in last, in the quinella five of seven lifetime starts with a trio of wins, outside post only drawback.

Value Play -- Grab The Prize.

9th 6 race fur 3YO&up F&M Mdn Clm

1 Miss Sway (Alferez) 116

2 Ms. Rozinna (Alvarado) 117

3 O Que Vista (Dieguez) 110

4 Melody For Madison (Flores) 117

5 Sybil's Prospect (Puglisi) 120

6 Amalia's Gold (FValenz) 117

7 Committee Of One (Atkinson) 120

8 Native Date (Valdez) 110

9 Jaklin's Blend (Scott) 115

O Que Vista -- First-time starter by hot sire In Excess, steady worktab with nice gate drill on the seventh, well placed with hustling bug boy up.

Ms. Rozinna -- Dueled lead when four-wide with debut fourth in last, recent bullet drill on the 11th since raced, draws better post now, race experience may produce diploma.

Value Play -- Melody For Madison.

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