Ralph Siraco’s Selections For Hollywood Park

Thursday, Dec. 18, 1997 | 6:44 a.m.

Friday's card

Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.

Post Time 2 p.m.

1st race 1-1/4 mi 3YO&up Clm

1 Set On Cruise (Garcia) 116

2 Pitt City Slew (Desormeaux) 119

3 South Boy (Valdez) 106

4 Something Swell (Simpson) 116

5 Something Swell (Simpson) 116

5 Duke Dust (Pincay) 116

6 C.J. Maxx (Gomez) 116

Pitt City Slew -- Inside rally to win by a neck at this level in last, all four career victories of 10 Hollypark starts, should handle the extra distance, Desormeaux brothers repeat.

C. J. Max -- Forced pace and weakened to third in last, makes third start since return, in the money six of nine Hollypark starts with a pair of wins, might be an elusive target here.

Value Play -- Set On Cruise

2nd race 6-1/2 fur F&M 3&up Clm

1 Wesley's Delight (Toscano) 117

2 Benny's Torch (Solis) 117

3 Cashcheckorcharge (Alvarado) 115

4 Pretty Christian (Pedroza) 115

5 Right Blend (Gamez) 117

6 Majestic Queeen (Barber) 117

7 Classic Vogue (Garcia) 117

8 Corona De Joyas (Black) 117

Classic Vogue -- Four-wide close fourth in last, late for third before that, five for 15 this year, won last time at this trip, Garcia back.

Wesley's Delight -- Game-effort runner-up beating top pick in last, third before that, two for three at the distance, Toscano stays, prompt start necessary from rail post.

Value Play -- Pretty Christian

3rd race 5-1/2 fur Turf 3&up Clm

1 King Chulumbo (Garcia) 117

2 Fagin (Pincay) 117

3 Dangerous Scenario (Gomez) 117

4 Stately Warrior (Hunter) 117

5 Cyrano Storme (Desormeaux) 117

6 As The Bell Tolls (Solis) 115

7 A.J. Jett (Alvarado) 119

8 Sand Lizard (Pedroza) 115

Cyrano Storme -- Shook loose too late in Grade III sprint stakes in last when in need of a race, nice work since raced, in the quinella seven of 12 Hollypark grass starts with a pair of victories, good spot for action.

Dangerous Scenario -- Tracked early and falter in that Grade II Hollypark sprint turf stakes in last in needed outing, in the quinella three of four Hollypark lawn starts with a victory, switches to Gomez here.

Value Play -- King Chulumbo

4th race 6 fur F&M 3&up Str Alw

1 Truly Misty (Gomez) 115

2 Desdimona (Scott) 117

3 Miss Ulele (Desormeaux) 115

4 Pasteret (Solis) 122

5 Racing North (Alvarado) 116

6 Rendies Primavera (Simpson) 117

7 Pillary (Garcia) 120

8 Treasure (Douglas) 120

5 Timely Expression (Black) 117

Truly Misty -- Returns from 10-month layoff with snappy worktab, stalked and second-best when last seen racing in January, broke maiden at first asking, needs prompt start from rail post.

Pasteret -- Inside trip in pull-away maiden-breaker in last, recent bullet drill on the 16th since raced, SOlis returns for trainer Sahadi, repeat within reach here.

Value Play -- Miss Ulele

5th race 1-1/16 mi Turf 3YO&up Clm

1 Daily Rounds (Garcia) 114

2 Caheedaniel (Hunter) 116

3 Uronurown (Almeida) 116

4 Side Note (Atkinson) 114

5 Joy Of Glory (Desormeaux) 116

7 Vaguely Gay (Blanc) 116

8 Von Raven (Sorenson) 114

9 Walk Point (Black) 116

10 Concordial (Solis) 116

11AE Flying Marfa (Douglas) 116

12AE Tuste (Pincay) 116

13AE Criminal Suit (Castanon) 116

14 Glendower (Gomez) 114

15 New Journey (Garcia) 119

Joy Of Glory -- Rail-trip traffic when third in last, drops back down to claimed price, makes third start since return, reunites with winning rider Desormeaux here.

Concordial -- Repeatedly blocked while second in last, waited while close third in return effort before that, has a pair of Hollypark grass victories, must overcome outside post.

Value Play -- Uronurown

6th race 7 fur CA3YO&up Alw

1 Stach's Prospect (Almeida) 116

2 Touchdown Miami (Vergara) 118

3 Regal Ross (Barnes) 106

4 Transportme (BLack) 116

5 Tiz The Whiz (Blanc) 120

6 Woodman's Kris (Desormeaux) 120

7 Sir Nibbles (Gomez) 116

8 Eastern Spirit (Douglas) 118

9 Kid Srednas (Solis) 118

Tiz The Whiz -- Dueled lead and weakened late at this trip in last, set pace in turf route before that, smart work since raced, Blanc stays, good spot for action.

Woodman's Kris -- Squeezed at the start and rallied for second at this trip from inside in lat, gets better post now, needs honest pace to run at, trainer Hofmans switches to Desormeaux here.

Value Play -- Touchdown Miami

7th race 5-1/2 fur Turf F&M 3&up Alw

1 Moya Maria (Pincay) 119

2 Stephanie's Road (Hunter) 116

3 Instore (Gomez) 116

4 Calling You (Vergara) 114

5 Naughty N Haughty (Solis) 117

6 Fickle Flirt (Scott) 116

7 Generadora (Desormeaux) 114

8 Speed Of The Irish (Blanc) 116

Naughty N Haughty -- Clearly best in wet fast-track victory in last when in need of a race, nice work since, tries this trip on grass again, Solis takes over for absent Eddie D. on Hendricks trainee and repeat.

Instore -- Dueled lead and weakened late in last, runner-up at this trip before that, in the quinella in both starts at this distance on this course, another jockey change to Gomez here.

Value Play -- Stephanie's Road

8th race 6 fur CAYO&up Mdn Clm

1 Key De Mere (Gomez) 120

2 Duke Of Dubai (Barber) 120

3 Gucci Gulch (Simpson) 120

4 Agate (Pincay) 118

5 Punjas Of Javinpur (Douglas) 120

6 Pleasant Event (Toscano) 118

7 Local Hero (Garcia) 120

8 El Marinero (Atkinson) 118

9 Rustic And Royal (Vergara) 118

10 Toere Dei Nolfi (Castanon) 118

11 Make It First (Scott) 120

Agate -- Just missed in game effort when second by a head on wet fast track in last when in need of a race, steady works continue, Pincay stays, repeat of last effort good enough to get the diploma here.

Rustic And Royal -- Dueled and weakened in the mud when fourth in last, hasn't raced on fast track from three outings since return, jockey switch to Vergara now, a forward factor here.

Value Play -- Key De Mere