Ralph Siraco’s Selections For Saturday’s Hollywood Park Card

Friday, July 18, 1997 | 7:15 a.m.

Saturday's card

Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.

Post Time 1 p.m.

1st race 6 fur 3YO Fil Clm

1 Artic Beaver (Berrio) 115

2 Northern Gate (Solis) 115

3 Green Gazelle (Matos) 108

4 White Ocean (Barber) 108

5 Kidnap (Delahoussaye) 115

6 Wesley's Plunder (Espinoza) 115

Northern Gate -- Game on-the-pace second with best career effort from outside post in last, game third three races back, broke maiden through disqualification, Solis got to know her in last, ready to win on the square.

Kidnap -- Stalked and weakened in last, mild bid before that, has three wins of last seven starts while claimed twice in last four outings, drops back to winning level, Delahoussaye for trainer Carava.

Value Play -- Artic Beaver

2nd race 5-1/2 fur 3&up Fil Turf Mdn

1 Anita Capiturnini (Gonzalez) 110

2 Bries Golden Girl (Desormeaux) 117

3 Happy Thoughts (Sorenson) 122

4 O'What A Thrill (Pedroza) 117

5 Play Per View (Solis) 117

6 Lucky Lorraine (McCarron) 117

7 Flandin (Nakatani) 117

Play Per View -- Florida invader finished first sprinting on Hialeah lawn only to be disqualified in last, steady works for southland debut, favored in last three outings, gets Solis for California debut.

Flandin -- Only other entrant in the field with turf experience, showed speed and weakened routing over the course in last, had quick speed and faded sprinting before that, Nakatani stays for trainer Mandella.

Value Play -- Bries Golden Girl

3rd race 6 fur 4YO&up Clm

1 Tough Pumpkin (Torres) 116

2 Onetimesoneisone (Bautista) 116

3 Rocket Gibralter (Berrio) 116

4 Studley Luke (Espinoza) 116

5 Twin Falls (Vergara) 116

6 Sir Litchi (Navarro) 114

7 Accountsreceivable (Matos) 109

Accountsreceivable -- Dueled five-wide for lead and held close fourth in last, wide-trip third before that, two of three career victories at Hollypark, should be in the mix throughout, account payable here.

Studley Luke -- Los Alamitos terror ventures to Hollypark sitting on a three-race win streak at 870 yards, in the quinella 12 of 22 lifetime starts with seven victories and five of 11 with two wins at the distance, fits.

Value Play -- Twin Falls

4th race 5-1/2 fur 4&up Turf Clm

1 Mr. C I Prospector (Black) 112

2 Native Russian (Stevens) 118

3 Linear (Solis) 116

4 Mr Ice Age (McCarron) 116

5 Hoopstar (Espinoza) 116

6 Cyrano Storme (Douglas) 116

7 Seigneurial (Blanc) 114

Seigneurial -- Horse-for-course and trip, won last in a photo, second by a neck before that, won by three lengths three races back and second by a head four races back -- all at this distance and class over the course.

Native Russian -- Roughed up while stalking leaders in last, gutty win before that -- both at this trip, won five of last eight starts, Stevens returns, good inside post, clean trip makes this one tough again.

Value Play -- Cyrano Storme

5th race 1-1/16 mi 4YO&up Clm

1 Investor (Blanc) 112

2 Whisky Creek (Sorenson) 116

3 Coastal Star (Hunter) 119

4 Costly Frosty (Scott) 116

5 Nancys French Fry (Nakatani) 116

6 New Journey (Barber) 111

7 Bursting Point (Schvaneveldt) 116

Nancys French Fry -- Wide and forced out at higher level in last, set pace and third before that, placed first through disqualification in return three races back, reunites with winning rider Nakatani, has more victories than any other in the field.

Bursting Point -- Interesting Northern California invader set pace and held well for second over this track in last when in need of a race, returned north for pair of sharp works, returns south with winning Northern rider here.

Value Play -- Costly Frosty

6th race 1 mi 3YO Turf Alw

1 East Peak (McCarron) 117

2 Indiahoma (Matos) 116

3 Feudal Warrior (Pincay) 119

4 Svenska (Delahoussaye) 121

5 True Leader (Solis) 121

6 Excelent Boy (Black) 117

7 Rimsky Korsakov (Douglas) 121

8 Chippewa Prince (Almeida) 117

Indianhoma -- Battled lead and held gamely to win last, set pace and beaten a nose when second before that -- both over the course, in the money in all six lifetime starts and in the quinella five outings, can fight it out.

Svenska -- Game runner-up effort in last, fourth in prior pair -- all over the course, broke maiden with Delahoussaye aboard who reunites here, has style to fit layout, should be rolling at crunch time.

Value Play -- East Peak

7th race 5-1/2 fur 2YO Mdn

1 Meadow Prayer (Delahoussaye) 118

2 Olympus (Stevens) 118

3 Kimo Krogfoss (Solis) 118

4 Kona Wind (Barber) 113

5 Real Quiet (Flores) 118

6 Dawn Exodus (Douglas) 118

7 Beaujonny (Blanc) 118

Real Quiet -- Makes southland debut after two improving efforts in Kentucky, tired in debut, held position for third in last, another bullet work on the 15th since raced, Flores now for trainer Baffert.

Kona Wind -- No threat after crowded early in last, fourth in debut before that, sharp drills since raced with bullet six-panels on the 4th and bullet gate move on the 16th, better post now, bug boy Barber for trainer Stute.

Value Play -- Meadow Prayer

8th race 1-1/16 mi 3&up F&M Turf Alw

1 Royal Dove (Garcia) 110

2 Myrtle (McCarron) 119

3 React (Delahoussaye) 116

4 Signoretta (Nakatani) 116

5 Guthrie (Stevens) 110

6 Lady Mail (Desormeaux) 113

Lady Mail -- European invader swooped the field to win U.S. debut over this course in last, pair of Hollypark grass works since, Desormeaux returns for trainer Hess, lady has Saturday delivery.

Myrtle -- Steadied at the start and five-wide when second in last, closed to win before that -- both over Hollypark sod, another bullet drill since raced, McCarron takes over, could beach these.

Value Play -- Signoretta

9th race 7 fur 3YO&up Mdn Clm

1 Enchanted View (Gladney) 110

2 Wild Capisce (Vergara) 115

3 Hollywood Paparazi (Hunter) 117

4 Houston Union (Pincay) 117

5 Inherit The Throne (Ramirez) 117

6 Cappuccino Won (Linares) 115

7 River River (Davila) 120

8 Rockster (FValenzuela) 117

9 Izzy A Pursnatcher (Ruiz) 112

10 Cinoroto (Matos) 115

11 Glamorous Fleet (Espinoza) 117

Houston Union -- Troubled-trip third at the distance in last, runner-up in prior pair -- all at higher claiming level, Pincay returns on thrice-beaten favorite, but looks like a standout of known quantities.

Rockster -- First-time starter has solid steady works, bullet seven-panels on May 1 and three consecutive gate drills of last four moves, capable trainer Chambers gets struggling Fernando for debut.

Value Play -- Enchanted View