Ralph Siraco’s Selections for Hollywood Park

Friday, Dec. 18, 1998 | 8 a.m.

Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches

Saturday's card

1ST RACE:

MAGIC IN MUSIC -- Dueled lead between foes and weakened in last, drops tow levels now, Ramsammy got to know her in last, diploma theft on agenda.

SO SURE -- First-time starter has series of Hollypark works, most recent bullet gate drill on the 16th, well placed and good post, sure graduation?

Value play -- Risky Biz

2ND RACE:

LOTTA SWING -- Set pace and caught on the wire when second by a head in last, broke maiden drawing away before that, should roll from outside post, hustling bug boy stays for steal attempt.

QUEENIE Z -- Four wide 3rd to top pick in last, broke maiden at this distance in debut three races back, Flores returns, could trip out in this spot.

Value play -- Jaklin's Blend

3RD RACE:

CLIQOUT -- Huge debut effort to just miss while 2nd by a head on wet track in last, pair of maintenance works since, Eddie D. takes over, repeat of last effort gets the diploma here.

LOVE THAT RED -- Improved position when debut 4th to top pick on wet track in last, most recent bullet drill on the 14th since raced, Desormeaux takes over, blinkers added for this.

Value play -- Speedy Bullet

4TH RACE:

PRINCE OF THE WILD -- Tracked early while wide and weakened in the mud when in need of race in last, wide rally 4th at Bay Meadows before that, nice recent drills since raced, rail post and Espinoza now.

RONCESVALLES -- No late bid in the mud in last, finished well for 4th before that, bullet drill on the 13th since raced, trainer Stute having great meet, outside post is a concern.

Value play -- Deputy Delegate

5TH RACE:

SLAMMING -- Claimed at this level at Oak Tree two races back then returned at lower level to win last, in the quinella 20 of 32 lifetime starts with a dozen victories, trainer West batting 41 percent here.

REBOUND BOY -- Finished well for close 2nd while claimed in last, in the quinella 4 of 5 Hollypark starts and 13 of 30 lifetime outings with a half-dozen victories, Pincay vacates to scale here for Spawr.

6TH RACE:

THEATERFEST -- Off slowly and loomed up 5 wide when 3rd over the course in need of a race in last, set pace and runnerup on Anita lawn at Oak Tree before that, Desormeaux stays on twice-beaten Mandella-trained favorite, set to graduate.

TO THE WEST -- Tracked, made bid, led and outfinished when 2nd while beating top pick in last, forced pace and weakened to 3rd on Anita lawn before that, Pedroza stays, a diploma factor throughout.

Value play -- Muy Rapido

7TH RACE:

SAGACITY --Dueled lead then drew away for solid debut maiden breaker in last, trio of works since raced, takes next step in conditions, Solis stays on promising Bertrando filly.

PHAENNA -- Gate-to-wire claiming winner in the slop at Golden Gate in last, has won 3 of 4 lifetime starts with most recent pair on "off" tracks, sharp filly faces toughest career test here.

Value play -- Queen's Value

8TH RACE:

STOP TRAFFIC -- Third at Churchill Downs in last, won Grade I Saratoga stakes in late August three races back, in the quinella 17 of 25 lifetime starts with 10 victories, 1 for 1 at the distance and over this course, is the one to beat.

HEPTATHLON -- Four wide and no threat 5th in needed outing on the main in last, 2 for 2 at this distance over this course, top jock Gomez takes over, will be rolling like a runaway freight train at the end.

Value play -- Plus

9TH RACE:

BORN TO BE BLUE -- Won drawing away at Bay Meadows in last, in the quinella 20 of 51 lifetime starts with 10 victories -- 3 of which at this distance, trainer Aguirre batting 30 percent at this meet.

HONEYMOON VILLA -- Winless from 6 starts this year prompts nosedive in class here, moves from grass routes to this spot, rail post and Alvarado, now or never time.

Value play -- Teach Only Love

Saturday at Hollywood

Post Time 12:45 p.m.

1st race 6 fur 3YO & up F&M Mdn Clm: 1 Magic In The Music (Ramsammy) 120; 2 So Burr (Steiner) 120; 3 Excessive Jolt (Rodriguez) 122; 4 Lesu Run (Pedroza) 120; 5 Sign Dancer (FValenz) 118; 6 Risky Biz (Valdez) 113; 7 Stansbury's Dream (Martinez) 120; 8 A Marry Tear (Olguin) 120.

2nd race 6 fur 3YO & up F&M Starter: 1 Tuckalucky Lady (Pincay) 120; 2 Lorena's Blade (Blanc) 117; 3 Queenie Z (Flores) 120; 4 Cogito Sago Sum (Gomez) 115; 5 Jaklin's Blend (Alferez) 120; 6 Jetlaunch (Desormeaux) 120; 7 Lotta Swing (Valdez) 116.

3rd race 6-1/2 fur 2YO Mdn: 1 Ghost Walker (Garcia) 119; 2 Cliquot (Delahoussaye) 119; 3 Two Crowns (Espinoza) 119; 4 Prized Watch (Alferez) 119; 5 Arctic Front (Solis) 119; 6 Love That Red (Desormeaux) 119; 7 Speedy Bullet (Sorenson) 119; 8 Classic Career (Gomez) 119.

4th race 1-1/16 mi 2YO Mdn: 1 Prince Of The Wild (Espinoza) 118; 2 Deputy Delegate (Pincay) 118; 3 Dixie Thrill (Toscano) 118; 4 Laps N Bounds (Vergara) 118; 5 I Be Casual (Olguin) 118; 6 Magallan (Black) 118; 7 Roncesvalles (Enriquez) 118; 8 Slew O' Aces (Delahoussaye) 118.

5th race 7-1/2 fur 3YO & up Clm: 1 Asilmottamrich (Alvarado) 117; 2 Really Forceful (Black) 117; 3 Dixie Embers (Enriquez) 118; 4 Sahara King (Solis) 117; 5 Capoteville (Garcia) 117; 6 Heart Of Snow (Gomez) 117; 7 Rebound Boy (Pincay) 117; 8 Slamming (Valdez) 110; 9 Uncaged (Espinoza) 117.

6th race 1-1/16 mi 3YO & up Turf Mdn: 1 Tumbleweed Prospect (Castanon) 119; 2 I'm A Playboy (Martinez) 114; 3 Inter Zone (Gomez) 119; 4 Theaterfest (Desormeaux) 119; 5 To The West (Pedroza) 122; 6 Indy's Special (Ramsammy) 119; 7 Shelter Cove (Valdivia) 119; 8 Muy Rapido (Pincay) 119.

7th race 6 fur 3YO & up F&M Alw: 1 Ms Miserable (Atkinson) 116; 2 Sagacity (Solis) 118; 3 Grandma Luckey (Valdez) 109; 4 Queen's Value (Delahoussaye) 118; 5 Seattle DNA (Puglisi) 122; 6 Gingerbob (Valdivia) 118; 7 Phaenna (Flores) 116.

8th race 6-1/2 fur 3YO & up F&M Turf Hdcp Stk: 1 Finite E.F. (Alferez) 111; 2 Stop Traffic (Black) 123; 3 Geneve (Flores) 114; 4 Statua (Delahoussaye) 113; 5 Heptathalon (Gomez) 113; 6 Granja Realeza (Gonzalez) 116; 7 Plus (Desormeaux) 118; 8 Danyross (Espinoza) 110.

9th race 7-1/2 fur 3YO & up F&M Clm: 1 Honeymoon Villa (Alvarado) 117; 2 Stewardi Can (Pedroza) 117; 3 Karizma (Castanon) 116; 4 Skipats Star (Scott) 115; 5 Born To Be Blue (Puglisi) 117; 6 Teach Only Love (Valdez) 110; 7 Paula's Baby (Espinoza) 115; 8 Elevator Gail (Pincay) 115; 9 Prized Policy (Alferez) 119.