Ralph Siraco’s selections for Hollywood Park

Thursday, June 11, 1998 | 8:30 a.m.

Friday's card

Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.

Post Time 7 p.m.

1st race 6 fur 3YO&up Mdn Clm

1 Spinco (Toscano) 122

2 Copelan Park (Black) 117

3 Lexicon (Valdivia) 117

4 Motivational Play (Alvarado) 117

5 Surpassing (Desormeaux) 122

6 So Easy (Nakatani) 121

So Easy -- Drops to claimer for return to races, solid third in July '97 when last raced, good works, may be so easy.

Lexicon -- Dueled lead and faded with best effort in last, drops to claimer now, has shown speed in each of three career starts, may not be caught here.

Value Play -- Motivational Play

2nd race 7-1/2 fur 3&up F&M Mdn Clm

1 Hula Jane (FValenz) 116

2 Miss Ririe High (Black) 116

3 She's A Smoker (Garcia) 116

4 Fillebrown (Almeida) 114

5 Totally Talented (Rodriguez) 122

6 Shezadora (Dieguez) 109

7 Starlight Dreams (Alvarado) 116

8 Blue Eyed Lilli (Nakatani) 116

Starlight Dreams -- Off slowly and distant third from inside in last, third at seven panels three races back, better post and jockey change to hustling Alvarado may produce diploma.

She's A Smoker -- Game photo-finish second with best career effort in last, nice breeze since raced, Garcia back, bounce is only concern.

Value Play -- Miss Ririe High

3rd race 1-1/16 mi 3YO&up F&M Turf

1 I B A Miracle (Garcia) 117

2 Iza Princess (Toscano) 111

3 Hawk Baby (Almeida) 117

4 Cozzy Flyer (Nakatani) 117

5 Valueable Gal (Valdez) 115

6 Ancient Gallery (Gomez) 117

7 Moscow Sky (Valdivia) 111

8 Chat In Solana (Blanc) 111

Cozzy Flier -- Broke maiden while claimed in last, other turf outings were overmatched, now fits conditions with breeding to like lawn, top jock Nakatani takes over for new connections.

Hawk Baby -- Tracked and saved ground when sixth in last, drops into more competitive spot here, makes third start back from layoff, Almeida returns.

Value Play -- Moscow Sky

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

1 B J Ballet (Desormeaux) 116

2 Tahiti Tease (Alferez) 114

3 Born To Be Blue (Espinoza) 119

4 Bali Dancer (Flores) 116

5 Dancing Frona (Gomez) 116

6 Space Flight (Enriquez) 116

7 Frosty Lady Who (Solis) 116

8 Elusive Envoy (Martinez) 117

9 Bonnet's Bounty (Black) 116

Frosty Lady Who -- Closed late for second in last when in need of a race, steps back up a level, should be tighter now, Solis returns, beware.

Dancing Frona -- Drew clear to win comeback over this track in last, steady works since, in the quinella six of 13 lifetime starts with a half-dozen victories, Gomez/Mitchell team repeat possible.

Value Play -- Born To Be Blue

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

1 Special Eyes (Desormeaux) 116

2 Blessed Spirit (Nakatani) 116

3 Millbrae (Flores) 116

4 Dancer Ivonne (Gomez) 113

5 Majestic Number (Espinoza) 114

6 My Calinder Girl (Valdez) 109

7 Smooth Quest (Douglas) 116

8 Frantic Frances (Garcia) 119

Smooth Quest -- Pulled hard early while dueling lead and faded to third as the favorite in last, second by a nose before that and won by a nose three races back, could ramble on here.

Special Eyes -- Third head on the wire with game effort in last, in the quinella half of 34 lifetime starts with five victories and five of seven on Hollypark lawn, Desormeaux takes over for this.

Value Play -- Millbrae

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

1 Envision (Pedroza) 117

2 Inuendo (Nakatani) 122

3 Ms. Michela (Toscano) 117

4 Truely It Is (Valdivia) 117

5 Run Gaby Run (FValenz) 117

6 Pass The Gold (Steiner) 120

7 Kiss My Goldie (Douglas) 117

8 Beans (Scott) 120

9 Sombra De Viento (Alferez) 122

10 Twistabout (Valdez) 110

11 Meadow Sprite (Alvarado) 117

Inuendo -- No late bid as the favorite in last, third twice at this distance over this track, trainer Jory having good Hollypark meet and switches to Nakatani here, good as any in grab bag.

Sombra De Viento -- Distant second from inside in last, best career efforts are pair of runner-up outings at Hollypark, rider got to know her in last, Viento graduation?

Value Play -- Truely It Is

7th race 5-1/2 fur 3YO&up Hdcp Stk

1 a-Seigneurial (Blanc) 118

2 Warning Time (Espinoza) 115

3 Cuvee Brut (Black) 113

4 a-Bolero Boy (Nakatani) 116

5 Renteria (Solis) 116

6 Innovative (Gomez) 119

7 Middleberg (Valdivia) 115

8 Croft Pool (Desormeaux) 119

Seigneurial -- Runner-up in comeback in last, horse-for-course in the quinella in all six Hollypark carpet starts with a trio of wins and eight of 19 overall at the distance with five victories, needs the trip from rail post.

Croft Pool -- Closed gamely with four-wide move to win at this trip in last, six of 10 lifetime victories at the distance, draws outside post again, Desormeaux takes over.

Value Play -- Middleberg

8th race 1-1/16 mi 3YO&up Mdn Clm

1 Raw Guts Black (Black) 114

2 Never Mining (Valdez) 115

3 Market Haven (Gomez) 116

4 Mr. Moze (Garcia) 122

5 Swordplay (Flores) 122

6 Sir Caelan (Martinez) 118

7 Destination Fame (Atkinson) 122

8 Leaf River (Douglas) 116

9 Superdee (FValenz) 120

10 Courage Still (Dieguez) 107

11 Studs (Solis) 120

12 Bridledforsuccess (Nakatani) 114

Never Mining -- Got the lead in stretch and worn down late to second in last, third before that and second three races back -- all at this distance, draws inside, now over Never Mining.

Bridledforsuccess -- Along for third as the favorite from rail going longer in last, runner-up in needed outing before that, must overcome post, Nakatani/Mitchell production.

Value Play -- Market Maven