Ralph Siraco’s Selections For Hollywood Park

Friday, May 22, 1998 | 7:42 a.m.

Saturday's card

Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.

Post Time 1 p.m.

1st race 4-1/2 fur 2YO Fil Mdn

1 Halley's Hag (Hunter) 118

2 Golden Tassel (Flores) 118

3 Song Of Summer (Gomez) 118

4 Gamines (Gonzalez) 113

5 Feline (Scott) 118

6 Superget (Delahoussaye) 118

7 Lan Gan Mutalty (Martinez) 118

Superget -- Pressed pace and debut third in last, nice work since raced, Eddie D. stays for graduation.

Golden Tassel -- First-time starter by Skywalker, solid Golden Gate works with a pair of bullet drills, Flores for debut.

Value Play -- Song Of Summer

2nd race 1-1/16 mi 4YO&up Clm

1 Set On Cruise (Berrio) 116

2 Five Under (Scott) 116

3 Costly Frosty (Martinez) 116

4 Hollywood Paparazi (Ramsammy) 116

5 Gooty (Pedroza) 116

6 Semi Maar (Gonzalez) 114

7 Win The Case (Flores) 116

8 Thorn Tree (Gomez) 116

Set On Cruise -- Dueled lead and game second in last, second by a nose before that, in the quinella seven of 11 Hollypark starts, set to win again.

Semi Maar -- Rallied to win last, three for five at Hollypark and three for six at the distance, in the quinella 13 of 22 lifetime starts with seven victories, can repeat.

Value Play -- Costly Frosty

3rd race 6 fur 4YO&up Clm

1 Chew (Scott) 118

2 Basin City Ben (Black) 116

3 Flight Of Majesty (Rodrguez) 116

4 Olde Stockdale (Flores) 116

5 Time For Skywalker (Enriquez) 116

6 Puddles (Gonzalez) 111

7 Rubin's Pride (Desormeaux) 118

8 Mr. Einstein (Valdez) 109

Puddles -- Dueled four-deep and tired at more than twice this price in last, won at this level before that, back to competitive spot here.

Basin City Ben -- Dueled lead and weakened late in last, drops a level now, three of four lifetime victories from six starts at the distance, Black back.

Value Play -- Olde Stockdale

4th race 1-1/8 3YO Fil Hdcp Turf Stk

1 Chenille (Nebarron) 114

2 Phone Alex (Delahoussaye) 116

3 Janine Rose (Valdivia) 113

4 Country Garden (Desormeaux) 120

5 Ann Arbor (Rollins) 113

6 Star's Proud Penny (Gomez) 119

Chenille -- Irish import has solid Hollypark works, two for four lifetime, McCarron gets U.S. debut call, good spot for promising invader.

Janine Rose -- Stalked and four-wide distant runner-up in last, broke maiden in only turf start before that, bullet drill over the course since raced, back to lawn now.

Value Play -- Country Garden

5th race 6 fur 3YO&up Mdn Clm

1 Krut (Atkinson) 120

2 Lucky Sandman (Gomez) 116

3 Dynamic Chief (FValenz) 122

4 Red Flag Rising (Black) 116

5 Concurrent (Flores) 116

6 Native Jewel (Desormeaux) 116

7 Independentcounsel (Sorenson) 116

8 Melville (Rollins) 116

9 Star Wind (Delahoussaye) 116

Star Wind -- Forced pace and distant third in last, third in return start before that, drops to claimer now. Eddie D. for third-time-charm diploma.

Concurrent -- First-time starter by Relaunch, solid steady worktab with bullet gate drill on March 30, Flores for debut.

Value Play -- Red Flag Rising

6th race 6-1/2 fur Clm

1 Hermosilla (Garcia) 116

2 Highland Hero (Flores) 118

3 Tiz The Whiz (Blanc) 118

4 Obby Be Good (Desormeaux) 116

5 Gallant Roy (Gonzalez) 111

6 Parlier (Alvarado) 116

7 Waltz'n M.D. (Saulog) 116

8 Best Anthem (Toscano) 116

9 Zackydo Does (Gomez) 116

10 Promising Wonder (Atkinson) 116

11 Louie Lou Eye (Scott) 114

Promising Wonder -- Edged clear late to win last, in the quinella all three Hollypark starts with a pair of victories, three for seven last year, can string wins together.

Obby Be Good -- Returns to races from 14-month vacation, has two bullet drills from most recent trio of works, attracts Desormeaux for comeback.

Value Play -- Highland Hero

7th race 1 mi 4YO&up F&M Turf Clm

1 Special Eyes (Ramsammy) 116

2 Swiss Deal (Espinoza) 116

3 Frantic Frances (Garcia) 113

4 Hawk Baby (Almeida) 116

5 Vie A Vie (Flores) 116

6 Claudia Of Nowhere (Toscano) 116

7 Prattville (Rollins) 116

8 Ree Saspri (Valdivia) 113

Swiss Deal -- Wide late run for fourth in last, runner-up at higher level at the Bay before that, all five lifetime victories on turf, good spot for action.

Special Eyes -- Stalked and second-best over this course and trip in last, in the quinella five of six Hollypark turf starts, Ramsammy and rail now.

Value Play -- Vie A Vie

8th race 7-1/2 fur 3YO&up F&M

1 Jacquie's Doll (Douglas) 116

2 Elevator Gail (Gonzalez) 108

3 Iza Princess (Toscano) 116

4 Yellena (Almeida) 116

5 Wild About Grant (McCarron) 113

6 Freedom Dance (Flores) 116

7 Ancient Gallery (Blanc) 117

8 Valuable Gal (Enriquez) 122

9 John's Hope (Espinoza) 117

10 Bonnet's Bounty (Puglisi) 117

11 I B A Miracle (Garcia) 122

12 Sure Special (Valdivia) 113

Wild About Grant -- Strong late runner-up rally when in need of a race in last, broke maiden before that, McCarron reunites on beaten Ellis-trained favorite.

Jaquie's Doll -- Dueled inside and broke maiden in last, in the money five of six career starts, Douglas returns, needs clean trip from rail post.

Value Play -- Freedom Dance

9th race 1 mi 3YO&up Turf Hdcp Stk

1 Cee Me Tizzy (Garcia) 105

2 The Barking Shark (Huntre) 114

3 Vetheuil (Blanc) 113

4 El Angelo (Delahoussaye) 120

5 Mr. Lightfoot (Douglas) 118

6 Joe Who (Flores) 112

7 Labeko (Desormeaux) 123

8 Via Lombardia (Espinoza) 117

9 Drumm Valley (Valdivia) 110

10 Flick (Black) 118

Labeeb -- Came back with strong downhill Grade III victory in last, three for three over this course, Desormeaux again on Drysdale trainee, needs to behave.

Mr. Lightfoot -- Accelerated away to win over the course in last, runner-up on Anita lawn in U.S. debut before that, winning rider Douglas returns, fits here.

Value Play -- The Barking Shark

10th race 7 fur 3YO&up Turf Mdn Clm

1 Ms. Michela (Gomez) 116

2 Paula Marie (Berrio) 116

3 Superslewey (Scott) 116

4 Prized American (Desormeaux) 120

5 Maria's Tiger (Gonzalez) 111

6 Moscow Sky (Valdivia) 116

7 Muschi (Mena) 116

8 Fila Dough Pro (FValenz) 120

9 Cayerless Passion (Ramsammy) 116

10 Mean Of Queen (Steiner) 116

11 Scotty's Dawn (Toscano) 114

12 Qualified (Toscano) 114

13 AE-Enchanted Gold (Black) 116

Maria's Tiger -- Came back running with turnaround third off bullet works in last, trainer Van Berg switches to hot bug boy Gonzalez for this, Tiger today?

Qualified -- No factor from outside post routing in last, dueled lead and just missed by a nose while second before that, Pedroza/Carava team.

Value Play -- Prized American