Favorites are running amok at Hollywood Park, winning at a 41 percent
clip and slowing pick-six carryovers to a mere trickle -- the bet
carried over only four times the first 28 days of the spring meet.
But when racing resumes Friday night after three dark days,
fireworks are possible. The pick-six pool is expected to surpass $1
million, thanks to a $150,594 carryover that has simmered since Monday.
The sequence (races 3-8) starts easily. Fantando will be heavily
favored in a $25,000 maiden-claiming sprint that is race 3, followed by
the consistent mare Welken in race 4, an optional claimer on turf.
Fantando and Welken both are trained by Mike Mitchell.
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