Monday's 8th race (4:37PM PT) from Hollywood Park is the G3 Hollywood Juvenile Championship for 2-year-olds traveling six furlongs on Cushion Track.
#8 Western Mood (2-1) broke slow and earned a quality number in a late-running debut win June 12. Hollendorfer is 27% with recent grads trying winners for the first time and Rosario has been on fire lately. He sports a local bullet for this.
#6 J P's Gusto (7-5) finished a troubled 6th as the fav in his local bow and he returned to smartly graduate in the $60,000 Proctor Memorial May 31. A win here would hardly surprise.
#3 Minutesandtouches (10-1) finished 3rd in Golden Gate bow and was an even 4th vs. NoCal Stakes foes second time out. Terry Knight is 23% blinkers off and he sports a bullet for this. Martin Garcia hops aboard and he could add spice to the exotics.
The Plays: $18 Exacta 8-6, $3 Trifecta 6-8/3-6-8/3-6-8 ($12) - analysis by Jarrod Horak