Hollywood Starlet

TRACK BANDIT PREVIEWS

Seven juvenile fillies will vie in the closing-day feature at Hollywood Park

on Sunday, the $405,250 Hollywood Starlet S. (G1), and Oak Leaf S. (G1) star BLIND

LUCK (Pollard's Vision) could make a case for divisional honors by picking up

her second Grade 1 win for Jerry Hollendorfer. The talented chestnut was a fine

third as the favorite in the recent Breeders' Cup Juvenile fillies (G1) and is

training well in advance of this. She owns the best BRIS numbers, and Rafael Bejarano will replace Tyler Baze aboard

the likely favorite.

ROSE CATHERINE (Speightstown) rates nearly as high as our top pick and is one

we'll use in our multi-race plays for trainer Todd Pletcher. Winless in her

first pair of tries, the expensive dark bay exploded when transferred to the

lawn, breaking her maiden by eight lengths and finishing an ultra-game second in

the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. While this is a rise in class from her

latest outing, the filly has recorded 96 and 98 BRIS Speed numbers in her last

pair and could lead this field at every call. Javier Castellano treks west to

guide the Kentucky-bred.

BEAUTICIAN (Dehere) has put in a fine freshman campaign for Ken McPeek,

placing in three graded affairs including a fine runner-up in the

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. The gray Kentucky-bred seems equally adept

at handling dirt or synthetic ovals, she is quite tractable, and the lass will

add both blinkers and jockey Garrett Gomez for this one. She is only a maiden

winner, but must be regarded as a logical contender for it all from the widest post.

IT TIZ (Tiznow) has earned triple-digit BRIS Late Pace figures in three

straight and is another who could rally for a piece from off the pace. The

consistent filly has never finished worse than fourth in her career, with both

fourth-place results coming in Grade 1 affairs, and we think her third last out

should have her primed for a big run on this occasion. Joel Rosario will guide

the Mark Glatt trainee.

MISS HEATHER LEE (Trippi) has run two good ones since being acquired by

trainer Bob Baffert and is well drawn on the rail in this test. Primarily a

sprinter to this point, the California-bred chestnut was second best behind

BICKERSONS (Silver Deputy) last out and will likely have a lot of speed to run at late, so we'll

toss her in our vertical exotics. AMEN HALLELUJAH (Montbrook) was a good third when last seen in the Alcibiades

S. (G1) at Keeneland and rates as a potential exotics threat for Richard Dutrow.

The Florida-bred has registered some fine BRIS Speed numbers in her last four

outings -- 92, 93, 106 and 89 -- but we still view her as a sprinting type and don't

envision her hanging on late beneath Alex Solis.

Moccasin S. heroine Bickersons is twice Grade 1-placed and

looked sharp last out, but we don't envision the Kelly Breen pupil getting away

easy in here and will look elsewhere. However, we won't be shocked to see her

outperform our expectations with further improvement.