HOLLYWOOD PARK : Stakes Day, So It’s McAnally Day

Ron McAnally doesn’t win every stakes race in which he has a starter. These days, it only seems the Eclipse Award winning trainer does.

Seven days after Paseana and Algenib came through with victories in the Milady and Golden Gate Handicaps, respectively, Race The Wild Wind took advantage of a dream trip to win the $106,800 Princess Stakes on Saturday at Hollywood Park.

Avenging a loss in the seven-furlong Railbird Stakes when she was victimized by the inside post, the 3-year-old Sunny’s Halo filly and 7-5 favorite tracked pacesetter Looie Capote most of the 1 1/16 miles, then took charge in the final furlong to win by 1 3/4 lengths in 1:41 1/5.

Magical Maiden, the 9-5 second choice making her first start on Lasix, was second, three lengths in front of Looie Capote. Then came Gettin’ Air and She’s Tops.

Race The Wild Wind has four victories in seven starts for owners Brandon and Marianne Chase, who almost didn’t end up with the filly Marianne Chase fell in love with last year at a Del Mar sale.

They dropped out of the bidding when the price on the Kentucky-bred reached $55,000, then got a second chance when the bidding was reopened because of a mixup. The Chases bought her for $59,000.

“Somebody told me the other day I had a hot line to the guy upstairs, and I’m beginning to think he’s right,� McAnally laughed. “It’s great. I wasn’t here for this filly’s last race, but I think the rail probably beat her.

“She was a lot more relaxed today. She was laying just about the way she should lay--right off the pace. She’s been a very good prospect right from the beginning. If she comes back OK, she’ll go (in the Hollywood Oaks July 12).�

Chris McCarron, who has ridden Race The Wild Wind in all but one of her races, liked his position all the way Saturday.

“She’s pretty aggressive all the time,� he said. “Last time, she fooled me. She went a little faster than it felt like she was going. I just like the way the race set up today. She had the ‘one-hole’ last time, and you’ve got to spring out of there.

“Today, it wouldn’t have mattered where she drew. She just ran her usual great race. (Magical Maiden) is genuine, too. It takes something to beat her.�

Only once has Magical Maiden been worse than third in 10 starts, and she has earned more than $400,000 for owner Clement Hirsch and trainer Warren Stute.

“She ran wild. The other one ran wilder,� jockey Gary Stevens said. “She always runs a good race, but I told Warren she hasn’t been as good as today in a long time. She still hasn’t run a bad race. The other filly just ran a tremendous race.�

She’s Tops, who won the Railbird by 1 1/4 lengths, was eased by Kent Desormeaux in the stretch and finished more than 20 lengths behind Race The Wild Wind.

“I’m sure it will come up either that she bled tremendously or she just can’t get a distance,� said Desormeaux, who leaned toward the former. “That’s something that will have to be determined at the barn (of trainer Richard Mandella).�

Bold Assert, who was second to The Name’s Jimmy in the Will Rogers Handicap on May 23, is the 2-1 morning line favorite to turn the tables in the $110,600 Cinema Handicap today at Hollywood Park.

Hard to handle while being restrained off the slow pace being set by the winner and wide all the way, Bold Assert was beaten 2 1/2 lengths as the 9-5 second choice. Laffit Pincay will again ride the 3-year-old Assert colt, who will carry 117 pounds. The Name’s Jimmy is the 118-pound highweight.

Never worse than second in three starts on the turf, The Name’s Jimmy is the 5-2 second choice in the 1 1/8-mile Cinema and will again be ridden by Danny Sorenson.

The rest of the field consists of Anaesthetist (Pat Valenzuela, 12-1), Crivasik (Gary Stevens, 8-1), Fax News (Frank Alvarado, 10-1), Prospect For Four (David Flores, 10-1), Bien Bien (Chris McCarron, 6-1) and Blue Tiger (Eddie Delahoussaye, 6-1).

Purchased by Michael Rubey from Francois Boutin in France, Crivasik has been in the United States for just over a week. A son of Bikala, Crivasik broke his maiden at Longchamp in his fourth and most recent start. Trained by Julio Canani, he will be ridden by Gary Stevens and will race on Lasix after bleeding in a workout June 12.

Alex Solis was fined $300 and Corey Nakatani $200 by Hollywood Park stewards Pete Pedersen, Thomas Ward and Ingrid Fermin on Saturday after being involved in an altercation on Friday in the jockey’s room.

According to witnesses, Solis took a swing at Nakatani after the two riders came back after the fifth race. Solis was aboard favored Desert Orchid, who finished fourth, and Nakatani rode runner-up Flight Call.

The two then began rolling around on the floor before they were eventually separated.

Horse Racing Notes

Winless with his first 50 mounts of the meeting, apprentice jockey Felipe Martinez broke out of his slump in a big way Saturday. He scored victories in the fourth and fifth races with longshots Rita Eighteen ($35.20) and McClymonds High ($46.80). Rita Eighteen hadn’t been better than fourth in her eight previous starts, and McClymonds High had only won two of his last 17 starts and was scratched by the track veterinarian shortly before the ninth race on June 6. . . . Eddie Delahoussaye won three times Saturday and Pat Valenzuela had two victories.