This weekend’s stakes schedule is as light as last but certainly more consequential to next year’s Derby trail. The American racing world will be focused on the synthetic track of Hollywood Park as the CashCall Futurity and the Hollywood Starlet are run for late-season California 2-year-old supremacy.

The CashCall Futurity features a slew of Baffert colts but none have the legendary trainer’s eye quite like Lookin At Lucky who was barely edged out by long shot Vale of York in Breeder’s Cup Juvenile. Mentioned as an early Derby favorite, Lookin At Lucky will have high expectations thrust upon him for the 8 ½ furlong trip this Saturday under Garrett Gomez. Expected to compete with Lucky is Noble’s Promise, a Ken McPeek trained colt. Having won the Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland this October, he showed great promise during a third place finish at the same Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. This should prove to be an exciting rematch.

The Hollywood Starlet features Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies favorite Blind Luck who was edged out of second place by a head by Beautician and soundly beaten by She Be Wild. This Jerry Hollendorfer filly looks to rebound with a strong performance against the same Beautician, another McPeek horse, along with other notables Bickersons and Rose Catherine.

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