Hollywood Park, Golden Gate Wagering Now Available Outside California

The Hollywood Park and Golden Gate Fields signals are once again available to out-of-state ADW (advance deposit wagering) customers. The Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) this morning announced that agreement has been reached with Xpressbet, Twin Spires, Youbet, and TVG on the current ADW impasse. The accord permits those ADW providers to begin accepting interstate ADW wagers today, and resolves related issues for all California Thoroughbred race meets for next year. The settlement agreement was reached as a direct result of the efforts of the Thoroughbred Horsemen's Group (THG), of which TOC is a founding member.

The news comes just in time for bettors around the nation to take part in a massive $251,713 pick-six carryover at Hollywood tonight and a $49,645 carryover at Golden Gate Fields.

First post at Hollywood Park is 7:05 p.m. PST, and first post at Golden Gate Fields is 1:45 p.m. PST.

Mike Smith to Ride Ventana in Hollywood Prevue Stakes

Mike Smith preparing to work Ventana on Santa Anita's main track Wednesday morning.

Trainer Bob Baffert has named Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith on Ventana for Sunday's Grade 3 Hollywood Prevue Stakes for 2-year-olds going 7 furlongs. Smith won the 2003 Prevue on Lion Heart. Baffert has won a record four runnings of the stakes, including last year with Massive Drama.

Ventana is by Toccet, winner of the 2002 CashCall Futurity. The colt was a $410,000 purchase at the Barretts March Sale for co-owners Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman.