Charmo tries the main track

Charmo, who has spent his whole career on the turf, will make his main track debut in the $75,000 Ferdinand Handicap on Thursday night at Hollywood Park. The race is part of a pick six with a carry-over of $87,021.

Because of the holiday Friday, Hollywood Park has a first post of 7 p.m. on Thursday and will race in the afternoon (1:20 p.m) on Friday.

Trained by Julio Canani for the Lanni Family Trust and Ernie Moody’s Mercedes Stable LLC, Charmo has four wins and earnings of more than $459,000 on grass.

Trying to end a losing streak that has reached seven races, the 7-year-old Charnwood Forest horse will switch to the local Cushion against five opponents in a race named in honor of the 1986 Kentucky Derby winner.

Tyler Baze, a few days removed from his first Hollywood Gold Cup victory on 10-1 shot Mast Track, takes over on Charmo in the race at 1 1/16 miles. The Ferdinand is the fifth race on the card, meaning it is the first leg of the late pick four.

Drawn directly inside of Charmo is the comebacker Lang Field. A 5-year-old gelded son of Langfuhr owned by Nigel Shields and trained by Art Sherman, the gray has been away since finishing fourth in the Thunder Road Handicap on Feb. 2 at Santa Anita.

This will be the first start away from turf for Lang Field since he finished second behind Out Of Control on conventional dirt at Santa Anita on Feb. 23, 2007. Jon Court will ride the six-time winner.

Race of the day: After a claim, Positive Prospect, a winner in her turf debut May 30, will go for a new barn in the seventh race Thursday at Belmont Park. Rajiv Maragh stays with the 3-year-old Sasha’s Prospect filly for Byanose Racing Stable and trainer Greg DiPrima in the $49,000 starter allowance at seven furlongs. DiPrima, who wins regularly first off the claim, took the Florida-bred for $35,000. The race is the penultimate leg of the pick six with a carry-over of $$49,720.

One for the road: Cookie Crumbles could run her best trace and should be prominent in a race lacking speed in the fifth at Pleasanton. Francisco Duran will ride the 6-year-old Swiss Yodeler mare for owner-breeder Mike Powers and trainer Ed Moger Jr. in the $3,200 claimer at 5 1/2 furlongs.

Exotically speaking: An early pick four using Albacore Bob and It’s In The Fridge in the first; Bea’s Cee and America’s Friend in the second; Bob Benoit and Sir Dynamite in the third; and Preachintothechoir, Corvinus and Caddymaster in the fourth.

Winners: (previous day/meet total): 3/128. Money (previous day/meet total): $23.40/$758.20. Total money bet: $884.

bob.mieszerski@latimes.com