Dollar Bill Seeking Change

On the one-year anniversary of his fourth-place finish in the Preakness, Dollar Bill, one of the most over-hyped horses to run in recent years, will try for a rare victory in the $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup in Chicago.

Owned by Gary and Mary West and trained by Dallas Stewart, the 4-year-old son of Peaks And Valleys has won only one of his last eight starts, that in a weak allowance race at the New Orleans Fair Grounds in his first start of 2002.

Although only five others entered the 10-furlong Gold Cup, they make for an accomplished quintet.

Parade Leader, Hail The Chief, Chicago Six, Sir Bear and Duckhorn have won 59 of 183 starts and have earned $4,793,538.

In New York, Victory Ride will look for her fifth win in six starts when she faces only four rivals in the $200,000 Shuvee Handicap at Belmont Park.

Owned by G. Watts and Louise Humphrey, and trained by George Arnold, Victory Ride, a 4-year-old Seeking The Gold filly, will be trying for her second graded stakes win in the Shuvee, which is a Grade II. Last year, she dominated seven other 3-year-old fillies in the Test at Saratoga.

Those opposing her in the one-mile race are Atelier, who was scratched from a stakes at Pimlico on Friday, Two Item Limit, Raging Fever, who is four for four at Belmont, and Shiny Band.

In another graded stakes, Janet and Keemoon, who finished 1-2 in the race last year, will meet again in the $150,000 Yerba Buena Breeders’ Cup Handicap at 13/8 miles on the turf.

Jockey David Flores has the mount on Janet, who won the Grade III by three-quarters of a length last year, while Jason Lumpkins will ride Keemoon. The field is completed by Racene, Nepenthe, and the Gary Tanaka-owned entry of Peu a Peu and Polaire.

Race of the day: The seventh at Hollywood Park, a turf route for $50,000 claimers, has a full field and is one of the better betting races of the meet.

Who’s hot: Joshua Litt. The trainer, who will run probable favorite Thisone’sforernie in Hollywood Park’s ninth race, has won with six of 13 starters this year.

Who’s not: Edgar Prado. The jockey got off to a three-for-40 start at Belmont Park.

Exotically speaking: In the Preakness, keying Medaglia d’Oro in exacta boxes with Proud Citizen, Harlan’s Holiday, U S S Tinosa and Equality.

Winners: (through Thursday): Previous day/meet total: 3/41. Money: Previous day/meet total: $18.60/$227.60. Total money bet: $292.