HORSE RACING: Del Mar, 9/5/11
TODAY AT DEL MAR
Post Time 2 p.m.
Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $31,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
7 Dani Strikes - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; Joel Rosario is red hot.
5 Kisses for Kate - Beaten favorite in last gave it up late; Dean Pederson taking the blinkers off for this.
Long Shot - 6 Kids Table
Race 2 - 1 1/16th miles (turf), Purse $37,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
8 Glory Pride - Second race off the claim by Mike Mitchell; ran like a short horse in last off a 5-month hiatus.
5 Hameildaeme - Lost all chance in last after a poor start; small, but significant, drop in class too.
Long Shot - 4 Rainbow Luck
Race 3 - 6 furlongs, $100,000 I'm Smokin, Cal-breds, 2-year-olds
4 Champions Gate - Was flattered when Pointoffthebench won next out; repeat race would likely crush these.
5 Stoney Fleece - Good claim by John Sadler; won first time out and now can get black type with a $40K claimer.
Long Shot - 2 Unhitchthetrailor
Race 4 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $37,000, Maiden claiming $62,500, Fillies, 2-year-olds
1 One Magical Girl - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; big rider switch to Joel Rosario.
6 Angry Bird - Was flattered when Miss Isabel won next out; has every right to improve in second career start.
Long Shot - 12 A Racing Delight
Race 5 - 1 mile (turf), Purse $65,000, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up
7 Lodi Red - Chalk in first leg of a $273K pick 6 C/O; this is one difficult heat with hardly any throwouts.
3 Romeo Royale - Looks like lone early speed, the best bet in horse racing; takes the field as far as he can.
Long Shot - 4 Very Fair
Race 6 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $63,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
2 Lanida - Was well bet in debut and was a stride late as the chalk; big rider switch to Joe Talamo for the money shot.
11 Passionbabypassion - FTS has been training well over Polytrack at Keeneland; sneaky shipper to eyeball.
Long Shot - 12 Let's Go Cheyenne
Race 7 - 6 furlongs, Purse $65,000, Optional claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
5 Home Sweet Aspen - Ran well in return off a 3-month hiatus; showed her class when second in the Eight Belles at Churchill.
7 Bench Glory - She likes to sit chilly and make one run; fits the preferred riding style of Brice Blanc.
Long Shot - 9 Good Vibration
Race 8 - 1 1/16th miles (turf), $150,000 Palomar Handicap, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
1 Go Forth North - Chance to save all the ground from the rail; has already won 2-of-4 grass starts at Del Mar.
4 Well Monied - Tepid favorite has been away 4-months; clearly has the back class, question is one of fitness.
Long Shot - 5 City to City
Race 9 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $63,000, Maiden specical weights, Cal-breds, 2-year-olds
10 Getting Lucky - Was well bet and improved a lot in his second career start; main foes from the many FTS.
14 Motown Men - You'll have a big edge over me in seeing the tote board action; parking lot post for the favorite.
Long Shot - 9 Tropiluk
Race 10 - 7 furlongs, Purse $24,000, Claiming $10,000, 3-year-olds and up
10 Skippy Due - Stride late in last when unleashed a powerful close; should be able to carve out a good trip.
11 Low Gear Power - Claimed by Mike Mitchell and dropped in class to win; nip and tuck for the trainer title.
Long Shot - 2 Clue Me In
Best Bet - 5 Home Sweet Aspen (race 7)
Del Mar Sunday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 20/5/$29.00; Long Shots, 10/1/$5.60; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.80
Del Mar Totals - 580/131/$918.00; Long Shots, 283/43/$514.20; Best Bets, 33/13/$69.20
SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #2 Candyman E (5/2) in race 8 at Parx Racing. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Brilliant Speed won at Saratoga paying $6.50 to win, $4.20 to place and $3.10 to show. Stats - 146/95/$759.20
