Horse Racing: Today at Del Mar, September 3
Post Time 2 p.m.
Race 1 – 1 1/16th miles (turf), Purse $75,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies an dmares, 3-year-olds and up
3 Three Blondes – Rafael Bejarano put the jockey title away with a 6-bagger over the weekend; finally shaking off the rust.
1 Susan B Good – Can save all the ground tonight under Elvis Trujillo; will Elvis stick around permanantly, why not.
Long Shot – 5 Lethal Story
Race 2 – 6 furlongs, $90,000 Pirate’s Bounty, 3-year-olds and up
6 Seeking the Sherif – Speedball gets class relief from the grade 1 Bing Crosby for this; caps off a fine meet for Ron Ellis.
5 Ankeny Hill – Another speedball in a race full of early pace; Tyler Baze loves to control the early fractions.
Long Shot – 4 No Silent
Race 3 – 1 1/8th miles, Purse $33,000, Claiming $16,000, 3-year-olds and up
8 Friendly Banter – Claimed by Doug O’Neill off a sharp win and well spotted to repeat; won last time as a ship and win candidate.
5 Fighter Squadron – Second start off the claim by Bob Hess; notice he switches to his main man this meet Kent Desormeaux.
Long Shot – 4 Graeme Crackerjack
Race 4 – 6 furlongs, $90,000 C.E.R.F., Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
1 Reneesgotzip – Peter Miller is putting all his marbles on the table to win the trainer title; valuable mare ran just 2 weeks ago.
6 Go West Marie – Exits the rich $200K Fleet Treat for this supposedly easier spot; probably didn’t expect to see Reneesgotzip.
Long Shot – 5 Clearly Confused
Race 5 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Claiming $8,000, 3-year-olds and up
11 Zip Cat – Don’t expect a short horse from Peter Miller; he needs every win he can muster and this one is new to the barn.
3 World Famous Sam T – Tepid chalk in a wide open affair; this is a key race that ends the pick 5 and starts the final pick 6.
Long Shot – 12 Sunrise Legacy
Race 6 – 1 mile (turf), $100,000 Oak Tree Juvenile Turf, 2-year-olds
9 Sky Preacher – Dougt O’Neill sat on this colt since a big MSW win at Santa Anita; the turf, overall, has been kind to speed.
3 Dallas Skyline – Sharp debut win from the Cody Autrey barn; his stock improves year after year that he is sending to Del Mar.
Long Shot – 2 Papacoolpapacool
Race 7 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $75,000, Maiden special weights, 2-year-olds
12 Zendai – Must draw in from the also eligible list; did everything but win in a well meant career debut.
2 Cougar Country – FTS from Rafael Bejarano and Jerry Hollendorfer; been working well so watch the tote board for additional clues.
Long Shot – 6 Fame and Power
Race 8 – 7 furlongs, $300,000 Del Mar Futurity, 2-year-olds
9 Skyway – Mark Casse is taking a lot of SoCal money home with him to Canada; this guy looked so good winning the Best Pal.
6 Henry’s Holiday – This colt is clearly a 2-turn horse; what he’s able to do in sprints this early is a testament to his potential.
Long Shot – 8 Holiday Camp
Race 9 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $75,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, Fillies, 2-year-olds
7 Stormy Adieu – One of the last ship and win horses tries for the big bonus on closing day; she loved the Polytrack at Arlington.
8 Definitely Not – Showed some improvement in her second career start; Jerry Hollendorfer has dominated this entire meet.
Long Shot – 1 Flat Footed Mama
Race 10 – 1 mile (turf), Purse $77,000, Allowance, Fillies, 3-year-olds
1 Taste Like Candy – Rafael Bejarano can win 3 or 4 more races today; this one finally gets a chance to hug the rail throughout.
8 Kukaluka – We’ll see if Peter Miller needs this win or not; chasing Jerry Hollendorfer for the title right down to the last race.
Long Shot – 7 Vanlose Stairway –
Best Bet – 1 Reneesgotzip (race 4)
Del Mar Monday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 20/6/$29.40; Long Shots, 10/2/$40.40; Best Bet, 1/1/$2.80
Del Mar Totals – 594/136/$921.40; Long Shots, 295/32/$360.80; Best Bets, 32/10/$49.40
SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #5 Virginia Colony (3/1) in race 3 at Presque Isle Downs. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Monday, Shankapotamus ran out at Saratoga. Stats – 137/82/$785.30; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick