Horse Racing

TODAY AT DEL MAR

By Richard Eng

Post Time 2 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up

Galatin's Run - There is an advantage to race experience; second start off a year hiatus, showed some ability.

Flagship - Bob Baffert has an uncoupled entry; this guy figures to be way overbet, thus keep an eye then on Donato.

Long Shot - Donato

Race 2 - 1 1/16th miles (turf, rail at 14 feet), Purse $62,000, Optional claiming $62,500, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Timezone - Has shown a lot of ability in 3 career starts; like that he'll have a speed target in Zilla.

Zilla - Chance to be lone speed, the most dangerous play in racing; she has a tendency to give it up late.

Long Shot - Soft Show Shuffle

Race 3 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $21,000, Claiming $12,500, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Squeeze Me Tight - Ran well off the claim by Mike Mitchell; she slides down one class level, that may be enough.

Ultra Awesome - Claimed by Tim Yakteen off a solid victory; she is in top form as she climbs the claiming ladder.

Long Shot - Dreams Afleet

Race 4 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 2-year-olds

He Be Fire N Ice - Ran a winning race in last for the state bred MSW; if he improves one step, watch out.

Storddim - Doug O'Neill has an uncoupled entry, so caveat emptor; this colt ran fairly well in his debut.

Long Shot - Jailbird Jimmy

Race 5 - 1 mile, Purse $16,000, Claiming $8,000, 4-year-olds and up

Mind the Minister - Ran evenly off the claim in last for Oscar Garcia; hires the aggressive P Val to put him into the race.

James Prior - Tepid favorite draws the rail to save all the ground; drops in class to face some of his friends.

Long Shot - Mr. Rancho Vista

Race 6 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 14 feet), Purse $44,000, Claiming $40,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

L'Enchanteresse - Doug O'Neill has been in the headlines lately for all the wrong reasons; yet the barn remains red hot.

Sky Chant - Speedy sort figures to try for the same trip as Zilla in race 2; simple tactics for Rafael Bejarano.

Long Shot - Cosmic Angel

Race 7 - 7 furlongs, $100,000 Real Good Deal, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds

Goggles McCoy - Unbeaten in 3 career starts, he's only 15 wins behind Zenyatta; Russell Baze closing in on 11,000 wins himself.

Very Fair - Like the turn back in distance from turf route to elongated sprint; outside post aids him in clocking the speed.

Long Shot - High Success

Race 8 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $24,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, Cal-breds, 2-year-olds

Cactus Breeze - Interesting Turf Paradise invader has faced winners only; Robert Troeger has done well from a small sample.

Wild and True - Was bet in debut and ran well in the late stages; Martin Garcia takes over for the injured Joe Talamo.

Long Shot - Swiss A

Best Bet - Goggles McCoy (race 7)

Del Mar Sunday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 18/2/$13.80; Long Shots, 8/1/$6.60; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Del Mar Totals - 254/60/$398.80; Long Shots, 125/17/$188.80; Best Bets, 15/5/$27.40

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - #7 Song of Broadway (7/2) in race 4 at Saratoga. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Sunday, Secret Getaway ran second at Monmouth Park paying $4.20 to place and $3.00 to show. Stats - 144/102/$779.40