Horse Racing

TODAY AT DEL MAR

By Richard Eng

Post Time 2 p.m.

Race 1 - 1 mile, Purse $52,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 2-yer-olds

Indian Gracey - Was flattered when Tell a Kelly won the Darley Debutante; should be second best to no one here.

Star Presence - Part of a favored entry for Bob Baffert; was fanned out to the parking lot, gets a better trip tonight.

Long Shot - Big Tiz

Race 2 - 6 furlongs, Purse $21,000, Claiming $12,500, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Pretty Kinzie - Just missed in last in a solid second; dead late closer will be chewing up yardage late.

Our Bellini Bikini - Gutsy win over NW2L condition claimers; has some back class where a repeat race is possible.

Long Shot - Yasuda

Race 3 - 6 furlongs, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, 2-year-olds

Runflatout - FTS from Carla Gaines who is having a tremendous meet; fast worker must show high cheese in the p.m.

Channel Surf - Even run in career debut for Eoin Harty; bred to go long, figures to improve with ground, experience.

Long Shot - Prayer for Relief

Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Avani Force - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; big rider switch to Martin Pedroza.

Warren's Moon - Logical chalk off a good run for a $25K price tag two back; tactical speed to sit a nice trip.

Long Shot - Teenage Dancer

Race 5 - 1 1/8th miles (turf), $300,000 Del Mar Derby, 3-year-olds

Twirling Candy - Might be the shortest odds this side of Zenyatta in the Lady's Secret; adept on both turf or synthetics.

Kid Edward - Good second to incredible run by Sidney's Candy in the La Jolla; sits in arrears and makes one brush.

Long Shot - Royal F J

Race 6 - 1 mile, $75,000 Adoration, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds

Miss Pleasant - Should see a patient ride from Rafael Bejarano; especially with all the speedball in the field.

Silver Swallow - Another dead late closer; her forte has been in 1-turn sprints, see if she can adapt to 2-turns.

Long Shot - Moon de French

Race 7 - 6 furlongs, Purse $59,000, Optional claiming $59,000, 3-year-olds and up

Supreme Summit - Been away 6-months, but faced plenty of toughies on his resume; main question is his fitness level.

Spaniard - Bob Baffert has an uncoupled entry so caveat emptor; expect Guns On the Table to be the one to take back.

Long Shot - A Lil Dumaani

Race 8 - 1 mile, $100,000 Torrey Pines, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Switch - John Sadler can get his picture taken with Twirling Candy and this filly; her back class towers over these.

Fortunia - Just missed last time in a solid try under Corey Nakatani; this will be her synthetic debut.

Long Shot - La Nez

Race 9 - 1 mile (turf), Purse $39,000, Claiming $32,000, 4-year-olds and up

Deal Breaker - Class edge to the extreme drop from $80K to $32K today; Mike Mitchell having another strong Del Mar meet.

Silent Soul - Game win last time now slides down one class level; Joel Rosario is battling Rafael Bejarano for the riding title.

Long Shot - Knockout Artist

Race 10 - 7 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up

Royal Import - Not much on winning, but a good horse for the place pick all; tactical speed to sit a nice stalking trip.

Warrens Wild Thing - Was definitely affected when bugboy lost his whip in midstretch; will be grinding in the lane.

Long Shot - One French Kiss

Best Bet - Twirling Candy (race 5)

Del Mar Saturday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 19/7/$52.80; Long Shots, 9/0/$0; Best Bet, 0/0/$0

Del Mar Totals - 561/136/$902.40; Long Shots, 278/43/$434.00; Best Bets, 33/13/$59.40

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - #9 Back to Therapy (5/2) in race 6 at Monmouth Park. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Saturday, Nacho Saint ran out at Monmouth Park. Stats - 161/115/$867.20