HORSE RACING

By Richard Eng

Post Time 2 p.m.

Race 1 – 1 mile, Purse $42,000, Claiming $32,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Get The Money – Mullins has an uncoupled entry in here, this is the longer priced filly; will improve first out off the claim.

Yearly Attitude – One of the few wire to wire winners the first week of the Del Mar meet; she has back class to repeat herself.

Long Shot – Easy Obsession

Race 2 – 5 furlongs (turf), Purse $59,000, Optional claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

Medzendeekron – Ran flat in his Cushion track debut last out; his turf races before that were good, won a turf sprint two back.

Kapalua Bay – Ellis colt has shown plenty of talented in limited tries; was a beaten chalk in this condition last time out.

Long Shot – Kruger Park

Race 3 – 6 furlongs, Purse $23,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, Fillies, 2-year-olds

Yodelfest – Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to claiming; Harrington adds blinkers on and takes the weight off.

Foxy Lady – Outran her high odds when second at 19/1; Marquez switching to Nakatani for the money shot, sits for one run.

Long Shot – Happytodancwithyou

Race 4 – 6 furlongs, Purse $17,000, Claiming $10,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

Speedy Cajun – Smell a possible upsetter with blinkers on and a good race two back to replicate; Chew never wins at short odds.

Run for Dessert – Exiting a 2-turn mile route for today’s sprint; class dropper should have the fitness to run on fast late.

Long Shot – Holly’s Gold

Race 5 – 7 furlongs, Purse $29,000, Maiden claiming $50,000, 3-year-olds and up

James the Third – Been away 3-months, has worked steadily for his return; exits 2-turn routes races for this elongated sprint.

Awesome Shine – Has been snake bit in his last couple of starts; takes a necessary class drop and gets more ground to work with.

Long Shot – Heyore

Race 6 – 1 mile (turf), Purse $58,000, Claiming $62,500, 3-year-olds

Bluegrass Hill – Square price exiting a good NoCal stakes race for this high level claimer; could Chew win two races today?

Fandabidoo – Another dead late closer, this one is stretching out in distance around 2-turns; may be sitting close to the pace.

Long Shot – Hoist the Sail

Race 7 – 1 mile, Purse $75,000, Optional claiming $100,000, 3-year-olds and up

Worchester – In a race where all the horses look the same, this Frankel charge could stroll by late; he’ll get the 2-turns.

Railroad – While most of these want to win a stakes, this guy has; should be in great condition exiting turf route races.

Long Shot -Visa Parade

Race 8 – 6 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Maiden claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Justice Is Brief – O’Neill drops her in class and adds blinkers on; she does not need to be much of a horse to win today.

Nushka Babee – Like Rosario to ride the hair of this filly; most of the field is hopelessly too slow to win this race.

Long Shot – Happyhour Athebrig

Best Bet – Yodelfest (race 3)

Del Mar Sunday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 17/3/$13.20; Long Shots, 9/1/$9.40; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.00

Del Mar Totals – 369/87/$583.40; Long Shots, 188/25/$307.20; Best Bets, 22/12/$52.80