Horse Racing, Del Mar, Aug. 4
August 4, 2012 - 1:02 am
Today at Del Mar
Post Time 2:05 p.m.
Race 1 - 5 furlongs (turf, rail at 14 feet), Purse $71,000, Optional claiming $25,000, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
4 Miss Reditore - Been away 2-months and is dropped in class to the lowest level of her career; $71K purse has something to do with it.
6 Promiscuoussuances - Speedball has not shown the ability to rate; key horse will be what Lindz Winz does, could create a speed duel.
Long Shot - 5 Saturday Nite Wish
Race 2 - 1 mile, Purse $32,000, Claiming $16,000, 3-year-olds and up
7 Lamm - Was in good stride late; Doug O'Neill drops him in class and stays loyal to Chantal Sutherland.
4 Low Gear Power - Subtle class drop can really help his cause; shown tactical speed to sit a nice trip throughout.
Long Shot - 3 Trumpet Player Jay
Race 3 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $71,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 2-year-olds
2 Winninrulz - Was well bet in debut, though he didn't run much; returns as a first time gelding and figures to run a lot better.
4 The Humancomplaint - FTS from Ben Cecil who is not known for winning first out; key vote is his hiring of Rafael Bejarano.
Long Shot - 3 Fighting Hussar
Race 4 - 1 mile (turf, rail at 14 feet), Purse $40,000, Claiming $32,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
6 Bonita Star - Returns in a no claim situation for Mike Mitchell; keep in mind she won at Del Mar last year.
5 Entabeni - Sprinter stretching out could be the controlling speed; caveat emptor is she is 0-for-8 at today's distance.
Long Shot - 3 Saaneen
Race 5 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $70,000, Maiden special weights, 2-year-olds
3 Rolling Fog - You'll have a big edge over me in seeing the tote board action; all you need to know is the colt is from Bob Baffert.
1 Anytime - Had a tough trip in debut in a turf sprint breaking from post 8; now moves all the way inside and figures to improve.
Long Shot - 8 Modern
Race 6 - 7 furlongs, Purse $45,000, 3-year-olds and up
1 Classic Legacy - Bob Baffert has been culling a lot of stock lately; caveat emptor is a lot of his cheap stock are losing.
6 Master Chef - Claimed by Peter Miller off a gutsy nose win; he has early speed but is stretching out another furlong tonight.
Long Shot - 2 Palio Prince
Race 7 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $70,000, Maiden special weights, 2-year-olds
2 Capo Bastone - FTS from John Sadler; exits a bullet workout and gets hot riding Garrett Gomez to pilot.
7 Distinctiv Passion - Fast working FTS baby from Jeff Bonde; Edwin Maldonado could not have dreamed having such a successful meet.
Long Shot - 9 Denzel
Race 8 - 1 1/16th miles, $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
1 Include Me Out - Still not sure how she lost the Vanity with a clear lead late; she remains one of the best in the distaff division.
7 Star Billing - Had a 4-wide both turns test drive in last; big rider switch to Rafael Bejarano for the money shot.
Long Shot - 3 Switch
Race 9 - 1 1/16th miles (turf, rail at 14 feet), Purse $37,000, Starter allowance $16,000, 3-year-olds and up
2 Keep Me Posted - Claimed by Jack Carava and spotted nicely to win; he is a speedball and better than showed in his SoCal debut.
6 Fire Break - Tepid chalk in a wide open affair; returns to turf where he's done some of his best running.
Long Shot - 4 Matto Mondo
Race 10 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $25,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
2 Warren's Passion - Been stuck in neutral so Jorge Gutierrez puts the blinkers on; doesn't hurt to be reunited with Rafael Bejarano.
6 Addendum - Saul Arias won some races in the past at Philly Park, but now is back in SoCal; he's not a bad rider either.
Long Shot - 1 Nifty Dream
Best Bet - 1 Include Me Out (race 8)
Del Mar Friday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 13/4/$38.00; Long Shots, 8/2/$16.60; Best Bet, 0/0/$0
Del Mar Totals - 216/58/$361.60; Long Shots, 111/11/$103.00; Best Bets, 11/7/$29.00
SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY - #4 Tritap (3/1) in race 2 at Saratoga. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Friday, Harrods Creek won at Saratoga paying $6.00 to win, $3.00 to place and $2.40 to show. Stats - 119/84/$718.10; Follow him on Twitter: @richeng4propick