HORSE RACING

By Richard Eng

Post Time 2 p.m.

Race 1 – 1 mile, Purse $70,000, Optional claiming $62,500, 3-year-olds and up

3 Price – A perfect 2-for-2 wins over Del Mar synthetics; solid stalking style in a paceless looking race.

1 Massone – Tepid chalk is a mere 1-for-16 wins over synthetics; he’ll need his best to handle this group.

Long Shot – 4 Hyades

Race 2 – 5 furlongs (turf, rail at 7 feet), Purse $65,000, Optional claiming $40,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

3 Miss Georgie Girl – Underachiever looked good winning in last; strong late kick and will fire late for Garrett Gomez.

5 Teddy’s Promise – If anyone can steal this on the front end, it’s her; Ron Ellis taking the blinkers off today.

Long Shot – 9 My Untamed Heart

Race 3 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $40,000, Maiden claiming $80,000, 2-year-olds

6 A Toe By Three – Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; from the live Peter Miller barn.

3 Tummel – Another running first time for a price tag; appears ready to move forward in third career start.

Long Shot -5 J Man

Race 4 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 7 feet), Purse $42,000, Claiming $32,000, Fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up

7 Glory Pride – Claimed by Mike Mitchell who is winning with everything he sends out; been nurtured for 5-months.

1 Gumption – Claimed by Dean Pederson and spotted to win; saves all the ground and should be grinding in the lane.

Long Shot – 6 El Nadia

Race 5 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Claiming $12,500, 3-year-olds

7 Sir Ed – Claimed by Bill Spawr off a downward form cycle; he has run races fast enough to beat these.

4 Classy Lion – Steve Knapp does his best work on the drop in class; need not be much to compete with these.

Long Shot – 3 Edgewick Road

Race 6 – 6 furlongs, Purse $63,000, Maiden special weights, Cal-breds, 2-year-olds

3 Points Offthebench – Was going well late in his career debut; logical winner if he improves just one step.

7 Moonlighting – FTS from the Mike Mitchell barn; his horses are running so well, its caveat emptor to not bet him.

Long Shot – 4 Already There

Race 7 – 1 3/8th miles (turf, rail at 7 feet), Purse $65,000, Optional claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

8 Isle of Prado – More Mike Mitchell as he pulls out all the stops trying to win the trainer title; closed well in last.

9 Scorpion Time – Speedball tactics in this turf marathon; lot of gaps in his resume, but he has a lot of ability.

Long Shot – 2 Dynamic Host

Race 8 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Maiden claiming $32,000, Fillies, 2-year-olds

4 Lady Aragorn – Kathy Walsh wins 35 percent second time out; she puts the blinkers on for more speed and focus.

12 Kvell – Nearly a miraculous win in last when left far behind early; sometimes that takes too much out of a horse.

Long Shot -7 California Roll

Best Bet – 6 A Toe By Three (race 3)

Del Mar Wednesday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 14/3/$17.20; Long Shots, 8/2/$23.40; Best Bet, 1/1/$4.20

Del Mar Totals – 432/99/$663.20; Long Shots, 210/31/$402.00; Best Bets, 24/9/$53.80

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #8 Casual Reward (7/5) in race 5 at Finger Lakes. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Wednesday, I Spy Too won at Presque Isle Downs paying $3.20 to win, $2.60 to place and $2.40 to show. Stats – 140/90/$728.10