DEL MAR
Race 1
No. 3 Midnight Run is the key player in this $80k maiden claimer for 2yo off his 1/2 length miss first out here on the 16th. We will key him with No. 5 Colormemoney who ships in for Hess and No. 6 Uh Oh Baby a live first timer. 3***-5-6
Race 2
No. 1 Swiss Skimmer drops as the trainer looks to dump and get a needed win. No. 3 Papercoversrock is another dropped looking for a win. No. 4 Forbidden Command has been claimed three straight times and now lands in a hot barn who has won with 3 of their 6 runners here. 1-3-4
Race 3
$62,500 maiden fillies and mares go 1-1/16 on the grass. No. 1 Paddy Jean will be gunning from the rail off a just miss last time out here at this level for the first time. No. 5 Mag the Mighty drops for D’Amato and could be dangerous. No. 7 Ciao Bella Rosa gets a needed drop in this her 9th start, she also gets the bug boy Roman, she will be our key in here. No. 10 Specter is a first time starter for papa Mandella, this filly has been looking for a race and we like Van Dyke riding. 7**-1-5-10
Race 4
No. 1 Rafter One is back in just 8 days off a win when his number was moved up. No. 3 Hank the Tank drops in to a live spot. No. 7 Squared Squared gets a big drop in class. No. 8 Braddock looks the speed.
1-3-7-8
Race 5
$50k 3yo fillies go a mile on the grass. No. 5 Tammy’s Window is wheeled back in just 7 days. No. 7 Zuzanna won here at this mile turf distance on the 6th, she gets her first start off the Carava claim. No. 8 War Moccasin drops into a live spot and gets a major rider upgrade. 8**-5-7
Race 6
We will use three runners exiting the same race. No. 1 Sing a Solo who lost by a nostril, No. 3 Super Patriot who went off as the favorite by never got untracked and No. 8 Star of Kobol with top connections. 1-3-8
Exacta box 1-3-8
Race 7
Optional $100k claimers go sprinting five furlongs on the grass. No. 4 Long Hot Summer will be our key in here as she comes off a big win in the Daisycutter last out beating No. 1 Watch This Cat and No. 3 Belvoir Bay. 4***-1-3
Race 8
We will go three deep in the last leg of the pick four using No. 1 Kenzou’s Empire who gets Kent D jumping on for Baltas, No. 8 Rolls Royce Deal and No. 9 House of Troy who both get big drops in class.
1-8-9
Pick four
5th 5-7-8
6th 1-3-8
7th 4
8th 1-8-9 ( .50 cent pick four cost $13.50).
CHECK FOR LATE SCRATCHES AND CHECK THAT THE SADDLE CLOTH NUMBERS MATCH OUR SELECTION NUMBERS.