DEL MAR
Race 1
No. 1 Canook ships in here in good form. No. 2 Max Cooper gets the hot riding Talamo. No. 3 Dance With Gable gets off the grass and gets Bejarano. 1-2-3
Race 2
No. 4 Fire With Fire gets his second off the layoff and looks ready for a big effort. No. 5 Causeithertz is looking for the hat track. No. 6 Boxeur des Rues will be making a late run. 4-5-6
Race 3
No. 4 Ziraili was bet like a good thing in her one and only but tired and had to settle for third. No. 6 Cat’sdoubledaygirl is a live Lone Star invader for trainer Belvoir. No. 7 Snackable looks to be sitting on the win and gets the services of the hot riding Maldonado. 4-6-7
Race 4
No. 1 Caminetto exits our HTW list as a $$$ play. The horse that beat him last time out came right back to score. No. 4 Fit to Rule comes off the layoff for trainer O’Neill. This colt was 2/1 in his first start against Creative Cause and then was sent off at 7/5 in his next start but met up with Drill. No. 5 Brother Francis has been facing some tough cookies, if his head isn’t messed up he will be right there. No. 9 King Maya will be a nice price play off the layoff. 1-4-5-9
Race 5
The ice cold Mike Mitchell barn drops No. 4 Celestic Night. No. 6 Miles Heir will be part of the early pace. No. 8 Asset Play ran good for trainer Cody in his first try on this circuit. 4-6-8
Race 6
Jockey Chantal Sutherland who is a ten rides first time starter rides No. 4 Miss Derek for trainer Hendricks who also saddles No. 5 Christmas Secret who is out of the dam Christmas Affair (Black Tie Affair) who has dropped 8 winners from 8 starters. 4-5
Race 7
No. 4 Unusual Hottie is one of two in here for Sadler but she is the one we like. Richard Mandellla sends out the sneaky Argentina shipper No. 7 In the Stars. This filly has never been off the board. 4-7
Race 8
THE GRADE 2 BEST PAL
No. 4 Scherer Magic turned out to be a super claim for Sadler as he won the Grade 3 Hollywood Juvenile first off the claim. He will get the good setup once again. 4
Race 9
Like the fact that the hot riding Maldonado rides No. 5 Extra Fifty who will go much better today in this his second off the layoff. No. 11 Coranto looks the one to beat off his last and the fact Bejarano is getting the ride. 5-11
Q 5-11
Pick 4
6th 4-5
7th 4-7
8th 4
9th 5-11
SARATOGA KEY PLAYS
Race 1
No. 8 Memories Made and No. 5 Vapour Musing will both be storming home late. 5-8
Race 2
No. 2 Conspiracy will go much better today in this his second start. No. 4 Hogue comes off the layoff and a big key race last year. No. 9 Input beat Conspiracy last time out but will need to come from far back. 2-4-9
Race 3
Blinkers on may keep No. 7 Wally Did It focused. 7
Race 4
No. 5 Donnatale will appreciate the turn back in distance, No. 7 Resonating has run good in her two starts and has a good work here. 5-7
Race 5
No. 2 Yes It’s Pink ran good in her first start going 7 furlongs on the grass and now will go 1 1/16. No. 8 Junoon has run good in her two starts and now comes off the layoff and gets Javier Castellano. 2-8
Race 6
No. 2 Double Tapped looks ready to stretchout on the grass. No. 5 Three Hearts ran good sprinting on the grass and now will go long in this her second start. 2-5
Race 7
No. 1 Dreamt I Was and No. 3 Bakin’ With Cindy both look to have a big say. No. 5 Schillerette is the stablemate of Cindy and has a race over the track. 1-5
Race 8
No. 2 Sassy Expression drops and gets blinkers on in this her second start. No. 5 Ascended Fever drops and gets blinkers in this her third start and she finished second in both of her two starts. No. 6 Searchingforahero will gunning from the bell. 2-5-6
Race 9
No. 7 Clip the Coupons will find a fast early pace to make his late run. No. 6 Professor Fate will be in a good stalking position. 6-7
Race 10
THE GRADE 1 ALFRED G. VANDERBILT
No. 4 Rothko broke his maiden here last year and he loves this 6 furlong distance winning 3 of 4 with a second. No. 1 Shackleford is the class but has never run 6 furlongs. 1-4
Race 11
No. 13 Zow comes off the layoff for Pletcther and will be hard to beat. 13
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