Thursday At Del Mar

Bank lost a 50 cent pick four but the last race I did not like the looks of Beer Friday and Curly Boy and bet $20 across the board on the winner Offlee's Wilds Boy. The ROI minus the 50 cent Pick Four is $204.40. In the black $204.40.


              "Where The Turf Meets The Surf."

Race 1           Five Half Furlong Starter Allowance

 This is a weak starter allowance and offers no real value for the bettors. The 3 horses I like  are Lime Rock Revenge which has 2 bullets and is the speed of this short sprint. He just might not stop! Gab Power drops back with friends........he exits a key maiden win so please do not take this young dude lightly here!  Success Again which added blinkers for Doug O'Neil and rolled on by the field to win.

Race 2           Five Furlong Turf Optional Claimer
Two of the three Morning line favorites are coming off a long lay off and this might be a great betting race for a Pick three... ending with the 4th race on Defying Logic as a single. If I had any big ones I would play all with all with Defying Logic. The cost of the Ticket is $42...... that's my play for today!

The speed might just be the rail horse coming off a lay off Best Affair.  He is trained by Carla Gaines owned by Harris Farms.... enough said. Koolnquick last race did not stop but might have faster factions to deal with in this race with Best Affairs.  Indian Ashton  blinkers coming off today and is a salty veteran.... a works indicate he is fit and ready. Shadow of Illinosi was a monster last year and with a little more racing luck might have won 5 in a row but settled for 3 in a row.  Maui Mark is back after a vacation for Howard Zucker who can get them fit and ready for a big performance.  Let's not forget about the turf sprinter Danzing Tribal..... A wide open competitive contentious affair going five furlongs.

Race 3           Seven Furlong Maiden (32K)
On paper there are a number of horses who are dropping for maiden special weight races and look better then the 2 horses I like....... Indiara looks like she might be the betting favorite. Indiara looks like the horse to beat......seven clear of the third horse in his last race. Lost Prophet was claimed for 25K by Mike Mitchell and has a bullet work out in her last morning drill. Kaysa Deeya has strong speed figures and drops...... a major contender.  My  Romance......... drops.... East Lake Shore picks up Joel R.  and drops in class.....East Lake Shore is my pick of all the droppers in this race...... Now comes my horses....... I know I can hear you laughing on this one.....


Lisa Lulu comes back quick and gets the equipment change blinkers on. She shortens ups to seven  furlongs and exits a key maiden race with If I knew Susie.........she might just need this equipment ...... to focus more down the lane.......Pocatello Wild Cat trained by Fanning get the needed time off from hanging like a cheap suit down the lane...... Corey Nakatani takes the mount........... I have a hunch that this horse will finally show more speed and heart down the
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Race 4           Six Furlong Claimer  (10K)
This low level claimer is not one of my strengths .........It looks like the pace scenario will be Within Reason the speed of this field and Satellite needed his last and will set behind the speed. I like a horse coming off a long lay off and sports excellent work out tab.......Defying Logic....... Fanning last win was with Garcia taking the call and that was with a horse coming off a long lay off... Look at the long of 5 furlongs drills he has put in to this horse to have him cranked up and ready to fire.......Beware!

            1. Defying Logic

Race 5           Six Furlongs Maiden (40K)
 On paper this looks like a speed dual with Melon Up and the filly Sign Up. Melon Up is the speed of the race but she must deal with other rabbit Sign Up.....Warren's Moon is a money pit but has the right style as a stalker in this somewhat contentious field for maidens. A interesting first time starter is the rail horse Sierra Snowflake by Relaunch and In Excess..... pedigree that might just be a runner....... but the rail at a sprint has not been the best post position at Del Mar this year on the poly track.

         1. Melon Up  2. Warren's Moon  3. Sierra Snowflake

Race 6            One Mile Sixteenth Claimer (10K)
It is a bummer that this is the last leg of the pick three because we have had a strict diet at Hollywood with this low level bottom feeders. I thought we might be lucky and have some new faces to look at..... Not so lucky...... I thought that Autocue did look good winning last time out. He was claimed last time by Kristin Mulhall. Super Harmony might turn the tables on him with a hungry rider up in the irons... A few big for sale signs on the other horses who are plodders....... Journeymen who does have speed takes a much needed drop where he is placed at a level to win..... if the favorites regress and they might I like Journeymen. It seems to me it is hard to judge Troubletimesthree who only got beat by one and half at a 25k level. Martin gets off the ride Roar........and the leading rider jumps on ............ your call! 

Late Pick three  8with 7 with 8 cost of ticket $1

Race 7             Six Furlongs Optional Claimer
 The Feature race is a sprint for fillies in a Optional Claimer Allowance. Jay Totter's method:


1. Softly Killing get the rail which has not been the place to be at Del Mar this meet. She is trained by Jerry Hollendorfer and his main man is Joel Rosario who takes the call. She is 2 for 2 at Del Mar. She has strong 2 year old speed numbers.... 91......


2. Fund Raiser might just be the favorite based on her big speed numbers and she lost to Silver Swallow on the wire almost taking the field gate to wire her last race. She is a pro hitting the board in all of her nine races........


3. Heartless Vixen is the morning line favorite.... Why all the lay offs...... which tells me that she might just not be the soundest of horses. But having said that Ron Ellis trains and usually has them fit and ready first time out after a vacation away from the beach.

4. Holding Your Ground...... This trainer has sent out some bombs lighting up the tote board in the pass. She does look a little over her head but this race looks to me no really monsters ....... so... your call!

5. Via Veneto she looks in form and fit and look she beat Heartless Vixen 2 races back..... A major contender!

6. Five Silver Star ...Dude Girl... What happen you ran into a buzz saw the last 2?............ The other Hollendorfer horse that the public will by pass because of her last 2 races... I love her first 2 races then looks like she was in too deep of waters.  She is now back in much warmer waters..... She's no throw out! She had maybe excuses in her first race coming off a lay off and was not fit and ready. She then tried the turf which is did not like...... I might be over reaching but I expect she might dance a little more down the lane today........

7. Gumption  had to need her last race after a needed lay off facing two Grade stake races at Santa Anita then enter a high level allowance at Hollywood and threw in the towel at the half way point. She runs great for Smith at Del Mar and I think might just be over looked today by the public.

Race 8             Six Furlong Maiden (40K)

Jenny Jenny Emily one race does not make a career.  I think she might be a better runner today at 5 to 1 morning line. Desperate Measures figures to be the favorite after breaking slow at this level for Carla Gaines......and finished a respectable second. Twisp faces 40K Cal Breds for the first time after faces maidens straight and open maiden, the drop can only help with the new bug boy taking the mount. Homework with a race under her belt she get a better post position then her last start at Hollywood on the rail. She just might out run her odds today. Chk Chk Boom adds blinkers and that might be the ticket and getting away from Hollywood and a new environment.  A first time starter by Jim Cassidy is Sean S. and sports solid work out tab. Cosafina Carina had the extreme outside post position in a state bred maiden special weight with Tyler Baze taking the call. She ran like it might be a race to get her into the game. She drops to 40K and has 2 good works in,one for five furlongs.... and then a blow out. She might outrun her odds with the morning line at 15 to one. Tab Valdez who takes the call for Ed Moger.