Race 7 - # 10 Chiropractor (Final Odds 2.20*) - "A" Selection
Race 8 - # 11 Sunbeamsfromheaven (1.00*) - "A" Selection
Race 9 - # 6 Full Ransom (9.90) - No Selection
Race 10 - # 10 Rockin Rhythm (6.70) - "B" Selection
Rockin Rhythm actually had company on the finish line in the finale in the form of # 6 Take It Easyplease (15.60), but Take It Easyplease was DQ'd and placed fourth. As for our play, we were already done by that point, as we had no part of the gate to wire winner in Race 9; while our single "A" Selection in that contest, # 9 Long Hot Summer (1.30*), could do no better than fourth.
Oh well; onto the next race.
Meanwhile, those who had the correct Pick Four sequence of 10 / 11 / 6 / 10 were rewarded with a payout of $490.15 for their fifty cent wager. May God bless them as they spend their winnings.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
Sunday, August 30, 2015
8/30/15 Del Mar Pick Four - Preview
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” – Paulo Coelho
They're running the Grade 3 Torrey Pines Stakes at Del Mar today. But since it's been placed on the front half of the card, that means that it won't be a part of our play; indeed, there wasn't a single stakes contest in either of our plays this weekend. Be that as it may, we'll be doing that which you've come to expect, as we take yet another run at the Pick Four at the place where the turf meets the surf.
RACE 7 - OC 80k/N1X - Eight Furlongs Turf
A’s
# 4 The Gomper (Morning Line 4-1)
# 10 Chiropractor (ML 5-2)
B’s
# 6 Fritz Johansen (ML 3-1)
# 8 Peacenluvpeacenluv (ML 12-1)
# 9 Forest Blue (ML 6-1)
C's
None
None of the four Also Eligibles (# 11 Dynamite Ride (ML 12-1); # 12 Rye Patch (ML 15-1); # 13 Fooled Again (ML 20-1); and # 14 Ride Hard Kowboy (ML 20-1)) draw in, so they may be spending the afternoon in the barn playing Bridge.
The Gomper took the Show at this class level last time out despite being steadied early. Chiropractor took the Place at this class level last time out, earning this field's best last out Beyer Speed Figure in the process. Fritz Johansen is by Unusual Heat, whose progeny tend to do well on this turf course.
Forest Blue disappointed as the Post Time Favorite in two of his last three starts. But Forest Blue will have blinkers off today, which just might be what he needs to have something in reserve for the stretch drive. Speaking of taking the blinkers off, Peacenluvpeacenluv earned his first Win in over a year last time out in what was his first career start without the hood. If he can close today as he did last time out, Peacenluvpeacenluv just may find himself in it at the wire.
RACE 8 - Md $40k - Six and a Half Furlongs Dirt
A’s
# 4 Bellamy Concerto (ML 9-2)
# 11 Sunbeamsfromheaven (ML 7-2)
B's
# 3 Visibility (ML 8-1)
# 6 Blue Anchor (ML 5-1)
C's
None
Bellamy Concerto makes his first start off the claim for Trainer Henry Dominguez after having taken that Place at this class level last time out. Sunbeamsfromheaven, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, took the Place against more expensive last time out.
Visibility took the Show at this class level last time out. Visibility may appreciate having to cover less ground, as each of his two prior career Place finishes were at today's distance of six and a half furlongs. Blue Anchor drops in class after pressing the pace last time out against more expensive in his career debut. Note also the nice move Blue Anchor made working out over this main track on the 16th, suggesting that he is ready to fire off the five month vacation.
RACE 9 - (F) OC 62k/N2X - Eight Furlongs Turf
A’s
# 9 Long Hot Summer (ML 7-2)
B’s
None
C's
# 1 Royal Temptress (Ire) (ML 9-2)
# 2 Mangita (ML 6-1)
# 5 Shysheisnot (ML 12-1)
None of the four Also Eligibles (# 11 Beat of The Drum (Ire) (ML 5-1); # 12 Majestic Heat (ML 3-1); # 13 Doodetta (ML 10-1); and # 14 Intoxicating Move (No Line)) draw in, so they may be spending the afternoon out on the golf course.
Long Hot Summer took the Place in the Grace 3 Senorita last time out. Royal Temptress (Ire) has certainly had her chances at this class level; perhaps today will be the day that she hits the wire first.
Mangita took the Show last time out in the Solana Beach Handicap. Shysheisnot, who finished behind Mangita in the Solana Beach, should improve today with a better trip.
RACE 10 - (F) Md $20k - Seven Furlongs Dirt
A’s
# 11 Altaria (ML 9-2)
# 12 Kiss My Face (ML 7-2)
B's
# 4 Lynn's Chancie (ML 12-1)
# 8 Divine Tale (ML 5-1)
# 10 Rockin Rhythm (ML 5-1)
C's
None
# 3 Wisconsin Gal (No Line) is a program scratch.
Alatria took the Show against more expensive last time out. Kiss My Face has the best last out Beyer Speed Figure in this field. Divine Tale has finished in the Trifecta all four times that she has competed at this class level.
Rockin Rhythm has taken the Place in each of her two career starts, both at this class level. Lynn's Chancie did much better without the blinkers in her debut than she did in her second career start with the blinkers on; so the removal of the hood as well as the drop in class may get Lynn's Chancie into the Winner's Circle today.
OK, that's the analysis. Playing our tickets in Crist fashion, we get:
All A Entries
$1.00 P4: 4,10 with 4,11 with 9 with 11,12 $8.00
All A Entries with All B Entries
$0.50 P4: 4,6,8,9,10 with 3,4,6,11 with 9 with 4,8,10,11,12 $50.00
A's with One C
$0.50 P4: 4,10 with 4,11 with 1,2,5 with 11,12 $12.00
Total: $70.00
Post Time for Race 7 is 8:10 EDT / 5:10 PDT. Good luck to all.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
They're running the Grade 3 Torrey Pines Stakes at Del Mar today. But since it's been placed on the front half of the card, that means that it won't be a part of our play; indeed, there wasn't a single stakes contest in either of our plays this weekend. Be that as it may, we'll be doing that which you've come to expect, as we take yet another run at the Pick Four at the place where the turf meets the surf.
RACE 7 - OC 80k/N1X - Eight Furlongs Turf
A’s
# 4 The Gomper (Morning Line 4-1)
# 10 Chiropractor (ML 5-2)
B’s
# 6 Fritz Johansen (ML 3-1)
# 8 Peacenluvpeacenluv (ML 12-1)
# 9 Forest Blue (ML 6-1)
C's
None
None of the four Also Eligibles (# 11 Dynamite Ride (ML 12-1); # 12 Rye Patch (ML 15-1); # 13 Fooled Again (ML 20-1); and # 14 Ride Hard Kowboy (ML 20-1)) draw in, so they may be spending the afternoon in the barn playing Bridge.
The Gomper took the Show at this class level last time out despite being steadied early. Chiropractor took the Place at this class level last time out, earning this field's best last out Beyer Speed Figure in the process. Fritz Johansen is by Unusual Heat, whose progeny tend to do well on this turf course.
Forest Blue disappointed as the Post Time Favorite in two of his last three starts. But Forest Blue will have blinkers off today, which just might be what he needs to have something in reserve for the stretch drive. Speaking of taking the blinkers off, Peacenluvpeacenluv earned his first Win in over a year last time out in what was his first career start without the hood. If he can close today as he did last time out, Peacenluvpeacenluv just may find himself in it at the wire.
RACE 8 - Md $40k - Six and a Half Furlongs Dirt
A’s
# 4 Bellamy Concerto (ML 9-2)
# 11 Sunbeamsfromheaven (ML 7-2)
B's
# 3 Visibility (ML 8-1)
# 6 Blue Anchor (ML 5-1)
C's
None
Bellamy Concerto makes his first start off the claim for Trainer Henry Dominguez after having taken that Place at this class level last time out. Sunbeamsfromheaven, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, took the Place against more expensive last time out.
Visibility took the Show at this class level last time out. Visibility may appreciate having to cover less ground, as each of his two prior career Place finishes were at today's distance of six and a half furlongs. Blue Anchor drops in class after pressing the pace last time out against more expensive in his career debut. Note also the nice move Blue Anchor made working out over this main track on the 16th, suggesting that he is ready to fire off the five month vacation.
RACE 9 - (F) OC 62k/N2X - Eight Furlongs Turf
A’s
# 9 Long Hot Summer (ML 7-2)
B’s
None
C's
# 1 Royal Temptress (Ire) (ML 9-2)
# 2 Mangita (ML 6-1)
# 5 Shysheisnot (ML 12-1)
None of the four Also Eligibles (# 11 Beat of The Drum (Ire) (ML 5-1); # 12 Majestic Heat (ML 3-1); # 13 Doodetta (ML 10-1); and # 14 Intoxicating Move (No Line)) draw in, so they may be spending the afternoon out on the golf course.
Long Hot Summer took the Place in the Grace 3 Senorita last time out. Royal Temptress (Ire) has certainly had her chances at this class level; perhaps today will be the day that she hits the wire first.
Mangita took the Show last time out in the Solana Beach Handicap. Shysheisnot, who finished behind Mangita in the Solana Beach, should improve today with a better trip.
RACE 10 - (F) Md $20k - Seven Furlongs Dirt
A’s
# 11 Altaria (ML 9-2)
# 12 Kiss My Face (ML 7-2)
B's
# 4 Lynn's Chancie (ML 12-1)
# 8 Divine Tale (ML 5-1)
# 10 Rockin Rhythm (ML 5-1)
C's
None
# 3 Wisconsin Gal (No Line) is a program scratch.
Alatria took the Show against more expensive last time out. Kiss My Face has the best last out Beyer Speed Figure in this field. Divine Tale has finished in the Trifecta all four times that she has competed at this class level.
Rockin Rhythm has taken the Place in each of her two career starts, both at this class level. Lynn's Chancie did much better without the blinkers in her debut than she did in her second career start with the blinkers on; so the removal of the hood as well as the drop in class may get Lynn's Chancie into the Winner's Circle today.
OK, that's the analysis. Playing our tickets in Crist fashion, we get:
All A Entries
$1.00 P4: 4,10 with 4,11 with 9 with 11,12 $8.00
All A Entries with All B Entries
$0.50 P4: 4,6,8,9,10 with 3,4,6,11 with 9 with 4,8,10,11,12 $50.00
A's with One C
$0.50 P4: 4,10 with 4,11 with 1,2,5 with 11,12 $12.00
Total: $70.00
Post Time for Race 7 is 8:10 EDT / 5:10 PDT. Good luck to all.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
Saturday, August 29, 2015
8/29/15 Del Mar Pick Four - Results
Race 7 - # 3 Shallot (Final Odds 5.40) - "C" Selection
Race 8 - # 6 Who's Out (3.90) - "C" Selection
Race 9 - # 3 Del Mar Ann (8.70) - "B" Selection
Race 10 - # 7 Soul Flyer (3.20*) - "B" Selection
In a little bit of deja vu we again see our Pick Four play open with one of our "A" Selections, in this case # 12 Gold Journey (5.00), dump her rider right out of the gate; an occurrence which again gave us an early warning signal that today was not going to be our day. Incidentally, kudos to Betamerica.com for refunding WPS wagers to their clients who bet on Gold Journey, as the Del Mar stewards clearly erred in not declaring her a non-starter. While it had no effect on our bottom line, such an exemplary customer service act is deserving of high praise indeed. As for our play, it falls significantly short of earning high praise; for while we had 'em all. we didn't have 'em all on any one ticket.
Oh well; onto the next race.
Meanwhile, those who had the correct Pick Four sequence of 3 / 6 / 3 / 7 were rewarded with a payout of $1,360.35 for their fifty cent wager. May God bless them as they spend their winnings.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
Race 8 - # 6 Who's Out (3.90) - "C" Selection
Race 9 - # 3 Del Mar Ann (8.70) - "B" Selection
Race 10 - # 7 Soul Flyer (3.20*) - "B" Selection
In a little bit of deja vu we again see our Pick Four play open with one of our "A" Selections, in this case # 12 Gold Journey (5.00), dump her rider right out of the gate; an occurrence which again gave us an early warning signal that today was not going to be our day. Incidentally, kudos to Betamerica.com for refunding WPS wagers to their clients who bet on Gold Journey, as the Del Mar stewards clearly erred in not declaring her a non-starter. While it had no effect on our bottom line, such an exemplary customer service act is deserving of high praise indeed. As for our play, it falls significantly short of earning high praise; for while we had 'em all. we didn't have 'em all on any one ticket.
Oh well; onto the next race.
Meanwhile, those who had the correct Pick Four sequence of 3 / 6 / 3 / 7 were rewarded with a payout of $1,360.35 for their fifty cent wager. May God bless them as they spend their winnings.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
8/29/15 Del Mar Pick Four - Preview
Yest, it's true: there really are horse races in the United States today outside of Saratoga. While we wish all the best to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, as well as the best of luck to all those playing the Saratoga card, we'll be focusing our attention on the opposite coast, as we take yet another run at the Pick Four at the place where the turf meets the surf.
RACE 7 - (F) Clm $16k N2L - Six Furlongs Dirt
A’s
# 6 Matter of Luck (Morning Line 9-2)
# 12 Gold Journey (ML 7-2)
B’s
# 10 Little But Lucky (ML 5-1)
C's
RACE 7 - (F) Clm $16k N2L - Six Furlongs Dirt
A’s
# 6 Matter of Luck (Morning Line 9-2)
# 12 Gold Journey (ML 7-2)
B’s
# 10 Little But Lucky (ML 5-1)
C's
# 3 Shallot (ML 5-1)
# 5 Sweet Mz. Poppet (ML 6-1)
# 7 Rock N Bunny (ML 15-1)
# 4 Lady Dash (ML 20-1) is a program scratch; so bring in # 13 Beyond Lucky (ML 20-1) off the Also Eligible List; but let # 14 Belle Evon (ML 5-1) stay in the barn.
Matter of Luck tries winners for the first time after winning by daylight last time out while earning the best dirt last out Beyer Speed Figure in this field. Gold Journey took the Place at this class level last time out. Little But Lucky's form looks much better if you toss out her two turf starts.
Shallot has the best last out Beyer Speed Figure in this field, though it was earned while sprinting on the grass. Shallot showed good early speed while winning two starts back, and Trainer Ed Freeman does quite well when moving his runners from turf to dirt.
Sweet Mz. Poppet showed good early speed against more expensive stock last time out. Rock N Bunny crossed the wire first at this class level last time out, but had her number taken down due to an inability to run in a straight line.
RACE 8 - MSW - Six and a Half Furlongs Dirt
A’s
# 4 Semper Fortis (ML 5-2)
B's
# 7 Oppidum (ML 12-1)
C's
# 6 Who's Out (ML 9-2)
# 1 Justin Squared (ML 3-1) and # 5 Go Ghetto (ML 12-1) are program scratches.
Semper Fortis took the Place in his debut last time out at this class level. The concern with Semper Fortis is that runners trained by Doug O'Neill often don't move forward in their second career starts.
Oppidum, trained by Bob Baffert, was sired by Speightstown, whose progeny tend to do rather well at first asking. Who's Out, who debuted in the same contest as Semper Fortis, is trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, whose runners often improve off their initial efforts in their second career tries.
RACE 9 - (F) OC 80k/N1X - Eight Furlongs Turf
A’s
# 4 Holograeme (ML 3-1)
# 6 Pammy Whammy (ML 7-2)
B’s
# 2 Foolish Ways (Ire) (ML 10-1)
# 3 Del Mar Ann (ML 12-1)
C's
# 1 Miss Boom Boom (ML 5-2)
# 5 Sweet (ML 4-1)
Pammy Whammy and Holograeme took the Place and the Show, respectively, their last time out at this class level. Foolish Ways (Ire) has yet to finish out of the money on grass since adding the blinkers. Del Mar Ann had to put a price tag on her head in order to graduate, but she did close exceptionally well in that contest (her first try on grass) while winning by daylight.
Miss Boom Boom took the Place against stakes company last time out, a marked improvement over her previous effort, which saw her finish out of the money at this class level. Sweet took the Place at this class level last time out, despite losing ground on the winner in the final furlong.
RACE 10 - [S] (F) MSW - Six Furlongs Dirt
A’s
# 10 Moonie (ML 4-1)
B's
# 7 Soul Flyer (ML 7-2)
# 12 Parasail (ML 5-1)
C's
# 5 Lacey's Rainbow (ML 6-1)
# 13 Bella Sierra (ML 5-1)
# 11 West Mid (ML 20-1) is a program scratch; so bring in Bella Sierra off the Also Eligible List.
Moonie took the Place at this class level two starts back, which was also Moonie's most recent start on dirt and with blinkers on.
Soul Flyer has finished in the money in all three of her career starts, all at this class level. Parasail, a first time starter, has been firing bullets in her morning workouts over this main track. Lacey's Rainbow closed well in her debut last time out. Bella Sierra missed by less than two lengths when she competed at this class level two starts back.
OK, that's the analysis. Playing our tickets in Crist fashion, we get:
All A Entries
$1.00 P4: 6,12 with 4 with 4,6 with 10 $4.00
All A Entries with All B Entries
$0.50 P4: 6,10,12 with 4,7 with 2,3,4,6 with 7,10,12 $36.00
A's with One C
$0.50 P4: 3,5,7 with 4 with 4,6 with 10 $3.00
$0.50 P4: 6,12 with 6 with 4,6 with 10 $2.00
$0.50 P4: 6,12 with 4 with 1,5 with 10 $2.00
$0.50 P4: 6,12 with 4 with 4,6 with 5,13 $4.00
Total: $51.00
Post Time for Race 7 is 8:10 EDT / 5:10 PDT. Good luck to all.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
Sunday, August 23, 2015
8/23/15 Del Mar Pick Four - Results
Race 7 - # 10 Finest City (Final Odds 0.70*) - "A" Selection
Race 8 - The Del Mar Mile Handicap - # 10 Avanzare (6.70) - "A" Selection
Race 9 - # 4 Gloryzapper (0.90*) - "B" Selection
Race 10 - # 3 With a Twist (3.30) - "A" Selection
We used four runners in the Opening Leg of the sequence just to find the 7-10 Favorite; certainly not our finest job of handicapping (see what I did there?). We similarly used five runners in the third leg of the sequence just to find the 9-10 Favorite; but at least that contest gave us the thrill of just missing by half a length with one of our "C" Selections, # 6 Josephine's Moment (29.40), with whom we still would have cashed, as we brought home "A's" in the other three legs.
Oh, and speaking of that third leg, it looks as if we were the only ones who were curious as to how # 2 Tatum's Gold would run. I say that because apparently everyone else wagering knew that she wouldn't, as she was heavily un-bet from her Morning Line of 4-1 up to Final Odds of 22-1.
For the record, here are the $0.50 Will Pays for the other runners to which we were alive in the finale:
# 4 An Unusual Group (6.50) - $200.10 Finish: 4th
# 6 Redressthebalance (Ire) (3.00*) - $101.20 Finish: 6th
# 9 Aunty Pearl (4.60) - $135.00 Finish: 3rd
But that's what might have been. The actual winning Pick Four sequence of 10 / 10 / 4 / 3 paid $92.15 for a fifty cent wager, making for the ridiculously tiny approximate odds of 3-20 on our $80 investment. For the record, that's only slightly better than if we had just put the whole eighty bucks on Finest City to Show. Still, tiny as our profit may be, it is still profit; and speaking as someone who has on occasion cashed at a loss, and on even more occasions not cashed at all, I will gladly take it.
I hope you all had it with me. May God bless us as we spend our winnings.
Onto the next race!
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
Race 8 - The Del Mar Mile Handicap - # 10 Avanzare (6.70) - "A" Selection
Race 9 - # 4 Gloryzapper (0.90*) - "B" Selection
Race 10 - # 3 With a Twist (3.30) - "A" Selection
We used four runners in the Opening Leg of the sequence just to find the 7-10 Favorite; certainly not our finest job of handicapping (see what I did there?). We similarly used five runners in the third leg of the sequence just to find the 9-10 Favorite; but at least that contest gave us the thrill of just missing by half a length with one of our "C" Selections, # 6 Josephine's Moment (29.40), with whom we still would have cashed, as we brought home "A's" in the other three legs.
Oh, and speaking of that third leg, it looks as if we were the only ones who were curious as to how # 2 Tatum's Gold would run. I say that because apparently everyone else wagering knew that she wouldn't, as she was heavily un-bet from her Morning Line of 4-1 up to Final Odds of 22-1.
For the record, here are the $0.50 Will Pays for the other runners to which we were alive in the finale:
# 4 An Unusual Group (6.50) - $200.10 Finish: 4th
# 6 Redressthebalance (Ire) (3.00*) - $101.20 Finish: 6th
# 9 Aunty Pearl (4.60) - $135.00 Finish: 3rd
But that's what might have been. The actual winning Pick Four sequence of 10 / 10 / 4 / 3 paid $92.15 for a fifty cent wager, making for the ridiculously tiny approximate odds of 3-20 on our $80 investment. For the record, that's only slightly better than if we had just put the whole eighty bucks on Finest City to Show. Still, tiny as our profit may be, it is still profit; and speaking as someone who has on occasion cashed at a loss, and on even more occasions not cashed at all, I will gladly take it.
I hope you all had it with me. May God bless us as we spend our winnings.
Onto the next race!
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
8/23/15 Del Mar Pick Four - Preview
It's the day after Pacific Classic Day, and all the talk is still about Beholder and her huge win and her possibly competing against American Pharoah and man what a bad break for the fans that this is the year that the Breeders' Cup is not being held in California. But all that is well into the future; meanwhile we've got races that we need to sort out today, as we take yet one more run at the Pick Four at the place where the turf meets the surf.
RACE 7 - (F) MSW - Six Furlongs Dirt
A’s
# 3 Lily Pod (Morning Line 7-2)
# 10 Finest City (ML 3-1)
B's
None
C's
# 6 Ponder Lea (ML 4-1)
# 9 She'soverthemoon (ML 6-1)
Lily Pod has finished in the Trifecta in each of her first two career starts, both against non-claiming maidens. Finest City took the Place in her debut last time out against Gloryzapper, the Morning Line Favorite in Race 9 below.
Ponder Lea is a first time starter sired by More Than Ready, whose progeny win approximately 13% of their initial tries. She'soverthemoon, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, had to go on the shelf after her debut effort back in February; but She'soverthemoon does show steady works leading into today's contest.
RACE 8 - The Del Mar Mile Handicap (Grade 2) - Eight Furlongs Turf
A’s
# 2 Talco (Fr) (ML 7-2)
# 10 Avanzare (ML 6-1)
B's
# 1 Pure Tactics (ML 8-1)
# 4 Bal a Bali (Brz) (ML 3-1)
C's
RACE 7 - (F) MSW - Six Furlongs Dirt
A’s
# 3 Lily Pod (Morning Line 7-2)
# 10 Finest City (ML 3-1)
B's
None
C's
# 6 Ponder Lea (ML 4-1)
# 9 She'soverthemoon (ML 6-1)
Lily Pod has finished in the Trifecta in each of her first two career starts, both against non-claiming maidens. Finest City took the Place in her debut last time out against Gloryzapper, the Morning Line Favorite in Race 9 below.
Ponder Lea is a first time starter sired by More Than Ready, whose progeny win approximately 13% of their initial tries. She'soverthemoon, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, had to go on the shelf after her debut effort back in February; but She'soverthemoon does show steady works leading into today's contest.
RACE 8 - The Del Mar Mile Handicap (Grade 2) - Eight Furlongs Turf
A’s
# 2 Talco (Fr) (ML 7-2)
# 10 Avanzare (ML 6-1)
B's
# 1 Pure Tactics (ML 8-1)
# 4 Bal a Bali (Brz) (ML 3-1)
C's
None
# 11 Obviously (Ire) is a program scratch. Look for Obviously's next start to be north of the border.
Talco (Fr), winner of the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile last time out, enters this contest with the best last-out Beyer Speed Figure in this field. Avanzare, winner of the Grade 2 Arcadia last time out, has finished in the Trifecta in nine of his ten career grass starts.
Pure Tactics is taking a pretty big jump up the class ladder today, but Pure Tactics closed extremely well into incredibly soft fractions while winning The Wickerr in his last start. Bal a Bali (Brz) defeated Talco in the Grade 3 American two starts back; the concern is that Bal a Bali failed to show anything in the drive in his last start.
RACE 9 - (F) OC 40k/N1X - Seven Furlongs Dirt
A’s
# 8 Exposure (ML 3-1)
B’s
# 3 Sweetrayofsunshine (ML 7-2)
# 4 Gloryzapper (ML 5-2)
C's
# 2 Tatum's Gold (ML 4-1)
# 6 Josephine's Moment (ML 12-1)
Exposure enters this contest with a two race winning streak. Exposure projects to be the speed of the speed in this event.
Sweetrayofsunshine shares the honor of best last out Beyer Speed Figure with Exposure. Gloryzapper, trained by Phil D'Amato, faces winners for the first time after winning her debut last time out. Josephine's Moment should appreciate the drop in class as well as the turn back in distance.
I mentioned that Exposure is entering this contest with a two race winning streak. What I didn't mention is that Exposure's rider for those two wins, indeed, for her entire four race career, has been Martin Garcia. But Garcia won't be riding the Bob Baffert trained Exposure today. That honor instead will go to Rafael Bejarano. Meanwhile Garcia will be taking the mount today on Tatum's Gold, trained by Steve Miyadi. Today will be the first time in her eight race career that Tatum's Gold will have Garcia on her back.
Now I have no idea whose decision (jockey, trainer, or owner) it was for Garcia to not ride Exposure today. But it does make me more than a little bit curious as to how Tatum's Gold will run today in this, her first effort in an open (non-state bread restricted) contest.
RACE 10 - (F) Clm $25k - Eight Furlongs Turf
A’s
# 3 With a Twist (ML 7-2)
# 4 An Unusual Group (ML 8-1)
# 6 Redressthebalance (Ire) (ML 8-1)
B’s
# 9 Aunty Pearl (ML 6-1)
C's
# 8 Zuzu's Petals (ML 10-1)
# 1 Love Blind (Arg) (No Line), # 12 Mailbaby (Ire) (NL), # 13 Wild Bella (NL), and # 14 Forever a Fan (NL) are all program scratches.
With a Twist took the Place at this class level last time out, albeit for different connections. An Unusual Group was sired by Unusual Heat, whose progeny seem to do rather well on this turf course. Redressthebalance (Ire) took the Show against more expensive stock two starts back.
Aunty Pearl could have things all her own way in the early going. Zuzu's Petals is making her turf debut today. Zuzu's Petals damsire, General Meeting, won the Grade 3 Volante Handicap on the Santa Anita grass back in 1991.
OK, that's the analysis. Playing our tickets in Crist fashion, we get:
All A Entries
$1.00 P4: 3,10 with 2,10 with 8 with 3,4,6 $12.00
All A Entries with All B Entries
$0.50 P4: 3,10 with 1,2,4,10 with 3,4,8 with 3,4,6,9 $48.00
A's with One C
$0.50 P4: 6,9 with 2,10 with 8 with 3,4,6 $6.00
$0.50 P4: 3,10 with 2,10 with 2,6 with 3,4,6 $12.00
$0.50 P4: 3,10 with 2,10 with 8 with 8 $2.00
Total: $80.00
Post Time for Race 7 is 8:10 EDT / 5:10 PDT. Good luck to all.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
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