
Del Mar for Friday 30 July 2010
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Best looking card so far at Del Mar. Seemingly very few horses to be concerned about outside of the selections we made. Â
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Race 1Â Â Â above average clarity
2 Connagher  solid pace and final time in his 2nd lifetime race.....repeat of that effort would be tough for anyone but our 2nd choie to beat
6 Oak Kye Why  powerful maiden debut breaking a little tardy....chasing.....and finishing well.....can get the same chase position here
3Â Sammy's A Runnin'Â Â in good form and appreciates the Dmr synthetic surface.....has a shot at upsetting the top 2 if they duelÂ
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race 2Â Â Â average clarity
11 Winter Camp   might have the most early speed of any horse on the grounds....so 5F should be right up his alley if he handles the sod...possesses average turf breeding
4 Unionize  consistent runs in all his lifetime sprint races on the turf or dirt....good shot to get a good mid pack position and make his move in the stretch
3 Raetodandty  a 5 furlong turf sprint seems like a good fit for this gelding who flattens out a little at 6F
1 Wildcat Nation  last looks like the gimme to be full throttle today in his 1st run on the grass....good turf breeding
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race 3Â Â Â average clarity
3 Sparrow  very impressive work series in Kentucky for this 1ster and W Ward is outstanding with maiden claiming 1sters
11 Lucky Sis  vast improvement in last with the blinks on....positive rider switch....I am concerned about 7 races run for a 2 year old thru mid July....ought to be a law
5 Missilette  just missed only time in Maiden claiming......should be prominent from the get go
9 Darling Disarray  solid work series for Hollendorfer at Pln....worked 34 furlongs in 1 month.....seems like a healthy fit filly
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race 4Â Â Â average clarity
3 Dee Dee's Legacy  only 9 races in 4 years for this fellow but he seems to fire every time and his limited history back 5 or 6 weeks is solid....should be prominent thru-out
7 One Vote  sure like the sharpest work in some time (and at Dmr) for this gelding especially coming off of a win
5 Candy Coated  owns some decent speed in a race that lacks it......race 2 back is solid
4 Taxi Fleet  O'Neal gave this horse a five week break and has put a couple of sharp works in him....might fire a much better effort today
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race 5Â Â Â average clarity
1 Cee's Pryme  excellent works for a CA 1ster who looks like he has been pointed for the prestigious Dmr meet for some time...Gaines barn is finally heating up
3 Full Effect  solid wake up in last for Santiago Reyes who seems to get the best out of this animal
8 Absoluitelypositivly  off 1/3 of a year but is training very sharply.....same scenario last year when he ran 2nd at Dmr on 29 July
6 Armenian Star  good work tab for a small but capable trainer who is a good judge of young horses
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race 6Â Â Â above average clarity
7 Warren's Jitterbug  right there versus much better on the turf or AW.....laid up but the drills say ready
4 Catie's Secret  on the right end of the learning curve.....best works yet.......and top connections...highly likely sitting on a good race
6 Road To Reason  seems to run much better taken back a little and I believe that will be the strategy today.....very sharp drills for this
1 Ashee  nice layoff turf sprint in her last and was snatched at the claiming box by the ever dangerous 1st after the claim Mullins
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race 7Â Â Â average clarity
3 Unusual Suspect  earned an excellent grass fig in last and won this Grade 3 race off of a turf effort in 2009 which wasn't nearly as good
5 Richard's Kid  confindence builder today running in a Grade 3 and attempting to get that winning feeling again
6 Temple City  on or near the lead in what looks like a slow pace up front....barn has woken up.........very dangerous
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race 8Â Â Â average clarity
2 No Stadium has run creditably versus much tougher in route affairs...tuned up in last and ready to roll
10Â Casa OÂ Â impressive 1st run at a route and it was at 1 1/8 miles....should have plenty in the tank at 1 1/16 and many in here won't
3 Royal Drum  drops out of MSW racing......race fig (on the sod) 2 races back fits in this field
7 Dave's Ruler  last was the tune-up versus way better to drop and be full throttle today..... barn has a stellar history dropping out of MSW races
5 Body Builder  rounding into form and Canani is starting to awaken after a long drought as far as winners is concerned
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