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Del Mar for Friday August 17 2012
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Take note that we will be offering a special day of full card (usually 13 races and usually the best race card in the U S of A outside of the Breeders Cup) selections on Travers day at Saratoga on 25 August. Sign up is now available. Early bird sign-up will save you a couple of dollars as it has in the past. Selections will be sent in your email the night before Travers day.
race 1 average clarity
2 Not Kidding Around bad trips in last 2 races hides a horse in good form.....gets 7 lbs off for today.......should be solid with a decent trip
4 Quizzical nice 2nd place finish in last with a big gap to 3rd....capable of solid early pace....a big deal in an abbreviated sprint race
5 Missdang Sally wide with pace in last hides a solid layoff run....same effort with a better trip and he has a solid shot........new jock for today
6 Rich In Tradition sure woke up 1st time Dmr in last....only needs a small forward move to be in the hunt here
race 2 average clarity
7 Field Report very solid efforts last year at 3..........training like the same can occur now off of the layoff at 4.......and drops......might be very tough if he is right
2 Anabaa Premium chased a strong pace at a route and didn't fade too badly late....cut back to a sprint should be a good fit now that he has learned to chase
1 Qatar's Pearl looks like a sharp move for Troy Taylor to sprint this horse in last.....could have won at this level if it wasn't for a 4 wide trip
8 Axle last wasn't too bad....debut 2 back was better....recent sharp drill suggest he can rebound to it.....can be in the hunt if he does and gets a good trip
race 3 average clarity
1 Clubhouse Rules seems to greatly prefer the grass....both efforts sprinting down the SA hill fit well here.......very impressive 5F work just 6 days ago
6 Malibu Knight clunker in last........monster of a wake run 2 back.....blinkers off today to help find that significant effort.....Bejarano sticks around
7 Red Jag runs well fresh and runs well at 5 furlongs on the sod.....Crc invader is training well for Mulhall and seemingly has a shot
2 Truest Legend best races ever are his last two with the blinkers on.......finally 7 races later they are back on.....training 101
race 4 average clarity
6 Attack The Jack claimed for 20K....out of jail so logically drops to 16K.......new trainer Mullins wisely leaves Maldonado up.....good chance to go wire to wire once again here to make it 4 straight wins
8 Warren's Morgan last sure looks like a gimme to dirty up the form some and drop and go go go here
2 Never Shea Never solid layoff win in last........only needs a small logical move forward to be a significant player here
7 Lady Rochelle speedster needs to chase or our top pick will most likely do him in......some shot if he does chase
race 5 slightly below average clarity
4 Wildcat Moon good mc debut at one notch higher in claiming..... very sharp work since.....and drops from mdn80K to mdn 62.5K.....all systems go for a solid attempt at graduating
2 Resistant exactly the same scenario as our top pick minus the strong drill.....instead we get 2 useful works to keep this runner on edge
5 Dancer Humor good mdn 50K debut run at Crc on July 6th has been able to work 4 times over the Dmr AW.....all set for 1st S Cal run
3 No Rachmones speed horse has been tiring in the late stages.....blinkers off seems like a good thing to slow this runner down in the early stages
race 6 slightly above average clarity
5 Customer Base sure ran awfully strong 1st time on the Del Mar grass course in last......Proctor has been on a roll with his turf horses and has a good shot to keep things rolling with this grass cutter
4 Lady Ten fell off in latest but I smell a rebound.......as in two solid endurance building 6F drills....fits fine if she bounces back to effort 2 back
2 Byrama needs to find her efforts she popped last winter.....maybe blinkers off can shake things up and wake her up
6 Cozze Up Lady 3 decent turf races run in the Midwest..........shipper has some early gas which looks OK in this spot......1 mile seems like a good fit
race 7 average clarity
1 Nicole's Mark exits a solid heat.......earned a strong adjusted for trouble Santucci fig.....1st long but bred to get the distance and gets a decent post to starts things from
7 Tiz Lovely decent race against the boys in last......positive rider switch with the 7 lbs. off......shot to be dominate up front from the get go.....low weight and back against the girls can keep this filly in the hunt thru-out
8 Malibu Love consistent sort just fired her best AW race ever.......fits fine but shows a tendency to hang in the stretch......that she will need to overcome
4 Unusual Darling improving by leaps and bounds with every start........claimed by a low % trainer......can he can the improvement coming?......fits solidly if he can.....we shall see
9 Lady Shazzam
11 It's Candy Time
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