Los Alamitos for Sunday 11 December 2016
Good to hear from so many of the The Racing Digest gang who ended up having a banner day on Saturday. Hope we can keep the ball rolling on Sunday with another card that appears playable.
Best of luck as always!
race 1 Â Â above average clarity
4  Sheswildnfree  most of career looks very solid vs. this group.......meets leading jock (also leading rider at Dmr) takes her over our 3rd choice
5  Azure Dreams  sprinter tries a route with a good pedigree for one.....likely will try to wire
2  She's a Ten  graduated in last which took her 10th start.....but 1st ever on fast rated dirt and at today's distance......dangerous
race 2 Â Â above average clarity
5  Sassy Rose  solid somewhat wide better than par for the level effort in her last.....same or better seems likely today
3  Princess Leia  works are strong for this Baffert 1ster considering the level......Baffert is higher % with MC's than MSW runners.....that's saying something
8  Good N Naughty  needed maiden debut......and better a.m. work since.......should show more today.....how much is the ?
9 Â Emma Named Me
race 3 Â Â average clarity
2  Moonie  voided claim in last but gets time off to "feel better".......sharp works.......good speed.......likely controls the front end of things making her dangerous
4  Ebony Cat  also training quite well......... (4 2 1 1) at Lrc.....should sit close up and be a factor in the stretch
3  Trust Ur Intuition  easily best of the late runners......dangerous for sure......ice cold jock got a confidence building win yesterday
7 Â You Sleep On That
race 4 Â Â average clarity
NOTE:  (AE 12  Jackson Teller  has a shot if draws in)
7  Solar Zone  strong better than appears route race 2 back which was run turf to dirt.......turf in last and better jock up for today........graduation day is at hand
9  Bad Bad Jon  record racing with blinkers on when not at Dmr which he appears to hate (3 0 2 1).....proven at a route.....rider upgrade....not out of this by any means
3  Sir Matador  sprinter with speed attempts a route for the 1st time......7 lbs bug boy up......wire to wire attempt here
5 Â Eat My Dirt
race 5 Â Â average clarity
4  Black Tie 'n Tails  whole career on the dirt fits.....and it has been go to the bank time when Mr. Peter Miller drops a given horse
3  Sleepwalker  another dangerous trainer with drop downs in Diodoro especially when they drop below the level they were claimed for
1  Carulli  returns with a new trainer and the works suggest he is ready fresh off of a 5 1/2 month layoff....should be prominent from the get go
2 Â Loyalist
Long-shot consideration:  5  Warren's My Boy   turf tightener in last for muscle up for his favorite track (6 1 3 1) at Lrc
race 6 Â Â average clarity
8  Mizter Kool Cat very good work regiment for this Mike Harrington 1ster.....and he gets the consensus to win (his 2nd straight) the riding title in Norberto Arroyo
5  Sir Studleigh  finally got to race off of relatively short rest (one month) and ran big.......last race was on 11 Nov........today is Dec 11th........very dangerous despite trained by a guy looking for his 1st 2016 win
3  Am I Blue  another Mike Harrington 1ster with a very good work regiment.......but where as our top selection gets a top jock this fellow obviously does not
1 Â Hot Rodin
race 7 Â Â above average clarity
4  Smack Talk  seems razor-sharp in the a.m. for his 2nd out after the Diodoro claim coming off of a grass race......and he is 1 for 1 at Lrc
3  Ultimate Luck  by far at his best at Lrc (6 1 2 2) and gets a jockey upgrade.......does need to overcome a slight tendency to hang in the stretch......blinkers on for today might help him overcome it
5  Kenny Benny  graduated in his last despite dueling on a slightly dull inside.....never an easy task for a young horse......3 works since......dangerous upside potential
2 Â Eddie's First
race 8 Â Â average clarity
5  Blanket of Ice  might be a good claim by Glatt who is one tough cookie 1st out following a claim (27% win) especially when he steps up a couple a levels....should be in the mix from the get go
6  Indygo Bo  another trainer in Wong who is 27% 1st out after a claim in this case over his last 82.........only race at Lrc is strong and somewhat disguised by a wide trip
7  Deep Consideration  yet another running 1st out following a claim.....hasn't missed a beat in the a.m. for Eurton since he snatched up this guy on October 22nd.......merits deep consideration
3 Â Dadtaughtmewel
race 9Â Â average clarity
10  Potente Alba  wide trip in a somewhat fast heat of Cal-bred MSW runners hides his debut effort somewhat......small move forward with a better trip and he has a decent chance to graduate this afternoon
8  Vidaks Back  trainer starts very few these days but they are almost always ready to roll including with 1st timers.....and this colt's work tab supports the notion
9  Little Awecim  OK MSW debut.....showed enough that he seems dangerous if he needed the effort......and Mr. Mark Glatt sure has had a nice 2016
12 AE Â Patience Ofa Saint
4 Â Grecian Fire
6 Â Onefortheteam
5 Â Loud Stalker