this is the worst weekend card i've ever seen at del mar. races two through five seem better suited for finger lakes than del mar. hell, i wouldn't be shocked if they carded a minnesota bred two thousand dollar claimer next week....
anyway, i really hope tomorrow's card looks better than this.
r1: sarasota. this one got fried chasing a hot pace against much tougher in february at santa anita. emma bovard is a legit G2 sprinter so there's no shame weakening against her. 'sota gets a six month freshening and switches to the turf for her return. she has a full complement of drills and i look for her to give a good account of herself here.
r3: blackbird. i think this arizona bred will run much better with the hood on and on the drop for kory owens. 'bird was well bet in his second start and did the old speed and fade. must respect governor lee, who IS the most likely winner here, but at somewhere near even money, i'll take a small shot to beat him.
r6: proud ringer. i believe the vergara/gonzalez connection won a race at a hint of a price here yesterday and i'll back them against this non-descript open maiden field. even though he's a cal-bred, 'ringer is by a good win early sire and looks like he's been trained to shwo speed.
r7: my poker player. this guy was my single on june 23rd when i hit the pick/6 at hollywood park, so i'm going to the well again in this very very competitive group of entry level allowance sprinters. 'player is speed vs speed, but he gets an outside draw and if santiago is patient, he can get him to sit and pounce when the dueling speed tires.
r9: sunday times. this race is begging to be won by a whacky horse and while sunday times is a mere 7/2 on the morning line, i think he'll end up at somewhere north of that number, which is plenty playable for me.
good luck.
anyway, i really hope tomorrow's card looks better than this.
r1: sarasota. this one got fried chasing a hot pace against much tougher in february at santa anita. emma bovard is a legit G2 sprinter so there's no shame weakening against her. 'sota gets a six month freshening and switches to the turf for her return. she has a full complement of drills and i look for her to give a good account of herself here.
r3: blackbird. i think this arizona bred will run much better with the hood on and on the drop for kory owens. 'bird was well bet in his second start and did the old speed and fade. must respect governor lee, who IS the most likely winner here, but at somewhere near even money, i'll take a small shot to beat him.
r6: proud ringer. i believe the vergara/gonzalez connection won a race at a hint of a price here yesterday and i'll back them against this non-descript open maiden field. even though he's a cal-bred, 'ringer is by a good win early sire and looks like he's been trained to shwo speed.
r7: my poker player. this guy was my single on june 23rd when i hit the pick/6 at hollywood park, so i'm going to the well again in this very very competitive group of entry level allowance sprinters. 'player is speed vs speed, but he gets an outside draw and if santiago is patient, he can get him to sit and pounce when the dueling speed tires.
r9: sunday times. this race is begging to be won by a whacky horse and while sunday times is a mere 7/2 on the morning line, i think he'll end up at somewhere north of that number, which is plenty playable for me.
good luck.
