Sunday (8-8-10) Del Mar Recap
Polytrack seemed to play fair. A wire job and a stalker made up the two turf route winners (rail at 14 feet).
Hat trick for Rafael Bejarano. Patrick Valenzuela booted home a pair.
A key scratch (River Chapel) changed the pace complexion in the Grade 2 Best Pal and PVal aboard J P’s Gusto took full advantage in a wire job tally from the inside post. Sway Away rallied to finish a clear second and should continue to progress. Western Mood was forced to chase the pace and held the show. He seems best as a late-runner.
On the pick six ticket front, I could only muster one Primary (Valley Cat) and one Secondary (J P’s Gusto) winner on Sunday…boo!
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Wednesday Free Play Links
Below are links to my Aug 11 free selections…enjoy!
5th race from Del Mar – Today’s Racing Digest
6th race from Del Mar – MySpace
8th race from Del Mar – Horse Racing Nation
Del Mar Pick 6 (8-11-10)
Wednesday’s pick six from Del Mar includes a carryover of more than $178,000. The feature race is the Real Good Deal Stakes for CA-bred or sired 3-year-olds traveling seven furlongs on Polytrack. Morning line favorite Goggles McCoy looms an elusive target. Partly cloudy skies are expected with a high temperature of 71.
Degree of Difficulty: Moderate. On a scale of 1 to 10, the Wednesday pick six from Del Mar rates a 6.5.
Possible Singles: Glass of Red (6th race), Goggles McCoy (7th race)
Jarrod Horak’s Del Mar Pick 6 Tickets – Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Del Mar Race 3 (Clm-12.5k, f&m 4up, 6.5f) Primary (#2 Stroppy, #4 Dreams Afleet, #6 Ultra Awesome) – Secondary (#7 Humble Maggie Go, #9 Squeeze Me Tight)
Del Mar Race 4 (MSW, CA-bred 2yo, 5.5f) Primary (#1 Liberal Arts, #1a Contemplated, #5 He Be Fire N Ice, #7 Storddim)
Del Mar Race 5 (Clm-8k, 4up, 8f) Primary (#1 James Prior, #2 Mr. Rancho Vista, #6 Souvenir Slew)
Del Mar Race 6 (Clm-40k, 3yo fil, 8T) Primary (#5 Glass of Red) – Secondary (#2 Cruzin Topless, #8 Cash Queen Anna)
Del Mar Race 7 (Real Good Deal S., CA-bred 3yo, 7f) Primary (#4 Goggles McCoy) – Secondary (#3 High Success)
Del Mar Race 8 (Mcl-40k, CA-bred 2yo, 5.5f) Primary (#7 Wild and True, #8 Cactus Breeze) – Secondary (#2 Swiss G’s, #5 Courtside, #6 Swiss A, #11 Onebadjoe, #13 Mr. Gennaro)
Wednesday Pick 6 Tickets
Note that the Standard Ticket shows how much it would cost if you used all of the contenders on one ticket. The multiple Primary/Secondary ticket strategy saves money and allows you to put your strong handicapping opinions to the test.
Pick 6 Spread Ticket Calculator courtesy of Del Mar website (click tickets to enlarge)
