HORSE RACING

TODAY AT del mar

By Richard Eng

Post Time 2 p.m.

Race 1 – 7 furlongs, $100,000 Fleet Treat, Cal-breds, Fillies, 3-year-olds

4 Sugarinthemorning – Razor-sharp win in last, if repeated, would beat these too; main foe is to her outside.

5 Zenidekka – Suspect will inherit the lead; the key will be how slow Rafael Bejarano can go, must save energy for late.

Long Shot – 3 Screaming Regal

Race 2 – 1 1/16th miles (turf, rail at 7 feet), Purse $29,000, Claiming $25,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

6 Tequila Tonight – Flattered when Western Ross won next out; huge class drop, Garrett Gomez, a tough tandem.

7 Hot Ticket – Finished fast to be a stride late in last; well spotted to grind late in an evenly matched field.

Long Shot – 3 Dubai Perfecto

Race 3 – 1 mile, Purse $63,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up

5 Coming Thru – Bob Baffert is busy today with a lot of live ones; closer has shown steady improvement in 4 starts.

7 Cook Inlet – Ran a real stinker in last as the 4/5 chalk; he’s better than that and needs to show it today.

Long Shot – 2 Just Imagine

Race 4 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $63,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 2-year-olds

2 Cascina – Solid debut for the maestro Jerry Hollendorfer; figures to improve a step or two second time out.

6 Silent Saga – FTS from Myong Kwon Cho; shows some solid works and this is a sneaky baby barn, watch the tote board.

Long Shot – 4 Emerald Gold

Race 5 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $30,000, Claiming $16,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

2 Queen Mariles – Was given a test drive in last while completely overmatched; these are her friends tonight.

4 Pick and Pray – A ship-and-win runner, this is the race they need to make hay; should be ready for her best.

Long Shot – 5 Moonshine Alice

Race 6 – 6 furlongs, Purse $63,000, Maiden special weights, 2-year-olds

7 Drill – Fully expect this one to be called the fastest baby in the Bob Baffert barn; all of his babies work fast.

3 Cloud Hopper – Outran his 36/1 odds in debut when beaten a nose; lost to the highly-rated Bob Baffert colt Brigand.

Long Shot – 6 Hurry Home Clover

Race 7 – 1 1/16th miles (turf, rail at 7 feet), Purse $70,000, Optional claiming $62,500, 3-year-olds and up

5 Dr. Smarty Jack – A ship-and-win runner, has been working great for Jerry Hollendorfer; picked a good spot to cash.

1 Squad – Logical chalk exiting two turf wins at Hollywood; given a 2-month breather, been working well.

Long Shot – 7 Let’s Do It

Race 8 – 1 1/16th miles, $200,000 San Diego Handicap, 3-year-olds and up

6 Golden Itiz – Prepped nicely for this in a last-out win; has time to become a major player in the handicap division.

7 Aggie Engineer – Suspect we saw the best of him this winter at Santa Anita; good enough to earn a nice paycheck.

Long Shot – 4 Spurrier

Race 9 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $24,000, Claiming $16,000, 3-year-olds and up

1 Hughesy – Sliding down the claiming ladder to this career-low class; first synthetic start, will save all the ground.

9 The Hunt Is On – Never had a chance in last and was not abused; dropped in class and reunited with Rafael Bejarano.

Long Shot – 7 Lusterdust

Race 10 – 6 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Claiming $12,500, 3-year-olds and up

8 Lordgivemealift – Exits a bullet work for Mike Mitchell; barn has cooled some since Hollywood, but it had to.

10 Silver Stetson Man – Bob Baffert cull is sliding down the claiming ladder to this career low; need not be much to win.

Long Shot – 5 Adriatic Moon

Best Bet – 5 Coming Thru (race 3)

Del Mar Friday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 15/4/$24.80; Long Shots, 7/0/$0; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Del Mar Totals – 131/33/$257.20; Long Shots, 62/5/$64.60; Best Bets, 7/1/$4.40

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – 5 Ben’s Cat (3/1) in race 5 at Penn National. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Friday, Technicality won at Monmouth Park paying $3.60 to win, $2.60 to place and $2.10 to show. Stats – 124/78/$642.40