HORSE RACING

TODAY AT DEL MAR

By Richard Eng

Post Time 2 p.m.

Race 1 – 6 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

7 Stary Light – Beaten favorite has a favorable parking lot post to stalk the pace; will be grinding in the lane.

5 So Tempted – Logical chalk did all the dirty work in last; she has solid speed and may try to bottom out the field.

Long Shot – 4 Miss Mystic

Race 2 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $27,000, Claiming $12,500, 3-year-olds and up

1 North Fork – Moves from the outside to the rail today; never had a chance in last, should be a lot tighter.

4 Low Gear Power – Has a terrific recond at Del Mar; claimed by Doug O’Neill and spotted smartly to win.

Long Shot – 6 Royal Import

Race 3 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $37,000, Maiden claiming $62,500, Fillies, 2-year-olds

1 Mia Isabel – Among many dropping in class from MSW to maiden claiming; ran a better than looked race in last.

5 Wild Truffles – Debuted in the Cinderella and got squished; this is the most realistic spot in her brief career.

Long Shot – 4 Lasso From El Paso

Race 4 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Claiming $8,000, 3-year-olds and up

14 Lordgivemealift – Parking lot post for this Mike Mitchell charge; sliding down the claiming ladder to the bottom.

6 Forest Prince – Been away 8-months, but has been working fast for return; most barns don’t test drive a race at Del Mar.

Long Shot – 1 Don Elias M.

Race 5 – 1 mile, Purse $63,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

5 Thisismystage – Shown some ability and improvement in both career starts; facing a mighty slow group tonight.

7 Heidi Maria – Been knocking on the door, but needs to get better; like that Joel Rosario remains loyal to the cause.

Long Shot – 2 Capital Plan

Race 6 – 6 furlongs, Purse $65,000, Optional claiming $25,000, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

10 Magnificent Blend – Joe Talamo has been smoking hot this meet; most of his winners have come from off the pace, like this.

5 Courtside – 3 of his last four starts have been big figure races; like the turn back in distance.

Long Shot – 8 Memphis

Race 7 – 1 mile, Purse $70,000, Optional claiming $62,500, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

3 Catchy Tune – Got a nice tune-up in last off a 3-month hiatus; she has faster races on his resume to run back too.

5 Awesomemundo – Has won 2 straight for Bob Baffert; moving up her conditions, but figures to get way overbet.

Long Shot – 2 Downhill Diva

Race 8 – 6 furlongs, Purse $24,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up

2 Red Dwarf – Speed and the rail sounds like the tonic in here; Joe Talamo has been winning off the pace, speedball today.

8 Bryan Daniel – He has burned a lot of bettor’s money; now a first time gelding, the ultimate equipment change.

Long Shot – 13 Blind Magic

Best Bet – 14 Lordgivemealift (race 4)

Del Mar Wednesday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/4/$26.20; Long Shots, 8/0/$0; Best Bet, 1/1/$7.80

Del Mar Totals – 184/45/$342.00; Long Shots, 87/7/$93.80; Best Bets, 11/2/$12.20

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #4 Oatman (2/1) in race 4 at Presque Isle Downs. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Wednesday, Ibboyee won at Saratoga paying $4.70 to win, $2.40 to place and $2.20 to show. Stats – 127/80/$662.70