HORSE RACING

TODAY AT DEL MAR

By Richard Eng

Post Time 2 p.m.

Race 1 – 7 furlongs, Purse $54,000, Claiming $50,000, 3-year-olds

2 Hurricane Lake – Has a strong synthetics resume; claimed by Craig Lewis and nurtured for his Del Mar season debut.

5 Red Sharp Humor – Like the turn back in distance to this elongated sprint; big class drop too, has tactical speed.

Long Shot – 6 Offlee Wild Boys

Race 2 – 6 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Claiming $8,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

3 Forty Dates – Won two races back for an $8K price tag; this is the bottom, make no mistake about that.

5 Gotham Spirit – Her last 2 races show she’s found a home at this level; appears best when settled for one run.

Long Shot – 4 Meadow Lake Queen

Race 3 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 14 feet), Purse $37,000, Claiming $32,000, 3-year-olds

4 Mr. Katz – Tepid favorite in an evenly-matched field; tactical speed aided by the turf rail out 14 feet.

6 Winsome Charm – Big-chance racing in the lowest class of his career; reunited with a rejuvenated Victor Espinoza.

Long Shot – 8 Gothic Samurai

Race 4 – 6 furlongs, Purse $63,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

8 Clever Chloe – FTS from the underrated Neil French barn; has a solid work tab, key vote comes from Garrett Gomez.

4 Khendum – Among those with experience, she looks the fastest; been away 8 months, the main question is fitness.

Long Shot – 7 Lanida

Race 5 – 5 furlongs (turf, rail at 14 feet), Purse $65,000, Optional claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

3 Quick Enough – Gets class relief from the Kerlan for this; not as quick as he used to be, class drop will really help.

6 He’s a Dance Star – Is 7-for-7 in the money on grass; he’s fast and will be aided by the turf rail out 14 feet.

Long Shot – 4 Master Chef

Race 6 – 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $63,000, Maiden special weights, 2-year-olds

7 Bling Cha Bling – Has lost to 2 talented colts in Night Tide and Creative Cause; keep an eye on the FTS.

3 Norm’s Passion – Been working fast for debut; you’ll have an edge in seeing the tote action on the many FTS.

Long Shot – 9 In Deep

Race 7 – 1 mile (turf, rail at 14 feet), Purse $37,000, Claiming $32,000, 3-year-olds and up

6 Arcodoro – Ran evenly in last off the claim by Ben Cecil; drops in class and should be tighter for Garrett Gomez.

3 Cayambe – Tepid chalk in another wide-open affair; tactical speed will come in handy with the turf rail out 14 feet.

Long Shot – 1 Deputiformer

Race 8 – 1 1/16th miles, $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

4 Switch – Was run over by Blind Luck in last, no shame; she loves her synthetics and the retirement of Zenyatta.

3 Zazu – The silks will be familiar, Zenyatta; she is talented on her own but clearly a couple steps slower.

Long Shot – 6 St. Trinians

Race 9 – 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $24,000, Claiming $16,000, 3-year-olds and up

9 Get My Fix – Beaten favorite ran a cropper in last; he drops in class to his best level, he’s run well at Del Mar before.

7 Bullybullybully – Speedball should be aggressively ridden by Victor Espinoza; Kristin Mulhall adding blinkers on.

Long Shot – 3 Preferred Mandate

Race 10 – 7 furlongs, Purse $24,000, Maiden claiming $20,000, 3-year-olds and up

12 Link Suances – Speedball folded very late in last; this is one slow field, a repeat race will cash a paycheck.

8 Warren’s Tiger – Lost all chance in last with a bad start; his prior races can compete in the moribund field.

Long Shot – 3 Clocker Moment

Best Bet – 7 Bling Cha Bling (race 6)

Del Mar Friday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 14/4/$26.80; Long Shots, 8/1/$5.00; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Del Mar Totals – 214/52/$383.60; Long Shots, 103/12/$155.80; Best Bets, 13/3/$17.00

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – 5 Boltzapper (5/2) in race 12 at Calder. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Friday, Dark Cove ran out at Saratoga. Stats – 129/81/$670.90