HORSE RACING

By Richard Eng

Post Time 2 p.m.

Race 1 – 1 mile (turf), Purse $55,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

4 Muny – Has won 2 straight turf routes; is eligible for this reduced condition due to $40K run 3 races back.

1 Matto Mondo – Won last but ran a lower Beyer, something I like; saving all the ground can make a difference.

Long Shot – 3 Yankee Bravo

Race 2 – 6 furlongs, Purse $27,000, Maiden claiming $30,000, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

3 Mama Janka – Was flattered in last when So Tempted won next out; one step improvement and she wins today.

1 Nana Beach – Third start off a 2 month hiatus; long in the tooth, but a ground saving trip can help her.

Long Shot – 8 Promiscuoussuances

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

9 Sweet Pleasure – Jerry Hollendorfer babies improve with experience; second start can be better than the first.

3 Silver Luna – P Val has been wicked hot since the DRF ad; moves from post 11 to inside saving key ground.

Long Shot – 5 Lady’s Taste

Race 4 – 1 1/16th miles, Purse $29,000, Claiming $25,000, 3-year-olds and up

4 One Nation – Finally found his level last time with a solid try; flattered in last when King Ledley won right back.

2 Duke of Aspen – None of these are big on winning, so his consistentcy can be valued; has good tactical speed.

Long Shot – 6 My Boy Luke

Race 5 – 1 mile (turf), Purse $63,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 2-year-olds

2 Cascina – Beaten favorite has a right to improve in third start; appears better suited to sit and rally.

6 Made to Love Her – Tepid chalk in a wide open MSW; ran OK in a stakes last out, big rider switch to Rafael Bejarano.

Long Shot – 7 Duality

Race 6 – 7 furlongs, Purse $37,000, Starter allowance $40,000, 3-year-olds and up

3 First Strike – Like the turn back in distance to this elongated sprint; will sit early and fire fast late.

6 Private Bounty – Shown improvement since claimed by Doug O’Neill; dead late closer should like the extra ground.

Long Shot – 8 Bullybullybully

Race 7 – 5 furlongs (turf), Purse $65,000, Optional claiming $25,000, Cal-breds, 3-year-olds and up

3 Pop’shands Are Hot – Third start off a 6-month hiatus; had some trouble in last two outs, must make no mistakes.

7 Arresting Officer – Third start off a 7-month hiatus; fired a stride late in last in a much better effort.

Long Shot – 1 Bolinas

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

6 Detective Poirot – Did everything but win last time in a high cheese try; suspect he is the one to catch again.

7 Creston Cowboy – Been well bet in all 5 career starts; lacks a killer instinct, too early to write him off.

Long Shot – 10 Coal Region Kid

Best Bet – 3 First Strike (race 6)

Del Mar Wednesday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/2/$8.80; Long Shots, 7/4/$65.00; Best Bet, 1/1/$3.60

Del Mar Totals – 352/81/$544.00; Long Shots, 170/25/$339.80; Best Bets, 20/6/$27.40

SIMULCAST PLAY OF THE DAY – #7 Good Prospect (9/5) in race 7 at Saratoga. For scoring purposes, we’ll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Wednesday, Gypsy Lou ran second at Delaware Park paying $4.60 to place and $3.40 to show. Stats – 136/87/$700.30