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FRIDAY, February 7, 2025

Today’s Race Card/Horsecellany

There are nine races today, one on the turf.

 

 

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ULTIMATE PICK OF THE DAY:            No Bad Beats (Race 9)   

PENULTIMATE PICK OF THE DAY:    Nala (Race 7)

 

RACE 1

 

Three raced at race distance (“RD”) and all three won: Professor’s Pride, Smiling Lady and Love Our Family. The others have never won any dirt route.

 

Professor’s Pride    won’t mind the rail; the top 2024 earner hit the board in half of her routes, and she won two of eight trips at RD, class drop, Baze rides again

Smiling Lady   she raced 21 days ago but did rest in December; she won a heady four of nine dirt routes, two of eight at RD, Ayuso returns to the irons

Tiergarten   sports consistent speed numbers in her turf routes, and she did hit the board at 6f in her sole dirt race, Papa likes the dirt route, the elite Hernandez rides

 

 

RACE 2

 

Only Uncle Chilly raced at RD and he hit the board. Altogether four entries raced, and three hit the board in a dirt sprint: Proud Racer, Zen Zone and Uncle Chilly.

 

Uncle Chilly   he hit the board in five of six dirt sprints, one of two trips at RD, the colt is rested and Puype/Ayuso $$$$ here, he turns back 330 feet to boot

Zen Zone   he hit the board in both sprints, the longest at 5 ½ f, he is very well-rested and that long string of bullet works is impressive

Proud Racer   he races for the first time after a major “equipment change” now that he is a gelding, he is very well-rested, Baltas likes allowance level

 

 

RACE 3

 

All raced at RD and two won at RD: Far Western and Winds of Freedom. Tiz Happy never won any dirt race.

Three entries are unrested.

 

Far Western  class drop; he turns back 330 feet, and hit the board in his last three sprints, winning two of them, once at RD, he is well-rested and Gonzalez knows him well

Winds of Freedom   he raced 19 days ago, but rested in December, and he will enjoy the five pound apprentice weight allowance of Americano, akin to giving the colt a head start in the race, O’Neill likes the claimer

Tiz Happy  drops precipitously from MSW level; and he races for the first time as a gelding, he hit the board at RD in his sole trip and he turns back 1,320 feet, O’Neill likes the turf-to-dirt transition

 

RACE 4

 

Five contestants raced, and three hit the board in a turf sprint: Lovely Idaho, Have Patience and Practical Dazzle. Three raced at RD and two hit the board at RD: Have Patience and Practical Dazzle.

 

Practical Dazzle   she hit the board in three of four turf sprints, one of two at RD, including that success last time out with Hernandez aboard, who rides again

Have Patience   Dettori rides on his favorite surface just this one time today; this filly nearly won last time out at RD on grass, and Dettori was aboard, O’Neill likes the turf sprint

Danzing Flyer   FTS;  she has very favorable pedigree for this trip and The Inimitable Mike Smith rides, Sise likes the turf sprint, this is Mike’s only trip of the day and I imagine he wants to take a nice check for about $6000 home to pay that Huntington Beach mortgage

 

 

 

RACE 5

 

Eight contestants raced, six at RD and three hit the board at RD: Cangrejo,  Hermelimda’s Fantasy and Fast Service.

Klimt hit the board at 5 ½ f.

 

Hermelinda’s Fancy   hot trainer Rodriguez kills the dirt sprint and the maiden claimer; he placed at 5 ½ f and Rodrigeuz/Espinoza $$$$ historically, in this jejune field he looks best

Cangrejo   he hit the board in his last two sprints, placing and nearly winning at RD last December, Sherman/Antongrgi $$$$ historically

Bruiser   he turns back 1,320 feet, and is new to the sprint with very favorable ancestry for it, once again that Americano weight allowance conserves energy

 

 

RACE 6

 

Seven raced at RD and five of the seven won at RD. Coulthard never won any dirt sprint; not sure about Perfect D, a quarter horse. Three entries are unrested.

 

Mobe Town   he will benefit from the rail post; he won comfortably at RD last time out, and hit the board in his last eight sprints, winning three times, Knapp/Pereira $$$$+ here

Almost Snow   lightly raced and rested, he hit the board in five of six sprints at RD, winning two of them, he is well-rested, and his connections are as good as it gets on paper

Perfect D   the erstwhile quarter horse hit the board in his last three trips at RD, the seasoned Baze takes over

 

 

 

RACE 7 

 

Five raced at RD and all five won once at RD. Escape Plan never won any dirt sprint. This is a coed race by virtue of Nala.

 

Nala   the rested filly turns back 330 feet and had hit the board in her prior two sprints, winning at RD in her sole trip, Espinoza rides again, at 117 lbs.

Tiz’s Harbor   he hit the board in two of four sprints, winning his sole trip at RD, he is very well-rested and the seasoned Baze rides

Swift Stephan   very well-rested; he hit the board in all five of his sprints, both trips at RD where he won one of two, the connections are as good as it gets on paper

 

 

RACE 8

 

All raced at RD and seven of the ten entries have won at RD. All but Bear Hunt have won a dirt sprint, not sure about him.

 

Wound Up   he comes off a comfortable win at RD, with Frey atop, and he hit the board in all five trips at RD winning two of them, placing in two more, Barocio kills the dirt sprint

Chasin Munny   he won an placed in his two trips at RD, and won three of eight sprints overall, he is extremely well-rested, and will benefit from the Chavez whopping seven pound weight allowance

Cajun Brother   he won a heady eight of twenty-one trips at RD, and hit the board in the vast majority, the elite Berrios takes over

 

 

RACE 9

 

Two entries raced at RD and both his the board: Happy Sue and No Bad Beats. Altogether Six contestants raced and five of them hit the board in a dirt sprint.

 

No Bad Beats   he raced nineteen days ago, but rested in December, she placed in both dirt sprints, once at RD down south, she worked four furlongs at nearly 39 mph, the elite Hernandez takes over, and O’Neill/Hernandez $$$$ here

Joyful Mischief   she is well-rested and hit the board in both sprints, the longest at 6f, Herrera produced that success and returns to the irons

Allihies   FTS; she has favorable pedigree for the trip and the elite Dettori rides, I like that 6f workout on the 25th

 

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