8/29-30 (DMR): Del Mar Mile (G2); Del Mar H. (G2)
 

8th (5:30) Del Mar Mile H. (G2)

1 Mile (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $300,000

1 Medici Code (GB) Pedroza M A 116 L
2 Victor's Cry Bejarano R 114 L
3 Allicansayis Wow Gomez G K 110 L
4 Becrux (ITY) Talamo J 115 L
5 Lethal Heat Solis A 112 L
6 Knockout Artist Nakatani C S 114 L
7 Monterey Jazz Flores D R 120 L
8 Red Alert Day (GB) Garcia M 113 L
9 Ferneley (IRE) Rosario J 115 L
10 Temple City Baze M C 114 L

SUNDAY 8th (5:30) Del Mar H. (G2)

1 3/8 Miles (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $250,000

1 Unusual Suspect Quinonez A 115 L
2 Temple City Baze M C 113 L
3 Sir Dave Rosario J 115 L
4 Porfido (CHI) Flores D R 116 L
5 Racketeer Valdivia J Jr 113 L
6 Ghetto (GB) Espinoza V 112 L
7 Obrigado (FR) Bejarano R 118 L
8 Spring House Solis A 120 L
9 Artiste Royal (IRE) Gomez G K 119 L
10 Black Astor Talamo J 116 L
AE Itsnotjustagame Nakatani C S 112 L
AE Quarter Moon Santiago Reyes C 110 L

Yep, that says Racketeer.

What would a distance turf stakes in socal be without Obrigado and/or Spring House?

There's a great chance to play against Monterey Jazz today with David Flores taking over the riding for Baze, in my opinion it is a sigificant downgrade from Tyler and it may present a decent value play if we can sniff out the possible nugget.

Unusual Suspect will scratch. Flying to Chicago on Tuesday for Washington Park Handicap on poly next weekend.

You also forgot about Church Service and Big Booster

ANybody else notice that the second and third finishers in the Mile at Del Mar today were mares? Allicansayiswow and Lethal Heat. The girls can run with the guys at any level, happens all the time in every country that has racing except ours. This absurd notion that running a girl with the boys will cause her to be injured or somehow lose her form has no basis in fact.