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Originally Posted by Dr.SwineSmeller
8/17/08 How To Spank A Horse's Rear with Dr. SwineSmeller
Del Mar Races 2, 3 ,and 9. Post 2:30 Pacific time.
After a search for a profitable card angle at Del Mar today, a triology of plays encasing the #3 gate, sprinkled over with a double dose of Pleasant Colony and Northern Dancer floats to the top.
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In race 2 at Del Mar, the white water is rushing and jockey Mike Smith is preparing for a hootin' and hollerin' rapid ride upon #3 Rebel Creek. This float trip is for fillies and mares that are four years old and up, and will zip along for 6 furlongs for a purse of $26,000. Rebel Creek is a lightly raced 6 year old filly, posting only 9 lifetime starts for a 2-1-2 tote, worth $83,000 in olympic kayak paddles, and she fits well in this boatride at 8/1 sunrise odds.
Rebel Creek is the collective granddaughter of Storm Cat and Eclipse winner Pleasant Colony, and she also sports a 4X4 Northern Dancer influence. As a two year old, Rebel Creek was a $90,000 Keenland purchase, and, as a two year old racer she broke her maiden racing at Santa Anita for a $46,000 purse, then she backed that win up with a $51,000 Hollywood Park allowance victory. Now, 4 years later, she takes to her home ground claiming for a $20,000 tag. If I am owner/trainer Bruce Headly, I need to have this girl ready and willing to gather top purse money in respect of a very possible claim today.
When the flood gates open in the second race today at Del Mar, I'm taking a hootin' and hollerin' whitewater escapade on Rebel Creek for $26 WIN. I'll also play a $2 exacta box coupling #3 Rebel Creek with #5 Newport Topper (2/1). Go Baby Go!!
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In race 3, a Sensational Score striking from the #3 gate appears highly probable. Jockey J Rosario mounts up for trainer Mike Mitchell and Rosario will tote a top weight of 124 pounds. Though Sensational Score's lifetime mark, (22 starts for 3-2-5), looks less than impressive on paper,... "paper don't race". Five year old Sensational Score was a *$250,000 two year old purchase, and coupled with the fact he has collected $169,000 in bank within a scanty three win career says this boy is at the top of this class. Coming in as the 2/1 sunrise favourite signals that Sensational Score is sound and ready to race today, and he is likely to hold those odds at post time, if not a touch higher. Gunning from the two turn slanted #3 gate is ever a plus.
I'm banking that Sensational Score's $250,000 shiney rearend is all the rest of the field will be seeing when they straighten for home today in Del Mar's 3rd race.
I'll play Sensational Score for $26 WIN. I'll also play a $2 exacta box coupling # 3 Sensational Score with #1 Pointing Star (12/1). Go Baby Go!!
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In race 9, an icy 3 year old collective grandson of Alydar and Pleasant Colony, Coolerator, takes to the rink in a seven furlong contest for a purse of $19,000. Coolerator also sports a 4X4 Northern Dancer influence. Ice skater Victor Espinoza will dawn his darkest sunglasses to dim the icy glare of Coolerator's frosty mane.
#3 Coolerator opens as the 3/1 favourite, and being a three year old racing against older horses, he will likley hold his 3/1 sunrise mark. Californian owner/breeder's Ralph and Aury Todd have sent Coolerator to post only twice, posting one game runner-up finish against older company. Coolerator will need to have ice water flowing through his veins to win today, but I can't find much of a reason why Coolerator should not be ready to do his best Apollo Ono imitation and skate home in front today.
I'm banking Coolerator freezes the field today at Del Mar. I'll play Coolerator for $26 WIN. I'll also play a $2 exacta box coupling #3 Coolerator with #7 Mud Daubber (12/1). Go Baby Go!!
Dr. SwineSmeller
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