9/6 (DMR): Pacific Classic, Pat O'Brien (G1); Del Mar Derby (G2)
 

4th (2:30) Pat O'Brien S. (G1)

7 Furlongs (All Weather Track) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $300,000

1 Zensational Espinoza V 120 L
2 Nikki'sgoldensteed Talamo J 119 L
3 Big Bad Leroybrown Baze T C 119 L
4 Noble Court Rosario J 119 L
5 Screen to Screen Bejarano R 119 L
6 Talkin to Mom Roo Gomez G K 119 L



6th (3:30) Del Mar Derby (G2)

1 1/8 Miles (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $350,000

1 Rendezvous Rosario J 122 L
2 Midnight Mischief Smith M E 122 L
3 Meteore Bejarano R 122 L
4 Battle of Hastings (GB) Baze T C 122 L
5 Oil Man (IRE) Leparoux J R 122 L
6 Afleet Eagle Nakatani C S 122 L
7 Gretsky Solis A 122 L
8 Papa Clem Gomez G K 122 L
9 Acclamation Talamo J 122 L



9th (5:00) Pacific Classic S. (G1)

1 1/4 Miles (All Weather Track) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $1,000,000

1 Informed Baze T C 124 L
2 Song of Navarone Rosario J 124 L
3 Rail Trip Valdivia J Jr 124 L
4 Richard's Kid Smith M E 124 L
5 Mast Track Flores D R 124 L
6 Colonel John Gomez G K 124 L
7 Misremembered Espinoza V 118 L
8 Global Hunter (ARG) Nakatani C S 124 L
9 Tres Borrachos Talamo J 124 L
10 Einstein (BRZ) Leparoux J R 124 L
11 Parading Bejarano R 124 L
12 Awesome Gem Solis A 124 L

Tres Barrachos, the Rodney Dangerfield of California racing

I thought for sure that the undefeated mare everyone raves about all the time would be in here!

Are those morning lines for real? No respect for Rail Trip or Tres Borrachos (1-2 in the Gold Cup) If I am not mistaken, didnt horses who also ran in the Gold Cup like Bullasbay romp next out? Didnt Global Hunter win a G1 next out? Didnt Informed and Mast Track finish 1-2 in the San Diego?

I too am surprised by how little respect Rail Trip has gotten off of his last. Supposedly he's 25-1 in the BC Classic futures too. I don't love him, but he's clearly the one proven over synthetic to be semi-decent.

i thought Einstein would be favored LOL

Ron Ellis winning the Classic...Please

I kind of like Parading. This is clearly a third surface horse. Shug has been ice cold since leaving Keeneland in the spring but this could be a surface that really suits Parading. I try him at 13 to 1

no, she's too dimensional to run here...or something like that.:rolleyes:

what's misremembered chances here? evidently the track 'capper doesn't think too good, since he's at 12-1.

Parading is a total slug and deep closers have been struggggggling on this track.

I dont like Ron Ellis because his horses tend to get hurt way more than normal but make no mistake he can train, and he has the best horse, by a distance.

Parading's race at Keeneland wins this race easily. Rail trip woke up least race nicely. I won't no part of him at a short price.His ML is a joke he will be 9/5.

The version of Rail Trip that showed up last time would romp again. It's risky to rely on non-cheaters(like Ellis) to consistently be able to beat cheaters(like twice-caught cheater O'neil,) but I hope he wins. On a level playing field, Ellis would of won many more graded races than he has.

Dont see a race thread for it but that Carlsbad can really run. We know west coast horses all suck ( : but that horses is going to take some beating in two months (if eligible)

2/1 is a gift on a horse at least 3 lengths better than the rest of the field.

Yeah I guess he's okay, I don't know why but I have never been too high on him and if I were betting I would play against him today. Problem is C John will be bet down off one turf prep and the others throw in a big race once in a blue moon, trying to pinpoint which one would be like throwing a dart in this case.

Congrats Vic on Joel's win on Rendezvous in the Del Mar Derby @ 22-1. Hope you hammered him.

Congrats indeed. :)

I bet Misremembered here , hoping for the old Baffert magic with a young horse

I like Claude.

I took the 12 awesome gem and i did an exacta box with 1,6,12. I think this race may fall apart. Good luck to all.

This is a crazy race....

Informed likes Del Mar... 15-1, perhaps he sits the cozy inside trip?

Who knows.