Ralph Siraco’s selections for Del Mar

Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998 | 9:44 a.m.

Friday's card

Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.

Post Time 2 p.m.

1st race 6-1/2 fur 3YO&up F&M Clm

1 Personality Lady (Valdez) 110

2 Pirate's Secret (Flores) 117

3 O' What A Thrill (Gomez) 117

4 Winter Sojourn (Delahoussaye) 117

5 John's Hope (Alvarado) 117

6 Our Irish Miss (Gonzalez) 112

7 Maria Michele (Vergara) 117

8 Cherokee Apollo (Valdivia) 117

O' What A Thrill -- Dueled from outside post and weakened late while 3rd in needed outing in last, returns at same level here, Gomez stays on Mitchell trainee, had tightener, beware.

Winter Sojourn -- Won third straight start with confident handling while claimed in last, 5 for 9 overall this year, returns at claimed level, Delahoussaye stays for new connections and four-in-a-row try.

Value Play -- Our Irish Miss

2nd race 7 fur 3YO&up F&M Mdn Clm

1 Princess Malia (Steiner) 118

2 Kiss My Goldie (Gomez) 116

3 Its A Bingo (Puglisi) 118

4 Slewpys Gray Mink (Ramsammy) 118

5 Co Pay Toscano) 116

6 Cogito Ergo Sum (Gonzalez) 113

7 Point Break (Sorenson) 118

8 I Speak English (Enriquez) 118

9 Twistabout (Alferez) 118

10 Petal Pink (Barnes) 106

Point Break -- Drops to claimer for return to races, pressed early and not urged late early June in last, 3rd in prior pair of career starts, has a trio of nice Del Mar works for this.

Slewpys Gray Mink -- 3rd in much improved effort while 5-wide in last, pinched back and eliminated in debut before that, Ramsammy stays, Mink diploma looming.

Value Play -- Kiss My Goldie

3rd race 1-1/16 mi 3YO&up F&M Alw

1 Wicked (Nakatani) 115

2 Spiritual Magic (Gonzalez) 110

3 Boundless Beauty (Espinoza) 113

4 Sealy Place (McCarron) 113

5 Fancy Stockings (Ramsammy) 117

6 Ahtena (Gomez) 117

Sealy Place -- Off-the-pace sprint maiden victory in last when in need of a race, stretches out now, McAnally trainee has improved with each of four career starts, McCarron stays.

Boundless Beauty -- Saved ground while runner up sprinting from the rail in last, 3rd in return outing before that, outrun and overmatched for only two-turn run in Grade I stakes, well placed here.

Value Play -- Fancy Stockings

4th race 5 fur 2YO Mdn Clm

1 Scaffold Man Two (Kaenel) 118

2 Roca Jack (Gomez) 118

3 Roanoke's Cash (Sorenson) 118

4 Stop At Kentucky (Pedroza) 116

5 Arizona Sunrise (Stevens) 118

6 Grey Blunder (Puglisi) 118

7 White Fire (Vergara) 118

8 Memo This (Delahoussaye) 118

9 Bonobo (Flores) 118

10 Natural Syn (Alferez) 116

11 AE-Coy's Pic (Douglas) 118

12 AE-Corn Mash (Espinoza) 118

13 AE-Shipwrecked (Valdivia) 118

14 AE-Brave Fox (Alferez) 118

Memo This -- 1st time starter by Memo, solid worktab with four most recent moves at Del Mar, good gate drill on the 22nd, Delahoussaye for debut.

Roca Jack -- 1st time starter by speedy sire Bolger, steady worktab with bullet Del Mar drill on the 16th, hails from the hot Headley barn, Gomez for debut.

Value Play -- Bonobo

5th race 6 fur 3YO&up F&M Clm

1 Savvy Sieve (Toscano) 117

2 Lickey Vickey (Delahoussaye) 117

3 Enid (Espinoza) 117

4 Burch's Baby (Alferez) 117

5 Hazel Louise (Gonzalez) 112

6 Sheza Lulu Too (Desormeaux) 117

7 Sybil's Prospect (Puglisi) 117

8 Trashy Diva (Gomez) 117

9 Point Habitat (Pedroza) 117

10 Fistfullo'gold (Valdivia) 115

11 Cha Cha Hedy (Hunter) 117

12 Top Result (Ramsammy) 117

Sheza Lulu Too -- Returns to races from 10-month layoff, in the quinella half of 10 starts last year with a trio of victories, 3 of 8 career victories at this distance, Desormeaux returns on Hess trainee.

Hazel Louise -- Overmatched, outrun and eased in last, broke maiden at Golden Gate at this distance in debut three races back, three consecutive bullet works since raced, bug boy Gonzalez takes over.

Value Play -- Enid

6th race 1 mi 3YO&up F&M Clm

1 Predicted Glory (Desormeaux) 117

2 Hugafool (Stevens) 117

3 Rely (Espinoza) 117

4 Dezibelles Forli (Gomez) 117

5 Serena's Ruhl (Pedroza) 115

6 Blue Talent (Gonzalez) 112

7 Our City Slew (McCarron) 117

Predicted Glory -- 4-wide runner up at this trip from the rail while claimed in last, in the quinella in all 3 Del Mar starts with a pair of victories and 6 of 9 at this distance with a trio of wins, winning rider Desormeaux returns.

Blue Talent -- Reclaimed by trainer Abrams when distant 4th as the favorite in last, won while beating top pick at this before that, half of 6 lifetime victories from 7 starts this year, reunites with winning rider Gonzalez here.

Value Play -- Our City Slew

7th race 1-3/8 mi 3YO&up Turf

1 L'African Bleu (Black) 122

2 New Frontier (Delahoussaye) 122

3 Blue Sky (McCarron) 120

4 New York New York (Flores) 120

5 Provide (Espinoza) 122

6 Salish Bull (Blanc) 122

7 Legend Of Russia (Desormeaux) 120

8 Nevada Gold (Nakatani) 120

9 Silverani (Almeida) 122

10 Crown Of Thorns (Douglas) 122

11 AE-Don Ton Pedroza) 112

12 AE-Intempestivo (Ramsammy) 112

Blue Sky -- Split foes when runner up at this trip in U.S. debut over the course in last, trio of Del Mar turf works since, McCarron replaces Solis on Frankel trainee, had race, beware.

Legend Of Russia -- Returns to races with steady Del Mar grass works, pressed early while 5-wide before fading to 5th as the favorite last May in last, 3rd before that, won on Anita lawn three races back, Desormeaux/Drysdale team.

Value Play -- New Frontier

8th race 1 mi 3YO Clm

1 Precise Direction (Black) 115

2 Cannon (Blanc) 115

3 Dixie Embers (Pedroza) 115

4 Inyourface (Berrio) 115

5 Fool Proof (Flores) 115

6 Incinderfella (Ramsammy) 115

7 Celtic Comfort (Valdivia) 115

8 Captain Hook (McCarron) 115

9 All In The Gate (Stevens) 115

10 Lucky Leprechaun (Gomez) 115

11 AE-Power Game (Nakatani) 115

Dixie Embers -- Finished well for close 2nd in last when in need of a race, 3rd in prior pair of outings, broke maiden routing, had tightener, hustling Pedroza stays.

Celtic Comfort -- Significant class drop after pair of 5th-place finishes while overmatched on lawn, back to main, steady works since raced, Valdivia stays for money run attempt.

Value Play -- Inyourface