Thursday, Feb. 19, 1998 | 7:15 a.m.
Friday's card
Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.
Post Time 1 p.m.
1st race 6 fur 3YO Fil Clm
1 Miriam's Song (Stevens) 120
2 Loma (Solis) 120
3 Color Fast (Pincay) 120
4 Filigree (Matos) 115
5 Truly A Deb (Desormeaux) 120
6 Lucky Raisin (Delahoussaye) 120
7 Light Up The Year (Gomez) 120
Lucky Raisin -- Under mild hand ride for 11-length maiden-breaker as the favorite in last, nice maintenance work since, Eddie D. returns, a stalking trip from outside could produce a repeat victory.
Miriam's Song -- Gate-to-wire win at this trip in last, two for three at Anita and in the quinella three of four starts at the distance, Stevens takes over, should attend pace again from rail post.
Value Play -- Color Fast
2nd race 1 mi 4YO&up Turf Clm
1 French Wine (Pincay) 117
2 Hundred Dollarmiss (Dlahousy) 117
3 Flying Marfa (Stevens) 117
4 Take A Left (Douglas) 117
5 Knifemaker (Black) 117
6 Crowning Meeting (McCarron) 115
7 Royal Hill (Desormeaux) 117
8 Drumm Valley (Solis) 117
9 Rug (Gomez) 117
10 Caherdaniel (Hunter) 115
11 AE-Flew The City (Solis) 115
12 AE-High Drama (McCarron) 117
13 AE-Uronurown (Blanc) 114
14 AE-Daily Rounds (Valdez) 107
15 AE-Gold Disc (Alvarado) 114
16 AE-Hooten Harry (Gonzalez) 109
Crowning Meeting -- Late bid down the hill in last, weakened at this trip in comeback before that, in the quinella seven of nine starts last year with a trio of victories, McCarron stays here, makes third start since return.
Take A Left -- Steadied and fourth over the course as the favorite while claimed in last, shortens up and returns at claimed level here, won three races back at this price on Hollypark lawn, Douglas takes over for new trainer West.
Value Play -- Royal Hill
3rd race 6-1/2 fur 3YO Fil Alw
1 Storm Beauty (Stevens) 117
2 Impatient (Nakatani) 115
3 I'm Beguiled Again (Douglas) 117
4 Saint Believe It (Sorenson) 115
5 Beat The Devil (Solis) 117
6 Ashcreek (Desormeaux) 115
Storm Beauty -- Didn't like wet fast route race in last, in the money in previous five starts including maiden victory, back sprinting and draws the rail here, Stevens stays on Team Lukas beaten favorite.
Ashcreek -- First-time starter used "other than" allowance for debut, steady worktab over the track, well bred and outside post, Desormeaux for trainer Bernstein, something's up.
Value Play -- Saint Believe It
4th race 6 fur 4YO&up Alw
1 Margeds Dancer (Black) 118
2 Pride Of Prized (Blanc) 115
3 Son Of Slew (McCarron) 115
4 Bepton (Alvarado) 117
5 Lucky Goldigger (Nakatani) 117
6 Tener Suerte (Solis) 116
7 a-American Seal (Espinoza) 115
8 b-Fort Tumoltous (Gomez) 116
9 a-Askette's Concorde (Hunter) 115
10 Catterco (Stevens) 115
11 Mega Pockets (Gonzalez) 110
12 Kelly Canyon (Desormeaux) 116
13 AE-b-Asilmottamrich (Gomez) 116
Margeds Dancer -- Returns from 15-month layoff with solid swift works, in the money in all three career starts, broke maiden at first asking, showed some promise before sidelined, need only be ready.
Askette's Concorde -- Pressed early inside and held third in last, won claimer before that, two of three career victories at this distance, Hunter reunites for trainer Peterson here, two-for-one entry.
Value Play -- Kelly Canyon
5th race 6 fur 3YO Fil Mdn Clm
1 Heidijim N' Grant (Solis) 117
2 Terrific Tiffy (Valdivia) 117
3 Synastry's Bid (Nakatani) 117
4 Miss Sway (Berrio) 115
5 Slewpa (Castanon) 117
6 Nellee Belle (Espinoza) 117
7 Ms. Cearina (Barber) 115
8 Gypsy Jewel (Delahoussaye) 117
9 Jacquie's Doll (Douglas) 117
10 Ms. Michela (Matos) 112
11 Marie De Berg (Ramsammy) 117
12 Uptown Squeeze (Desormeaux) 117
13 AE-J J's Angel (Desormeaux) 117
14 AE-The Wind Moria (Gonzalez) 112
15 AE-Lady Savona (Valdez) 110
16 AE-Maria's Tiger (Nakatani) 117
Synastry's Bid -- Tracked early and weakened from the rail in last, debut third before that, drops to claimer now, Nakatani takes over for brother-in-law trainer young Dollace, graduation bid here.
Value Play -- Jacquie's Doll
6th race 1 mi 4YO&up Clsf Alw
1 Pacificbounty (McCarron) 120
2 Boggle (Solis) 121
3 Trafalger (Nakatani) 120
4 Joe Who (Stevens) 121
5 Dramatic Gold (Desormeaux) 121
6 Busy Little Beaver (Flores) 121
7 Funontherun (Almeida) 120
8 Don't Blame Rio (Hunter) 121
Funontherun -- Very game off-the-shelf Grade II sprint stakes victory in last, all three career wins from four Anita starts, pair of nice works since raced, one for one at the distance, Fun the one to catch.
Joe Who -- Good question, limited information on Brazilian group-stakes winner, nine for 16 lifetime and six for seven last year in homeland, swift works for trainer Baffert, Joe could answer the who after this.
Value Play -- Trafalger
7th race 1-1/16 mi 4&up Clsf Alw
1 Shanawi (Nakatani) 116
2 Talloires (Delahoussaye) 116
3 Nazzareno (Pedroza) 116
4 Falkenham (Vergara) 115
5 Thesaurus (McCarron) 117
6 Game Ploy (Desormeaux) 116
7 Broadway Beau (Solis) 116
8 Percutant (Stevens) 121
Percutant -- Eased and walked off the track in Grade III Hollypark dirt stakes in last, swift worktab for return with a pair of long bullet drills of last four moves, both U.S. victories with Stevens aboard who reunites here, proven winner fresh.
Talloires -- Graded-stakes winner returns to races with steady works, in the quinella three of five starts over this course with a victory, has run well off the shelf before, Mandella trainee is well spotted here.
Value Play -- Shanawi
8th race 6-1/2 fur 4YO&up Mdn Clm
1 Itcouldhavebeenme (Gonzalez) 115
2 Festivo (Flores) 119
3 Krut (Black) 119
4 Baryshnihoof (Barnes) 107
5 Bale The Hay (Ramsammy) 120
6 Never Mining (Pincay) 119
7 Cub's Folly (Culberson) 118
8 Mary's Danish (Solis) 119
9 Apache Arrow (Vergara) 119
10 Blackhawk Dancer (Pedroza) 115
11 Conviviality (Rodriguez) 118
12 Tankfull (Espinoza) 119
13 AE-Bountiful (Jimenez) 107
14 AE-Dynamite Allie (Solis) 119
15 AE-Chamar (Gomez) 117
16 AE-Crowning's Cache (Dougls) 120
Apache Arrow -- Distant fourth from outside post with best career effort in last, another swift drill since improved race, Vergara got to know him in last, Arrow primed for graduation bulls-eye.
Never Mining -- Returns to races with steady worktab, in the quinella three of last seven starts with most recent a Hollypark runner-up effort in May, training Fanning tries Pincay for comeback, freshening may produce diploma.
Value Play -- Mary's Danish
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