Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1998 | 9:34 a.m.
Thursday's card
Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.
Post Time 2 p.m.
1st race 1 mi 2YO Fil Turf Mdn
1 Larkana (Delahoussaye) 118
2 Holywood Picture (Douglas) 118
3 Kicken Time (Gonzalez) 113
4 Dynatrol (Pedroza) 118
5 Comical Cookie Solis) 118
6 Beautiful Noise (McCarron) 118
7 Iron Duchess (Valdivia) 118
Dynatrol -- Pressed early and held 2nd between foes in last, distant 3rd after hitting the starting gate before that, bred to love the lawn, tactical speed an edge.
Holywood Picture -- Speed with rail run then weakened in last, slammed starting gate and no rally in debut before that, nice works since raced, Douglas takes over.
Value Play -- Comical Cookie
2nd race 6 fur 3YO&up F&M Clm
1 Bandit Girl (Gondron) 118
2 Liability Issue (Solis) 122
3 Sybil's Prospect (Puglisi) 120
4 Natalia Bay (Alvarado) 120
5 Baxter's Susie Q (Olivarez) 122
6 Candi Lee (Garcia) 122
7 Skipate Star (Alferez) 116
8 Herbal Essence (Black) 122
Liability Issue -- Consistent filly returns to races, caught on the wire while 2nd late May in last, 3rd before that, broke maiden at this trip three races back, good spot for return.
Bandit Girl -- Steadied while stalking then trailed in last, bullet drill since raced, broke maiden in Texas at first asking with this rider aboard, draws rail, good spot for action.
Value Play -- Sybil's Prospect
3rd race 6 fur 3YO&up Mdn
1 a-Intrepid King (Dieguez) 111
2 Prize Chest (Delahoussaye) 118
3 Veritable Lead (Desormeaux) 118
4 Oso Chico (Sorenson) 118
5 Irish Avenue (Solis) 118
6 Spoiled Rotten (Flores) 118
7 a-Boyisdue (Alferez) 122
8 Mr. Insanity (Nakatani) 118
9 Acut Above Therest (Espinoza) 118
Oso Chico -- Returns to races with steady Del Mar works, speed and weakened on wet track mid-February in last, solid debut runner up before that, hustling Sorenson for Sise-trained comebacker here.
Mr. Insanity -- 3-deep bid and outfinished to debut 3rd at claiming level in last, bullet Del Mar drill since raced, Sadler trainee steps up and keeps Nakatani for this.
Value Play -- Irish Avenue
4th race 1 mi 3YO&up F&M Alw
1 B J Ballet (Gonzalez) 112
2 Frenzied (Steiner) 117
3 Pachira (Solis) 117
4 Griselle (Almeida) 113
5 Bimbo's Kiss (Flores) 115
6 Stetson Lady (Nakatani) 113
Stetson Lady -- Rank and steadied early when 5th and placed 4th through disqualification in last, stalked, led and outkicked when 2nd before that, in the quinella 8 of 11 starts this year, has a chance to steal this with Nakatani taking over.
Griselle -- Placed 3rd from 4th through disqualification in same as top pick in last, in the quinella 3 of 4 Del Mar starts with a maiden victory, returns to preferred surface, will be rolling late.
Value Play -- Pachira
5th race 1 mi 3YO&up Turf Mdn
1 Threefingerlouie (Scott) 118
2 a-Sensationalize (Dieguez) 111
3 Moe Mentum (Nakatani) 118
4 Arctic Prize (Pincay) 118
5 a-Muy Rapido (Gonzalez) 113
6 I'm Good To Go (Almeida) 118
7 Inter Zone (Espinoza) 118
8 Gambit (Valdivia) 118
9 Saturn's Ring (Ramsammy) 118
10 Granja Teatro (FValenz) 122
Saturn's Ring -- Made inside bid and weakened in last, dueled lead gamely and just missed by a head when 2nd before that, in the money 3 of 4 most recent starts, Ramsammy sticks with Stute trainee.
Gambit -- Knocking on diploma door, dueled pace and game 2nd in last, stalked and second best that, Valdivia gets good run from him, door opens here?
Value Play -- Arctic Prize
6th race 1 mi 3YO Fil Clm
1 Pocashonee (Stevens) 115
2 Stanley's Stars (Garcia) 115
3 Intoxicant (Espinoza) 113
4 Sisterbull (Steiner) 115
5 Jodi's Love Dove (Valdez) 108
6 Elevator Gail (Pincay) 113
7 First Time Affair (Ramsammy) 115
8 Terrific Tiffy (Gonzalez) 115
9 McKay (Delahoussaye) 115
Terrific Tiffy -- Takes significant class drop for return to races, no rally late April in last, dueled lead and held gamely to break maiden before that, take fresh face in ugly race.
Sisterbull -- Dueled lead and weakened in last, overmatched on the lawn before that, one of three multiple winners in the field, may take the lead and keep on going in this spot.
Value Play -- Intoxicant
7th race 6-1/2 fur 3YO&up F&M
1 Superlative (McCarron) 111
2 Tiffany Diamond (Solis) 115
3 Closed Escrow (Nakatani) 122
4 Miss Lawless (Alferez) 117
5 Idealistic Cause (Delahousye) 115
6 Scar Trek (Espinoza) 115
7 Lady Tap (Blanc) 115
8 Reading Habit (Desormeaux) 115
9 Granja Realeza (Garcia) 115
Tiffany Diamond -- Forced pace and held 3rd in last, won off-the-bench in photo-finish before that, 2 for 6 at Del Mar, may have bounced a bit in last, give another chance here.
Closed Escrow -- Sharp right now, very game effort when 2nd by a nose in last, won by a head three races back, 4 for 9 lifetime, Nakatani stays.
Value Play -- Lady Tap
8th race 5-1/2 fur 3YO&up Mdn Clm
1 Added Value (Stevens) 122
2 Bullion (Steiner) 122
3 Brash (Solis) 118
4 Lucky Hostage (Desormeaux) 118
5 Cherry Lake Tobin (FValenz) 118
6 Copelan Park (Black) 118
7 L' Mann (Flores) 118
8 Capelbooty (Sorenson) 120
9 Solstitial (Garcia) 116
10 Shota Tequila (Toscano) 116
11 Modesto (Enriquez) 118
12 Denali Prize (Scott) 116
13 AE-Winning Enemy (Pedroza) 118
14 AE-Royal Timber (Ramsammy) 122
15 AE-Free Market (Flores) 122
16 AE-Tenino (Gonzalez) 113
Brash -- 1st time starter by Relaunch, solid Del Mar drills, good post, trainer Hendricks gets Solis for debut.
Lucky Hostage -- 1st time starter by Hostage, solid works with most recent bullet gate drill on 8/30, well placed, Desormeaux for debut.
Value Play -- Modesto
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