Ralph Siraco’s Del Mar selections

Friday, Sept. 2, 2005 | 9:30 a.m.

Saturday's card

1st Race -- BEAR ON MY MIND -- Draws inner box for sprint claimer, P. Val on, In My Mind the Bear gets there. MARTINBLESTME -- Go go Gomez scales, draws well, devine win? Value Play -- BRAHMA BULL

2nd Race -- DEPUTY SPY -- Go go Gomez here, draws good box for freshman sprint, arrests diploma? TEJANO FOREVER -- Draws outside box for maiden/claiming dash, Nakatani atop, Forever graduation for Tejano? Value Play -- BELL IRISH

3rd Race -- COMMON TRUST -- Draws good inner post in full field of maiden milers, Solis scales, Trust a Common graduation. PREACHINTOTHECHOIR -- Desormeaux sits here, draws well for two-turn run, joins the choir for diploma? Value Play -- SEMINOLE NATIVE

4th Race -- AMORAMA -- French-bred gal loves this seaside course, stakes winner already this session on the lawn, Pedroza again. INTERCONTINENTAL -- British-bred draws alongside top pick for Grade II route turf stakes, Bailey ships in to ride, always tough customer. Value Play -- KATDOGAWN

5th Race -- GOLD BANKERS GOLD -- Draws good inner box for route claimer, go go Gomez here, goes for the Gold. DAUPHIN -- P. Val aboard, draws well for this two-turn tag run, a factor throughout. Value Play -- AEROJACK

6th Race -- KING OF LEGENDS -- Solis scales, draws good box for maiden special weight sprint, adds blinkers for this diploma try. DIRECT CONNECT -- Draws good box for dash distance, Espinoza aboard, makes Direct graduation Connection? Value Play -- STEPHEN BRUCE

7th Race -- SOUVENIR ZONE -- Draws good post for route starter allowance, Solis scales, in the winning Zone? SOMUCH HIGHER -- Go go Gomez here, draws alongside top pick for two-turn turf outing, may have Somuch Higher talent here? Value Play -- HARBOUR TOWN

8th Race -- KHYBER PASS -- Draws good rail post in full field of sophomore stakes milers, Flores aboard, good spot for action. DOVER DERE -- P. Val aboard, has set pace to better in other stakes recently, gate-to-wire win threat. Value Play -- ICED OUT

9th Race -- KINSHIP -- Hustling Pedroza again, needs crafty trip from rail post for sprint allowance run, coming here off a big win. YES MASTER -- Draws good outer box for dash distance, P. Val aboard, a factor throughout. Value Play -- PROUD TOWER TOO

10th Race -- PARADISE COVE -- Draws good rail post in full field of turf milers, Nakatani atop, adds blinkers for this diploma try. OLYMPIC -- Invading Bailey sticks around for this, draws good box for two-turn turf maiden run, Olympic graduation performance. Value Play -- TWAIN