DEL MAR ANALYSIS FOR SATURDAY – 8/15/2020

RACE 1

5 1/2 FURLONGS CLAIMING 16K

TOP EARLY SPEED BELONGS TO TOP 2 ML FAVS CANADIAN GINGER AND SWEET HONOR. SHERILINDA WILL BE STALKIN FROM THIRD.

THERE ARE NO CLOSERS THAT ARE FAST ENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT.

RACE 2

6 1/2 FURLONGS MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT

MIDNIGHT MYSTERY AND DISCO BALL ARE FAST FROM THE GATE AND MUST BE CAUGHT.

BEST CLOSER IS CANADIAN PRIDE.

UNKNOWNS ARE FIRSTERS SEICHE AND DIRECT LINE

RACE 3

5 FURLONGS (TURF) MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT

TILTED TOWERS AND MOST SANDISFACTORY ARE THE ONES TO CATCH.

CLOSER WITH BEST STRETCH KICK IS ML FAVORITE MUCH MORE HALO.

3 FIRST TIME STARTERS. GRAZIANO IS SECOND ML CHOICE AND CEM SULTAN IS ML THIRD CHOICE. THEY BETTER BE RUNNERS AS THE TOP 2 SPEED HORSES ARE QUICK.

RACE 4

1 MILE STARTER ALW (N2L)

ALVAARO AND MY JOURNEY ARE FAST FROM THE GATE. MONGOLIAN LEGEND AND YAKEO WON’T BE FAR BACK EARLY.

BEST CLOSER IS ML FAV. RONAMO. NEGOTIATOR ALSO HAS A DECENT LATE KICK.

RACE 5

1 MILE (TURF) MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT

IN A SLOW EARLY PACE RACE, EAGLE IN THE SKY, THE ML FAV. IS QUICKEST EARLY.

THE BEST CLOSER IS CAISSON.

3 FIRST TIMERS 4/1, 8/1 AND 12/1.

RACE 6

5 1/2 FURLONGS MAIDEN CLAIMING 50K

HARDLY ANY SPEED EARLY FROM THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY STARTED. C’MON JENNA AND LEMON DROP SHOT HAVE SHOWN THE MOST.

NO CLOSERS IN SIGHT

3 FIRST TIMERS, TWO 6/1’S AND A 12/1. THEY WON’T HAVE TO BE THAT QUICK TO SCORE FIRST TIME OUT.

RACE 7

5 FURLONGS (TURF) OPTIONAL 20K

BIG TIME SPEED DUEL BETWEEN HIT THE SEAM, HAMMING EDDY AND UNDENIABLE PROOF. EVEN ZIPPER MISCHIEF IS NOT OUT OF IT.

BEST CLOSER IS JOHNNY PODRES AT A FAT 8/1. HE WILL HAVE A REAL PACE TO SET HIM UP AND WOULDN’T A SURPRISE IF HE STRIKES OUT THE BIG HITTERS.

RACE 8

5 1/2 FURLONGS MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT

ALL FIRST TIME STARTER AFAIR FOR 2-YEAR OLD FILLIES. WATCH THE TOTE BOARD FOR CLUES TO THIS PUZZLER.

RACE 9 – SOLANA BEACH STAKES $125,000

CORDIALITY IS THE MAJOR SPEED EARLY TRACKED BY BIG SWEEP SEDAMAR WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH IN THIRD IF TOP 2 GO TOO FAST EARLY. EVEN LONGSHOT KITTY BOOM BOOM 12/1, MAY BE FAST ENOUGH OFF HER BEST

TOP CLOSERS ARE ML FAV. MUCHO UNUSUAL AND PULPIT RIDER.

RACE 10

6 FURLONGS STARTER ALW (N3L)

CONTENDING SPEED LED BY PYRON AND TOBACCO ROAD. LONGSHOT EMERALD MAGIC 12/1 COULD UPSET.

CLOSERS LED BY ZIMBA WARRIOR. ML FAVORITE IT’S TIZ TIME WOULDN’T BE A SHOCK.

RACE 11

1 1/16 MILES (TURF) CLAIMING 32K

SPEED IS DOMINATED BY NEVER EASY AND MITHQAAL. CONTAGION WON’T BE TOO FAR OFF THE LEADERS AND EVEN LONGSHOT OCEAN FURY 12/1 COULD BE PART OF THE EARLY PICTURE.

BIG TIME CLOSERS ARE ACKER AND MR. ROARY WITH ML FAV. THE HUNTED NOT OUT OF IT.

A WIDE-OPEN RACE TO CLOSE THE CARD.