Ralph Siraco's selections for Del Mar

Thursday's card

Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.

Post Time 2 p.m.

1st race 5-1/2 fur 2YO Mdn Clm

1 California Flyer (Gonzalez) 111

2 Hunt For Barbara (Gomez) 118

3 Sum Nice (Nakatani) 118

4 Own The Magic (Desormeaux) 118

5 Blair's Hero (Delahoussaye) 118

6 Karen's Supper (Atkinson) 118

Sum Nice -- Dueled between foes and faded in last, close 2nd in game try before that, Nakatani takes over here for Sum Nice graduation.

Own The Magic -- 1st time starter by Candi's Gold, began training in Northern California and showed enough promise to debut in southland, Desormeaux on Sise trainee.

Value Play -- Hunt For Barbara

2nd race 6-1/2 fur 3YO Clm

1 Prospect For Nan (Solis) 115

2 Thatsaknife (Flores) 115

3 Midnite Watchman (Valdez) 106

4 Freedoms Future (Garcia) 115

5 Fearless So N So (Dieguez) 108

6 Kazam (Gonzalez) 110

7 Fool Proof (Desormeaux) 115

8 Love A Prince (Pedroza) 115

9 Sing The Praise (Nakatani) 115

Fool Proof -- Drops in class and freshened for return, shuffled back in last, gamely kicked clear to break maiden before that, hustling Espinoza now.

Kazam -- Made inside bid for close 2nd in last, steps up a notch, bug boy Gonzalez got to know Sise trainee in last, positive move here.

Value Play -- Freedoms Future

3rd race 6 fur 3YO&up Mdn Clm

1 Intrepid King (Dieguez) 111

2 Neotorque (Desormeaux) 118

3 Gale Warning (Gomez) 118

4 Drivenbythedevil (Scott) 116

5 Groom And Board (Pedroza) 116

6 Rare Top (Nakatani) 118

7 Chimi (Mena) 118

8 Resident Poet (Solis) 122

Gale Warning -- Made bid, led and faded at a mile on lawn in last, runner up sprinting before that, now drops to claimer, Gomez stays on Hofmans trained beaten favorite.

Resident Poet -- Returns to races with steady worktab, 3rd four times of 7 starts last year with the most recent three in a row, back in for a tag here, Solis takes over for comeback run.

Value Play -- Rare Top

4th race 1 mi 3YO&up Alw

1 Gallant Georgio (Black) 117

2 T.V. Of Hemet (Stevens) 117

3 Kid Srednas (Stevens) 117

4 Outrunmyshadow (Garcia) 113

5 Hot Shot Casey (Flores) 117

6 Granja Teatro (Valenz) 117

7 Mere Moscow (Enriquez) 113

8 Touchdown Miami (McCarron) 117

9 Batmahan (Gonzalez) 110

10 Torre Dei Nolfi (Atkinson) 117

Kid Srednas -- Far wide rally for close runner up sprinting at Pleasanton in last, in the quinella 4 of 7 turf starts at this distance with a victory, brother Stevens on twice beaten favorite.

Touchdown Miami -- Loomed up and weakened to 4th in last, runner up before that, has been lingering in these conditions for a while, but gets McCarron for this run.

Value Play -- Torre Dei Nolfi

5th race 6 fur 2YO Mdn Clm

1 Corn Mash (Flores) 118

2 Slew Of Taxes (Stevens) 116

3 Marge's Approval (Meza) 118

4 El Caballo Grande (Toscano) 118

5 Mustang Pilot (Espinoza) 116

6 Abbott's Pancho (Ramsammy) 118

7 Blue Volt (Valenz) 118

8 Billy Brad (Gomez) 118

9 Masked Rider (Black) 118

10 Sunrise Red (Pedroza) 118

Corn Mash -- Wide trip debut 3rd as the favorite at Pleasanton in last, ships south and drops to claimer now, draws rail now and good gate rider Flores.

Billy Brad -- Crowded and distant 4th in last, distant debut 3rd at Golden Gate before that, Gomez stays for better trip here.

Value Play -- Caballo Grande

6th race 6-1/2 fur 3YO Clm

1 Waquoit Warrior (Berrio) 115

2 Jonathan's Oak (Martinez) 115

3 Flaxen Road (Atkinson) 115

4 Naabit (Valdivia) 115

5 Go Go Edric (Alferez) 115

6 Call Me A Prince (Ramsammy) 115

7 Bee Magic (Toscano) 115

8 Booly Booly (Garcia) 115

9 Really James (Douglas) 115

10 J Cool (Gomez) 115

J Cool -- Steadied twice and faded routing on the lawn in last, 4-wide close 2nd at this distance before that, drops to action spot for trainer Abrams.

Jonathan's Oak -- Made bid and second best at a mile in last, dueled lead and weakened to 3rd sprinting before that, makes third start for new trainer O'Neill, jockey is a concern.

Value Play -- Really James

7th race 1 mi 3YO Hdcp

1 Conectis (Valdivia) 117

2 Sapphire Ring (Nakatani) 116

3 Mom's Day (Gonzalez) 110

4 Dancing Rhythm (Black) 120

5 Sophie My Love (Stevens) 115

6 Star's Proud Penny (Gomez) 120

7 Socket Set (McCarron) 115

Socket Set -- Was pulling early and weakened in Grade II Del Mar grass stakes in last, closed strong for close 3rd by a neck grass sprinting at Hollypark before that, McCarron takes over on Pinfield trainee.

Sapphire Ring -- English-import makes U.S. debut, pair of works over the course, in the quinella 5 of 8 starts with a pair of wins over the pond, Nakatani/Dollace team.

Value Play -- Star's Proud Penny

8th race 1-1/16 mi 3YO&up Clm

1 Reblin (Berrio) 117

2 Elvigor (Solis) 117

3 Gooty (Gonzalez) 114

4 Count Con (Puglisi) 117

5 Izzy A Pursnatcher (Juarez) 117

6 Dancer Tam (Martinez) 117

7 Bold As Beau (Black) 117

8 Half Past Ten (Desormeaux) 117

9 Cash Cash Cash (Flores) 117

10 Millroy (Douglas) 117

Cash Cash Cash -- Saved ground and not abused while splitting the field in last, broke maiden at this distance, Flores stays on west trainee, give one more chance here.

Reblin -- Dueled lead and second best with good effort in last, in the quinella half of a dozen starts at this distance with a pair of victories, draw rail post, a factor throughout.

Value Play -- Bold As Beau

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