Ralph Siraco's selections for Del Mar

Friday's card

Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.

Post Time 2 p.m.

1st race 1 mi 3YO Clm

1 Nat's Wedding (Garcia) 115

2 Chat In Solana (Blanc) 115

3 Luckyisforever (Meza) 113

4 Aplaceinthesun (Ramsammy) 115

5 Vivi Skeeanno (Almeida) 115

6 Little Itch (Valdez) 108

7 Blue Eyed Lillie (Kaenel) 117

Chat In Solana -- Drops back to claimer and returns to main track after pair of competitive efforts on lawn, sprint debut maiden breaker three races back, good spot.

Aplaceinthesun -- Overmatched and outrun on turf in last, 4th while claimed at this level before that, Ramsammy takes over for small percentage trainer.

Value Play -- Nat's Wedding

2nd race 6 fur 2YO Mdn Clm

1 Mike And Ike (Dieguez) 111

2 Air Band (Espinoza) 110

3 Brave Fox (Alferez) 116

4 Dancing Majesty (Douglas) 118

5 Star Colony (Nakatani) 118

6 Run Don't Blot (Meza) 118

Star Colony -- Overmatched and outrun in pair of Hollypark trys, drops to claimer and bullet Del Mar drill since raced, Nakatani takes over on Dutton trainee.

Mike And Ike -- 1st time starter by Corwyn Bay, steady works, well placed, must break sharp from rail post.

Value Play -- Rub Don't Blot

3rd race 1-1/16 mi 3YO&up Clm

1 High Drama (Solis) 117

2 Beau's Tribute (Blanc) 116

3 Pondero's Leader (Alvarado) 114

4 Caribbean Pirate (Black) 117

5 Royal Hill (Gomez) 117

6 Carnavale (Douglas) 117

7 Manoir D' Anjoli (Valdivia) 117

8 Sir Ken (Desormeaux) 117

9 Puissant (Nakatani) 117

10 D C Express (Espinoza) 117

Royal Hill -- Stalked and weakened to tougher in last, 3 of 5 career victories from 5 Del Mar turf starts, Gomez takes over on Hess trainee.

Puissant -- Forced out to avoid spill while 4th from outside post in last when in need of a race, 2 for 7 over this course, reunites with Nakatani here.

Value Play -- Sir Ken

4th race 6 fur 3YO&up F&M Clm

1 John's Hope (Alvarado) 117

2 Rendies Primavera (Stevens) 117

3 My Sister Jane (Gonzalez) 112

4 Jamin Jaime MC (Alferez) 117

5 Pirate's Secret (Solis) 117

6 Point Habitat (Ramsammy) 117

7 Dynamint (Desormeaux) 117

8 Pindle (Garcia) 117

9 O What a Thrill (Gomez) 117

10 Tappin Her Toes (Kaenel) 117

Dynamint -- Split foes while 2nd in last, in the quinella 11 of 24 career starts with 5 victories, Desormeaux returns on beaten favorite.

Rendies Primavera -- 2nd to top pick late April in last, freshened and drops to lowest level here, runner up 3 of 4 starts this year.

Value Play -- My Sister Jane

5th race 1-1/16 mi 3YO&up F&M

1 Fascinate (Gomez) 117

2 Love That Jazz (Desormeaux) 117

3 Freeport Flight (Solis) 117

4 Curitida (Ramsammy) 117

5 Inner Circle (Nakatani) 117

6 Passion Flower (Delahoussaye) 117

7 Alzora (McCarron) 117

8 Magical Allure (Stevens) 113

Magical Allure -- Strong hand ride to win over this track in last, undefeated and favorite in three career starts, Stevens/Baffert team, must overcome outside post.

Alzora -- Dueled lead, stalked and second best at odds-on when in need of an outing in last, in the quinella 8 of 13 career starts with 4 victories, McCarron/McAnally tandem.

Value Play -- Freeport Flight

6th race 1-1/16 mi 3YO&up Clm

1 Igualito (Dieguez) 107

2 Crowning Meeting (Ramsammy) 114

3 Express Gold (Espinoza) 117

4 Salish Bull (Solis) 114

5 New Century (Stevens ) 117

6 Nasrudin (Alvarado) 122

7 Warning Time (Gonzalez) 112

8 Pinfloron (Valdivia) 117

9 Glen Erin (Jacobs) 122

10 Fit For A King (Nakatani) 117

11 AE-Shady Link (Sorenson) 117

Pinfloron -- Returns to races on abbreviated works, 2nd by a nose at this trip and level mid-June in last, has class and proven winner off-the-shelf.

New Century -- Tracked and weakened in return tightener in last, returns to surface with 3 of 4 lifetime victories, Stevens stays on Vienna trainee

Value Play -- Nasrudin

7th race 6-1/2 fur 2YO

1 Lou's Candi (Flores) 117

2 O'Rey Fantasma (Gomez) 117

3 Prized Demon (Delahoussaye) 117

4 Worldly Manner (Stevens) 117

5 Sea Twister (Pedroza) 119

6 Waki American (Solis) 115

7 Domination (McCarron) 117

8 Admire The Flag (Nakatani) 117

Admire The Flag -- Part of potent entry, impressive debut maiden breaker from the rail at Hollypark in last, swift Del Mar works with bullet 6-panel gate drill since raced, Nakatani/Dollace combo.

O'Rey Fantasma -- Pressed pace and held 2nd in Hollywood Juvenile Championship in last, dueled lead and gamely broke maiden from the rail before that, a factor throughout.

Value Play -- Domination

8th race 6-1/2 fur 3YO&up F&M Mdn Clm

1 I Speak English (Enriquez) 118

2 Donna B. Quick (Gomez) 118

3 Cee's Joyita (Douglas) 118

4 Mean Of Queen (Valenz) 118

5 Native Date (Gonzalez) 113

6 Petal Pink (Scott) 118

7 Grey Illusion (Dieguez) 109

8 New Temptation (Garcia) 116

9 Moya Katie Girl (Berrio) 118

10 Sister Ruth (Solis) 120

11 Excessive Girl (Espinoza) 118

12 Toss Me a Freeze (Atkinson) 118

13 AE-Mouse Pants (Atkinson) 118

Excessive Girl -- Bumped hard and no threat in debut in last, continues working at training center, clean start may provide graduation run.

Donna B. Quick -- 1st time starter by Moscow Ballet, steady series of works, well placed, Gomez for debut.

Value Play -- Native Date

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