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 6 fur 3YO&up Mdn Clm

1 Winning Enemy (Alferez) 118

2 Caloy (Solis) 118

3 Gale Warning (Gomez) 118

4 Imoutofhere (Kaenel) 122

5 To The West (Garcia) 122

6 Meet 'Em Now (Steiner) 118

Gale Warning -- In tight and waited for room then closed late for close second first time in claimer in last, runner up in two prior sprint outings, Gomez stays on beaten Hofmans trained favorite to make graduation amends here.

Caloy -- Second best at this trip in last, debut third three races back, drops to claimer now, Solis stays for hot seaside trainer Headley.

Value Play -- To The West.

2nd race 5-1/2 fur 3YO&up Clm

1 Really Frosted (Alvarado) 117

2 Flaxen Road (Scott) 113

3 Askette's Concorde (Garcia) 117

4 Chikalis (Flores) 117

5 Miranda's Knight (Desormeaux) 117

6 Expresser (Stevens) 117

7 Odbe Surprized (Espinoza) 117

Odbe Surprized -- Saved ground from rail post and menaced while third in last, off slow and trailed in comeback before that, makes third start since return, Espinoza stays, good spot for action.

Askette's Concorde -- No rally on Hollypark lawn sprinting in last, runner up in allowance company three races back, takes nosedive in class now, Garcia/Peterson/Ansons tandem.

Value Play -- Chikalis.

3rd race 1 mi 3YO&up Mdn Clm

1 Southern Squall (Solis) 118

2 Rare Top (Meza) 118

3 Sultry Substitute (Alvarado) 118

4 Manly Valentine (Delahoussay) 118

5 Inwood (Flores) 118

6 File Away (Stevens) 118

File Away -- Ran into buzzsaw named Kona Gold while distant fifth in last, hopped at the start and close fifth in debut before that, bullet drill since raced, drops to claimer for this stretchout, File diploma Away.

Sultry Substitute -- Troubled trip from outside post on Hollypark lawn in last, steady works since raced, drops to claimer for return to main, McAnally sticks with struggling Alvarado here.

Value Play -- Southern Squall.

4th race 1 mi 3YO&up Clm

1 Kavallas Star (Perkinson) 112

2 Lightsofthenorth (Dieguez) 110

3 College Town (Pedroza) 117

4 Go Go Louie (Toscano) 117

5 My Shogun (Garcia) 113

6 Askabout (Black) 117

7 Dancer Tam (Martinez) 117

8 Half Past Ten (Alferez) 117

9 Goaltender (Berrio) 117

Go Go Louie -- Old-timer kicked clear to win by daylight at Hollypark in last, four of 12 lifetime victories at this distance, spotted for repeat win by limited trainer/jockey combo, Louie could be going going gone.

College Town -- Just missed when caught on the wire while second in last, won two of prior three outings, in the quinella three of five starts at this distance with a pair of victories, another hard knocker with back class.

Value Play -- My Shogun.

5th race 6 fur 2YO Mdn Clm

1 Ragin Reggie (Pedroza) 118

2 Foreverme (Flores) 118

3 Digatreasure (Valdivia) 118

4 Sunrise Red (Douglas) 118

5 Treasureathend (Meza) 118

6 Danzig Commander (FValenz) 118

7 Dancing Mood (Alferez) 118

8 Taken (Dieguez) 111

Taken -- Close up early and gave way from outside post in debut in last, drops several levels now, gets outside post again, hustling bug boy stays, interesting student to graduate here.

Dancing Mood -- Three-deep and tired to split field in last, between foes while fourth before that, Alferez reunites on Dutton trainee, wide open diploma run.

Value Play -- Treasureathend.

6th race 7 fur 3YO&up Alw/Clm

1 Ex Marks The Cop (Stevens) 113

2 Tiger Talk (McCarron) 117

3 Young At Heart (Solis) 118

4 Reraise (Delahoussaye) 113

5 Driggs Retreat (Gonzalez) 112

6 Zede (Nakatani) 117

Reraise -- Promising gelding returns to races with solid worktab, undefeated in three career starts, has improved with each outing, Delahoussaye stays on Dollace trainee to extend perfect record, Reraises the bar here.

Ex Mark The Cop -- Impressive Cal-Bred returns to races with sizzling worktab, three of most recent four moves are bullet drills, in the quinella in all four lifetime starts with three victories, Stevens vacates top pick for Baffert trainee, draws tough rail post for comeback assignment.

Value Play -- Zede.

7th race 1-3/8 mi 3YO&up F&M Turf

1 Morini (Valdivia) 119

2 Doucette (Stevens) 121

3 Claudia Of Nowhere (Delahsy) 119

4 Camiring (Flores) 117

5 Penne (McCarron) 121

6 Queen Douna (Gomez) 119

7 Follow The Music (Nakatani) 121

Doucette -- No rally against boys in restricted stakes at this trip in last, won prior pair of outings on Hollypark lawn before that, back with fillies and mares now, Stevens takes over.

Camiring -- Troubled trip while distant fourth at this distance over the course in last, broke slowly with no rally before that, maintenance work over the course since raced, Flores takes over, good spot for action.

Value Play -- Penne.

8th race 5-1/2 fur 3YO&up Mdn Clm

1 Airem Forbes (FValenz) 118

2 Intrepid King (Dieguez) 111

3 Teton Sunrise (Solis) 118

4 Can Can Jade (Martinez) 116

5 Allstar Pro (Espinoza) 120

6 Magic Meeting (Flores) 118

7 Hoe D (Douglas) 118

8 Smile Of Fortune (Kaenel) 122

9 King Me (Alferez) 116

10 Mr. Insanity (Nakatani) 118

11 Shota Tequila (Toscano) 118

12 My Toni's Pride (Silva) 118

13 AE-Ebonist (Gomez) 118

Shota Tequila -- Dueled lead from rail post and held third in last, third before that, has improved with each of three lifetime starts, Tequila diploma shot here.

King Me -- Wide and distant third at this trip in last, rallied wide for close debut runner up three races back, Alferez gets the best from Dutton trainee, may be King here.

Value Play -- Hoe B.

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