Martin Pedroza continues his torrid pace at Fairplex Park as he has sprinted away from the rest of the jockey colony. With the final week of racing head, it is safe to say Pedroza has all but wrapped up another riding title here at the Los Angeles County Fair. The 40-year-old something rider looks to be in his 20's the way he handles the horses, turns and other riders around these parts. Yes, call Martin Pedroza "Mr. Pomona" because he certainly is.
How about the ride Patrick Valenzuela gave Clubhouse Ride on Sunday in the $115,000 Barretts Juvenile? The two-year-old colt by Candy Ride (Ride The Rails) was winning for the second time in his career, coming off a solid good looking maiden win at Del Mar for trainer Clifford Sise. Clubhouse Ride unleashed a powerhouse move down the backside to vie for the lead and draw away for a sharp win. This all came after a rough start in which Clubhouse Ride was bumped hard leaving the gate to race well behind the field early on. Had he failed to kick it in, he would have had a built in excuse which makes his win here more impressive. The owners Six-S Racing Stables seem to have a nice colt on their hands and should be followed up the ladder.
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Monday, September 20, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Opening week at Fairplex Park
Well the dirt racing has returned at Fairplex Park at the Los Angeles County Fair and we can't say enough about being able to handicap on the organic stuff. The course has played fair with speed being given the advantage early on. However, come-from-behinders have been fairing okay too so all in all it's been a very fair track from what we have seen. The weather has been awesome and we are looking for exciting days ahead with some great racing and stakes action.
One of the reasons we have always been a fan of this meeting is the racing. There is a vast quantity of shippers coming in from out of state and that brings its fair share of low level claimers to town. Old fashioned racing and race riding as the jockeys and trainers compete for better purse money. This aspect of the game seems to heighten the excitement level and ups the handicapping game to a renewed level as well. One negative aspect of this is that Martin Pedroza always seems to get overbet on everything he rides. Since he tends to ride the best horse in most races, he's a hard guy to beat. However when you do find a competitive horse that Pedroza isn't riding, chances are you'll find good value.
Martin Pedroza has done his early sprint away from the gate and is already well in front in the jockeys race. Doug O'Neill and Peter Miller are going head to head right now in the trainers race.
Opening day offered up the $50,000 Beverly J. Lewis stakes which was won by the Bob Baffert trained Subsidized under Martin Pedroza at $3.80. This daughter of Ghostzapper (Awesome Again) looked good taking the field in this 6 1/2 furlong contest and should be heard from again real soon.
Saturday's $50,000 E. B. Johnston was won by the odds on favorite U R All That I Am under Martin Pedroza for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. The 4-year-old filly was reversing a losing streak of three in a row but looked back to her old self here as she was well bet on at 2-5 to return $2.80.
Sunday's $50,000 Bangles and Beads was won by Via Veneto under Martin Pedroza for trainer Bob Baffert to return $3.20 to her backers. The daughter of Orientate (Mt. Livermore) was winning for the third time in 12 career outings for her owner Donald Dizney.
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One of the reasons we have always been a fan of this meeting is the racing. There is a vast quantity of shippers coming in from out of state and that brings its fair share of low level claimers to town. Old fashioned racing and race riding as the jockeys and trainers compete for better purse money. This aspect of the game seems to heighten the excitement level and ups the handicapping game to a renewed level as well. One negative aspect of this is that Martin Pedroza always seems to get overbet on everything he rides. Since he tends to ride the best horse in most races, he's a hard guy to beat. However when you do find a competitive horse that Pedroza isn't riding, chances are you'll find good value.
Martin Pedroza has done his early sprint away from the gate and is already well in front in the jockeys race. Doug O'Neill and Peter Miller are going head to head right now in the trainers race.
Opening day offered up the $50,000 Beverly J. Lewis stakes which was won by the Bob Baffert trained Subsidized under Martin Pedroza at $3.80. This daughter of Ghostzapper (Awesome Again) looked good taking the field in this 6 1/2 furlong contest and should be heard from again real soon.
Saturday's $50,000 E. B. Johnston was won by the odds on favorite U R All That I Am under Martin Pedroza for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. The 4-year-old filly was reversing a losing streak of three in a row but looked back to her old self here as she was well bet on at 2-5 to return $2.80.
Sunday's $50,000 Bangles and Beads was won by Via Veneto under Martin Pedroza for trainer Bob Baffert to return $3.20 to her backers. The daughter of Orientate (Mt. Livermore) was winning for the third time in 12 career outings for her owner Donald Dizney.
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Closing day at Del Mar. Hello Fairplex Park
As they say, no rest for the wicked. We put the wrap on Del Mar on Wednesday and jump right into Fairplex Park on Thursday. While Del Mar is always one of our favorite tracks we can't say we had a good time there this season as it was a sub-par meeting for us with below normal percentages for us. While it's not fair to blame the synthetic surface for our bad numbers since everybody has to handicap on the same surface, we sure would like to see some consistency in the track.
Speaking on consistency, how about the Del Mar Stewards call on Sunday when they let Twirling Candy stand after fouling Summer Movie? That is perhaps one of the worst calls we have seen in the game since we got involved 40-years ago. Brutal.
However, the meeting provided lots of bright spots like normal and all and all was a successful one. Kudos to management with them offering a minimum 50-cent Pick 4 which helped increase the handle of the Pick 4 and to great coverage on Facebook, which allowed fans to be apart of racing and comment on their experience at the track. One thing we could do without next year however is the "Cougar" promotion as the track promotes the older, affluent breast implanted and botox injected women that want to hook up and hang out with the with the younger guys trackside. Del Mar Management seemed fascinated in posting picks on Facebook and having one of these ladies crowned "Miss Cougar." Enough of this nonsense.
Congratulations to leading trainer Doug O'Neill and leading jockey Joel Rosario for a job and meeting well done. Rosario and Rafael Bejarano battled until the final race as Rosario prevailed by hanging a nose at the wire and winning the title. O'Neill had wrapped up the title long ago.
Rafael Bejarano certainly didn't look like a leading rider candidate with his ride aboard Late Cuddle at odds on in the 5th race on Friday. Bejarano had the mare 4, 5-wide throughout and never did try to get her inside. Perhaps next time we'll see a rider switch on the Jerry Hollendorfer trained mare.
Those who saw Tell a Kelly win Saturday's Darley Debutante witnessed a visually impressive performance by a very talented filly. Racing for the John Sadler stable under Alonso Quinonez, the daughter of Tapit drew away for a powerful score, beating the undefeated Wickedly Perfect easily to pay $11.20. This filly needs to be followed as it looks like owners Ike and Dawn Thrash have a nice one.
The Del Mar Derby Sunday was won by Twirling Candy but result shouldn't have been allowed to stand up. Those that haven't seen this race need to see it. No mistake the 1/5 shot was best, but the son of Candy Ride completely took out Summer Movie and should have been DQ'ed for his win. The connections of John Sadler and Jenny Craig remained classy as owner Jenny Craig approached and apologized to the owners of Summer Movie for the incident. Twirling Candy remains undefeated and is now 4 for 4.
The Torrey Pines was won by Switch for the popular connections of John Sadler and Joel Rosario as the daughter of Quiet American took home the winners share of the $100,000 purse. Switch was winning for the third time in eight lifetime starts.
Closing day on Wednesday saw J P's Gusto win the Grade I $250,000 Del Mar Futurity under Patrick Valenzuela for trainer David Hofmans. The 2-year-old son of Successful Appeal looked quite powerful in his win and looks to have serious designs on the future as it appeared from his effort he can go further in distance.
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Speaking on consistency, how about the Del Mar Stewards call on Sunday when they let Twirling Candy stand after fouling Summer Movie? That is perhaps one of the worst calls we have seen in the game since we got involved 40-years ago. Brutal.
However, the meeting provided lots of bright spots like normal and all and all was a successful one. Kudos to management with them offering a minimum 50-cent Pick 4 which helped increase the handle of the Pick 4 and to great coverage on Facebook, which allowed fans to be apart of racing and comment on their experience at the track. One thing we could do without next year however is the "Cougar" promotion as the track promotes the older, affluent breast implanted and botox injected women that want to hook up and hang out with the with the younger guys trackside. Del Mar Management seemed fascinated in posting picks on Facebook and having one of these ladies crowned "Miss Cougar." Enough of this nonsense.
Congratulations to leading trainer Doug O'Neill and leading jockey Joel Rosario for a job and meeting well done. Rosario and Rafael Bejarano battled until the final race as Rosario prevailed by hanging a nose at the wire and winning the title. O'Neill had wrapped up the title long ago.
Rafael Bejarano certainly didn't look like a leading rider candidate with his ride aboard Late Cuddle at odds on in the 5th race on Friday. Bejarano had the mare 4, 5-wide throughout and never did try to get her inside. Perhaps next time we'll see a rider switch on the Jerry Hollendorfer trained mare.
Those who saw Tell a Kelly win Saturday's Darley Debutante witnessed a visually impressive performance by a very talented filly. Racing for the John Sadler stable under Alonso Quinonez, the daughter of Tapit drew away for a powerful score, beating the undefeated Wickedly Perfect easily to pay $11.20. This filly needs to be followed as it looks like owners Ike and Dawn Thrash have a nice one.
The Del Mar Derby Sunday was won by Twirling Candy but result shouldn't have been allowed to stand up. Those that haven't seen this race need to see it. No mistake the 1/5 shot was best, but the son of Candy Ride completely took out Summer Movie and should have been DQ'ed for his win. The connections of John Sadler and Jenny Craig remained classy as owner Jenny Craig approached and apologized to the owners of Summer Movie for the incident. Twirling Candy remains undefeated and is now 4 for 4.
The Torrey Pines was won by Switch for the popular connections of John Sadler and Joel Rosario as the daughter of Quiet American took home the winners share of the $100,000 purse. Switch was winning for the third time in eight lifetime starts.
Closing day on Wednesday saw J P's Gusto win the Grade I $250,000 Del Mar Futurity under Patrick Valenzuela for trainer David Hofmans. The 2-year-old son of Successful Appeal looked quite powerful in his win and looks to have serious designs on the future as it appeared from his effort he can go further in distance.
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