SoCal Saturday | Del Mar Oaks Day

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Barry, how are you? Doing good, nice Friday, ready

for Del Mar tomorrow. So yeah, some opportunities.

Everything for you to say to me. Nice Friday.

Get out of here. You know, man, what is this?

A little small talk with Barry Spears.

Welcome to the elevator, everyone.

There you go. But we do this every week.

We'd love to have you as a regular, a regular part of the

show. You're certainly welcome to

comment. And we'll get to those during

the show as well. But we walk through the entire

card on Saturdays at wherever they're racing in Southern

California. We were just at Los Alamitos and

of course down to Delmar most recently.

We will take you all the way through the Breeders Cup with

this show, including both of us being out there at Delmar this

year. Bury your first trip to a

Breeders' Cup in California. How about that?

Yeah, I'm very, very excited. You know, never been out there.

I hear Delmar is better than Saratoga.

I've been to Saratoga. Planning.

Oh boy, Oh boy. Why didn't you be in trouble?

What are we doing? Like come.

On man, let's just try this phone.

Oh bad. Saratoga compared to Del Mar,

That's that's what it is. It's bummy.

I got nothing else to compare it to I.

Never did. What do we do?

You love being Saratoga. What are we doing?

I I no, I I love Del Mar. I I can't wait to go.

I want to see where the you're. Going to have a great time.

Turf. How many breeders cups have you

been to? 0.

OK, this is a man we're many cherries will be pop folks.

And so we will get Barry Spears out there to the West Coast.

My. And it's my birthday is right

before that. Right before that, and not an

insignificant one, folks, so I'll be be on the lookout for

that. We'll have a seminar here in the

in Louisville before I take the trip out there.

We always do that in the South end with all of our horseplay

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All right, let's get into it, Barry.

It is Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks day, but we got to start with an

$8000 claimer because that's what God wants $8000 claimer

here. You could run for seven if you

want on the dirt. 6 furlogs here, Phillies and marriage 3

and up, $25,000 in the Kitty. I joke though, Barry, because

I'm never going to be mad if we can get 8-9 horses in a race.

So just just fill these gates for me.

I'll I'll do the rest of the work from there.

Just exactly who'd you land on race one?

Well, race one is is I I dubbed it the race that nobody wants to

win. Feels like you know, it it it

these these are, you know, lower level claimers that really

struggle to stay consistent. I ended up on the one who's kind

of a price putt for doe. This horse has some races to go

back to in condition claimers back in February, March and

April that were really good and and would stack up with these.

They dropped them in for this level back in June, ran a good

race that day. I think the race sets up for

him. There's, there's a little bit of

speed up front and this horse can kind of, I think being on

the rail actually is a is a good thing for this horse to get in

the race early and be able to pass horses late.

You and I both have the four and the six in our handicapping.

We have different horses on top, both longer shots.

I'm going to try the eight on the outside in Misty Dancer, not

a good run last time. Los Alamitos, I'm going to go

ahead and just draw a line through that one.

If you look at the weight allowance for this horse with

the bug boy in a Ron test here for Bill McClain, this is a

significant running at 1:11 here is really, really helpful for

this one in for the 8 tag 1-2 back in one of those restricted

Northern California races at the $5000 level and just a horse

Berry that I think is capable of winning here.

I think the outside post will be really helpful for this one as

well. It's I'm going to lean on Misty

Dancer in here in the opener. Roman Express Empress.

Excuse me, Express Roman Empress in here is the six horse and I

have to look. Did I have this one?

Yeah, second of my handicapping. How about that seven to two

Herrera gets them out for Jesus Araga in this spot comes out of

that 10K race, just a couple back at Del Mar and a decent

third was right there with the leaders of that race for most of

it before that at the 6250 level at LaSalle, gets claimed out of

that race, comes back, runs well enough in the 10 level that they

felt like keeping him at the 8:00.

So I went 8-6 and four here. What do you like about

discrepancy? I think this horse has a little

bit of upside, especially dropping in.

You know drop downs win a lot of these kind of races.

This horse is dropping down slightly and maybe slightly

enough to get in the picture here.

Has some races earlier in the year that that stack up pretty

good with these. Just needs a little form

reversal. Was that wide last time.

I think the post relief might get this horse in in the

picture. So race one, of course, the

start of the early pick five there at at Del Mar and get in

for $0.50 on that. It is the lower of the take out

of the two pick fives on the card, Barry Spears and Louis

Reuveaux with you. It is Del Mar Oaks Day out there

at Del Mar tomorrow. Race 2 though is up next for us,

an optional claimer, $50,000 price on the optional claimer

here. 5 furlongs on the turf course there.

By the way, Barry, the record for a 5 furlong Sprint at Del

Mar is 54 and 3. Goes pretty fast folks, and they

will be going almost as fast as Barry Spears, $81,000 in the

purse here. I'll go first, Barry, on this

race here, I landed on the five on top here in Sharp as Attack.

This is one that we saw earlier in his career in a Breeders' Cup

race back in 2022 when he was a 2 year old.

He's now a 5 year old horse here, son of Sharp Azteca.

We've seen these Aztecas running pretty well lately out there.

This is one that frankly dropped into the claiming ranks.

Couple back in the optional claiming ranks got claimed.

Ran back in a 32 last time under Hector Barrios and I think they

found what this horse's level is supposed to be. 6 furlongs

sprinting last time. Only has to go the five here.

I get it. The demuro numbers are not very

good, but all this horse has to do is just get out of the gate

well enough and is likely to be there at the 8 to 1 price I

adore. But this year the horse hitting

the board twice last two times out at this kind of level.

Barry, I think has been really, really positive class release

for the horse that you have second in your handicapping and

sharp as attack. But for the seven, I'm going to

call you out here, dude, because this is this is an embarrassing

thing for you to do to this show.

But we got to go inside the mind of Spears people.

Who do you have on top here? I'm very disappointed to you, by

the way, just very you. You went to the chalk zone

because of the names of the horse.

No, no, no. I'd I'd love to say it was just

the name, but this horse is pretty good man Bad Uncle Barry

and funny enough each time this horse is one I've sent the

winning photo to my nephews so they know when this horse runs

and wins and I I. Prepared to tell Mark I'll I'll

make this promise to you young Barry Spears.

Your birthday will be that week. This ridiculous show is already

paying for you to go. But here is here's what I will

offer. I will buy you if he wins

tomorrow the winner's circle photo of bad uncle Barry and on

top of that I will get Roberto risply to sign it for you.

That's. If, if that that's going to

happen. So yeah, I, I, you go get him up

on speed dial. You know what I'm saying?

Whatever you need right now. I can see the future.

By the way, I joke about this because, folks, I have him

seconded by hitting, gapping some stuff like I got.

Yeah, of course. Yeah, but bad Uncle Barry's ran

good at this level previously came off the bench from almost

almost a year layoff and won at 6 1/2 and they ran him on the

flat at Delmar July 18th. He ran pretty good, just missed.

And I think this race might be a little bit easier even though he

was favored that day. I I mean he really got unlucky

late and lost, but he he stacks up favorably.

I love your 5 sharp as as a tack has the back class to to win a

race like this and the only question is why did they lay him

off from June? I figured he might get a run in

in July but maybe something minor happened and he shows up

in a in a better spot than last time.

You know it was almost a certainty that he was going to

get claimed in that $32,000 claimer and he was.

Hector Palmer does good unleashing these types so that

shouldn't be the issue. I think the issue might be Price

might might get bet down a little bit, but I'm bad Uncle

Barry Sharp as a tack exact sounds about right.

You're 75 here. You also have the six.

I just appreciate the name of Vancouver.

I I'd like to think that there's a bunch of dating profiles of 55

year old women in the southwestern part of Canada

where they refer to themselves in Vancouver's.

I would really like to think that that's a thing, but I'm not

sure that that's true. Gotta be right?

I hope so. I mean, that seems like

something that should exist. Yes.

You went 7-5 and six. I went 5-7 and two here.

So I'll talk about our Bucky charm, 5 to 1 on the morning

line here. If speed figures matter, then

this horse is going to be right there for sure.

But Mike Pipey, the reason I included this one here, all of

the numbers just match up for what he does well, Turf sprints

he hits at 17%. By the way, underrated Mike

right now, 3 for 15 at Del Mar, right?

Not a huge number of starts, but he's hitting the 20%.

That's a very, very, very good figure.

Kazushi Kamura keeps them out with this one.

Who's run second back-to-back at this level at Santa Anita, Gets

down to Del Mar, gets to try the course here.

Decent enough, works the last couple out.

I think our Bucky Charms got a real shot here.

This son of Munning's six years old Barry, but only his 7th

lifetime start, so hopefully we'll see him for a couple more

years because all he does hit the board man.

All he does hit a year, once a year.

Let's go. Let's go get it done son.

We move on to race 3 here at Del Bar on Saturday.

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friends at Amwager. First maiden special weight race

of the day will be race 3. This starts a middle little pick

3 here as well, $100,000 on the line for 2 year olds and this is

on the boys side of things. Got a field of seven here going

5 1/2. Barry, where'd you land in Race

3? I landed on the 1 Falcon jet,

the other Baffert, now the two litmus tests.

The other. They paid a lot of money for

that horse Litmus Test and there really isn't any other pedigree

to go off of other than the dam. Dam was OK, but I mean you see

the works from this horse, so you got to expect this horse to

be fast, but I'm not sure this horse is going to be precocious

and seven to five seems a little ambitious, especially against a

baffert horse who's already run. So I I want to lean towards

Falcon jet. Hopefully Mike Smith will

unleash him from the rail and and just kind of scoot away from

these. So Falcon Jet on the inside

second timer, 27% angle there, of course for Bob Baffert, who

is exceptional with two year olds as well at 35%.

I think Litmus test is absolutely going to fire and

it's largely based on the works. And frankly, what's interesting

is Bafford's better in maiden specials with first timers that

he is with second timers. And so Litmus Test to me is on

top here, but you're going to go 1/5 in this spot as well.

Chapter one, another first timer.

You keep going back to the Mike McCarthy well, and I'm not

exactly sure why, especially in his main special race.

Because there's really not much in this race past the two Pat

Baffert's This horse is working OK, good enough Yelpan is is

still to be determined as far as his how precocious his horses

are. I I like to think they would

have a lot of speed and this one certainly looks like he does.

But I mean, we, we only know when they get on the racetrack,

but that workout on August 10th, the five furlongs, 59 and three

handling from the gate, 3 out of 85 is good enough for me,

especially close to the race. So that that's usually a

telltale sign a horse has a little bit of talent.

Mike McCarthy doesn't win much first time out.

So that's why we kind of have them underneath.

Send it MO is the second spot for me after the two litmus

test. I'll try the six.

Send it MO. Interesting to see Tyler in

town. Of course riding in that Grade 1

Delmar Oaks instead of riding at Ellis for the day where he had 6

minutes just on Sunday and made plenty of money.

But this seems to be an interesting trip for him.

Riding for Peter Miller in several races this weekend.

This is 1 going turf to dirt, which is a very good angle for

Peter Miller at 17% and frankly wins 1/5 of his races with

second time starters. And so this is one that I'll be

looking for to put up a big number as well.

So I landed 26 and one. We both have the one in our

handicapping here in Falcon Jet. Who you have on top, What you

talk about, the seven in here in the mix, 15 to 1 might be a good

one to hit in the early sequence.

Yeah, I, I give this horse a shot.

It's been working well and you know, and even since that last

race, I think this horse will get a lot out of it.

The winner, Proletariat is pretty decent I think, or is

going to be OK, but this horse didn't have a really great trip.

The workout suggests that this horse probably might want to go

a little bit longer, but I can see this horse picking up the

pieces. Didn't really get a chance to

run on the turf, probably didn't like it anyway.

Getting on the dirt makes a lot of sense, so there's some things

to like. Race 3, of course, a maiden

special. Race 4 will continue the maiden

special ranks. We moved to the turf, though,

and this is for Phillies. We're two years old for this

one. We're going a mile on the turf

course. There's $80,000 on the line

here, Barry, in this spot. It is an even numbered race.

I appear to be going first in even numbered races.

I want to say one that I really liked and it's a one that we

talked about very recently, frankly, at the beginning of the

month for Doug O'Neill. Is Hypergamy the 12 is going to

have to draw in somehow by the time we get to tomorrow, if that

horse does bury, I will have the 12 on top of my handicapping.

I will put that horse in. I think that enough of her from

that first race. I thought she broke well enough

that even from an outside post she'll be she'll be OK to go.

My guess is if she gets in, she won't run because of the outside

post. So I guess unfortunately, but I

would have the 12 on top here. Instead I will have the three on

top here in got the ring. Peter Miller, Tyler Gafilion,

the aforementioned ran really, really well last time at the

mile after stretching out from the five furlongs.

Makes sense. We go from 5:00 to a mile.

Go ahead and break the maiden the third time up in this case

under Mike Smith last time gets Tyler this time.

I think that's frankly at this point in his career and upgrade

from Mike Smith to Tyler, Geoff Leon and so I will use the three

on top here in a race 4. I know you have one that I have

second in my handicapping in the seven horse on top Padel Addict.

Yeah, Padel Addict was unveiled in May at Navon in Ireland,

finished in the top half of the field.

Right. Which was 4th but the three

horses that finished in front of this one came back to win wow

out of this race. So there's got to be a little

something to it you know in a in a race that there's a lot of

guessing going on. Phil d'amato does good with new

acquisitions from overseas. Yes he does this horse you know

was training you know steadily along should be ready to go.

I, I, I have no qualms, especially with that first race

with all the the winners could be live.

I think we'll give him a shot. I I think 7:00 to 2:00 is a pipe

dream though. I think this horse going to be

like 2. To one, yeah, probably not going

to get that kind of money. You also like the horse.

Just to the outside of that one in Improbable, you a first timer

for Jonathan Thomas, who's having a nice a nice year so

far. Yeah, I'm, I'm actually

intrigued because the dam won first time out, OK and again,

there's not really much to go on that I could hang my hat on.

This horse is working well into this race.

Jonathan Thomas does OK with first time turn up horses so

give him a shot 6 to 1. Probably get a square price on

him. He has one of the best debut at

more than a a mile or more stats of anyone that I know.

He wins at 12% and I know that's low as far as when we think of

horse racing in the high teens, it's not something that people

really are ever specialists at. It feels like at least.

But hitting at one out of eight, I think is a really, really good

kind of number for that. And so yes, he he'll break at

12% from there 12% with first timers as well.

That that one, that one you could definitely talk me into as

far as that I laid it on the four in the third spot here.

That's miss blame Juan Hernandez gets them out here.

A second timer for Doug O'Neill. I'm I'm playing on the 2 year

old angle here for him. Frankly, O'Neill kind of a 1516%

kind of trainers, 18% with two year olds.

And this is the second timer. So I think just the experience

of last time. By the way, shout out in the

form no menace. Oh, failed.

Shout out to our guy failed the menace.

And so yes, that's Miss Blame. Maybe Juan Hernandez getting

them out for the first time here can make a change for her.

And so in the fourth race I landed 374 and of course include

that 12 if they get in for me. You also have the 6th horse, Tis

Grace in your handicapping. Yeah, I'm going a little

pedigree angle here with the Ken Thoros out of a TIS now, Mayor

should appreciate the switch to the turf.

Again, not much to go off of Yak Teen doesn't do well second time

starters. But I, I would, I would like to

see that stat second time starters when they're making the

second start on the turf. It's probably a little higher.

I would gather not much, but probably a little bit.

So we'll give a shot to finish in the money here.

I love the old maiden claimer to maiden special when the horse is

coming out of a $150,000 maiden. It is incredible to see next to

Tim Yak team's name over 25 with this last 25 second time

starter. So that's a stunning number.

It just doesn't make any game sense at all.

But yes, closing out the early pick 5 is race 5.

How about that? They're at Delmar on Saturday.

Lou Rebeau, Barry Spears hanging out with you on Socal Saturdays.

Presented by amwageramwager.com 6 1/2 furlongs on the dirt.

Here's the $25,000 claimer here for Phillies and Mares 3 and up

Barry in race 5. Odd numbered race means you get

to go. My odd fella.

We both have the eight in our handicapping.

You happen to have that one on top in a little boom, boom

another. Yeah, this is what they.

This is what they call Barry in college.

If people don't know, I just. Yeah, Little boom, boom, Yeah.

You're not far off. Funny enough, you know this.

This horse has to be related to Bad Uncle Barry and then that

would make everything. Comfortable.

Can I make a double of just those two horses?

Yes, right, exactly. Oh, we could do a.

Nice little. Parlay because both of these

horses should actually win little boom boom.

It kind of stands out speed figure wise, his last two races

are better than everybody else's last two races.

I think they're tied with one horse, but should be able to

control everything. Stalking from the Outside drew

excellent in this race. There's not much to beat and I

think this horse fits the bill, so we're putting that one in the

winner's circle for sure. I got lo boom boom, second of my

handicapping behind Empress of Grace at 5:00 to 1:00.

Antonio Frazee rides for Steve Knapp here, broke maiden last

time did did Empress of Grace in the state bride ranks.

But at the $50,000 level at Los Al going 6 1/2.

This is going to feel like a lot less distance.

I think just not having to take that little right turn around at

Los Al. And so I think she'll be in a

good spot. I think Antonio will keep her in

a spot where she's going to be really, really close to the pace

and then be able to go ahead and win this thing at the end.

What I like is how she's run the last two times out.

Barry, we're seeing a pattern now.

It's not like she ran those first two races and then broke

through. She's done it now, multiple

back-to-back kinds of races and I think she can be effective in

here as well. I do have Lil Boom boom, second

of my handicapping. Went to the one and Elton sings

another. By the way, great job naming

this horse. Damn is Elton in a dress and the

sire, of course, is all have another.

So Elton Sing's another is the name of this five year old

mayor. Good job out of them.

Terrible last time out. Terrible.

We're drawing the line through that one.

We're going to try to get back to some of the numbers that

we've seen before, but dropping into the claiming ranks itself I

think is the right move for this horse.

The last time it were anywhere near this kind of level was in

an optional claimer at this level where she ran second at

Santa Anita at 6 1/2. So I'm hopeful that this drop in

class will be good for her. In race 5, you have the two

horse in the third spot here in Misty Puppet or Misty Muppet.

Excuse me, that's even better. Yeah, kind of the best of the

rest. This horse is always competitive

and in races, but just doesn't win them, finishes in the money.

Cashes checks constantly is 4 out of five this year with no

wins, four or five in the money with no wins.

So that that kind of tells you all you need to know about Misty

Puppet. Probably will make an appearance

in second or third. Herrera keeps gets them out.

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at AM Wager and Am wager.com. Race 6 Del Mar Moving on on

Saturday we're going to the Turf Shoot where we will also be for

the Delmar Oaks in just a couple of races, going a mile on a 16th

in an optional claimer. This is for Phillies and Mares 3

and up, $81,000 on the line here.

Very even number race means Louis goes first.

I think this is very different race than you do, and I think

it's going to be very difficult to pick a winner in here, but I

landed on the outside on a horse.

Who's going to be second off the layoff in Rugelach?

A daughter of Twirling Candy here.

We last saw her at the end of July at Del Mar, have the lead

forever and then finished 7th and everyone might, oh, that's

no good. But it was by less than two legs

and so just caught at the end as part of a blanket finish there.

Barry, I think we're going to get a similar race here, but

this is a horse that won at the optional claiming level at

$40,000 last year at Del Mar and in August last year at the

$40,000 claiming level, got picked off for that number is

back in for 50 here. I think on the outside, Hector

Berrios can get this horse too. It's it the horse going to want

to go anyway. So I think the outside matters

less than it would for other horses.

So I landed on a rugelach, the 11 on the outside, and it is

time, folks, let's go ahead. We'll just stop everything for

berries. Boring play of the day, Barry

Hucher. Boring play of the day.

Like a clip you do music is that or trumpets?

Who's your boring play? Of the day.

It is number 4, the five to two favorite Gypsy woman.

This everything need to win wins at this level.

I mean, I'll be at $10,000, a little bit cheaper, but really

handled those those kind of horses last year, then got put

in a restricted stake and just did no running and they laid

this horse off. I think coming off the layoff is

is perfectly fine. Mark Glad does really well with

these types getting his go to rider Antonio Freisu.

So the intent looks like they're trying to win this race and I

think they will. OK, I agree that that horse

absolutely has a chance here. I have it second of my

handicapping. I want to see if this sounds.

Diddly Pooh diddly. Pooh diddly.

Pooh diddly. Jamora, what a goat.

Yeah. So I went 11-4 in this race.

You went 4-10 and six. I went 11410.

And so it's not as though we're terribly different here.

The white Lady. Do you feel good putting the

White Lady in your handicapping? Absolutely.

You know, she's kind of a a horse that.

I don't know why this one cracked me up, but the white

lady is just. What a great day for a horse.

I don't know why that one made me smile so big, but it really

did. I'm just.

It makes me so happy. Keep going.

I'm so. Sorry, 11 out of 12 in the

money. How can you argue with that,

especially at this level? I, I think this horse is going

to be right there, but just we'll fall short again.

Finished second 7 seconds out of those 12 lifetime starts.

So you know where the White Lady wants to be.

Second place. The the thing about finishing

second, it pays your own bills, but not other horses.

Bills owners don't mind having that kind of horse, but boy,

it'd be nice if you'd win once in a while as well.

I think the eight, she's a joker's interesting in here.

Again, another Gaffelion Miller combination, one that finished

7th in that that aforementioned optional claimer in July at Del

Mar. Before that, though, was second

in a closer 32 claimer. Optional claimer before that was

in a 32 claimer very close under Billy Ante Georgie.

And so if I get Tyler here, I think we're just going to get a

better ride for she's a joker and there's a chance at least

that should be part of the equation there.

But remember Rugelach kids remember and the white lady, the

white lady race 7 moving on with our handicapping here does start

the late pick 46 furlongs on the dirt here.

It's a state bred maiden special here for Cal sired or bred, of

course, 2 year olds, and so we've got an interesting field

here. Nine horses showed up for this

one Barry and and kind of a disparate group.

You get to go first of course here landing on the three and

need MO diamonds, which is just true for all of us by the.

Way yeah we do, we definitely do, but need MO diamonds.

The damn Florentine diamond out of smiling Tiger One at first

asking on the dirt. This horse also has 1/2 sibling

name Triple Diamonds and funny enough, this is the third fold I

think, but that horse wanted first asking on the turf.

So I'm sure this horse is probably going to lean turf, but

there's no saying that this horse can't win this race.

You see the workouts, namely that August 2nd workout, one

minute and four Handley from the gate.

Not too bad. I like the longer works, even if

they're not super fast. Going into these events where

horses just haven't run yet might have an edge.

Little bit of precocity, a little bit of speed.

Why not 8 to 1? Sounds like a good thing to me.

I think you're going to get way more than 8 to 1 because trainer

Paula Capestro is over 52 this year.

Sky can get one. No, what I'm saying is if you do

like that horse, I have great news.

The trainer is over 52, you're going to get 700 to one on that

horse. Congratulations.

I hope we get 7000 to 1. Why stop there?

We need MO diamonds. I landed on the four in Ocean

Bear. Why not another first timer

here, a first timer for George Papa Pedromo.

Roberto Rispley is going to get the mount here.

And I'm going on a Barry Spears angle with this one.

The gate works. The last two times I've been

really damned good and really fast.

And so if I'm going to get a first timer that works really

well from the gate and kind of got a leisurely stroll the other

day just to keep his legs underneath him, I'm going to

take it. And so I'm going to bet on Ocean

Bear, this son of Bolt Dioro and square Eddie on the damn side to

go ahead and break his maiden. First time out.

I went 4-8 and two. I think the eight in here can't

help myself. A third timer for John Sadler is

getting his legs underneath him. Son of Violence, I think he can

get it done here as well. Hector Berrios keeps them out

with second last time after being up the track the first

time. Natural Progression does say

that this horse will be even closer this race.

Here in Race 7 on Saturday at Del Mar, You and I very

different in our first two in handicapping.

You've got the six. Excuse me, Mr. Mike Hoyt in the

second. Yeah, this horse is the

proverbial why are you here horse.

I mean, you look at the pedigree doesn't scream anything that you

would ever see in Southern California typically.

Right. First time not at Wyoming, yes.

Right, First start in Wyoming, you know, you look at the

pedigree, there's one other sibling that that was pretty

quick ends up in a in a pretty sharp barn in a race.

That's for me. I think it's it's totally wide

open. And why not second time starter

in a race full of first time starters mostly.

And why not? I, I, I mean, I don't, I don't,

I don't know what kind of price you're going to get on this

horse unless, you know, some news on the on the backstretch

gets out that this horse can or can't run.

We'll see. But if this horse is lingering

around 6-7 to 1, I think it might be go time.

The works from the gate for that one also very, very good as

well. So there you go.

Little, little Mr. My Hoyt coming out of Wyoming for Barry

Spears tomorrow. Why not?

We're also looking you and me both at Mystic Moses.

What a great name that is. I think you play basketball

against Mystic Moses. Third time starter here for

Steve Miyati. What do you like about him?

Yeah, he hit me with his tablet before, or one of the tablets

while I was going to the hoop, you know, Moses trying to park

the Red Sea and he hit me. Whoa.

Am I back? Was it you?

Was it me? I think.

It was I, I don't know, but yeah, we're both back.

So that's that's good. Mystic, you were on this?

Yeah. I, I, I, I didn't.

It went kind of dark for a second.

High level professionalism. Keep going my.

Friend, you know this technology is.

A little bit great. Sometimes on a Friday.

Took a day off, huh? But yeah, Mystic Moses seems

pretty good. Got beat by Sammy Davis on July

19th. Who's a decent horse?

Was really there all the way. It wouldn't surprise me if this

horse wins. I just don't want chalk and

that's why I see this horse faded at 34 to one.

Finished second but ran a really good race.

So it doesn't surprise me this horse is favored in this spot.

But I'm still gonna look elsewhere, at least in the one

spot. Yeah, jockey Ruben Silvera, by

the way, 13 times hitting the board in 29 races at Del Mar

Silmar this meet. Given who he gets as mounts,

that's pretty damn good, frankly.

So Ruben Silvera aboard the two horse there, excuse me, the

three horse there, a 2 horse, what am I saying?

In Mystic of Moses, the Del Mar Oaks is race 8.

It is a grade one race for three-year old Phillies.

Obviously we're going a mile and an eighth on the turf course

there, which means of course, we will start in that turf shoot in

the middle of the course. Lush Lips has made the trip from

Kentucky and we've got a favorite an 8 to 5 in the local

runner in thought process. And Barry, you and I do our

handicapping separately. I have you share a sheet with me

as far as the handicapping so that I can say things like, but

you landed on the six on top and I can give out the names and I

don't sound like a total dope. And we don't waste time in you

telling people what you you know, what you're going to bet

on or anything else. It just is nice for transitions,

but for the first time in the history of this show, which we

have now been doing for seven months, you and I have the same

cold trifecta in a race and not some 6 horse field or 4 horse

field in a juvenile or something.

This is a big field. How many horses are in this

thing? 12, Yeah, 12, OK, We landed on

the same exact three horses. Does that terrify you as much as

it terrifies me? No, because we do well when we

when we click together, you know, we got a high strike rate

and you know, I just think lush lips is the goods here is a

little bit quicker than thought process and we'll show it.

I mean those only those look like the only two horses.

I mean getting beaten up by Nitrogen, who arguably is the

best horse in this division isn't anything to lightly.

Period. Right, exactly.

If she wins on dirt, man, she she's going to be a champion or

she's already a champion in in some rights.

But yeah, getting beat by that horse twice, once in Florida and

then once at Churchill. Nothing to to be embarrassed

about. Ran a really good race from off

the pace last time. I, I don't think that was

typically the plan, but handled it well and won.

So I, I think this horse's versatility will go a long way.

Not that thought process isn't, but hopefully I the way I think

it's going to happen is lush lips is going to get that that

lead early and and hold on to it with the 10 right there the

whole way in velocity, who I think should be the horse kind

of on the rise. You see this horse came off a

layoff from April 27th to July 20th, improved a little bit on

the speed figures. Had that one run in the

Senorita, the Great Three, which I think will will also help and

get that one up for 3rd and we can just call it quits at this.

Point, it's a very Mike McCarthy move when he's done with

velocity, is it not? Start with those sprints.

You know, you get a chance down the hill, you may as well take a

swing. Horse showed up.

Nice check from that one. You know what?

OK, we're at Del Mar. Let's stretch it out a little

bit see how that goes goes ahead and wins against winners for the

first time. No it it's a a very normal

reasonable progression from what what Mike Trader Mike McCarthy's

doing with her. It's a daughter of Nyquist man.

We've seen weirder things of Nyquist babies in these kinds of

races and so I I think she's got a legitimate shot here.

If someone told me they were going to try velocity on top, I

wouldn't fight them. Second off the layoff here.

This is one that makes sense to me.

Little added distance. Maybe it just likes it, I don't

know, but I I would not find anybody that wanted to try her

as a long shot play here. And it's not like she's in every

other type, man. I mean, frankly, she's back.

She's 4th, but by a length and a half down the hill.

So she's obviously fighting to the end and that one comes back

noses out against winners last time.

Frankly, if you add a half a furlong to what she did last

time, she probably wins by open lengths.

And so I do think there's a real case for velocity in here.

Thought process like you mentioned wins that San Clemente

Handicap last time out in the Grade 2 going a mile and that's

the question with her. She is five for 6:00, but you

got to add the distance here and I think that's why I ended up

landing on Lush lips more so because she has gone the mile on

a 16th. We've seen her win in optional

claiming company Gulfstream Park, but then she turns around

and like you said, half a length in the Florida Oaks to Nitrogen.

And that's the difference we're talking about because if she

wins that race, we're talking about Lush lips in a very

different way because then she would have topped Nitrogen heads

up, right? And so I'm with you.

I think Lush lips is the the class here.

How many would you include? Say this starts the late pick 3

here. This is the three dollar pick

three. How many horses would you

include here? Is it just your top 2 or would

you throw the three in? I would throw the three and I

think the three has a legitimate shot to upset this field if

things go haywire. Like for example, if a horse

like Kassalu gets involved and and you know, heats up the pace

up front, then we might see some fireworks and a horse like

Velocity would have a huge shot. You know, that being said,

Castle Lou could be the horse that everybody else is going to

time and kind of be behind. But whoever gets aggressive,

we'll see early how it's going to shake out.

Can I give one more horse that I think is going to be part of the

late equation and you'll get a price on his edge of Molly.

That is the sixth horse here, Antonio Freis, who keeps them

out for Jeff Mullins. And this one has only been

working on turf. And so often we see horses in

Southern California have to work on that synthetic course at

Santa Anita, and I'm not putting that down at all.

It's fine. But this one's been working on

turf. You see those dummy markers on

the outside of that Delmar turf. This is one that broke her

maiden last out at Delmar as well going a mile.

I think the added distance here for this daughter of San Somali,

the French pride is going to be really, really positive for this

horse. So I mean, cheap horse, but I

think she's going to be able to get the distance.

And Jeff Mullins, sneaky, sneaky stat wins a third of his races

coming off a win. That's absurd.

That's an absurd stat. And so that one edge of Molly, I

think is an interesting one that I think if you're playing an

exacto trifecta could absolutely upset the apple cart there.

Late double starts with race 9. This is So Cal Saturdays on the

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Race 10, like I said, start of the late double.

It's a $5 minimum on the late double out there here in

California Mile on the dirt course here.

We have come to love these races, $32,000 purse for these

12 five claimers. Berry race 9 means you get to go

first. We got a 7 to 2 on little

Richards bellow the two horse here.

Get her number. The four horse as well who I

landed on that would be Louise Boring play of the day.

You lay down the seven in here toward the outside in contrary,

Chieftain. Yeah, really consistent sort.

This horse won on June 7th at Santa Anita going a mile 16,000

ends up here for 12/5. Probably fits better.

I you know, you can forgive that last run they were hung out way

on the outside in the 10 post on the turf, not the preferred

surface and didn't and ran like it just was way too out wide and

and just never had a shot getting to this level with the

friends. I think this horse is solid, but

given the fact that a horse like get her numbers is really

plummeting and it's it's to me, it's a little bit suspicious

drop, but you never know. I mean, people do that sort of

thing at boutique meets like Delmar, but I'm still going to

side against it and go with Contrary Chieftain.

I'm essentially going with get her number because I think Tyler

will give this one its best chance.

This is a horse by the way, and you're not wrong.

On the 3rd of December in 2022 in the absolute slop.

In Jamaica, Queens, this horse almost won the Cigar Mile.

Just that's an incredible thing to think.

This one just I bet. That horse that day, by the way,

did not have mind control so. Freaking mind control that day.

So this horse, you're, you're right about it.

But I think Mind control won after that, to be honest with

you. Maybe one other race.

Oh God, that sounds right, but this is a horse.

I thought he looked good enough last time out at Del Mar that

it's a worthy of an include here at this much lower level.

His workout numbers are fine. They're fine.

It means he's still running. OK.

I'm not sure that he needs to run for much longer in his

career, but he is over his last 11.

The last two years hopefully be able to be a little better.

I do have that 7th, 2nd of my handicapping.

What would the eight here on the outside and Mother's prayer at

12 to one. Edgar Perez Pieris.

Excuse me? I love seeing him get mounts

down there at Del Mar this weekend.

This horse was in for eight last time at the mile and almost 1.

I don't think of 10/5 as being so much better than the $8000

level here. Barry gets keep Lasix here,

drops a couple pounds, frankly, because of the condition.

And look, I get it. It's our son of rousing sermon.

A5 year old gilded son of rousing sermon.

But I do think at the distance the horse is 6 for 19 lifetime.

This is what he's done for all of his career.

Does have a win this year. So give me 12 to one on the

outside with him. You went A-75 in this one.

Tell the people about Zimba Warrior.

Yeah, I, you know, just an old literal warrior.

This this horse is 8 years old, likes Delmore quite a bit.

You know, 6 out of 11 in the money, six wins at this distance

over time is dropping class just slightly enough to to cash a

check. I I really don't think this

horse will win, but at A at a decent price could get in the

picture and make somebody's exactor a try.

We close the card, they're at Del Mar with race 10 and I think

I had race 10 on for the race 9. That's my fault.

Made special rate breaking out of the chute there.

Mile and a 16th on the turf here.

This is for Phillies and mares 3 and up.

Running for $80,000 on the turf there.

Barry. It is an even numbered race so I

will go first here, but I will try 4 irrigate the four horse

here. Augustine Stables.

Kazushi Kamara, name that I haven't said yet today gets them

out here. Had him 2 back at Santa Anita.

Ran 4th last time. We're taking the blinkers off

here for this son of Erica, Jonathan Thomas trains.

I just think getting to the turf here, throwing the blinkers off

is a good enough angle for me looking around at the rest of

this field, Barry, I'm either trusting that Dan Blacker is

going to win his first race into Omar this summer, or, you know,

something else is going to happen in this race, maybe the

10 horse that I also have on here.

And by the way, I think culturally, this is the word

that gives away how you grew up, is how you pronounce AUNT i.e.

The way that you say that I think tells you so, so much

about how a person grew up. And the fact that I say Auntie

is such a giveaway to growing up white in Michigan that I can't

help Barry. That's the giveaway.

Because when I hear Auntie, Auntie, let me tell you about my

auntie. I know where you grew up and how

you grew up. Yeah, I'm definitely Auntie.

There it is. All right.

I do like Auntie on the outside, The Ted horse here, Roberto, get

them out. I'm drawing a hard line through

the last race and praying to God we get that race from June 7th

because if we do, I think the horse can absolutely win here.

Auntie on the outside, daughter of Uncle MO will clean up my

handicapping. 43 and 10 in the closer.

You have the seven on top here. We are completely different in

this one. That'll make up for us being the

same in the Oaks. Miss Artois.

I assume it's not a beer reference.

No, definitely not no still is here, but I I like the races.

This horse has had you know, clearly improved since 2024.

Ran in December 12th was fledgling on the the Tepita over

there turfway comes out West for Richie Baltus and kind of

blossomed. The horse jumped up in speed

figures when they hit the turf last time at Delmar on July 18th

was just way out wide. Never had a shot.

Gets in better post position this time.

I think this horse might upset the apple cart here at a good

number. Baltus and Afrazu six times

running together this year at Del Mar.

They have won one of those together inside post Starwood.

First time starter Demuro gets the ride for Mandela.

What do you like about Starwood here?

Mandela unveils horses like this quite a bit.

They're usually not cranked up all the way, but they run good

for an outfit in Ellen J Foxwoods, who, you know, does a

lot of spending at the sales and and really tries to pinpoint

good horses. And they usually get good turf

runners, so I wouldn't be surprised if Starwood comes out

running. Daughter of Quality Rd. their

final one in your handicapping is right next to her in the in

Toes. TOES City of Light.

Ask me when. I'm not sure where TOES comes

from, but here we are. Armando Ayuso, our guy keeps

them out here. Ford, Neil Drysdale essentially

second off the layoff here coming out of that mid-july race

at Del Mar. I'd like that part of the angle

for sure. Yeah, I I want to forgive that

last race this horse was on the rail, just didn't get a great

trip at all, you know, kind of all over the track.

And I think the experience probably did the this horse a

lot of good gets back in this race in the two slot.

So you kind of figure that this horse already had a similar

experience and I think can run better.

I I mean, there's really not much in here past those, you

know, the the ones we mentioned, the outside horses I tend to shy

away from because it's hard to win somehow from from way out

wide unless you get a a good trip and a good ride, which

Auntie or bougie beach could get.

But I think toes merits a shot to hit the board here at a nice

price too. 12:50 on the morning line.

Well, there you go. That is our weekly walk through

the Southern California card here on Socal Saturday.

Barry Spears, Louie Robot from the horse racing happy hour.

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You got nitrogen in the Alabama. What are you doing?

No, no, no, no. We got La Cara La Cara 5:00 to

2:00 morning lines. She's a problem man.

She is when she gets loose, and I think she's gonna get loose

less. Chance you're not taking the the

Swedish Derby second runner and that one.

I'll try that, Sir. No, I.

Agree, although I I look long and hard at that horse and just

couldn't come up with that. One that's right long and hard.

That is So Cal Saturdays here on the.

Horse Bad Uncle Barry. Bad Uncle Barry and all of the

other things. We'll be back next week.

Have a great weekend.