Del Mar 3rd race – Post: 3:00 PT. Degree of confidence: B
Top Selection: 2-The Scent.
Other Contenders: none.

Forecast: Let’s take a flier with The Scent, a second time starter at 12-1 on the morning line in this state-bred maiden sprint for older horses. The son of Enticed had trained pretty well leading up to his debut but didn’t break well, made a bit of a move midway, but never mounted a rally through the lane when fifth of nine in a race he surely needed. He’ll add blinkers while retaining A. Aguilar, so the P. Aguirre-trained gelding seems likely to produce a forward move, one that makes him an attractive price chance in a wide open affair.


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Del Mar 5th Race – Post: 4:00 PT. Degree of confidence: B+
Top Selection: Zip Om.
Other Contenders: none.

Forecast: Zip Om, out of the high class turf mare Unzip Me, made his debut sprinting on grass earlier this month over this course and distance and was a visually pleasing winner with a huge speed figure, one that makes him very tough to beat right back despite the raise into the first level allowance ranks. The C. Gaines-trained son of Om displayed good tactical speed to stalk the pace in hand and then came away when given his cue to graduate with plenty left by three widening lengths. From the rail he’s guaranteed a ground-saving, pressing trip which we expect he’ll take full advantage of. At 2-1 on the morning line, he’s an aggressive win play and rolling exotic single.