The first Saturday of the Del Mar meeting co-features the Wickerr and San Clemente Stakes, both on turf. There's a $127,247 carryover in the pick 6 that begins in Race 6 and an $18,215 carryover in the super hi 5 (Race 11).

Del Mar - Race 4

#9 American Tiger: Check him out on the track and tote ahead of this, but the Yakteen barn has landed three of their eight starts in similar spots here in the last couple years with winners at $38, $23 and $10. Midrange price chance on what is strictly a barn play in a spot with no proven standouts yet.

#7 Jalisco: Have been waiting for this guy to put things together a bit in hopes we hadn't seen his best yet, but he took a step back last out and needs to rebound today. Forward player wouldn't surprise.

#2 Arkadelphia: He caught an easy winner in that last one after debuting in stakes company earlier this year, and I wouldn't argue too hard with anyone landing here except for the fact that the price might not be much.

Race Summary: Wouldn't be a shock to see American Tiger make some noise in this spot for a barn that has done really good work with their local short 2yo sprinters. Why not.

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Del Mar - Race 9

#6 Amorita: She looks like as good a fit as any in a competitive race. Would love to see if she can sit a perfect first-jump trip while getting back around two turns and meeting some other pace.

#5 Thought Process: Classy type came back with authority off the bench at Santa Anita, and she showed the exact style that I think may be effective today in a couple of those local races last year. The one to beat.

#1 Will Then: She's capable of something better than she showed in that last one when she had her three-race winning streak snapped at Churchill. Could get a cozy run from the fence while tucked in behind some quicker players early.

Race Summary: Amorita looks interesting enough in here. If you think Thought Process can lose here, this starts to feel pretty wide open with several of them bringing similar baseline types of runs, and she should be an OK price.

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Del Mar - Race 11

#2 Fondest Dream: She was 10/1 in a field of 11 in her only North American start here last year, and she didn't really pick up at any point. She seemed a bit better meant than that, and this looks like a really reasonable spot to get her started back toward figuring out where she stands. Wouldn't be shocked to see her bring something much, much better today.

#11 Roselee May: She has really come to life since getting to the turf in the last handful of starts, and she has the dangerous combination of pace and the slight ability to rate. Could see it.

#5 Motet: There are plenty of more likely players in here, but I think her two-back run was actually kind of OK when trying winners for the first time, and she brings some upside today on the switch back to the lawn. For a piece at a big number?

Race Summary: Fondest Dream needs way better than we saw from her last year, but there's absolutely nothing like Thought Process in here, so I would expect that we're going to see something much truer to her debut score today than the dull stakes try. Would be thrilled to take that gamble at anything like the 15/1 ML price.