Del Mar 2019

[John Kelly]

Opening day for the 36-day meet is Wednesday, July 17.

Closing day is Monday, September 2 (Labor Day).

Wednesday's card will feature 10 races with first post of 2:00 p.m. PT.

Del Mar plans to maintain a five-day racing week from Wednesdays through Sundays with six days of racing on the final week.

Only five Grade I races this meet (Saratoga will present 18 Grade I races) with the $1 million Pacific Classic on Saturday, August 17 serving as the signature race of the meet.

 

[John Kelly]

Here's to fast horses at big prices and zero horse fatalities.

 

[John Kelly]

 

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[John Kelly]

I tell my two girlfriends to always use the crosswalk.

 

[JHU Dad]

The shock is that they BOTH listened to you.

 

[blueline]

Weekday norm is 7 race cards

 

[John Kelly]

Weekday norm is 7 race cards

Sweeping the card is now a possibility.

 

[blueline]

I wonder what the Cal foal numbers are...have to have a look

 

[John Kelly]

Critical meet for Del Mar.

I fear the downward spiral of California racing continues.

 

[waco]

I will be there on the 27th. We got a table outside near the finish line. $150 and no food or drink included!! But I feel I’m at the OSCARS watching all these beautiful women!! The only thing I can’t do at this track is pick a winner. It’s a tough track to handicap but looking forward to my yearly trip!!

 

[John Kelly]

Enjoy your annual excursion, WACO.

 

[blueline]

TDN today DMR tomorrow I spray to all fields

 

[John Kelly]

TDN today DMR tomorrow I spray to all fields

Just like Glenn Beckert.

 

[Mr. Pink]

Hopefully no Ice Cube concerts this year!

 

[blueline]

Just like Glenn Beckert.

I wish the TDN pickX pools today would have anything remotely close to DMRs

 

[WeinketoWarrick]

Was it last year that for like the entire opening 3-4 days, whichever horse had the highest last-out Beyer won the race? Maybe two years ago.

 

[waco]

Was it last year that for like the entire opening 3-4 days, whichever horse had the highest last-out Beyer won the race? Maybe two years ago.

im going to try this next Saturday!! I cant do any worse than any other year!!

 

[blueline]

on the DMR overnight if someone comes from SoCal or out of state to the NoCal sale at PLN and spends at least 3500 they get a 500 travel allowance

 

[blueline]

more than 2 hours to post already 51K in the pick 5 pool

 

[John Kelly]

more than 2 hours to post already 51K in the pick 5 pool

The enthusiasm for early Pick 5 pools with reduced takeouts is great to see.

Now if the racetracks would give us at least one decent field size in the five-race sequence.

 

[trytrytry]

$0.50 PK5 on 3,5,6/2,5,6/1-3,5/5,6/2,5,7,12

 

[Foresthill]

The enthusiasm for early Pick 5 pools with reduced takeouts is great to see.

Now if the racetracks would give us at least one decent field size in the five-race sequence.

For whatever its worth, Race #5 today at Delmar has 12 entries and 2 also eligibles, and seems to be a wild scramble (before scratches).

Also, the other four races with smaller fields appear to have many ways to go.

Knock yourself out. If you can bomb in some higher odds horses you might get a nice payday.

 

[ChiTownJoe]

See that the DORF's horses are running under his assistant DAN WARD.

I like JK's VIP line photo above

 

[John Kelly]

Twenty-six horses are entered over Del Mar's first four races today.

Del Mar conspires against the best bet in racing, a Pick 5 wager with a 14% takeout.

Go to Del Mar's website and try to find the racetrack's takeout rates.

I quit looking after a 15-minute search.

Tsk tsk.

 

[John Kelly]

Meantime, racetracks promote a Rainbow or Jackpot Pick 6 with an effective daily takeout of 60-70%.

It's the worst bet at the track until mandatory payout day arrives.

Ugh.

 

[John Kelly]

Julius, at odds of 4/5, wins the first race of the meet.

 

[ComptrBob]

Julius, at odds of 4/5, wins the first race of the meet.

The Open (British) Golf entry is due in 8 hours (by 10:35PM PT). Save those 5 minutes of handicapping.

 

[John Kelly]

Thanks for the heads-up.

See you in August.

I will invite my friend, David Dineen, to join us for lunch or dinner.

David is now working at the University of Nevada.

Take care of yourself and your family, Bob.

 

[John Kelly]

It was good to hear Trevor Denman's voice again.

But where was his signature line ("There's the roar from the crowd...") on Opening Day at Del Mar?

Julius won the opener by 11 1/4 lengths.

Bejarano provided strong urging at the eighth pole and then took hold of the horse late.

 

[John Kelly]

Looks like Del Mar is not going to display the odds of the horses as they break from the gate.

Instead, they will show the running order using the little chicklets at the bottom of the screen and then once the final odds are available (about 20 seconds after the horses break from the gate) the closing odds are displayed below each horse's chicklet.

 

[John Kelly]

United, the race favorite at 9/5, makes his late run a winning one in the day's second race.

 

[John Kelly]

Attendance was 31,276.

Last year's Opening Day crowd was 33,112.

All-sources handle on Wednesday was more than $14.8 million.

The best number from Opening Day: Zero horse fatalities.

Eighty-eight horses competed, incident-free.

 

[John Kelly]

Clear the Mine nailed Ted W in deep stretch to win Wednesday's third race in a desperate finish.

The favorite beat the second choice by a neck.

Chalk, chalk, chalk in the meet's first three races.

The 50-cent Pick 3 paid $8.50.

 

[John Kelly]

Second choice wins the fourth race.

Getting bored watching the replays.

One quick thought: I assume it's a safe time to claim a horse in southern California because there are so many safeguards now in place to guarantee the soundness of horses in action.

 

[John Kelly]

The three biggest betting pools of the day: Late Pick 4 (847K), Early Pick 5 (802K) and Late Pick 5 (771K).

 

[John Kelly]

The two mandatory payout days for the Jackpot Pick 6 are August 17 and September 2.

That's Pacific Classic Day and of course Closing Day.

 

[John Kelly]

Photo finish in the Oceanside Stakes goes to the John Sadler-trained Jasikan with Flavien Prat aboard.

 

[John Kelly]

A formful Opening Day at Del Mar.

Favorites won seven of the day's 10 races with second choices accounting for two races and a 6/1 shot winning the other event.

 

[michael777]

I got BURIED!! Too much chalk