7/3-5 (CD): Bashford Manor (G3); Firecracker (G2); Locust Grove (G3)
 

FRI 10TH (7:24) Bashford Manor S. (G3)

6 Furlongs | Open | 2 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 1 Grand Slam Andre Bridgmohan S X Asmussen Steven M 118 LA 5-1
2 2 Westrock Gold Leparoux J R Lukas D Wayne 118 L 10-1
3 3 Brassy Boy Lanerie C J Wiggins Hal R 120 LA 5-1
4 4 Mission Impazible Velazquez J R Pletcher Todd A 118 L 7-2
5 5 Backtalk Mena M Amoss Thomas 118 L 3-1
6 6 Even Wilder Court J K Veinot Trudy 116 L 30-1
7 7 Soundman Theriot H J II Lukas D Wayne 118 L 6-1
8 8 Vito Filitto Borel C H Flint Bernard S 116 L 15-1
9 9 Flatter Than Me Albarado R J Scherer Merrill R 118 LA 9-2

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta



SAT 10TH (5:29) Firecracker H. (G2)

1 Mile (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $150,000

1 Inca King Bridgmohan S X 115 LA
2 Seaspeak Albarado R J 118 LA
3 Wise River Theriot H J II 118 LA
4 Thorn Song Smith M E 123 LA
5 Mr. Sidney Desormeaux K J 120 LA
6 Passager (FR) Jones J 118 Blk-On LA
7 Tizdejavu Court J K 120 LA
8 Artic Cry Lanerie C J 114 LA

SUNDAY 10TH (5:29) Locust Grove H. (G3)

1 Mile (Turf) | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Tensas Yucatan Hernandez B J Jr 116 LA
2 Leamington Borel C H 115 LA
3 Closeout Albarado R J 115 LA
4 Tizaqueena Theriot H J II 118 LA
5 Zee Zee Mena M 114 LA
6 Namaste's Wish Bridgmohan S X 114 LA
7 Gloria Goodbody Court J K 116 L
8 Stealin' Kisses Farina T 112 LA

The Firecracker is loaded with pace, isnt it a great time to bet against Thorn's Song with My Sydney or Passage?

I sort of like Passager. Should have beaten Mr. Sidney last time but hung badly. Maybe the blinkers will help. Not sure what to do with Seaspeak and Wise River.

Smarty gets his first Stakes winner!

Outside of Puerto Rico at least.

Like Wise River from just off it as well.

Sometimes the game is easy

Watch one out in CA named I'll Show Them, out of the very good racemare Top Rung (she was one of Inside Information's victims in the '95 BC Distaff).

He debuted 3 weeks ago in a main track sprint, broke poorly, fell well back and rolled up the inside before gunning down a clear stretch leader on the wire. He ran a couple days ago in a first condition, this time stretching to a mile and moving to the grass, stalked a strong pace, cruised to the leaders entering the stretch, got clear and held off a late runner comfortably.

Should set him up nicely for opening day at Del Mar in the Oceanside, if he can handle another quick turnaround.

I really dont get the odds that horse has gone off both times, I had heard about him a while ago. I thought it interesting the move to grass, maybe its the only condition they could get to fill.

Yep, but this time of year in CA, as you well know, there's not much dirt racing for 3yos at Del Mar, so experimenting on turf isn't too foolish (though a bit risky on a horse that's stretching out for the first time as well).

Plus, the Glen Hill Farm bloodlines are usually laden with turf ability and Smarty Jones, being by Elusive Quality, may turn out to be one of those sires that gets grass runners without starting on the stuff himself (eg Lemon Drop Kid, Danzig). He had one nice 2yo winner last October at Belmont on the grass (though it broke down after the wire) for Frank Alexander.