Del Mar Babies for Saturday, July 19

Race 1

5 furlongs
Maiden special weight
2-year-olds
Purse: $75,000

1. Midnight Destiny (Midnight Lute – Pacific Destiny by Mr. Greeley)
Trainer: Tim McCanna
* Sold for $100,000 in September of 2013
* Sire Midnight Lute was a two time Breeders’ Cup Sprint champion (6 of 13 lifetime, 2 of 4 on synthetic, $2.6 million earned, career Beyer of 124)
* Sire is 16% (4 for 25) with juvenile sprinters on synthetic over the past five years
* Dam Pacific Destiny won 5 of 22 lifetime (1 of 2 on synthetic, $99K earned, career Beyer of 83)
* Dam’s foals are combined 0 for 17 to date
* Trainer Tim McCanna is 13 for 56 over the past three years with first-time starters on synthetic ($3.30 ROI)

2. Iron Fist (Tapit – Successful Outlook by Orientate)
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
* Sold for $1,550,000 in September of 2013
* Sire Tapit was a multiple graded stakes winner (3 of 6 lifetime, $557K earned, career Beyer of 98)
* Sire is 16% (107 for 680) over the past five years with 2-year-old starters
* Dam Successful Outlook was a graded stakes winner as a 2-year-old (2 of 3 lifetime, $110K earned, career Beyer of 81)
* Dam’s foals are combined 6 of 13 to date
* Sibling to Sweet Lulu (’13 G1 Test winner, 4 of 7 lifetime, 3 for 3 on synthetic, $693K earned, career Beyer of 99)
* Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer is 1 for 20 over the past two years with first time starters sprinting at Del Mar

3. Lord Nelson (Pulpit – African Jade by A.P. Indy)
Trainer: Bob Baffert
* Sold for $340,000 in September of 2013
* Sire Pulpit was a multiple graded stakes winner (4 of 6 lifetime, $728K earned, career Beyer of 108)
* Sire is 11% (11 for 99) with juveniles on synthetic the past five years
* Dam African Jade went 0 for 2 lifetime
* Lord Nelson is the dam’s first foal
* Trainer Bob Baffert is 11 for 32 over the past year with 2-year-old first time starters on synthetic

4. Selection (Candy Ride – Lady of Choice by Storm Bird)
Trainer: Tom Proctor
* Sold for $185,000 in March of 2014
* Sire Candy Ride was a graded stakes winner routing on dirt and turf (6 for 6 lifetime, $749K earned, career Beyer of 123)
* Sire is 14% (21 of 152) over the past five years with 2-year-old sprinters on synthetic
* Dam Lady of Choice went 0 for 4 in her career
* Sibling to multiple graded stakes winner Multiple Choice (9 of 74 lifetime, $692K earned)
* Sibling to two other runners who each earned over $100K in their careers
* Trainer Tom Proctor is 3 for 10 over the past three years with 2-year-old first time starters at Del Mar ($6.35 ROI)

5. Kantune (Kantharos – Our Tune by Lion Heart)
Trainer: Mark Casse
* Sold for $80,000 in April of 2014
* Sire Kantharos was a multiple-graded-stakes-winning sprinter as a juvenile (3 for 3 lifetime, $185K earned, career Beyer of 90)
* Sire has only had one other starter to date
* Dam Our Tune was a stakes winner routing (8 for 25 lifetime, $240K earned, career Beyer of 85)
* Dam’s offspring are combined 11 for 58 lifetime
* Sibling to multiple stakes winner Lasso from El Paso
* Trainer Mark Casse has only run one horse at Del Mar over the past five years

6. Oatka Little Lou (Corinthian – Oatka Idas Destiny by A.P. Jet)
Trainer: Robertino Diodoro
* Sold for $67,000 in April of 2014
* Sire Corinthian was a multiple graded stakes winner (6 for 12 lifetime, $1.2 million earned, career Beyer of 119)
* Sire is 12% (55 of 445) over the past five years with 2-year-old runners
* Dam Oatka Idas Destiny went 8 for 26 lifetime ($156K earned, career Beyer of 78)
* Dam’s foals are combined 3 for 28 lifetime
* Trainer Robertino Diodoro is 12 for 77 over the past five years with 2-year-old first time starters

7. Calculator (In Summation – Back to Basics by Alphabet Soup)
Trainer: Peter Miller
* Sold for $132,000 in April of 2014
* Sire In Summation was a multiple graded stakes winner (12 for 29 lifetime, 5 for 11 on synthetic, $1.2 million earned, career Beyer of 108)
* Sire is 0 for 11 with juvenile synthetic sprinters over the past five years
* Dam Back to Basics was unraced
* Dam’s only other foal is 1 of 9 to date
* Trainer Peter Miller is 7 for 29 over the past four years with 2-year-old first time starters at Del Mar

8. Reflected Star (Eskendereya – Retool by Gone West)
Trainer: James Cassidy
* Sold for $80,000 in September of 2013; sold for $90,000 in April of 2014
* Sire Eskendereya was a multiple graded stakes winner routing on dirt (4 of 6 lifetime, $725K earned, career Beyer of 109)
* Sire’s progeny are 0 for 5 to date
* Dam Retool was 1 of 9 lifetime (0 for 1 on synthetic, $44K earned, career Beyer of 78)
* Dam’s only other foal is 0 for 3 to date
* Trainer James Cassidy is 0 for 11 over the past two years with 2-year-old first time starters

9. Milton (Street Cry – Contralto by A.P. Indy)
Trainer: Eoin Harty
* Sire Street Cry is a multiple G1 winner (5 for 12 lifetime, $5.1 million earned, career Beyer of 119)
* Sire is 3 for 38 over the past five years with juveniles on synthetic
* Dam Contralto went 0 for 1 lifetime
* Milton is the dam’s first foal
* Trainer Eoin Harty is 7 for 143 over the past five years with first-time starters

10. Ultra Sharp (Sharp Humor – Pecan Bayou by Gone West)
Trainer: Craig Dollase
* Sold for $14,000 in November of 2012; sold for $35,000 in September of 2013; sold for $115,000 in March of 2014
* Sire Sharp Humor was a multiple graded stakes winner (4 of 10 lifetime, $490K earned, career Beyer of 102)
* Dam Pecan Bayou went 0 for 1 lifetime
* Dam’s foals are combined 10 for 75 lifetime
* Trainer Craig Dollase is 5 for 16 over the past two years with first-time starters in maiden special weight races ($5.66 ROI)

11. Big Changes (Midshipman – Colorama by Giant’s Causeway)
Trainer: Cody Autrey
* Sold for $17,000 in January of 2013; sold for $24,000 in October of 2013; sold for $170,000 in April of 2014
* Sire Midshipman was a multiple G1 winner over synthetic (’08 Del Mar Futurity, ’08 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile; 5 of 8 lifetime, 4 of 7 on synthetic, $1.5 million earned, career Beyer of 103)
* Sire’s juveniles are 3 for 8 over the past five years
* Dam Colorama was unraced
* Dam’s foals are combined 3 for 43 lifetime
* Trainer Cody Autrey is 2 for 5 over the past two years with first-time starters on synthetic

Selections:
5. Kantune
10. Ultra Sharp
4. Selection
The Play:
Kantune to win; three-horse exacta box of Selection, Kantune and Ultra Sharp

Race 5

5 furlongs
Maiden special weight
2-year-olds
Purse: $75,000

1. Inexcess Time (Indian Charlie – My Time Now by Unbridled)
Trainer: Walther Solis

Training steadily at Los Al for this debut try on the Polytrack; sire Indian Charlie went 4 for 5 in his career, most notably winning the '98 Santa Anita Derby; offspring of dam My Time Now are combined 11 of 57 lifetime (3 of 15 on synthetic); trainer Solis is 0 for 12 over the past five years with 2-year-old first time starters at Del Mar.

2. Bench Warrant (Street Boss – Ola Docura by Meadowlake)
Trainer: John Sadler

Sire Street Boss was prolific on synthetic surfaces in his career, winning 7 of 13 and banking $831K - all on synth; while the dam was pretty solid on the track herself (4 for 15, $67K), her offspring have been dismal to date (1 for 25 lifetime, 0 for 10 on synthetic).

3. Verraco (Old Fashioned – N.Y. Friend by Friends Lake)
Trainer: Jeff Mullins

Old Fashioned has done nice work when it comes to producing 2-year-olds that sprint on synthetic (3 for 18, 9 foals); it should be noted that trainer Mullins isn't too strong when it comes to juvenile first-time starters (5 for 51 over the past five years); maybe going to need a start under his belt?

4. Social Request (Lookin at Lucky – Silver Lilly by Silver Deputy)
Trainer: Adam Kitchingman

Although this guy didn't do much running in his debut, it's worth noting that he took a decent amount of money that day; sire Lookin At Lucky has come out of the gates firing as a stallion (5 for 15 with all 2YO starters); half-sister has a career record of 5 for 17 and is the only other foal of the dam; expecting much better effort.

5. Bold Bid (Pulpit – My Magic Moment by Forest Wildcat)
Trainer: Peter Miller

Exiting the same racethat Social Request did on 6/20 at SA, he's another that took money and didn't do much; son of the late, great Pulpit sold in March for $260K, so connections certainly think highly of him; dam earned nearly $150K in her career but only visited the winner's circle twice from 19 tries.

6. Remo (Hard Spun – Voice by Dynaformer)
Trainer: Doug O’Neill

Hard Spun is only 6 for 61 with juvenile sprinters on synthetic over the past five years; dam was nothing spectacular on the track (1 of 8 lifetime, career best 83 BSF); the back-to-back gate drills are generally encouraging before a debut, and the fact that he showed a bit of zip in the latest is a positive.

7. Scorpious (Tale of the Cat – Garden Secrets by Time for a Change)
Trainer: James Cassidy

Trainer James Cassidy isn't known for his best work with first-time starters, but it should be looked at as a positive that Mike Smith takes the mount at first asking; Tale of the Cat 2-year-olds are 109 for 633 over the past five years; dam produced legit runners in Forest Secrets, Rumor Has It and Bajan Tryst; the latest three-furlong bullet out of the gate would suggest that this guy is going immediately.

8. Discreet Prince (Discreetly Mine – Gowestforgold by Java Gold)
Trainer: Robertino Diodoro

Out of stakes-winning mare Gowestforgold and being by G1 winning sprinter Discreetly Mine, this colt has some nice bloodlines; Diodoro has had runners cranked and ready to go immediately out of the box in the past; wouldn't be a complete shocker if he's got this one ready to go today.

9. Bollywood (Bernardini – Tarlow by Stormin Fever)
Trainer: Bob Baffert

A $700,000 purchase in April, this son of Bernardini has been working up a storm recently; love to see the three-furlong blowout happened here on the Poly as opposed to the dirt at SA; pedigree would seem to lean more toward distance, but if anybody can have a 2YO ready it's Baffert; worth noting a sibling went 1 for 1 on synthetic; obvious contender.

10. American Sailor (City Zip – Yesshesarocket by Yes It’s True)
Trainer: Cody Autrey

Trainer Cody Autrey's numbers with 2-year-old first-time starters are superb (5 for 15, $5.14 ROI over the past five years; shouldn't be lost that one of the top riders Talamo takes the mount here, and when the two of them team up at Del Mar the ROI is strong ($4.38 in '13/'14); player here.

Selections:
9. Bollywood
10. American Sailor
7. Scorpious

The Play:
Exacta of Bollywood/American Sailor and exacta of Bollywood/Scorpious