Del Mar Babies for Thursday, July 17
Race 6
California-bred maiden special weight
5 furlongs (Polytrack)
Purse: $75,000
No. 1 Quiet Thunder (Lucky J.H. – Valley Storm by Moscow Ballet)
* Lucky J.H. was a stakes winner on both dirt and grass
* Sire is 5 for 32 with 2-year-olds on synthetic over the past five years
* Dam Valley Storm earned nearly $80,000 going 2 for 15 in her career (both wins routing on turf)
* Sibling to filly Yodel Up a Storm (Swiss Yodeler) who won her maiden sprinting at Del Mar last year as a 2-year-old, earning a 64 Beyer Speed Figure
* Trainer Carla Gaines is 3 for 23 over the past five years with first-time starters sprinting at Del Mar
No. 2 Favio (Storm Wolf – La Costa Azul by Southern Halo)
* Storm Wolf was 3 for 5 lifetime, winning the Grade 2 Laz Barrera at Hollywood as a 3-year-old; banked $147,000 and earned a career-best Beyer of 104
* Sire is 2 for 31 with 2-year-olds over the past five years; 0 for 13 on synthetic
* Offspring of dam La Costa Azul have a combined career record of 2 for 10 with earnings of $104,000
* Full brother to Stormy Coast (0 for 3, top Beyer of 53)
* Trainer Marcelo Polanco is 0 for 14 over the past three years with second-time starters
* Draw a line through the debut; sandwiched out of the gate, essentially lost any chance
No. 3 Tribal Echo (Tribal Rule – Serena’s Echo by Swiss Yodeler)
* Tribal Rule 2 for 4 lifetime with three career triple-digit Beyers (top of 111)
* Sire is 51 for 286 with 2-year-olds sprinting on synthetic over the past five years
* Dam Serena’s Echo was 0 for 1 in her career
* Dam’s offspring are combined 4 for 38 lifetime; 0 for 15 as 2-year-olds
* Hoping the blinkers wake him up a bit after stopping badly in latest start
* Trainer George Papaprodromou is 1 for 25 over the past five years with first-time blinkers
No. 4 Stormin Wild (Stormin Fever – Wild Momentum by Wild Again)
* Stormin Fever was a Grade 3 winner sprinting, 8 for 21 lifetime; top career Beyer of 116
* Sire is 11 for 72 with 2-year-olds on synthetic over the past five years
* Dam Wild Momentum was unraced
* Sibling to Taste the Wild (Taste of Paradise) who went 1 for 3 as a 2-year-old (39 Beyer)
* Sold for $8,000 as yearling in October; sold again for $75,000 at OBS Spring 2-year-old sale in April
* Trainer Doug O’Neill is 4 for 53 over the past five years with 2-year-old Cal-bred first-time starters
No. 5 Whatahustler (Awesome Gambler – Trick’er Sweet by Nineeleven)
* Awesome Gambler was a stakes winner routing on synthetic
* Sire is 13 for 201 with 2-year-old starters over the past five years
* Dam Trick’er Sweet went 1 for 7 as a juvenile
* Full brother to Foxy Lady Packin and Awesome T; both are a combined 2 for 35 lifetime
* View debut effort as an educational experience and would expect him to take a step forward
No. 6 Zinvor (Tribal Rule – Shady Lady Dancer by Woodman)
* See Tribal Echo for sire information
* Full brother to Leaving New York who went 5 for 19 lifetime (2 for 11 on synthetic) and banked $236,000; top Beyer of 96
* Full brother to Tribal Valentine who went 1 for 13 lifetime
* Trainer Adam Kitchingman is 8 for 40 over the past five years with 2-year-old second-time starters
* Took money in debut, ran a bit greenly, but offered very little late; worth noting presence of Espinoza elsewhere
No. 7 Pulmarack (Lucky Pulpit – Tamarack Bay by Dehere)
* Lucky Pulpit is the sire of 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome
* Sire is 17 for 81 with 2-year-old sprinters on synthetic over the past five years
* Dam Tamarack Bay earned $218,000 in her career
* Dam’s foals are a combined 7 for 29 on synthetic
* Full brother to stakes winner Luckarack (13 for 43 lifetime, $535,000 earned, career-best Beyer of 93 was earned on synthetic)
* Full brother to Grade 1 winner Tamarando (4 for 12 lifetime, 4 for 8 on synthetic, $645,000 earned, 2013 Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity winner)
* Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer is 1 for 18 over the past two years with 2-year-old first-time starters at Del Mar
No. 8 Smack Talk (Stormin Fever – Foxy Faith by A.P.Jet)
* See Stormin Wild for sire information
* Sibling to Rule by Faith (Tribal Rule) who went 7 for 21 lifetime, earning career-best Beyer of 79
* Trainer Vann Belvoir is 1 for 9 over the past five years with first-time starters at Del Mar
* Gate drill on July 6 at Santa Anita is encouraging; Joe Talamo takes mount for debut
No. 9 London Legacy (Grace Upon Grace – Passionate Kip by Kelly Kip)
* Grace Upon Grace won maiden at first asking on synthetic; earned $162,000 in career
* Progeny are combined 0 for 14 to date (from only six foals)
* Dam Passionate Kip went 3 for 29 lifetime (0 for 8 on synthetic) and earned $117,000
* Only sibling to London Legacy is 0 for 13
* Colt has been green as grass in each of his two starts; appears to have some talent, just needs to figure it all out
No. 10 Noble Hawk (Decarchy – Aerial Hawk by Silver Hawk)
* Decarchy was a multiple graded stakes winner on turf; career earnings of $703K, top Beyer of 106
* Sire is 23 for 102 with 2-year-olds on synthetic over the past five years
* Dam Aerial Hawk’s offspring are combined 5 for 49 lifetime (1 for 17 on synthetic)
* Trainer Ed Moger Jr. is 0 for 17 over the past five years with second-time starters at Del Mar
* Los Alamitos leading rider Drayden Van Dyke has the mount
No. 11 Guy Code (Blazonry – Stayingalive by Gone West)
* Blazonry was a Grade 2 winner sprinting on dirt
* Sire is 2 for 48 with 2-year-olds over the past five years
* Dam Stayingalive’s offspring have gone 9 for 47 combined on synthetic
* Ttrainer G.F. Almeida is 2 for 8 over the past two years with 2-year-olds ($6.82 ROI)
No. 12 Spring for It (Spring At Last – Lady Lang by Langfuhr)
* Spring At Last was multiple graded stakes winner routing who earned $1.1 million in his career
* Sire’s 2-year-olds are 7 for 48 on synthetic
* Offspring of dam Lady Lang are combined 7 for 60 (4 for 32 on synthetic) lifetime
* Sibling Treadmill won CTBA Stakes at Del Mar in 2007 sprinting over the Polytrack
No. 13 Comanche Ruler (Tribal Rule – Super Flo by Rio Verde)
* See Zinvor, Tribal Echo for sire information
* Sibling to Topper’s Ghost (Old Topper) who went 2 for 9 lifetime (1 for 3 on synthetic)
* Trainer Adam Kitchingman is 3 for 12 over the past two years with first-time starters on synthetic ($2.96 ROI)
No. 14 Goyo (Rio Verde – Chasing Wind by Mining)
* Sire’s progeny are 10 for 118 in synthetic sprints as 2-year-olds
* Dam Chasing Wind was a stakes winner sprinting on dirt
* Her offspring have gone 4 for 9 on synthetic, with a top Beyer of 94
* Gelding took money in his debut, missed the break, and finished evenly
Selections
No. 5 Whatahustler
No. 9 London Legacy
No. 7 Pulmarack
Strategy: Key No. 5 Whatahustler on top in exactas with No. 7 Pulmarack and No. 9 London Legacy underneath for two units; Key No. 5 Whatahustler underneath with No. 7 Pulmarack and No. 9 London Legacy on top for one unit.