Free: Del Mar horses to watch for week of Aug. 22, 2022
LORD DRAGON
Trainer: Bob Hess, Jr.
Last race: Aug. 18, race 2
Finish: 3rd by 5 1/4
Beyer: 83
Race shape was against veteran late-runner in $40,000 claiming dirt mile dominated by the one-two pacesetters. Lord Dragon rallied from last in better-than-looked effort.
MOR TEQUILA
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Last race: Aug. 18, race 5
Finish: 3rd by 4 1/4
Beyer: 46
Debut 2-year-old in $150,000 maiden-claiming sprint off slowly, green while climbing early, pulled hard, uncorked five-wide rally, lugged in, finished evenly. Can improve with racing.
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FORT MOULTRIE
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Last race: Aug. 19, race 3
Finish: 2nd by 2 1/4
Beyer: 81
First start in California in starter allowance turf route. Gelding allowed to drop far off the pace, rallied too late, sizzling :22.12 final quarter-mile. Needs to commence rally earlier.
FOUNDER’S DAY
Trainer: Bob Hess, Jr.
Last race: Aug. 20, race 6
Finish: 3rd by 6 1/2
Beyer: 68
Starter allowance filly in turf mile stalled in traffic far turn, blocked behind foes quarter pole through stretch, did not have a fair chance. This race was turf. She runs on both surfaces.
EASTBOUND
Trainer: John Shirreffs
Last race: Aug. 20, race 5
Finish: 3rd by 5 3/4
Beyer: 57
Debut 2-year-old colt lacked speed from rail, trailed field, uncorked middle move wide through turn, wider into lane, raced greenly, finished evenly in a promising career debut.
DANCING DANA
Trainer: Craig Lewis
Last race: Aug. 20, race 6
Finish: 4th by 6 1/4
Beyer: 68
Sprint filly took a shot in starter allowance turf route, set pace to deep stretch and tired. Runs best around one turn. Follow cutting back to sprint. Either surface fine, turf or dirt.
TOM HORN
Trainer: Steve Miyadi
Last race: Aug. 20, race 7
Finish: 3rd by 15
Beyer: 44
Debut 2-year-old in Cal-bred special-weight pressed odds-on Kangaroo Court through fast pace, hung tough into lane, retreated. Promising debut by Tom Horn vs. a tough rival.
MONIQUE
Trainer: John Shirreffs
Last race: Aug. 21, race 7
Finish: 2nd by 9 1/4
Beyer: 52
Debut 2-year-old filly hopped at the start, void of speed, trailed field, made rail rally through turn, angled outside, finished willingly in race won in a romp by odds-on Home Cooking.