Free: Del Mar horses to watch for week of Nov. 8, 2021

GRIT AND CURIOSITY

Trainer: Jeff Mullins

Last race: Santa Anita, Oct. 29, race 1

Finish: 5^th by 8 1/2

Beyer: 64

Veteran gelding endured horrendous trip in $40k claiming turf sprint. Shuffled, blocked, buried, never had a chance. Follow vs. similar, has won five-furlong turf race at Del Mar.

KUORA

Trainer: Richard Baltas

Last race: Oct. 30, race 1

Finish: 3^rd by 1 1/4

Beyer: 87

Longshot broke through gate before start of classified turf route, traffic quarter pole and into lane, lacked room, should have finished second. Much improved in California.

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PLATINUM EQUITY

Trainer: Mark Glatt

Last race: Oct. 30, race 2

Finish: 2^nd by 1

Beyer: 77

Honest sprinter dueled inside in $12.5k claiming sprint, no breather, worn down, claimed by Glatt from Steve Knapp. An 11-time winner, ’Equity remains one tough customer.

FIRST PREZ

Trainer: Jeff Mullins

Last race: Oct. 30, race 4

Finish: 4^th by 5 1/2

Beyer: 75

Dirt not preferred, gelding also troubled early and lost position in basically a toss race. Claimed for $20k by Mullins from Doug O’Neill, can fire next out in Cal-bred turf sprint.

VANTASTIC

Trainer: Peter Eurton

Last race: Oct. 31, race 9

Finish: 4^th by 4

Beyer: 77

Favored in downhill allowance, broke slowly, blocked crossing dirt, heavy traffic in lane, steadied slightly, split rivals deep stretch, big finish, could have finished second.

FOOTHILL

Trainer: Doug O’Neill

Last race: Del Mar, Nov. 3, race 4

Finish: 4^th by 1 3/4

Beyer: 81

Rail trip backfired in five-runner Cal-bred turf mile. Blocked inside, nowhere to go in lane, banged repeatedly with rival in stretch, did not have a clean shot. Follow vs. similar.

TAMING THE TIGRESS

Trainer: Peter Miller

Last race: Del Mar, Nov. 4, race 1

Finish: 2^nd by 1/2

Beyer: 73

Heavily bet stretching to a mile on turf vs. Cal-bred fillies and mares, broke from outside post and wide throughout. Unable to save ground any stage, barely missed, possibly best.

AQUA SEAFORM SHAME

Trainer: Richard Baltas

Last race: Nov. 5, race 4

Finish: 4^th by 1 1/4

Beyer: 86

Comeback turf sprinter saved ground midpack in stakes race, blocked behind runners into stretch, angled outside for clear path, finished well, solid return by stakes-caliber filly.

GINOBILI

Trainer: Richard Baltas

Last race: Nov. 6, race 6

Finish: 2^nd by 5 3/4

Beyer: 99

No match for Life Is Good in Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, Ginobili validated his top form. Chased fast pace, loomed top lane, held second. Fits in any race without Life Is Good.

FOLLOWING SEA

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Last race: Nov. 6, race 8

Finish: 3^rd by 1 1/2

Beyer: 97

Midpack rail trip BC Sprint, inside was slowest part of track, steadied slightly cutting corner top of lane, angled out, finished well, 3-year-old any fits in any one-turn race.

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PRIVATE MISSION

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Last race: Nov. 6, race 10

Finish: 11th by 37 1/4

Beyer: 49

Lightly raced filly set suicide fractions in BC Distaff (:44.97 and 1:09.70) and emptied out. Finished last, but Grade 2 winner enters 2022 as a California filly-mare dirt leader.

ALOHA KITTEN

Trainer: Doug O’Neill

Last race: Nov. 7, race 7

Finish: 4^th by 2 1/2

Beyer: 80

Improving turf filly had no shot in N1X turf mile. Pressed strong pace three-wide, stayed wide, premature move far turn, led into lane, swallowed. Good try under circumstances.