I used to love playing Del Mar, and was even pretty successful there. The surface has made it a complete crapshoot. As a gambler, I still think there are ways to make a profit, turf races aside, but with this being the last year of the surface I'll just save most of this year's bankroll for next!
I do like Tepin in the San Clemente. Her first race was clearly a prep, and her turf debut I don't think was as bad as it seems. Half to Vyjack, make of that what you will, but her full brother is a turf winner so at a big price I'm willing to give her another shot on the surface as she comes in firing away in the mornings in a race with vulnerable favs.
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