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Champagne lets all Stick Horse Racing Fans about the big crowd on the 3rd day, and gives you great information on the 1st Week of racing at Del Mar. Lots of good stats and info from our CA Expert. Story by Champagne Joe
The comments and ideas expressed in the story below are those of the author, Champagne Joe, and should not be considered to be the same views of the owner or staff of this web site.. 7/29/05 - DEL MAR, 1st WEEK UPDATE What a difference a few miles make! While Hollywood Park struggles to survive in Inglewood, down here Del Mar, less than 100 miles to the south, thrives & just keeps on keeping on! Opening day figures at Del Mar (July 20th) were beyond expectations! Over 40 thousand fans passed thru the turnstiles to record the 3rd largest attendance numbers in track history! (Daily handle exceeded $15 mil). A very auspicious beginning to what is now confidently predicted to be another record setting 43 day meet! The new turf course (installed specifically to entice the Breeders Cup officials to consider Del Mar for a future Breeders Cup Day date) has been given rave revues by both trainers & jockeys alike, and its' soft yet springy composition has the horses running at top speeds. There appeared to be no bias whatsoever towards inside or outer paths, or favoring speed or closers. A very fair inner turf course! OK. Here are some horses to watch for here at Del Mar come August. On Sat. 7/23 Valley Passion, heavily bet, was off slowly & never got into the race, but had shown some good works, and can win with a good clean start. On 7/27 in a 5 1/2 F. Maiden for 2 yr olds, Pithy Gal did not run a lick the first 3 furlongs as she was caught up in a bit of a traffic jam, but still came up to finish 3rd as the 5-2 fav. Before that she had finished a strong 2nd, just beat at the wire. One more chance for her. On 7/28 Best Friend Gracie finished 2nd (photo for the win) in a Maiden Spec Wt. Shes definitely ready to win next time out. Also on 7/28 Ironwood ran 4th in the 8th race but he was a strong 2nd before that last out, and deserves another chance in his next low level maiden try. Meanwhile in N. California look for Russell Baze riding for Jerry Hollendorfer, a very dynamic duo, winning at a top clip. Thats it for now. Good luck at the races! - Champagne Joe ___________________________ *PREVIOUS CHAMPAGNE JOE NEWS HEADLINES* --------------------------- Champagne Joe's Super Story Scoop on the impending sale of Hollywood Park. For for this exciting Stick Horse Racing News Super Story Press Here Champagne Joe's exciting Headline about Bay Meadows saving Hollywood Park. For for this exciting Stick Horse Racing News Super Story Press Here ---------------------------
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