Note: Well that was a heck of a final day with five winners. Too bad I was at work and couldn’t bet. I hope someone hit that late Pick 4 since I had three top choice winners and the other horse was my long shot. Remember I won’t be doing Los Alamitos unless I get totally bored. Have a happy holiday season and thanks for reading.

SUNDAY’S RESULTS

Top choice winners: 5 (One Upper $7.40, first race; Go Ghetto $4.40, fourth; Kate’s Princess $13, sixth; Uni $13.20, seventh; Loomis $17.20, ninth)

Second choice winners: 1 (Shaky Alibi $5.80, third)

Third choice winners: 0

Long shot winners: 1 (Calexman $19.40, eighth)

Good luck.

FIRST RACE
One Upper
Token Vow
Encountress
LONG SHOT: Crackling Bread
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SECOND RACE
Powder
Sunrise Royale
Venue
LONG SHOT: Smitten Kitten
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THIRD RACE
ARCH ANTHEM (best bet)
Shaky Alibi
Englander
LONG SHOT: Irish Spirit
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FOURTH RACE
Go Ghetto
Banze No Oeste
Shirl’s Ready
LONG SHOT: Vending Machine
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FIFTH RACE
Worthy Turk
Foxtail
East Rand
LONG SHOT: Lucky Knickers
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SIXTH RACE
Kate’s Princess
Don’tbeboisterous
Lucky Lately
LONG SHOT: Dr Wysong
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SEVENTH RACE
Uni
Quidura
Vasilika
LONG SHOT: Rymska
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EIGHTH RACE
Lord Simba
Captain Scotty
Red Lightning
LONG SHOT: Calexman
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NINTH RACE
Caecilius (SCRATCHED)
Loomis
Jefe
Mobou
LONG SHOT: Felix Leiter

Good luck.

Note: I will take a break during Los Alamitos and hit it back during Santa Anita, Dec. 26. God willing.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

Top choice winners: 2 (Swamp Soufflle $7, first race; Raging Bull $5.80, seventh)

Second choice winners: 3 (Spend Spend Spend $5, second; Eddie Haskell $5, third; Placido $3.80, fourth)

Third choice winners: 2 (Sauce On Side $7.80, sixth; Kingly $10.20, eighth)

Long shot winners: 1 (Super Patriot $16, ninth)

FIRST RACE
Swamp Souffle
Ack
Honcho
LONG SHOT: Mayan Warrior
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SECOND RACE
Gracious Me
Spend Spend Spend
Confidentially
LONG SHOT: Lovely Finish
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THIRD RACE
Sixes
Calculator
Eddie Haskell
LONG SHOT: St. Joe Bay
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FOURTH RACE
Isee It in Hiseyes
Placido
Schulace
LONG SHOT: Drizzy
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FIFTH RACE
Opus Won
Hello Bubbles
My Sweet Baboo
LONG SHOT: She’s All Woman
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SIXTH RACE
Mongolian Humor
Vallestina
Sauce On Side
LONG SHOT: Gypsy Blu
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SEVENTH RACE
RAGING BULL (Best bet)
Instilled Regard
River Boyne
LONG SHOT: Have At It
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EIGHTH RACE
Stretford End
Green Fleet
Kingly
LONG SHOT: Mutineer
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NINTH RACE
Majorie E
Speakers
Thalia
LONG SHOT: Super Patriot

Good luck.

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

Top choice winners: 3 (Twirling Tiger $4.80, first race; Pitino $5, third; Easy Shot $4.20, fifth)

Second choice winners: 1 (Sass Machine $5.40, second)

Third choice winners: 1 (The Big Train $5.40, eighth)

Long shot winners: 0

THURSDAY’S RESULTS

Top choice winners: 1 (S Y Sky $3.40, first race)

Second choice winners: 1 (Goodwillambassador $12.60, sixth)

Third choice winners: 2 (Rickey B $16.80, second; Lil Milo $11.20, fourth)

Long shot winners: 1 (Concord Jet $11, eighth)

PREVIEW: I knew Thursday would be off the turf and I feel the same way about today’s card. With closing weekend’s big turf races, I don’t see any way Del Mar runs on the grass today.
That being said, there is one horse I like if it is run on the turf or the main track: No. 5 Rapid Red (3-1) in the eighth race. This gelding was claimed last time out by Jerry Hollendorfer. The 6-year-old has an 11-2-3-3 on the dirt and 11-4-1-3 on the grass. If the track is still wet, he is 7-2-1-1. Hollendorfer is 17 percent first off the claim.
Check back in the morning if Del Mar changes its mind or if there are a lot of scratches, again.

FIRST RACE
Twirling Tiger
Holland Road
Out of Patience
LONG SHOT: Lindante
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SECOND RACE
Athleisure
Sass Machine
A Dime for Me
LONG SHOT: Derby Royalty
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THIRD RACE
Pitino
Honor Guard
Goldie’s Hills
LONG SHOT: Seahawk Wave
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FOURTH RACE
Empress of Lov
Cinnamon Twist
We Will Re Joyce
LONG SHOT: Eskenforadrink
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FIFTH RACE
Strike That
Easy Road
Platinum Nights
LONG SHOT: Frozen Money
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SIXTH RACE
Shadow Sphinx
My Heart Awakens
Major Cabbie
LONG SHOT: Zestful
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SEVENTH RACE
Vegas Strong Baby
Secret Maneuver
Staythirstymyamigo
LONG SHOT: Time for Sizzie
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EIGHTH RACE
RAPID RED (Best Bet)
Comes the Dream
The Big Train
LONG SHOT: Ky. Colonel

Good luck.

Preview: I will tell you this was a tough card to handicap due to the weather forecast. It was well known last weekend that it was going to rain on Thursday (up to an inch along the coast), but Del Mar stuck to its original plan with four of the eight races on the grass. I will be surprised if that happens. I definitely think the two turf sprints at 5 furlongs won’t be on the grass and the other two, we’ll see. I encourage you to check back Thursday morning after 10:30 a.m. after the Del Mar changes are announced. I hope I’m wrong, but don’t think so.

TOLD YOU SO!!

FIRST RACE: 1. S Y SKY (best bet), 2. Moon Kitty, 3. Nine Point Nine. LONG SHOT: Ippodaamia’s Girl.
I really like this filly, rain or shine. She won in her only turf try at Santa Anita and she has a second over an off track, also in Arcadia. She drops out of the Betty Grable and I think she will stay in the race no matter what.
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SECOND RACE: 1. Square Peggy, 2. Luck’s Royal Flush, 3. Rickey B. LONG SHOT: Bea’s Boy.
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THIRD RACE: 1. Aristocratic, 2. R Cha Cha, 3. Doc Curlin (SCRATCHED), New No. 3 Forest Chatter. LONG SHOT: Short of Ez.
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FOURTH RACE: 1. Sidepocket Action, 2. Bless His Heart, 3. Lil Milo. LONG SHOT: Checks in the Mail (SCRATCHED) new long shot: Perfect Tale.
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FIFTH RACE: 1. Mobou (SCRATCHED), 2. Unusual Rider, 3. Unusual Angel. LONG SHOT: He Be Mojo Risin. New order: 1. Unusual Rider, 2. Unusual Angel, 3. Brix. LONG SHOT: He Be Mojo Risin.
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SIXTH RACE: 1. Tidal Effect, 2. Goodwillambassador, 3. Mongolian Groom. LONG SHOT: Ayacara.
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SEVENTH RACE: 1. Gray Admiral, 2. Offshore (SCRATCHED), 3. Hot American (scratched). LONG SHOT: Rinse and Repeat. NEW ORDER: 1. Gray Admiral, 2. Rinse and Repeat, 3. Wilshire Dude. LONG SHOT: Facts Matter.
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EIGHTH RACE: 1. Shake N Fries, 2. Violent Behavior, 3. Tanker. LONG SHOT: Concord Jet.

Good luck.

SUNDAY’S RESULTS

Top choice winners: 3 (Battle of Midway $3.20, third race; Qhira $4.60, seventh; Littlebitamedal $9.20, ninth)

Second choice winners: 1 (Lucky Student $5.40, fifth;Flying Scotsman $4, sixth)

Third choice winners: 1 (Perfectly Majestic $5.20, second)

Long shot winners: 1 (Sweet Treat ($8.40, first)

FIRST RACE
Tizway That Way
Lea’s Reward
Princess Leia
LONG SHOT: Sweet Treat
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SECOND RACE
Any Questions
Blackout
Perfectly Majestic
LONG SHOT: Eckersley
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THIRD RACE
Gift Box
Battle of Midway
Dabster
LONG SHOT: Isotherm
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FOURTH RACE
Gleyber
Salah
Knight’s Cross
LONG SHOT: Surprise Fashion
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Sought More Pep
Lucky Student
Kristie’s Heart
LONG SHOT: Dressed in Prada
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SIXTH RACE
Sayin Grace
Flying Scotsman
Vantastic
LONG SHOT: Rijeka
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SEVENTH RACE
QAHIRA (Best bet)
Claudelle
Bizwhacks
LONG SHOT: Tizwellwithmysoul
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EIGHTH RACE
Jet Set Ruler
Six Point Rack
Push Through
LONG SHOT: Shaymin
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NINTH RACE
Littlebitamedal
Spanish Bay
Astonishing Tweet
LONG SHOT: Malachim

Good luck.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

FIRST RACE
Zaffinah
Flammetta
Jazaalah
LONG SHOT: Pulpit Rider
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SECOND RACE
Alleva
Harmon
Gary Magician
LONG SHOT: Highlight Reel
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THIRD RACE
Cimpl Man
Tough It Out
Acker
LONG SHOT: Erotic
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FOURTH RACE
Seeking Refuge
Damiano
Ohtani
LONG SHOT: Runningwscissors
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FIFTH RACE
Thriving
Pivottina
Courteous
LONG SHOT: Cedars of Lebanon
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SIXTH RACE
Sheer Flattery
Jungle Warfare
Popular Kid
LONG SHOT: Canadian Game
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SEVENTH RACE
Synchrony
Pincheck
Kenjisstorm
LONG SHOT: Holiday Stone
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EIGHTH RACE
Spokane Eagle
Tanners Pride
Psychedelicat
LONG SHOT: Zippy Groom
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NINTH RACE
NAUGHTY SOPHIE (best bet)
Suspicious Spouse
Batiquitos
LONG SHOT: Happiness

Good luck.

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

Top choice winners: 4 (South Boot Shirley $6.60, third race; Blitzkrieg $7.40, fourth; C. C. Zipp $4.20, fifth; She’s a Dime $4.20, seventh)

Second choice winners: 3 (London Hotel $3.60, first; Eddie Haskell $6.20, second; Chicago Style $5.80, sixth)

Third choice winners: 0

Long shot winners: 0