Del Mar Report #6

Three Stars of the Week

– 1st Star: Shared Belief (KY) – He’s the most talented horse in the country now, and has his sights set on California Chrome in an ultimate showdown!  Chrome still has a resume edge over Shared Belief, but we believe Shared Belief can beat him in a head to head matchup.  Either way, his Pacific Classic win was simply brilliant.  The undefeated streak continues!

– 2nd Star: Goldencents (KY) – Now that’s the Goldencents we know all to well.  He set a new track record for seven furlongs at Del Mar, and looks primed and ready to go back to back in the Breeders Cup Mile.  To me the idea is simple: put him on the lead and let him go with wire to wire.  He can totally outclass almost any field he faces at that distance.

– 3rd Star: Tom’s Tribute (KY) – He loved that Del Mar turf course this meet!  Back to back victories in stylish fashion have him leaving Del Mar in top form, and could be setting him up for a run at the Breeders Cup.  Keeping jockey Mike Smith on his back is imperative to his chances as the races get tougher.

Flop of the Week

– Obviously (IRE) – Not his best race on Sunday, and kind of a strange ride to set pretty fast fractions like he did.  We’ve seen this before…look for him to rebound with a big performance next time out.

Trainer Standings

Rank	Trainer Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $	Per Start $	Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Jerry Hollendorfer	68	15	15	7	$1,017,488	$NaN	22%	37	54%
2	Peter Miller	97	12	9	16	$689,852	$NaN	12%	37	38%
3	Doug F. O’Neill	102	11	14	17	$958,216	$NaN	11%	42	41%
3	John W. Sadler	85	11	10	16	$920,288	$NaN	13%	37	44%
5	Robert B. Hess, Jr.	42	10	6	4	$376,300	$NaN	24%	20	48%
6	Philip D’Amato	49	8	4	11	$637,850	$NaN	16%	23	47%
7	Mike Puype	48	7	5	9	$395,688	$NaN	15%	21	44%
7	Ronald W. Ellis	23	7	1	4	$284,690	$NaN	30%	12	52%
7	Vann Belvoir	35	7	2	3	$187,350	$NaN	20%	12	34%
10	James M. Cassidy	38	6	2	6	$591,570	$NaN	16%	14	37%
10	Bob Baffert	54	6	5	7	$552,410	$NaN	11%	18	33%
10	Thomas F. Proctor	38	6	5	4	$516,524	$NaN	16%	15	39%
10	Mark Glatt	48	6	10	8	$483,562	$NaN	13%	24	50%
10	Kristin Mulhall	31	6	4	4	$294,112	$NaN	19%	14	45%
10	A. C. Avila	21	6	5	3	$263,430	$NaN	29%	14	67%

Jockey Standings

Rank	Jockey Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $	Per Start $	Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Rafael Bejarano	147	26	30	26	$1,857,022	$NaN	18%	82	56%
2	Kent J. Desormeaux	124	24	20	17	$1,590,080	$NaN	19%	61	49%
2	Elvis Trujillo	154	24	17	24	$1,329,090	$NaN	16%	65	42%
3	Mike E. Smith	92	23	11	10	$1,890,354	$NaN	25%	44	48%
5	Tyler Baze	166	18	22	20	$1,292,638	$NaN	11%	60	36%
6	Joseph Talamo	163	16	21	18	$1,347,332	$NaN	10%	55	34%
6	Drayden Van Dyke	142	16	20	20	$967,908	$NaN	11%	56	39%
8	Fernando Hernandez Perez	126	15	10	8	$739,282	$NaN	12%	33	26%
9	Victor Espinoza	102	13	10	11	$973,396	$NaN	13%	34	33%
10	Corey S. Nakatani	68	12	6	8	$982,462	$NaN	18%	26	38%
10	Martin Garcia	102	12	10	16	$923,370	$NaN	12%	38	37%

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