Bob Hope S. (G3)
Race 8 at Del Mar on November 17, 2018
Well I hope that everyone is over the hangover that was the Breeders Cup. As most horse players know this is the off season in horse racing, but an existing Grade 3 stakes race, the Bob Hope, is coming up this weekend at Del Mar race track. The race is a 7 Furlong or 7/8 of a mile race on the dirt for 2 year olds, for a purse of $100,000.
Number One Runner:
My top choice in this race would be #6 Sparky Ville : this horse has the most experience, with 5 life time starts with 2 wins, 1 place, and 1 show with a 96 beyer speed figure. He competed in the Best Pal Stakes (Grade 2) finishing 2ed with a 83 beyer, and competed in the Del Mar Futurity (Grade 1) but finished a disappointing 6th with a 71 beyer but his next outing at Santa Anita race track for the Sunny Slope Stakes and finished 1st with 96 beyer. His workouts have been good as well, the workouts show that he has been consistent over 4 and 5 furlongs, keeping a pace of 12 seconds per furlong.
Number two Runner:
Second choice in the this race is the #3 horse Mucho Gusto, trained by Bob Baffert, this horse only has 1 start, and a first place finish with a 96 beyer The workouts of this horse is consistent, the horse is running 12 seconds per furlong, except for one work that he ran 4 furlongs in 47.60 seconds. The only downside to this horse is his win came at Los Alamitos race track, where good horse look bad and bad horse look good. If playing exotics I wouldn’t leave him off the tickets.
Number Three Runner:
The last horse that I like would be the #2 Extra Hope, this horse has 4 life time starts and record is 1 win, 1 Place, 1 Show, and the other race finished 4th just out of the money. This horse has been inconsistent in its workouts recording 1.14.80 for 6 furlongs, 39.60 for 3 furlongs, 36.40 for 3 furlongs and 49 for 4 furlongs. If this horse gets to the lead, he is going to be hard to beat, if he shows up at all.
