Check out my Sunday (8-24-25) Del Mar Race 9 analysis below.
DMR 9 (Clm-25k. 8T) – Post Time 9:03 PM ET
Primary – #8 HURRICANE CLOUD, #11 Castle Leoch
Secondary – #9 Margot’s Boy, #6 Megayacht, #10 Sydney Street
Horse Comments:
#8 Hurricane Cloud (5-1) won a flat mile turf affair at SA on May 31. He was my second choice in a similar course/distance affair July 20 and he was bumped out of position early and rallied from far back to finish third by a length. It is possible that he would have won that race with a better trip. He has won at DMR before and is a 4-time winner at 8T. Kazushi Kimura is his new rider and he can stalk or close.
#11 Castle Leoch (9-2) has not been seen since November 2024 and Glatt is 21% with this type of layoff runner. He shows two straight San Luis Rey bullets for this and he drops out of the optional-claiming ranks.
#9 Margot’s Boy (3-1) returned from a layoff of 11+ months on July 20 and he chased from third, led, and weakened to 7th of 12 as the beaten favorite. He should be fitter for this and the 2-time local winner is 6-for-11 at 8T. Jeff Mullins claimed him last time and Ricky Gonzalez is an aggressive rider so look for him to try to wire the field.
#6 Megayacht (8-1) split a 12-horse field (beaten 3 lengths) in a similar local turf route July 20. He adds blinkers and his new pilot Hector Berrios is 22% on turf. He can get involved from off the pace at a price.
#10 Sydney Street (15-1) hit the board in a pair of Clm-32k turf routes at SA in March and May, and was 12th and 8th in his last pair. The 2-time local turf winner removes blinkers and will try to get involved late.
Wagers:
#8 to win
Quinella 8/9-11
Trifecta key 8/6-9-10-11
August 2025 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
Aug. 1 – Speedy Wilson ($5.20)
Aug. 3 – The Padre ($4.00), Exacta ($12.00)
Aug. 5 – Real Naughty/Thalberg ($13.20)
Aug. 6 – Parchment Party/Digital Ops Exacta ($9.60), Trifecta ($30.40)
Aug. 8 – Sammy Davis ($5.80), Trifecta ($33.80)
Aug. 9 – Privman ($4.00), Exacta ($5.80)
Aug. 11 – Grounded ($12.80)
Aug. 12 – Dreaming of Kona ($8.80), Exacta ($20.40)
Aug. 14 – Roselee May/Thebestisyettobe/Eternal Reign Trifecta ($141.40)
Aug. 16 – Nitrogen ($6.10), Exacta ($11.20), Trifecta ($36.20)
Aug. 21 – Thirsty Trickster/Liquid Spirit/Perfect Life Trifecta ($276.60)
Aug. 23 – May Day Ready/Play With Fire Exacta ($12.20), Trifecta ($30.20)
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