Saturday August 11 Picks

Good morning everyone,

Paddock Girl here:

Today is radio Show for me, free blanket for you, my dear racing fans!

As you know, you can hear me around 9:30 am at XX Sports AM (1090), where Gary Mandella and Toby Turrell host Del Mar Direct from 9 to 10 am (12-1pm ET). You can also listen live on http://xsportsradio.com.

And for you, if you go to the track this Saturday and pay for your entrance, you will receive a very cool blue fleece blanket as part of the Del Mar giveaways for its 75th season, just to keep you warm during the dark days of this sunny racetrack.

If you want to catch a glimpse of Garret Gomez and have his autograph, he will be signing books today at Del Mar...might be worth to try to catch the hottest jockey of this meet.

Today there are 10 races, including the La Jolla Handicap, where it seems that the race has already started with the two favorites CHIPS ALL IN and MY BEST BROTHER, who have been swithcing as the odds favorite, even though only four horses in total will be on this race. Also, there's a carryover of almost $120,000... remember it starts on the fifth race.

Here are your picks for today:

Race 1: SCOOTER BID, SHARP BELLA... include MIDNIGHT BALLET in your 'fectas.

Race 2: EUROGLIDE, SKY CAPE... include DRIFT KING in your 'fectas.

Race 3: PRIMED AND READY, LICO.

Race 4: DAVE'S PACEMAKER, STREETS OF HEAVEN.

Race 5: CORINTHIAN'S SONG, BANDOLIM... include TIME LORD in your 'fectas.

Race 6:  GATHERATHEALTHER, UNSTOPPER TOPPER... include ACCELERANT in your 'fectas.

Race 7: SMART AND SINGLE, DANCINGTOTHESTARS.

Race 8 La Jolla H. ($150,000):  MY BEST BROTHER, CHIPS ALL IN.

Race 9: SECRET SPY, MEADOW ROAD

Race 10: RUN'N RESIDUALS, WAR FACE.

Also, congratulations to jockey John Velazquez for being inducted yesterday into the 2012 Racing Hall of Fame in New York, one of the highest achievements a jockey can ever get in his career.

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Happy Betting everyone!