October, 2020 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Del Mar Modifies Several Gate, Turf Rail Positions For More Accurate Timing, Tracking

Del Mar has re-surveyed its turf course to enhance timing and tracking accuracy with a state-of-the-art GPS system that will be in use for the start of the Bing Crosby Season this Saturday.

Following its recent summer meet — in conjunction with its racing data partner Equibase and its partner GMAX, a global positioning satellite information platform — Del Mar re-surveyed its seven-eighths mile grass oval for the different race distances run on it. The survey included both the race distances and the run-up distances from where the starting gate is positioned for each race to the point where the timing mechanism is triggered.

As a result of the survey, Del Mar has modified several starting gate and turf rail positions. Additionally, the survey results helped the track correct some historic variations in how distances (back from the finish line) were calculated. As a result of the study, adjustments were made to the pole locations along the turf course.

“The integrity of timing data is critical and we know we have to get this right. We believe the adjustments made as a result of the survey, while relatively minor, combined with GMAX's GPS technology, will provide for more accurate and consistent timing,” said Del Mar's president and COO, Josh Rubinstein.

Del Mar officials noted that in some cases, due to the gate positions, the run-up to where the timing begins may be slightly longer than it was in the past, which could result in slightly faster times.

Del Mar's six turf races are run at 5 furlongs, 1-mile, 1-1/16th miles, 1-1/8th miles, 1-3/8ths miles and 1-1/2 miles. Its turf course has five rail adjustments for its races – zero, 12 feet, 18 feet, 24 feet and 30 feet. Approximately 40% of the track's races are run on its turf course. Rail adjustments and run-ups are necessary for both safety and fairness, helping to preserve the consistency of the turf course.

Del Mar's 15-day season will run through to Sunday, November 29. First post daily will be at 12:30 p.m. for all days with the exception of Thanksgiving Thursday (November 26) when there will be an early 11 a.m. post.

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Undefeated Dayoutoftheoffice Puts In ‘Best Work’ Yet For BC Juvenile Fillies

A muddy main track at Keeneland following daylong rain Thursday proved no problem for Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) pre-entrant Dayoutoftheoffice, who worked 5 furlongs in 1:00.40 with Alfredo Clemente aboard for trainer Tim Hamm.

Working on her own after the morning track maintenance break, the undefeated Dayoutoftheoffice produced splits of :12.80, :25.40, :37, 1:00.40 with a 6-furlong gallop out in 1:12.80 and seven-eighths in 1:27.

“I think it was her best work. She finished up really strong and galloped out great,” said Hamm, who co-owns Dayoutoftheoffice with breeder Siena Farm in the name of his Blazing Meadows Farm. “I weighed working today and went out and looked at the track twice and saw it was opened up. Plus, the timing was a lot better today.”

Dayoutoftheoffice brings a 3-for-3 record into the Breeders' Cup coming into the race off a 2-length victory in the Frizette (G1) at Belmont Park on Oct. 10. Junior Alvarado, who was aboard for that victory as well as a 6-length romp in the Schuylerville (G3) at Saratoga, has the mount in the Breeders' Cup. The race will represent the first two-turn start for Dayoutoftheoffice.

“I have been waiting for two turns all year,” Hamm said. “We would have run in (Darley) Alcibiades (G1 on Oct. 2 here) had the timing been a little bit different. We are looking forward to two turns.”

By Into Mischief, Dayoutoftheoffice will represent the first Breeders' Cup starter for Hamm, who was stabled at Keeneland on a regular basis until 2013 and has had occasional runners since.

“It is close by for us and I always like coming to Keeneland,” Hamm, who is from Ohio, said. “Having the Breeders' Cup here is perfect for us.”

Hamm has a win in the 2009 Appalachian (G3) on his Keeneland resume with Afternoon Stroll, who scored a nose victory at odds of 50-1.

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Undefeated In 2020, Filly Tarnawa To Take On The Boys In Breeders’ Cup Turf

A winner of all three of her starts in 2020, 4-year-old Tarnawa is expected to join the field for next Saturday's Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf at Keeneland. According to racingpost.com, the Shamardal filly is generally rated the 3-1 co-second favorite behind Magical (5-2) for the 1 1/2-mile contest.

She could provide trainer Dermot Weld with his first Breeders' Cup victory in the Turf. Tarnawa is cross-entered in the Filly & Mare Turf, but Weld expects to run the dual Group 1 winner against males instead. Christophe Soumillon will have the mount.

“I think it's pretty certain she'll go for the Breeders' Cup Turf,” Weld told racingpost.com. “It's a tight, turning track with a short straight and the draw is very important in the Filly & Mare Turf, so if you're unlucky enough to get a bad draw it doesn't help your chances. You've got a better chance of overcoming that in the Breeders' Cup Turf.”

This season, Tarnawa has put together wins in the G3 Give Thanks Stakes on Aug. 8, the G1 Prix Vermeille on Sept. 13, and the G1 Prix de l'Opera on Oct. 4. A homebred for the Aga Khan, Tarnawa's career record stands at seven wins from 13 starts.

Other horses pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Turf include: Arklow, Channel Maker, Donjah, Lord North, Magical, Mean Mary, Mehdaayih, Mogul, Red King, Tarnawa, and United.

Change to New York Breeding Fund Mare Rules

The New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund (NYTBDF)’s board of directors announced Friday the adoption of new rules concerning the residency requirements for dams of New York-bred foals, including certain mares purchased at public auction on or after Nov. 1, 2019.

Under the new rules, a resident mare is a mare continuously in residence in the state of New York from date of conception in New York or within 120 days after her last cover in the year of conception occurring outside of New York and that remains in the state until foaling the following year, with no breed-back required. Mares that maintain their New York state resident status can be covered each season by a stallion located anywhere in the world.

Under the new rules, a non-resident mare purchased in foal through public auction will be deemed to be a resident mare for all purposes if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) the mare is purchased for at least $50,000 in the public auction, (2) the mare is present in the state of New York within 15 days after the sale is concluded, (3) the foal from public auction mare is foaled in New York and (4) the mare thereafter is continuously in residence in New York from within 120 days after her last cover in the year of conception of another foal and remains in residency until foaling.

“These changes will bring the New York Thoroughbred Breeding Program more in line with other states by removing perceived barriers to mares locating here,” said Breeding Fund Chairman John Poklemba. “Also, by allowing high-priced mares to establish residency by moving to New York after they are purchased at auction, we expect to see even more quality New York-breds following in the hoofprints of Grade I winners such as Tiz the Law and Simply Ravishing.”

It is anticipated that these new rules will become final upon publication in the State Register of New York on or about Nov. 18 and shall have retroactive effect with regard to eligible mares purchased at public auction occurring on or after Nov. 1, 2019.

“The Board can review the threshold price annually at its summer meeting and adjust it up or down as needed to recruit quality mares,” said Breeding Fund Executive Director Tracy Egan.

One year after adoption, the Fund and New York Racing Association (NYRA) will begin providing up to $650,000 per year in purse bonuses to owners. The bonus will be $5,000 every time a New York-sired New York-bred wins at the maiden special weight or allowance level at NYRA’s tracks.

While the measure adopted by the Breeding Fund’s board starts in November 2019, in practice the new rules would become effective starting with the mixed sales in November 2020 and the foal and breeding seasons of 2021.

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