CANE CREEK ROAD
Trainer: Bob Hess, Jr.
Last race: June 13, 3rd
Finish: 3rd by 1 3/4
Beyer: 86
Veteran broke through gate, then lagged at the back in starter allowance turf sprint, rallied wide on turn, finished evenly. Gelding loves Del Mar, and enters summer meet in top form.
NOONI
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Last race: June 13, 6th
Finish: 1st by 9 1/2
Beyer: 78
Purchased for $1.8 million in spring, 2-year-old filly worked fast and dazzled first time out. Sped to lead, coasted, won with plenty left. Likely favorite any stakes race next time out.
BADDA BING
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Last race: June 13, 9th
Finish: 2nd by head
Beyer: 79
Euro import shuffled early in allowance turf mile, hard-held and unrelaxed in traffic, blocked far turn, angled outside, big kick, winner led gate to wire. Super U.S. debut by Badda Bing.
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ONE MAGIC PHILLY
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Last race: June 15, 10th
Finish: 2nd by 5 1/2
Beyer: 72
Debut 3-year-old filly veered in, bumped, off slow, rallied four and five wide on turn, battled through stretch to win the race for second place. Very promising debut by Good Magic filly.
NORMANDY QUEEN
Trainer: Mark Glatt
Last race: June 15, 10th
Finish: 3rd by 6 1/2
Beyer: 70
Debut 3-year-old filly broke well from rail, took dirt saving ground in third, followed winner into stretch, battled with the eventual runner-up, tired. Solid debut by Omaha Beach filly.
STYLE CAT
Trainer: Peter Miller
Last race: June 16, 7th
Finish: 4th by 2 1/2
Beyer: 59
Debut juvenile bobbled at start, chased two wide in third, cut corner into stretch, finished steadily on the inside. Decent debut by Cal-bred sibling to two stakes winners, can improve.
WE’RE IN TROUBLE
Trainer: Michael McCarthy
Last race: June 16, 12th
Finish: 1st by head
Beyer: 87
First start since debut win, only 3-year-old in entry-level allowance turf sprint ran super. Dueled inside, shook off pace foe, held. Sharp win by World of Trouble colt, up the ladder.
HALFWAY LINE
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Last race: June 16, 12th
Finish: 4th by 2 1/4
Beyer: 82
Vastly improved second U.S. start by Euro import in hillside allowance sprint. Rated, saved ground, blocked in stretch, found a seam late, split rivals, big kick and gallop-out. Next time.
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