*--* 1043 EIGHTH RACE--1 1/4 miles on turf, Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship, 3-year-olds & up, purse $300,000
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*--* PR Horse(PP) Jockey, Wt Odds --- a-Sarafan(1) Nakatani, 124 9-5 --- Skipping(6) Solis, 124 5-2 8298 The Tin Man(3) M. Smith, 124 7-2 8298 Blue Steller(4) P. Valenzuela, 124 5 (6330) Nazirali(7) Blanc, 124 8 8298 Mister Kybelee(5) D. Flores, 124 12 --- a-Hawkeye(2) G. Stevens, 124 9-5 8043 Night Patrol(8) Valdivia, 124 15
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Comments: SARAFAN missed by a head to Beat Hollow in the Arlington Million and isn't facing any such competition in a race that probably does not deserve Grade I status given its recent history. The consistent gelding has been 1-2 in nearly half of his 27 starts and he has trained well, including 1:25 and 1:27 2/5 over this oval. SKIPPING was only beaten two lengths behind With Anticipation, who would be very hard to handle in this spot, and the 5-year-old did run well in his only other try on this course for Bobby Frankel. He has yet to finish off the board in his four races in the U.S. THE TIN MAN has won five times in 10 starts for Mandella and four of the scores have been local. This will be his first try at 10 furlongs, but he was only beaten a neck by longshot Delta Form going 1 3/8 miles in the Del Mar Handicap.
Longshot: NAZIRALI
*--* 1044 NINTH RACE--6 furlongs, 2-year-old maidens, purse $42,000
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*--* PR Horse(PP) Jockey, Wt Odds --- Binny's Trick(9) Valdivia, 118 6 --- Middleweight(6) D. Flores, 118 7-2 --- Golden Embers(2) G. Stevens, 118 3 --- Kinship(7) M. Smith, 118 4 --- Gross Margin(8) P. Valenzuela, 118 8 8281 Televangelist(10) G. Gomez, 118 10 8339 Our Bobby V.(5) Pincay, 118 10 --- Seattlespectacular(1) Nakatani, 118 15 --- Chester's Choice(4) Pedroza, 118 15 --- Bridge Builder(3) C. Rollins, 118 20
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Comments: BINNY'S TRICK has trained as if he has some ability for Nick Canani, working five furlongs in 59 1/5 six days before a 48 flat drill. The son of Phone Trick has the comfortable outside box and looks as good as any in a race where eight of the 10 entrants are firsters. MIDDLEWEIGHT is a son of Grand Slam, who is off to a good start as a sire, and the presence of David Flores suggests he may have some zip. The chestnut had a 1:12 2/5 work on Sept. 18 for Mandella. GOLDEN EMBERS is a gelded son of Danjur blew out in 35 1/5 for Inda and also had 1:00 4/5 and 59 1/5 spins. The barn does well with rookies.
Longshot: GROSS MARGIN
