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DEL MAR Race #2 (THE I'M SMOKIN STAKES)

September 2, 2016
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Premium Pick

Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #4 (CALIFORNIA DIAMOND) (5-2) - Competitive in all three starts, he won his first pair before finishing second here in a $100K stakes Aug 3. Working well since, he gets a slight edge.

2nd pick: #1 (Rinse and Repeat) (6-1) - Price play is one of a pair entered by trainer Doug O'Neill. He broke his maiden here before an even fourth-place finish in the G2 Best Pal Stakes facing open company Aug 13. He broke in the air that day and should contend today with an alert beginning.

3rd pick: #2 (Elwood J) (3-1) - Gelding survived an early pace duel before drawing clear to break his maiden when debuting here July 29. He worked a bullet at this distance Aug 25 and must be left in the mix.

4th pick: #3 (Upstaging the Cast) (8-1) - Longshot rallied from close range to win by 3.5 lengths when debuting here Aug 13. Can factor if that overall effort is repeatable.

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