How to bet the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf

A berth in the Breeders’ Cup is on the line when 13 juvenile fillies jaunt one mile on the green in Saturday’s $100,000 Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf. I felt that the Tim Yakteen-trained #5 South Bay was a fairly decisive winner in a sprint on the lawn here at first asking, and I will give her the slight nod in a competitive field. By Omaha Beach, the $120,000 yearling purchase went postward as the 2-1 favorite in her unveiling and didn’t disappoint. She tracked the early tempo to the top of the lane and took command readily when asked under Hector Berrios. 

Juvenile Fillies Turf Wagers

• $10 win and place #5 South Bay ($20)
• $3 exacta key box 5 with 1,9,11 ($18)

South Bay gave every impression in her debut that she would thrive at the one-mile trip going forward, and she has come back with three local moves in advance of her route bow, as well. The dark bay Florida-bred retains Berrios and figures to be forwardly placed to some extent from the break. 

#1 La Ville Lumiere has a tricky rail post to work with in the bulky field, but the daughter of City of Light has speed and should secure a good spot early in the heat. Conditioned by Michael McCarthy, the expensive juvenile buy was a solid second on the dirt in her initial offering and made good second time out with the move to the lawn. The bay has been freshened up for this assignment, and the $475,000 acquisition should be dead fit with a steady string of morning moves since the middle of June. Kazushi Kimura will take the reins. 

#9 Improbable U has the benefit of a route run on the oval and will move forward second time out for Jonathan Thomas. The juvenile filly is kin to a graduate on the green, and this barn is very good second time out in general. The April foal wouldn’t be a major surprise to me with Umberto Rispoli in the irons. 

Phil D’Amato’s #11 Yours Sincerely made her stateside debut on the course on August 16 and left quite the impression. The Irish-bred import was last for much of her maiden tilt, but the daughter of Cable Bay unleashed a visually impressive turn of foot to dust her foes in the final yards beneath today’s pilot Ricardo Gonzalez. The filly drilled a bullet four furlongs on the local grass in advance of Saturday and will be moving best of all in the latter stages of the affair.