Good turf prospects race 5 Ellis Park Today won by:

Ready To Purrform by Kittens Joy/ More Than Ready won by a neck ..Tr. Brad Cox

Decent field of 2's . Speed, Stalkers, Closers, 

https://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/ELP090321USA5.pdf

Race 6 a Filly Race won by another Brad Cox trained. Juju's Map wired the field on dirt
good time and fractions.

https://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/ELP090321USA6.pdf

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Tomorrow at Del Mar, Peter Miller sends out highly touted Drink the Wind, who showed speed and faded badly in his debut.

Then on Labor Day, Chad Brown brings back Consumer Spending, who just missed in her debut. Mark Casse also brings back for his second start, On Thin Ice, who won his debut down at Gulfstream. He will be stepping up to stakes company in the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Turf. I hope MTR stays hot!

Did you see Drink The Wind # 14 on the A/E list ; limit of 10 field

2 yr old race: Ten Gauge is on the list

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Saturday 9/4/21: Saratoga Race 7 : MSW 2 yr olds 7 f, dirt 10 entered + 1 AE
7 firsters, M/L fav . firster # 4 Misbehaved 7-2, Pletcher,
2nd Choice # 8 Galt- firster, Full brother to Song Bird,  Mott
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# 3 Ten Gauge 5-1, by Gun Runner, 1-0-1-0, dueled head to head 5.5 f , 2nd by 1
stretching out to 7f,  3 others have raced otm # 6-10-11AE
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Saratoga Race 6 MSW 2 yr olds ; 8.5 f Turf 10 enter + 3 MTO
one on our list MTO #12  Immokalee  9-5

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Del Mar Race 6: I'm Smokin Stks : open2 yr olds 6f dirt.. Cal Bred  8 entered
2 on the list  # 5 Rock N Rye chalk 9-5, #3 Joker Boy 6-1

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Del Mar Race 10: MSW 5.5 f Dirt  2 yr olds field of 10, + 4 AE

# 10 Corniche 9-5 favorite , 1.5 million Purchase, Baffert/Smith
no body entered on the list. All firsters except 3 on the AE list 12,13,14.

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I hadn’t noticed that. He was scratched out of a race this week for the same reason. What’s up with that?

I don't know, Keeping the field to 10 entrants, they might be trying to fill with

firsters first , and of course the turf races have MTO.

Darn good Question !

Educate me. How does the process work, relative to who gets to be in the main field, and who ends up as "also eligibles"? Is it first come, first serve?

Its suppose to be the way it's written up by the Track Secretary following

guidelines he can make with his legal power.  With 2's I noticed some are written

to fill with those Racing In $45,000 or less first as an example.

heres one race 7 Saratoga: 

Purse $100,000. (up To $17,400 Nysbfoa) For Maidens, Two Years Old. Weight, 119 Lbs. (Non-Starters For A Claiming Price Of $40,000 Or Less In The Last 3 Starts Preferred). Seven Furlongs.