This comment was ridculous for two reasons:
First how can you tell anything from just one race yet alone the first and only race so far of the season? You can't.
Second, last year's track was not early speed favoring other than the Thurday, Friday and Saturday and to lesser extent Sunday before Labor Day. On those days the Del Mar 2010 track was early speed favoring and was not on other days of the 2010 meet.
So the gentlemen was wrong on several fronts. Not surprising since the track is full of misinformation.
So this brings me to this, the 2011 season. Below is the list of Running Profiles for 2011 Del Mar the first week by distance, finish position and point of call.
WK #1 7/20 -7/24
ALL POLY SPRINTS 28 RACES
FINISH LENGTHS BEHIND AT POINT OF CALL
3/16:1/4 3/8:1/2 S
1 3.33 2.57 .91
2 2.62 2.41 2.23
3 2.79 2.60 2.124 3.10 3.91 4.01
5 F 1 RACE
FINISH LENGTHS BEHIND AT POINT OF CALL
3/16 3/8 S
1 6.5 7 52 3 2.5 1
3 0 0 04 3 3.5 3
5.5 F 8 RACES
FINISH LENGTHS BEHIND AT POINT OF CALL
1/4 3/8 S
1 2.31 1.81 .52
2 2.47 2.5 2.31
3 3.72 4.09 3.47
4 3.12 3.46 5.18
6 F 13 RACES
FINISH LENGTHS BEHIND AT POINT OF CALL
1/4 1/2 S
1 3.38 2.67 .98
2 2.17 2.10 1.48
3 2.50 2.52 2.46
4 3.75 4.96 4.44
6.5 F 4 RACES
FINISH LENGTHS BEHIND AT POINT OF CALL
1/4 1/2 S
1 3.06 1.55 .25
2 4.19 2.56 1.92
3 3.44 1.68 2.38
4 3.55 3.81 2.12
7 F 2 RACES
FINISH LENGTHS BEHIND AT POINT OF CALL
1/4 1/2 S
1 5.75 4.75 1.25
2 4.00 3.75 1.00
3 1.25 .35 .10
4 .75 1.25 .75
WK #1 7/20 -7/24
ALL POLY ROUTES 4 RACES
FINISH LENGTHS BEHIND AT POINT OF CALL
1/2 3/4 S
1 3.00 2.44 1.62
2 2.62 2.12 1.62
3 3.88 3.62 4.12
4 4.62 3.50 3.88
8 F 4 RACES
FINISH LENGTHS BEHIND AT POINT OF CALL
1/2 3/4 S
1 3.00 2.44 1.62
2 2.62 2.12 1.62
3 3.88 3.62 4.12
4 4.62 3.50 3.88