A challenging pick six sequence Thursday at Del Mar busted all players after five legs and resulted in a mere three having 5 of 6, and produced carryovers into Friday's card of $252,572 in the general pool and an additional $136,518 in the single-ticket jackpot.
A few classy runners in the opening legs of Saturday’s pick five at Saratoga give you the chance to find a linchpin or two there, allowing you to spread in the seemingly more contentious later legs.
In Saturday's Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks, which won't be remembered for its quality, my betting strategy will be simple: back the filly coming out of the best grass race.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona provides his Highlight Horse for Thursday's card at Saratoga.
Arrogate, the world's best horse despite his mysterious non-effort in last month's San Diego Handicap, looks to rebound in Saturday's biggest race of the day, the Grade 1, $1 million Pacific Classic. The Pacific Classic, the high point of the Del Mar meet, tops a card that also includes the Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Oaks and the Grade 2, $250,000 Del Mar Handicap.
The pick six proved inscrutable on Wednesday at Del Mar, with all tickets busted after five legs, leading to carryovers into Thursday's card of $60,539 in the regular pool and another $95,368 in the single-ticket jackpot.
TimeformUS Saratoga Horses in Focus for Aug. 17, 2017
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona provides his Highlight Horse for Wednesday's card at Saratoga.
Each week, TimeformUS Chief Figure Maker Craig Milkowski takes a look back at the weekend’s graded stakes and releases the TimeformUS Speed Figures for these races.
TimeformUS Saratoga Horses in Focus for Aug. 16, 2017
