Off the Tracks, my pick in Saturday's Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park, finished strongly once clear to be beaten only a little more than a length in the Acorn, and she finished ahead of Kentucky Oaks winner Cathryn Sophia, and Black-Eyed Susan winner Go Maggie Go.
It’s not often you can catch a break living in New Jersey, the land of stratospheric property taxes, grueling bridge-and-tunnel commutes, and no left turns off major roads. So when the Betfair exchange launched exclusively for residents of the Garden State a few weeks ago, it was a much-welcomed bone thrown to New Jersey horseplayers.
Brad Free's horses to watch at Santa Anita for the week of June 27.
Trip Notes by Michael Hammersly for stakes races on June 25 - June 26, including the Gold Cup at Santa Anita.
DRF handicapper Ron Gierkink provides a list of horses to watch at Woodbine.
DRF handicapper Byron King outlines his strategy for playing a pick three on Sunday's card at Belmont Park.
Let's take a look at Saturday's late pick four, which covers races 7 through 10.
Sprinters who win races at an above-average rate are out in droves for Sunday’s late pick four at Lone Star Park. The sequence that has a 50-cent minimum wager runs on races 6-9. It opens with a $40,000 optional-claiming sprint that drew six stakes winners and includes a second optional claimer at six furlongs in which one entrant is chasing career victory No. 21. The forecast for the afternoon program is a high of 97 degrees, with no precipitation in the mix, according to The Weather Channel. Below is a look at the late pick four.
Some limited field sizes may limit your options in terms of trying to hit a “big one.” The final pick three of the day (races 7-9) incorporates the two largest fields on the card, and while hitting here likely won’t send you to the IRS window, it still presents an opportunity.
Sticking around for the last two races Saturday at Santa Anita? The answer should be yes because both Grade 1 races include attractive betting opportunities.
