There are certain days on the racing calendar horseplayers await with eager anticipation. The granddaddy of them all is, of course, the first Saturday in May. But in the honorable mention category there is always Dec. 26, when Santa Anita opens for its winter-spring meet.
Runhappy, with his dominant triple-figure résumé, figures to be a strong favorite in the Malibu, but there are considerations that need to be made.
Dave Litfin's horses to watch at Aqueduct for the week of Dec. 21.
Trip Notes for December 19: Mr. Prospector, Los Alamitos Futurity by Michael Hammersly.
Trainer Brad Cox saddles Majestic Angel (#5, ML 8-1) in Sunday's sixth race at Fair Grounds, an about one-mile maiden special weight race on turf. Since Jan. 1, 2014, Cox is winning at a 29 percent clip with first-time turf starters, for a return on investment of $3.73. Check out the Positive ROI report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
DRF handicapper Byron King outlines his strategy for a pick four on Sunday's program at Gulfstream Park.
You most likely will not get rich playing the late pick four on races 6-9 at Aqueduct on Sunday, but the fairly direct sequence has the potential to pay off well enough to make the effort worthwhile.
Gulfstream’s Saturday card features plenty of excellent betting races full of evenly matched horses. Let’s look at the two stakes races for 3-year-olds on turf as well as a loaded maiden special weight for juvenile colts on the main track.
DRF handicapper Mike Beer outlines his strategy for the late pick four on Saturday's program at Tampa Bay Downs.
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, December 19th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
