Watchmaker: How I'd play Saratoga for Saturday, Aug. 29
DRF handicapper Mike Watchmaker outlines his best plays on Saturday's card at Saratoga.
Mike WatchmakerAug 27, 2015
DRF handicapper Mike Watchmaker outlines his best plays on Saturday's card at Saratoga.
Fornatale: How I'd play Saratoga for Friday, Aug. 28
Trainer Richard Baltas saddles All Run (#8, ML 5-2) in Thursday's seventh race at Del Mar, a six-furlong starter allowance. Since Jan. 1, 2014, Baltas is winning at a 27 percent clip when saddling a horse switching from route to sprint, for a return on investment of $3.08. Check out the Positive ROI report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
If Texas Red really is around 8-1, he would be hard for me not to play in Saturday’s Travers Stakes at Saratoga.
Cap'n Raymond (#5, ML 8-1) returns in Thursday's ninth race at Saratoga, a 5 1/2-furlong allowance on turf. It will be his first start since finishing second by 3 1/4 lengths in an allowance July 25 at Laurel Park. The second- and third-place finishers from that race came back to win their next starts. Get the Key Race report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
DRF handicapper Kenny Peck outlines his strategy for a pick three play on Thursday's card at Saratoga.
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Hogan: Del Mar pick three play for Thursday, Aug. 27
This August explosion has been as unexpected as it has been glorious. Who saw this coming?
Trainer Michelle Nevin saddles Linkappleyard (#9, ML 7-2) in Wednesday's third race at Saratoga, a 5 1/2-furlong maiden claimer for two-year-olds. Since Jan. 1, 2014, Nevin is winning at a 30 percent clip in two-year-old races, for a return on investment of $6.66. Check out the Positive ROI report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.