BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, August 22nd by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, August 22nd by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
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BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, August 22nd by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
Saturday’s Alabama Stakes card at Saratoga isn’t a knockout one in terms of overall quality. That will come with next week’s Travers program. But it is a well-constructed card. The first of two 2-year-old maiden races full of first-time starters is slotted as race 6, meaning it is completely out of the pick five and early pick four. The other was positioned as race 8, the first leg of the late pick four, giving everyone a chance to see where the money goes. And there are several other interesting betting races, such as:
Days with lousy weather forecasts are very tricky to prepare for, especially for an avowed fan of grass racing such as myself. At the moment, it appears that rain might be starting Thursday evening and could return Friday. I'm going to simplify my life by avoiding Friday's grass races all together. If they end up staying on, perhaps I'll take a look on the fly.
If ever a race looked like a good spot for a new face, it is Saturday’s Pacific Classic at Del Mar. Red Vine, my play, is that new face.
Trainer Jimmy Jerkens saddles Tricky Zippy (#10, ML 6-1) in Thursday’s ninth race at Saratoga, the 6 1/2-furlong Union Avenue Stakes. Since Jan., 1, 2014, Jerkens is winning at a 26 percent clip in stakes races, for a return on investment of $3.74. Check out the Positive ROI report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
Olympic Blue (#8, ML 5-2) returns in Thursday's seventh race at Del Mar, a 1 1/16-mile starter allowance on turf. It will be his first start since finishing first by a length in a claiming race July 16 at Del Mar. The fifth- and eighth-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.
McGee: Del Mar pick three play for Friday, Aug. 21
King: How I'd play Saratoga for Thursday, Aug. 20
One Destiny (#13, ML 5-1) returns in Wednesday's eighth race at Woodbine, a seven-furlong claiming race on the all-weather track. It will be his first start since finishing third by 5 1/2 lengths in a claiming race June 28 at Woodbine. The first- and second-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.
Hogan: How I'd play Del Mar for Thursday, Aug. 20.