Hammersly: How I'd play Del Mar for Saturday, July 18
DRF handicapper Michael Hammersly provides his best plays on Saturday's card at Del Mar.
Michael HammerslyJul 17, 2015
DRF handicapper Michael Hammersly provides his best plays on Saturday's card at Del Mar.
Trainer Stephen Dunn saddles Help the Children (#4, ML 15-1) in Friday's seventh race at Indiana Grand, the five-furlong Brandywine Stakes on turf. Since Jan., 1, 2014, Dunn is winning at a 48 percent clip in turf races, for a return on investment of $5.16. Check out the Positive ROI report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
Printasticat (#1, ML 6-1) returns in Friday's ninth race at Monmouth Park, a six-furlong optional claimer. It will be her first start since finishing first by 1 1/4 lengths in an optional claimer June 6 at Monmouth Park. The second- and fourth-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.
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, July 18th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
Although not long on quality – no surprise there, what with the stakes-loaded Stars and Stripes Festival happening just two weeks ago and Saratoga opening next week – the final Saturday card of the Belmont Park spring-summer meet does have a few races I found interesting. So, I’ll center my pari-mutuel day, at least in terms of Belmont, around them.
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The pick four at Del Mar on Friday begins with a wide-open event in Race 5 but closes with a horse who looks like a standout in Race 8. I am going to build a ticket around (2) URLOVENEVERFAILS. The 3-year-old filly just missed when she debuted in a California-bred maiden special weight race at Santa Anita on June 19, and she figures to take a big step forward with a race behind her.
Goldfeder: How I'd play Del Mar for Friday, July 17
When Indiana Grand runs its six-stakes card Saturday evening, it will be the Grade 2 Indiana Derby that grabs the focus of the fans, having drawn well-known 3-year-olds such as Mr. Z, Divining Rod, and Far Right – each of whom competed in at least one Triple Crown race this year. But the focus of my betting is on another race, the ungraded Michael G. Schaefer Memorial Stakes, where Ulanbator seems a standout.
Unlike others in the Delaware Handicap on Satureday, the stretch-out to 1 1/4 miles will suit Rosalind nicely.