Hammersly: How I'd play Del Mar on Thursday, July 24
Spreading some may pay off if Hugh Knew is your double/pick three linchpin in race 2. She tumbles in price and has proven turf ability.
Michael HammerslyJul 24, 2014
Spreading some may pay off if Hugh Knew is your double/pick three linchpin in race 2. She tumbles in price and has proven turf ability.
When a fifth-race pick three kicks off at Del Mar, many horseplayers will be singling Lakota Road (#7). One can understand the reasoning – she already has won a starter allowance, she consistently runs the highest Beyer Speed Figures, and she enters this race in sharp form.
When Jonathan Sheppard sent out the first two finishers in last year’s Jonathan Kiser, it marked the 45th consecutive year the Hall of Fame trainer has saddled at least one winner at Saratoga.
DRF handicapper Matt Bernier takes a closer look at juveniles running at Del Mar.
DRF handicapper Dave Litfin takes a close look at Wednesday's card at Saratoga.
Wednesday’s featured Grade 2 Lake George drew a nice field of 3-year-old turf fillies but ultimately is all about Daring Dancer.
Charged with making a pick “something” play on a Friday Saratoga card that – while perfectly fine in terms of quality – just doesn’t move me, the pick-three sequence encompassing races 4, 5, and 6 is where I landed.
DRF handicapper Mike Watchmaker takes a close look at Thursday's card at Saratoga.
DRF handicapper Dan Illman looks at Thursday's juvenile race at Saratoga.
With the first three races on the Wednesday card at Del Mar failing to inspire, the inclination is to wait for race four before diving into the betting pool.