The very betable 11-race Woodbine Oaks card contains a trio of stakes: the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, the $150,000 Plate Trial and the $100,000 Alywow. The Oaks and Trial make up half of the late pick four, a sequence that I’ll dive into.
The early pick four at Woodbine has a guaranteed pool of $100,000 and it starts with the $100,000 Alywow, a 6 1/2-furlong turf sprint for 3-year-old fillies.
The late pick four at Santa Anita is among the more intriguing gimmick wagers there Sunday, and with a 50-cent minimum, it can be played for a modest amount.
To play, or not to play, that is the question Sunday at Santa Anita. As always, the decision hinges on price.
Cat Burglar (#7, ML 8-1) is the fatter price of two Baffert horses in a big stake -- Saturday's Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs – and such types often outrun their odds.
Il Campione (#6, ML 5-2) makes his North American debut in Saturday’s Poker Stakes at Belmont Park, and his first start for trainer Chad Brown. Brown is winning at a 28 percent clip when saddling a horse making its first start with him, for a return on investment of $1.80.
Taking a look at the middle of the Belmont card on Sunday, with a play on the pick three encompassing races 5 through 7
Canepa Hanover put the entire 3-year-old trotting colt division on notice with another dominant performance Friday night at Mohawk Racetrack. The combination of Yannick Gingras and Jimmy Takter teamed up to also take the second elimination with French Laundry.
Bee A Magician set a Canadian record in her return to Mohawk Racetrack Friday night for the Armbro Flight eliminations. In the second elimination, Shake It Cerry extended her win streak to three in a row with a 1:52 4/5 victory.
Foiled Again overcame yet another impossible trip and simply refused to lose in the $175,000 Battle of Lake Erie for older pacers at Northfield Park on Friday night. In the process, he became the first ever $7 million horse in standardbred history.
