A nice racing weekend is upon us, with salty fields assembled for many stakes races coast to coast. Delaware Park and Indiana Grand each has a big day Saturday, and Los Alamitos has its marquee event, the Los Alamitos Derby for 3-year-olds. Whatever you fancy from a wagering perspective, it’s there to be had Saturday. I’m most interested in the two graded stakes races from Delaware, as well as the main event at Belmont Park. :: Saratoga All-Access: Choose from three plans, packages include PPs, strategies & more Kent Stakes Untamed Domain (5) will understandably take his fair share of money in the Kent Stakes on Saturday, but I’ve been a bit underwhelmed by his 2018 performances. There’s a part of me that wonders if he’s progressed from ages 2 to 3, and it’s not as though he has any real edge on this field from a speed-figure standpoint. A horse that’s likely to be a price that fits on numbers is Golden Brown (6), and that’s where I’m going. Golden Brown had a lot thrown at him in the Dan Horn at Monmouth on June 17: first time at two turns, first time on turf and first time against stakes company. This son of Offlee Wild acquitted himself nicely, finishing a strong second to older graded stakes winner Irish Strait. Golden Brown owns the highest last-out Beyer Speed Figure in the group (87) and has tactical speed that should put him in a great spot. At what’s likely to be near double-digit odds, I’ll go with Golden Brown in the Kent. Delaware Handicap The headliner in the Delaware Handicap is Elate (6), making her first start since going off favored in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Del Mar. Simply put: if Elate returns as good as she was, she’s going to win this race – but that’s a big “if” considering this is her first start in eight months and she’ll have to travel 10 furlongs off the bench. It’s also worth considering the other main contenders in this race and showcasing some of their shortcomings: Unbridled Mo (5) may want no part of this distance, and Mopotism (3) is an honest filly, but she’s not scaring anyone at a middling price. (Farrell (7) will not run, according to trainer Wayne Catalano.) I’ve always had a thing for Teresa Z (1), and perhaps this is her time to shine. Teresa Z was an impressive winner of the local prep for the Delaware Handicap, the Obeah, last month, drawing off nicely and galloping out with what appeared to be plenty left in the tank. The pace for this race looks like it should be honest, so Teresa Z should have every opportunity to get the job done if good enough. Forbidden Apple The Forbidden Apple may not be a graded stakes race, but it’s certainly a field that is graded-stakes caliber. There appears to be a tremendous amount of early pace signed on, and that fact alone turned me off to runners I’d otherwise be interested in, including Voodoo Song (4) and Pocket Change (6). The defending champion Disco Partner (2) makes all the sense in the world, but in a race this competitive I’m looking for a bit of a better price. I’ve always been a fan of Mr Havercamp (1), and if his 4-year-old debut is a sign of things to come, he could blossom into a serious turf horse. Trained by Catherine Day Phillips, this son of Court Vision returned off a seven-month layoff to decimate a field on synthetic at Woodbine on June 16. The most impressive part of that effort, in my opinion, was that it came on synthetic, and I firmly believe Mr Havercamp is a better turf horse than synthetic horse. If he takes a step forward in his second start of the year and gets the pace setup it appears he will on paper, he’ll be hard to hold off down the lane. I like Mr Havercamp in the Forbidden Apple.