(PHOTO: Courtesy Baden-Baden Racecourse)
Editor's Note: Helmut Winter, international racing handicapper from the 1/ST Technologies' XB Global team, provides an inside look at Germany's biggest weekend of racing.
An exciting weekend awaits us in Germany. The biggest Thoroughbred track in Germany, Baden-Baden, has the final weekend of the "The Big Week“ on the schedule. Meanwhile, the biggest harness track in Germany, Berlin-Mariendorf, runs the Germany Trotting Derby 2021. To assist your handicapping, Xpressbet and 1/ST BET offer free race programs/past performances from all German tracks.
On Saturday, Germany´s most important sprint race, the Group 3 Golden Whip (Die Goldene Peitsche) will be run as Race 5 at 10:00am ET over 1200 meters (6 furlongs). The Baden-Baden race card also features the Group 2 T. Von Zastrow Stutenpreis, a race for fillies and mares over 2400 meters (1-1/2 miles), going as Race 7 with a post time of 11:20 am ET.
As you're watching the international racing simulcast, keep these German-style wagers and translations in mind:
Win: Sieg
Show: Platz
Exacta: Zweierwette
Trifecta: Dreierwette
Superfecta: Viererwette
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Saturday Analysis
Baden-Baden // Race 5 // 10:00 am ET (US) // Group 3 Golden Whip (Die Goldene Peitsche)
In this sprint race over 6 furlongs, the British horse #1 Ainsdale is the one to beat. The colt finished second in a Group 2 race at Haydock Park, and has run 6th and 8th in his last two Group 3 races in England. The second favorite is the Irish runner #3 Majestic Colt. Eduardo Pedroza rides him for the fitth time now and they have already won a pair of Group 3 sprints in Hamburg (GER) and Cologne (GER). #6 Rubaiyat finished second behind Majestic Colt in his last race in April in Germany. The bay colt has one of the best ratings, but the long break puts a question mark on this horse. #13 Dibujaba, trained by No. 1 trainer in Germany (Peter Schiergen), won August 8 in a listed race over today's distance, finishing in front of #9 Waldersee, and is considered on the best sprinters in Germany. He should be considered.
Baden-Baden // Race 7 // 11:20 am ET (US) // Group 2 T. Von Zastrow Stutenpreis
#5 Isfahani (A. Starke) is one of the morning-line favorites. Her last race was a Group 1 race in which she finished second. The same race featured also #10 Walkaway, who offered a great finish and came in fourth. She may like the longer distance (+200m). #8 Normfliegerin only finished 8th in the same race with previously mentioned fillies, but has previously shown that she can win over today's distance. The longshot to watch is #7 Lovelle, one start/one win, but she meets a tougher field and has a new jockey. #9 Waldbiene has previously run only in France and could be in the exotics.
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Full-card Baden-Baden Selections for Saturday:
Race 1: 2 Filimon – 11 Victorio – 12 Tuo Sogno
Race 2: 1 Delphi – 6 Samara – 2 Dörthe
Race 3: 4 Free Lips – 11 Sparkling Moon – 7 Kadrun
Race 4: 5 Pessemona – 13 Stella – 6 Red Hot
Race 5: 6 Rubaiyat – 13 Dibujaba – 3 Majestic Colt
Race 6: 8 Samoa – 7 Meadowsweet – 11 Welcome Lips – 1 Analeon
Race 7: 10 Walkaway – 5 Isfahani – 2 Deja
Race 8: 11 Oxbridge Blue – 9 Avorio – 2 Margritte Du Champ
Race 9: 2 Lacento – 3 Sugar Daddy – 4 Fuego Del Amor
Race 10: 6 Möwe – 13 Mister Wonderful – 4 Royal Lips
Race 11: 10 The Feathered Nest – 2 Boy Charlton – 11 Freytag – 4 Scipio
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