A 4-day racing week awaits as Del Mar hits Week 3 of the summer stand. A strong Saturday built on an already positive ROI, and after the first 2 weeks of Del Mar racing, our 39 top choices have returned $3.14 for every $2 bet – at an average win price of $13.60. First post for Thursday’s 8-race card is 5 pm ET / 2 pm PT.
Each day this summer at Del Mar, I’ll be handicapping the action with my top plays on the card – including full-card selections for a featured program each week (this week’s full-card will be Saturday).
Del Mar: Race 2 | 5:30 pm ET
#4 Baytown Butterfly (8-1 morning line odds) imploded last time when stretched to a mile with blinkers on. She’s back to a preferred distance and the hood is removed by trainer Peter Miller (31% going blinkers off). Eligible for the ship-and-win bonus money via Kentucky, well-placed and the Omaha Beach offspring have won a sharp 23% here in recent years coming into the summer. Win-place bet #4. Picks 4-1-3
Del Mar: Race 7 | 8:00 pm ET
#10 Syntax (7-2 morning line odds) outran her longshot odds in the Desert Stormer last out and comes back to a very competitive level for a jockey-trainer combo having success at the meeting. But it’s sire Pavel who has stolen the show – his offspring are an incredible 7: 5-1-0 at the current meet (including wins at $32, $82 and a second at 10-1). Win bet #10. Daily Double 10-1. Picks 10-4-3
Del Mar: Race 8 | 8:30 pm ET
#1 Sunny Creed (12-1 morning line odds) hits the 2-sprints-to-a-route form cycle and trainer Jeff Mullins has been pulling the right strings on turf early in the Del Mar stand. He’s 10-2-2-3 on grass with $14 and $16 winners plus another 13-1 shot on the board. Flips from tough post last out to a great rail trip here for a 34%, highly profitable jockey-trainer combo. Use with stablemate #4 Winika. Win-place bet #1. Exacta 1,4 with 1,4,9. Picks 1-4-9.
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