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Because of Hurricane Isaias, a schedule mandatory payout in the Rainbow 6 was shifted from August 2 to this Sunday, August 9. Check back Sunday morning for AI-assisted 1/ST BET app selections and stats. The Rainbow 6 has a guaranteed pool of $1.35 million to enter the racing week on Thursday. The week’s co-featured stakes races will be Saturday’s $100,000 Martha Washington (fillies) and $100,000 Not Surprising (colts/geldings) for 3-year-old turf milers.

Stronach 5

The Stronach 5 paid $5565.30 on July 31 despite no winners over 4-1 odds in the sequence. The Stronach 5 for August 7 will be comprised of the following races (all times Eastern):

Leg A – Laurel Park Race 6 with an approximate post time of 3:21
Leg B – Gulfstream Park Race 8 with and approximate post time of 3:40
Leg C – Laurel Park Race 7 with an approximate post time of 3:59
Leg D – Gulfstream Park Race 9 with an approximate post time of 4:14
Leg E – Laurel Park Race 8 with an approximate post time of 4:32

1/ST BET Top Factors Last Week:

Horseplayers using the 1/ST BET app saw the most success with these 3 of the 52 handicapping filters for Gulfstream Park, including the same factor ranking most-effective for the second week in a row. Also note the Average Last 3 Purse factor showed a whopping $92 profit if you bet each top choice in that category to win for $2.

Average Speed Last 3 Races
Average Purse
Average Last 3 Purse

Trends Last Week:

--Trainer Ralph Nicks had a big week with an 11: 5-1-1 record that included Breeze on By’s victory in the Dr. Fager Stakes. He went 5-for-8 with horses 4-1 or less odds and all 5 winners were ridden by Emisael Jaramillo.
--Leading jockey Emisael Jaramillo continued to pour it on with a colony-best 9 wins, 33% win rate and a $1.57 ROI for every $1 bet on his charges.
--Trainer Michael Yates hinted at a big breakout with a 4: 1-2-1 week that included a 21-1 stakes winner and a 19-1 shot in the money.
--Jockey Mario Fuentes piloted a pair of upsets with $22 and $28 winners as 11 of his 16 mounts were double-digit odds.

Trends Last 2 Weeks:

--Favorites in maiden claiming races are now 23: 12-3-2 the past 2 weeks after hitting 50% (6-12) this past week.
--Jockey Miguel Vasquez has been outstanding on favorites with a 9: 5-3-0 mark, missing only 1 exacta.

Trends Last 3 Weeks:

--Jockey Hector Berrios has been riding as well as anyone at Gulfstream in recent weeks, going 42: 9-9-6 (21% wins, $1.29 ROI for every $1 bet). The 9 wins have come for 8 different trainers (twice with Juan Alvarado).
--Trainer Peter Walder has a 5: 3-1-0 in his last 5 claiming races entered.