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The Sunday, Aug. 9 mandatory Rainbow 6 payout pool lured $4.1 million in new money and returned $61,593.78 for each 20-cent ticket. The Rainbow 6 jackpot pool starts anew with racing Thursday-through-Sunday this week. Grade 1 Florida Derby winner Tiz the Law rolled to victory in the Aug. 8 Travers at Saratoga and closed as the even-money favorite in this past weekend’s final Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool. This week’s featured race will be Sunday’s $60,000 Richard Henry Lee Stakes at 1-3/16 miles on turf.

Stronach 5

The Stronach 5 paid $7,492 for a $1 ticket on August 7, and this week returns with Golden Gate Fields back in the mix. The Stronach 5 for Friday, August 14 will be comprised of the following races (all times Eastern):

Leg A – Laurel Park Race 7 with an approximate post time of 3:58
Leg B – Gulfstream Park Race 9 with an approximate post time of 4:14
Leg C – Laurel Park Race 8 with an approximate post time of 4:32
Leg D – Laurel Park Race 9 with an approximate post time of 5:07
Leg E – Golden Gate Fields Race 2 with an approximate post time of 5:20

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, all winning at 27% or greater last week.

ITM (In The Money) %
Best Speed Track
Best Life Speed

Trends Last Week:

--Trainer Carlos Davis was pinpoint at 11: 5-1-1 and a $1.96 ROI for every $1 bet. He kicked off the week 3-for-3 on Aug. 6-7 and added his juiciest price at $17 in Sunday’s Rainbow 6. All 11 of his starters were entered for turf on the week.
--Trainer Oscar Gonzalez posted a 7: 3-0-1 mark with winners paying $6, $6 and $10 (2-for-3 with maiden claimers). He also had 12-1 and 52-1 prices land in the superfecta.
--Trainer Antonio Sano’s 6: 2-1-0 record included a $47.60 longshot score and another juicy $15 return. His runner-up checked in at 9-1 odds.
--Jockey Angel Rodriguez went 11: 3-1-1 with limited mounts, including winners at $4, $12 and $42 and all of those wins came in turf sprints. Those provided a $2.68 ROI for every $1 bet.
--Favorites underperformed slightly at 33% on the week with an average winner of more than 5.5-1 odds. By comparison favorites hit at 38% for the month of July.

Trends Last 2 Weeks:

--The jockey-trainer tandem of Samy Camacho and Carlos David are 4-for-6 with winners paying $3, $5, $7 and $11. Trainer David is 16: 7-1-1 and hitting at 44% during the past 2 weeks.
--Trainer Kathy Mongeon quietly has gone 3: 2-1-0 with limited strikes, featuring $6 and $10 winners to her credit.
--Trends Last 3 Weeks
--Favorites continue to dominate maiden claiming races. They’re on a run of 32: 17-4-3 the past 3 weeks (53% wins, $1.43 ROI for every $1 bet).