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Headlines

Top local 2-year-old Breeze On By, unbeaten winner of the Aug. 1 Dr. Fager to kick off the Florida Sire Series, worked 5 furlongs in 1:00.35 on Aug. 16 for his next engagement – likely the Aug. 29 Affirmed division of the FSS … 2020 Gulfstream Park Oaks heroine Swiss Skydiver added to her impressive ledger in the Aug. 16 Grade 1 Alabama at Saratoga and heads to the Sept. 4 Kentucky Oaks as co-favorite with Gamine … Gulfstream Park winners, headed by 2020 Florida Derby champ Tiz the Law, remain on target for the Sept. 5 Grade 1 Kentucky Derby, including King Guillermo, Ny Traffic, Dr Post, Sole Volante, Caracaro, Attachment Rate and possibly Jesus’ Team.

Stronach 5

The Stronach 5 paid $1,733.60 for a $1 ticket on August 14, split among 51 winners. The Stronach 5 for Friday, August 21 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 factors for Gulfstream Park, all showing a flat-bet profit and winning at 32% or greater last week. In fact, “ITM %” was the leading factor the past 2 weeks and most recently showed a $60.20 profit on betting $2 win on every top choice from that category for the week.

ITM (In The Money) %
Avg Speed Last 3
Speed Last Race

Trends Last Week:

--Jockey Miguel Vasquez won 6 races Saturday (Aug. 15), 1 off the all-time GP record. He won 12 of the 40 races offered on the week with a 34: 12-2-5 mark. His 35% strike rate netted a $1.70 ROI for every $1 bet and featured 10-1 and 11-1 winners.
--Jockey Edgar Prado posted a 5: 1-2-0 record last week in limited tries, scoring a 14-1 victory on Sunday.
--Trainer Kathleen O’Connell had a big week with a 7: 4-0-0 mark, going 3-for-3 with red-hot jockey Miguel Vasquez, including a $25 winner Sunday. Maiden claimers provided 3 of her 4 victories.
--Trainer Peter Walder was precise with a 4: 2-0-1 record, led by a $22 winner on Saturday, also ridden by Miguel Vasquez (tandem with 2-3 on the week).
--Prices clicked last week with 9 of 40 winners paying $20-plus and the average winner ticking over the 5-1 mark. Almost one-third of the claiming race winners paid $20 or more.

Trends Last 2 Weeks:

--Trainer Carlos David only had 2 starters last week, but his 2-week run at 13: 5-1-2 and a $1.65 ROI for every $1 bet remains stout.
--Jockey Angel Rodriguez has gone 20: 5-2-1 with limited mounts, including winners at $12, $25 and $42. That’s produced a $2.20 ROI for every $1 bet. All 5 of his wins have come in 5-furlong dashes.
--Jockey Miguel Vasquez is 13: 8-1-1 aboard favorites. That’s 62% wins and a $1.65 ROI for every $1 bet.

Trends Last 3 Weeks:

--Trainer Mike Maker has gone 7: 4-1-0 with favorites, including 6: 4-1-0 with the chalk in route races.
--The jockey-trainer tandem of Samy Camacho and Carlos David are 4-for-6 with winners paying $3, $5, $7 and $11. They did not pair up together last week.