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Headlines

Former Santa Anita riding champion Evin Roman has moved his tack to Golden Gate Fields and posted a 10: 2-1-2 record here last week in his unveiling. Roman joins a jockeys’ room that added Erick Lopez 2 weeks ago ... The jackpot Pick 6 carryover heading into Thursday’s return to racing will be $35,326 … Nominations close Friday, Aug. 28 for the meet’s next stakes offering, the Labor Day $50,000 Rolling Green for older turf performers.

Stronach 5

The Stronach 5 paid a whopping $47,117 for a $1 ticket on August 21, split among 3 winners. The Stronach 5 for Friday, August 28 will be comprised of the following races (all times Eastern):

Leg A – Laurel Park Race 7 with an approximate post time of 3:56
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 Golden Gate Fields, each showing a flat-bet profit with its top-rated contender and a 31% or greater win rate. The “Last Late Pace” factor was huge with 41% winners and a $41 profit if you bet $2 to win on each top contender in that category for the week.

Last Late Pace
Last Race Class
Trainer Meet

Trends Last Week

--Trainer Jonathan Wong topped the standings at 11: 4-2-1 with all 4 winners well-backed at 5-2 or less. In fact, all 11 starters on the week were 7-2 or less and he went 6: 3-1-0 with favorites.
--Isidro Tamayo kept a hot training hand with a solid 10: 3-0-2 week that saw winners at $7, $7 and $9. Tamayo sent out only 1 favorite on the week.
--The Andy Mathis barn had a strong week with limited tries, posting a 7: 3-1-0 mark. All 4 of his exacta finishers were 2-1 or less.
--Jockey Catalino Martinez had a good week with a 15: 4-0-1 record that was good for a $1.31 ROI on every $1 bet. He went 3-for-8 in Tapeta sprints, including $11 and $15 winners.

Trends Last 2 Weeks

--Trainer Jonathan Wong boasts a 22: 8-5-2 record with identical 4-for-11 efforts each of the past 2 weeks.
--Trainer Isidro Tamayo has gone 24: 9-2-2 with a rock-solid 7: 5-0-1 mark with favorites.
--Trainer Andy Mathis has a 17: 6-4-0 record with 14 of those runners bet to 7-2 or less.
--Jockey Kyle Frey not only is winning at a 31% rate in recent weeks, he’s 22-for-45 in the exacta, nearly 50%.
--Trainer Rene Amescua finished third with his only starter last week, 1 week after he popped 20-1 and 7-1 winners from only 4 starters.

Trends Last 3 Weeks:

--Over 50 mounts the past 3 weeks, jockey Santos Rivera has a 26% win rate and a rousing $1.51 ROI for every $1 bet. Of his 13 victories, only 3 were favored (3-for-5 on favorites during that span).