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Headlines

The Rainbow 6 comes into the Wednesday-through-Sunday week with an $57,333 carryover (and guaranteed pool of $100,000 on Wednesday) … Saturday’s card is dubbed the Sunshine Stakes, featuring a quartet of stakes for the Florida-breds … Last year’s Swale and Gotham winner Mischevious Alex returned to action here Jan. 10 with a sharp allowance sprint score, now in the care of Saffie Joseph Jr., and figures to be a stakes sprinter to watch in 2021 … Xpressbet Beat the Host this week will pit Santa Anita oddsmaker Jon White against the public, matching 5 contest races from Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park for a share of $60,000 in seasonal prizes … The Pegasus World Cup is a little more than a week away on Jan. 23. For limited on-site ticket information, visit Pegasusworldcup.com.

Stronach 5

Last week’s $1 Stronach 5 paid $6,382 to 16 winning tickets. Stronach 5 races this Friday, January 15, will be:

Leg A – Laurel Park Race 8 with an approximate post time of 3:55
Leg B – Gulfstream Park Race 8
Leg C – Laurel Park Race 9
Leg D – Santa Anita Race 3
Leg E – Golden Gate Fields Race 3

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 last week, each winning at a 24% or greater win rate. The factor Win % was a top-3 performer for the third straight week and produced a $34.60 profit if you bet each top choice for $2 win.

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Best Speed Last 3

Trends Last Week

-- Jockey Paco Lopez had his best week of the Championship Meet, posting a 29: 7-6-4 record. Those 24% winners netted a $1.30 ROI for every $1 bet. Lopez was 2-for-2 riding for Carlos David.

-- Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. continued his strength with a 17: 6-1-1 that featured 35% wins for the second straight week. He went 2-for-2 aboard Saffie Joseph Jr. trainees.

-- Trainer Bill Mott went 5: 3-1-0 on the week, including a pair of 3-year-old maiden special weight winners. Mott was 3-for-7 a week ago, so he’s 6-for-12 during his recent tear.

-- Trainer Mark Casse’s barn perked up with an 8: 3-2-1 run and $1.58 ROI for every $1 bet. Among those scores was Grade 3 winner Ride a Comet. Casse had been only 3-for-34 at the meet before last week’s rise.

-- Favorites topped just over 40% on the week in a powerful showing, clicking right at 40% on both dirt and turf. Turf maiden claimers continued their meet-long dominance at 13: 6-2-0.