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Headlines

With a Rainbow 6 carryover of $353,386 heading into Friday’s card, Santa Anita will have a mandatory Rainbow 6 payout on Sunday (estimated pool $3 million if the carryover continues) … There’s also a $17,709 Super High Five carryover into the Friday action … Runhappy Santa Anita Derby winner Rock Your World and Lewis Stakes runner-up Rock Your World are among 8 entrants in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes … Leading jockey Flavien Prat will be in New York to ride Friday and Saturday … This week’s feature race will be Sunday’s $75,000 Desert Code for 3-year-old turf sprinters … The final day of racing for the current meet will be Sunday, June 20.

Stronach 5

The Stronach 5 paid $1,297.70 on May 28 to 79 winning tickets. Stronach 5 races this Friday, June 4, will be (all times ET):

Leg A – Pimlico Race 8 with an approximate post time of 4:15
Leg B – Gulfstream Park Race 6 with an approximate post time of 4:34
Leg C – Santa Anita Park Race 3 with an approximate post time of 5:09
Leg C – Golden Gate Fields Race 3 with an approximate post time of 5:28
Leg E – Gulfstream Park Race 8 with an approximate post time of 5:36

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 Santa Anita Park last week, each winning at a 22% or greater win rate and showing a flat-bet profit. The factor Avg. Best 2 of Last 3 Speed was a top-3 factor at SA for the second straight week.

Speed Last Race
Avg. Best 2 of Last 3 Speed
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Trends Last Week

-- Jockey Juan Hernandez led the riders with a 6-22 record (27%) that netted a $3.08 ROI for every $1 bet. He piloted victories at $6, $8, $13, $15, $29 and $61 for 6 different trainers. With Flavien Prat away this weekend, Hernandez could be in the spotlight.

-- Jockey Tiago Pereira made the most of limited mounts at 9: 3-1-0, popping $12, $15 and $40 winners for a $3.82 ROI for every $1 bet.

-- Trainer Mark Glatt’s runners were 8: 3-2-2 with winners paying $4, $6 and $10 and an 11-1 runner-up in the mix. His route runners were 3: 2-1-0 on any surface.

-- Trainer Carla Gaines had one of her best weeks of the meet at 6: 3-0-0, netting $4, $7 and $15 winners. All 3 victories came in the maiden ranks. The barn was 1-31 since the start of April before the recent perk-up.

-- Trainer Michael McCarthy continued his extended strong run with a 9: 3-0-1 mark, highlighted by Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile winner Smooth Like Strait. The Preakness-winning barn is hitting 26% with a $1.95 ROI for every $1 bet at Santa Anita since April 4.

-- Favorites were a rock-solid 8-18 on turf with 44% wins. They hit 39% on grass for the month of May.