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Headlines

Golden Gate will host the Santa Rosa fair racing dates through Aug. 15 … The Rainbow 6 carryover going into Friday is $3,314 and the Super High Five is $1,602 ... Friday’s action begins with a pair of stakes for the Arabian breed and will follow with eight Thoroughbred offerings … Feature race this weekend will be the Robert Dupret Derby for 3-year-olds going 1-1/16 miles on the turf … Trip to Spain, a debut winner July 25 at Golden Gate, parlayed that result into a second-place finish Aug. 8 in Del Mar’s $100,000 Graduation Stakes for 2-year-old Cal-breds. Jamey Thomas trains … San Francisco Mile runner-up Keeperof The Stars did not fare as well in her fifth-place effort in the Aug. 7 Grade 2 Yellow Ribbon at Del Mar.

Stronach 5

The Stronach 5 is on temporary summer hiatus and expected to return in September.

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 posting at least 27% winners.

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All Weather Earnings
Mud Pedigree

Trends Last Week

-- Jockey Pedro Terrero was on the money with an 18: 5-6-2 record. He posted a whopping $2.02 ROI for every $1 bet and was a highly reliable 61% in the exacta. He piloted winners for 5 different trainers, including $11, $11 and $39 scores.

-- Jockey Catalino Martinez continued his hot run with a 12: 5-2-1 mark. Four of his winners were well-backed at 5-2 or less. He’s now 7-17 over the past 2 weeks.

-- Trainer Jonathon Wong turned it up a notch at 13: 4-3-3, though he saddled 8 favorites (3 wins).

-- Trainer Reid France was 3: 1-1-1 on the week, and now 9: 5-2-1 from his last 9 local starters.

-- Favorites hit just under 35% on the week, up from 28% over the previous 2 weeks combined.