EXTRA INCENTIVES$10,000 Trifecta-Thon | Saratoga | ends today10X 1/ST Rewards Points | Gulfstream / Woodbine Summer Sweep 5 betsSCHEDULE NOTESCanterbury Park | cancelled due to heatSPECIAL WAGERSSummer Sweep Pick 5 | Gulfstream Races 6-7-8, Woodbine Races 6 and 8--$1 minimum, 15% takeout, no CAWTOURNAMENT TIME$800 Del Mar Pacific Classic Qualifier | details$100 Saratoga Feeder | details$80 Del Mar Feeder | details$40 Mountaineer Feeder | detailsNOTABLE CARRYOVERSJackpot Super Hi 5 | Woodbine | $68,074 (CAN) | Race 9 | 5:23 pm ETPick 5 | Emerald Downs | $8,505 | begins Race 4 | 6:42 pm ETSuper Hi 5 | Emerald Downs | $7,045 | Race 8 | 8:58 pm ETPick 6 | Los Alamitos (AQHA) | $14,848) | begins Race 3 | 11:15 pm ETKEY RACESWoodbine | Race 6 | 3:42 pm ET | Thunder Bay StakesWoodbine | Race 8 | 4:49 pm ET | Lake Superior StakesSaratoga | Race 8 | 5:12 pm ET | Honorable Miss StakesAlbuquerque | Race 9 | 6:50 pm ET | Road Runner StakesDel Mar | Race 9 | 9:10 pm ET | Eddie Read StakesLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXSaratoga | Race 1 | 1:10 pm ETEllis Park | Race 9 | 4:42 pm ETDel Mar | Race 7 | 8:10 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHJose D’Angelo | Gulfstream, Del Mar, Colonial | all 6 entrants 4-1 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Saratoga | jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. | third-ever with 6 riding wins on a Spa cardYesterday | Ellis Park | jackpot pick 6 hit for $129,486 on single ticketPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMScott Shapiro: Saratoga Sunday Spot PlaysJeremy Plonk: Del Mar Sunday Spot PlaysBrian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section

When you dive into a card and prices jump out, you get excited. That could be the case on Sunday at Del Mar, where an 11-race program features the Grade 2 $250,000 Eddie Read. Formidable Man is 7: 6-1-0 at Del Mar and a legitimate favorite to defend the Eddie Read title he secured at 4-5 odds last summer. But it’s the undercard that offers lucrative opportunities. First post is 5 pm ET / 2 pm PT.Each day this summer at Del Mar, I’ll be handicapping the action with my top plays on the card – including full-card selections for a featured program each week (this week’s full-card came Saturday).Del Mar: Race 1 | 5:00 pm ET#8 Corporal Violette (6-1 morning line odds) comes from an obscure jockey-trainer combo, which helps insure a good price. But note she won this condition in October and like many of the Starspangledbanner offspring does excellent work on this turf course. Love the second-off-the-layoff and sprint-to-route form cycle; she upset at Santa Anita at 8-1 the last time trainer Mark Rheinford sharpened her in a sprint prior to routing. Win-place bet #8. Picks 8-1-4-7Del Mar: Race 2 | 5:32 pm ET#1 Bello Rosso (15-1 morning line odds) gets a longshot look with a chance to show some rail speed if allowed to cook early. Resisted restrained last out in his first route and Kyle Frey gives him his best chance if able to get into gear in a short field without a ton of early pace. The offspring of Violence move way forward at Del Mar (20% wins, 19% profit in recent years coming into this meet). None of these proven at the distance and likely favorite, #2 Van Gogh Style, has failed to last on the lead in his last 2 shots. #3 Mickey (by Gem Heist) also bred for Del Mar success. Win-place bet #1. Exacta box 1-3. Picks 1-3-5Del Mar: Race 6 | 7:40 pm ET#7 Boracay Miss (20-1 morning line odds) doesn’t look like much on paper, but perked up with some speed in her last 2 and catches a weak field while getting some weight break with the apprentice. Omaha Beach offspring are a sharp 23% winner over the Del Mar dirt in recent years coming into the meet and note trainer Jeff Bonde’s first 4 starters this stand averaged 10-1 odds and included a pair of runners-up. Win-place bet #7. Exacta box 7-5. Picks 7-5-11Del Mar: Race 8 | 8:40 pm ET#4 Lovely Medaglia (12-1 morning line odds) is 2-for-2 sprinting and wasn’t embarrassed vs. tougher in a turf route last out. Back to a very winnable level and offspring of Gato Del Oro continue to outrun their odds and have positive showings on this main track. The rest of the field hasn’t had any local success and little experience as well. Win-place bet #4. Daily Double 4-8 to Formidable Man in the Eddie Read. Picks 4-8-3

The racing week in Saratoga Springs concludes later today with a ten-race card where older female sprinters take center stage in the Honorable Miss (G2). The six-furlong affair over the main track goes as Race 8 and makes up the center leg of the late Pick 5. It's also the final day of the Trifecta-Thon promotion from 1/ST BET and Xpressbet. Here are a couple spot plays I like most later this afternoon in New York, as well as my thoughts on the feature.Race 1:The Sunday slate kicks off with this MSW event for 2YOs over the Inner Turf where eight first-time starters are entered in the main body of the field. This includes some runners for some of the country’s most highly regarded barns, but I will try to beat them with #1 Kipros. The son of Oscar Performance is out a Thunder Gulch mare that won 6 of 16 in her career, including her first two starts over the Santa Anita sod. She was versatile and relished two-turns, while almost all of her foals’ successes have come over the grass. That is exactly what Kipros gets along with a favorable inside draw to kick off her career for trainer Ray Handal. Handal does not excel with debut runners, but deserved better a summer ago with a talented 2YO turf colt in Heeere’s Johnny. Hopefully, he gets some revenge with this $150k Keeneland September ’25 purchase.Play: #1 Kipros (8-1 ML)Picks: 1-3-6Race 8: Honorable Miss (G2)There is plenty of early speed signed on in this year’s Honorable Miss given the presence of #1 Maida, #3 Striker Has Dial, and odds-on favorite #6 Grand Job. Grand Job comes in off of two brutal nose losses in graded stakes races, including during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival where she lost by a nose 3-5-favorite Ways and Means. The Justify mare clearly has issues that do not allow her run often, but when she competes in the afternoon’s she means business. The outside draw should allow Junior Alvarado to stalk just off the two inside leaders and take control when they turn for home. The bigger question is who picks up the pieces? #4 Haulin Ice will likely to take the most action underneath Grand Job in the exacta pool, but I am going to try to get a bomb into the number instead. #5 Going Steady ships in from Kentucky for trainer Robbie Medina. The Constitution filly comes into New York in the best form of her career having won a first-level allowance in Louisville five weeks ago. She is almost certain to be outrun early, but her running style gives her a big chance to pass a number of tiring rivals late. Hopefully, it is good enough for second or third.Play: Exacta 6-5, Trifecta 6 with 2+3+4 with 5Picks: 6-5-3Race 9:My final play of the week comes in this $130k allowance at 6.5-furlongs over the main track where Qatar Racing’s #4 Senior Officer is likely to be a significant favorite. The son of Into Mischief is lightly-raced, but has never been worse than second. The Brad Cox conditioned gelding won his first start over this surface last month when nailing longshot Contrary Thinking at the wire. He is a solid favorite, but not unbeatable, so I will take a small swing against with #5 Sacrosanct. The Linda Rice trainee makes his second start of the form cycle after a runner-up finish in a state-bred turf race in late June at Aqueduct. Rice sports extremely strong numbers over the years when making the move from grass-to-dirt and this guy’s effort two-back over the main track was a strong one. Manny Franco has been riding well this summer thus far and retains the mount on the former Cox runner.Play: #5 Sacrosanct (6-1 ML)Picks: 5-4-8

Running Aces has a 12-race card with the $50,000 Dan Patch Final rolling in Race 8. The Free-For-All also starts the 0.50 Pick 5 that has of $45,280.68 carryover and a Forced Payout. The Spot Plays are in Race 9, Race 11, and Race 12. Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.Race 9 (8:56 PM CST)8-Fifty Rivers (7/2)-Left from the 7-hole last week and rallied from the backfield with a 56.1 back half to finish a close 2nd. The outing wasn't typical, usually is racing on the point once the wings fold. This time comes back in sequence and will look for an aggressive steer from the word-Go. The 2nd program chalk should offer a fair price, and its Aces record is difficult to ignore (7-3-2-2).8-6-4Playing #8 Fifty Rivers to WinRace 11 (9:40 PM CST)1-Banker's Grace (9/2)-The 5-year-old likes to get on the engine or race close to the lead. She wins off that kind of trip and having the rail should help execute that plan. Gets needed post relief, fits, and this is the level where a picture can happen at a square price.1-4-5Using #1 Banker's Grace in a Win BetRace 12 (10:02 PM CST)2-Fox Valley Ozzy (4-1)-Ozzy has been leaving from the outside against tougher and can't win that way. Tonight, starts from a comfortable level where a win could happen. Gets an inside post draw so Gary Rath can find some live cover and push the button at the right time.Playing #2 Fox Valley Ozzy to Win2-3-8Check me out on X!

EXTRA INCENTIVES$10,000 Trifecta-Thon | Saratoga | daily through Sunday$5,000 Hit & Split | Del Mar | today’s late pick 4 & pick 5$2,500 Hit & Split | Woodbine | today’s late pick 410X 1/ST Rewards Points | Gulfstream / Woodbine Summer Sweep 5 betsSPECIAL WAGERSSummer Sweep Pick 5 | Gulfstream Races 7 and 9, Woodbine Races 7-8-9--$1 minimum, 15% takeout, no CAWTOURNAMENT TIME$200 The Meadows Adios Challenge | details$100 Saratoga Feeder | details$80 Del Mar Feeder | details$40 Canterbury Feeder | details$25 Fun in the Sun Week 2 (Saratoga/Del Mar) | detailsNOTABLE CARRYOVERSJackpot Pick 6 | Ellis Park | $86,803 | begins Race 4 | 2:16 pm ETKEY RACESAscot | Race 5 | 10:35 am ET | King George Stakes | GBI/Timeform Wager GuideColonial | Race 7 | 3:38 pm ET | Yorktown StakesDelaware | Race 8 | 4:04 pm ET | Peach Blossom HandicapMonmouth | Race 7 | 4:08 pm ET | Monmouth OaksColonial | Race 8 | 4:08 pm ET | Love Sign StakesThe Meadows | Race 16 | 4:30 pm ET | The Adios, presented by 1/ST BETWoodbine | Race 8 | 4:50 pm ET | Ontario Colleen StakesSaratoga | Race 9 | 5:07 pm ET | Vanderbilt StakesWoodbine | Race 9 | 5:23 pm ET | Hendrie StakesSaratoga | Race 10 | 5:45 pm ET | Coaching Club American OaksWoodbine | Race 10 | 5:56 pm ET | Trillium StakesDel Mar | Race 3 | 6:04 pm ET | Osunitas StakesCharles Town | Race 3 | 8:02 pm ET | Sylvia Bishop Memorial StakesDel Mar | Race 9 | 9:10 pm ET | Daisycutter StakesPrairie Meadows | Race 9 | 9:26 pm ET | Iowa Stallion FuturityDel Mar | Race 10 | 9:40 pm ET | Bing Crosby StakesLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXEllis Park | Race 9 | 4:42 pm ETWoodbine | Race 11 | 6:30 pm ETSaratoga | Race 12 | 6:52 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHJose D’Angelo | Gulfstream | all 9 entrants 9-2 or less odds (5 at 3-1 or less)DID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Saratoga | jockey Manny Franco | 3 wins, 1 second from 7 mountsPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMAl Cimaglia: Stakes Analysis of The Adios, presented by 1/ST BETScott Shapiro: Saratoga Full-Card Saturday PicksJeremy Plonk: Race of the Week – Coaching Club American Oaks at SaratogaRon Nicoletti: Gulfstream Full-Card Saturday PicksJeremy Plonk: Del Mar Full-Card Saturday Picks Scott Shapiro: Woodbine Late Pick 4 Hit & Split Analysis for SaturdayFrank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section

This is Adios Day at The Meadows with 16-races and a first post of 11:30 AM EDT. The signature event is the 60th running of the Delvin Miller Adios Final, that is carded as Race 16. Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.Race 16-The 60th Delvin Miller Adios Final, presented by 1/ST BET-$420,500 Purse (4:30 PM EDT)2-Frantic Hanover (6-1)-Tim Tetrick will need to work his magic early on because there should be a calvary charge into the 1st turn. When the dust settles Tetrick probably won't be on the point but needs to be positioned near the top of the stack. If that happens, plus if the leader is challenged early and often the son of Stay Hungry could finish best of all at a square price.3-Odds On Mr Momba (3-1)-The Melanie Wrenn trainee looked sharp winning its Elimination and the best chance of posing for another picture might be taking charge early on. The issue is JMac needs to be on his A-Game as he is in unfriendly territory. The 1-2-4 and 5 are all part of the Burke Brigade, so it is surrounded. Momba can get the top but might pay for it later in the mile and that's what could be his undoing.4-Al Papi (5/2)-Went a sizzling 147.2 mile to win the Elim and set a new lifetime mark. The Burke standout went to the 3/4's in 120.3 and if it brings that kind of heat this week's show could end the same way. The question is where does Papi land when the wings fold because he may not have enough early speed to get the top off the car. Yannick Gingras will be aggressive, but this week's journey may not unfold the same as last time. We will find out if last week's big effort takes some of the sting out of Papi today.6-Sweet Lovin Lou (12-1)-The case could be made that the Sweet Lou colt is a shade below a few others, but it would be best to not completely dismiss its chances. Hasn't gotten the right trip in the last 2 starts from outside posts and 3 back showed a huge closing kick. With an inside draw Lou wouldn't be 12-1, and from a betting standpoint is a use in gimmicks. If Scott Zeron gets into striking position without emptying the tank this could be an upset possibility.5-Loua Dipa (6-1)-This is a fine filly, but she is in tall cotton this time. The connections don't seem high on her chances to win, and Ronnie Wrenn picked off to drive another Burke entry the 9-Melillo. Maybe Mike Wilder will blast off the gate which could make life miserable for Mamba. But that strategy could knock her out of the top 5.2-3-4-6-5Check me out on X!

On-track handicapper Ron Nicoletti has you covered for Saturday's Gulfstream Park action. In addition to the traditional wagering menu, don't forget the new Summer Sweep 5, connecting Gulfstream Races 7 and 9 with Races 7-8-9 from Woodbine today.RACE 1:1 CAPTCHA moves to the Jose D’Angelo barn via the claim and makes his first start since threatening to win at this level and distance before going to the sidelines in January. The barn, over 20% with both with the claim and the layoff, has Yolber Torres up. 3 MAGNETO moves to the Nick Tomlinson barn, drops a level, and returns to the Tapeta after a couple of solid efforts on the turf. Edwin Gonzalez oversees the surface switch. 2 PARDO, another from Jose D’Angelo, drops to the $10,000 level on Tapeta after facing better sprinting on the main track. Ther barn is 15% with two sprints to a route. SELECTIONS: 1-3-2RACE 2:5 BABY PRINCESS, bred for the turf, debuts for trainer Ron Spatz with apprentice Pedro Pena doling out her speed. Watch the tote action for more clues. 4 READY TO RAGE moves to the grass after gaining experience when he tracked the pace and finished fourth vs maiden special weight competition on Tapeta. The drop to the $35,000 level looks like a positive move. 6 AWESOME NOAH is a son of Awesome Slew who will wear blinkers after showing some early interest before fading in his special weight debut going five furlongs on the dirt during May. Jose D’Angelo is a strong 38% with the class drop. SELECTIONS: 5-4-6RACE 3:1 KHOPESH drops to the $10,000 level and goes back to the Tapeta after returning to the Jose D’Angelo barn and failing to fire vs better on both turf and dirt. He should be running best in the latter stages of the race. 2 FULL NELSON moves to the Eduardo Luces barn and wears blinkers after returning from the layoff to finish second vs $8,000 dated claimers going long on Tapeta. The barn is 2 for 7 (29%) with new additions to the shedrow. 3 THE HONEYMAN is hoping to bounce back after following a well meant second two starts back with a fifth place finish showing behind Full Nelson last out. SELECTIONS: 1-2-3RACE 4:5 GODDESS OF BEAUTY, a daughter of Bucchero, is debuting on turf after stalking the pace and finishing a game third between horses in her special weight debut on Tapeta. Joe Orseno has Miguel Vazquez managing the surface switch. 3 SEVERELY OVERPAYIN is a daughter of Highly Motivated, and a half-sister to Grade 1 stakes placed Fully Subscribed, debuting for Jose D’Angelo with 12 Palm Meadows workouts showing. J.G. Torrealba rides. 6 SLEW LADY is a daughter of promising first-year sire Roadster debuting for Ramon Minquet with only farm workouts showing. The tote action will tell us more. SELECTIONS: 5-3-6RACE 5:3 MAGNETIC BEACH moves to the Rohan Crichton barn via the claim after defeating a trio of next-out winners in an $8,000 conditioned claimer going a mile and seventy yards on Tapeta. The barn, 37% with new claims, has go-to jock Anthony Thomas in the saddle. 1 GIMME SOME LUCK will try to make it three in a row after following a victory on turf with set the pace and hold on by a nose score at this level and distance. Collin Maragh keeps it a family affair with Rajiv in the irons. 4 ANSWER THE CALL proved she could compete at this level when following her $8,000 victory two starts back with a set the pace third at this level last out. She can get brave if left alone on the front end. SELECTIONS: 3-1-4RACE 6:6 GOLD PERL is debuting on the turf after responding in the first race after the claim by leading trainer Saffie Joseph Jr with a 5 1/2-length victory on Tapeta during March. The barn, 12% with first-time turf, has go-to jock Micha Husbands up. 7 WIN N JUICE, stakes-placed sprinting on the turf last August, returns to the grass after a trio of sharp sprint outings on Tapeta for trainer Nick Tomlinson, who is 5 for 13 (38%) with the surface switch. 3 KHOZALITE, a stakes winner sprinting on the dirt at age two, turns back after stalking the pace and finishing fourth vs this level going around two turns on the turf. Jose D’Angelo is 22% with the distance switch. SELECTIONS: 6-7-3RACE 7:1 VUELA PALOMA drops into this $20,000 claimer after her three-race win streak ended when she finished fourth and third, respectively, vs tougher on a pair of $20,000 starter optional claimers. Victor Barboza Jr lightens the impost with apprentice Pedro Pena in the saddle. 6 MUSICAL DESIGN, who finished in front of the top choice when they were getting schooled by red-hot three in a row winner Happy Ride during May, renews the rivalry after finishing fifth vs $25,000 optional claimers going five panels on turf. 5 GARUDA is going back to her most accomplished surface after finishing third behind a pair of next-out winners going five furlongs on grass. Trainer Luis Ramirez has Edwin Gonzalez named to ride. SELECTIONS: 1-6-5RACE 8:3 BANDED ROCKET is back at winning level after returning from the layoff and having to compete with local superstar Rezasrolex in a $70,000 overnight handicap. Carlos David has Miguel Vazquez atop the gelded son of Malibu Moon. 2 XY SPEED, in for the $50,000 tag in this starter optional claimer, returns home after the stalk and fade outing going 5 1/2 furlongs on the Colonial Downs turf. The nine-time local turf winner is banking on the horse-for-course angle. 1 TEST FACTOR is working sharply in preparation for the first start since failing to fire in $75,000 overnight handicap during April. Rohan Crichton has Edwin Gonzalez named to ride. SELECTIONS: 3-2-1RACE 9:4 GOLDEN VALLEY is cutting back to a sprint distance on what looks like her preferred surface after stalking the pace and finishing an even fifth going a mile on the turf. 2 DAKOTA’S LIL AUROR is turning back to three-quarters of a mile after dueling for the lead and fading to finish third behind a couple of sharp fillies going seven furlongs. The concern for the three-year-old daughter of Echo Town is the sparse winning record (15-1-2-6). 7 SAMARITAN’S JOY, now in the Mark Passley barn, the daughter of Good Samaritan cuts back to her best distance in the first start since finishing a rallying second vs $50,000 starter optional claimers going a mile during May. Note that the barn has a positive ROI ($2.35) with new additions to the shedrow. SELECTIONS: 4-2-7RACE 10:2 SWAMP FOX, who ran well on the turf vs better during March and April, steps up and goes back to the lawn after finishing a game third vs $10,000 two lifetime claimers going a mile and a sixteenth on Tapeta. Trainer Ron Coy has apprentice Pedro Pena atop this pace threat in the finale. 6 MEGACLES looks like the one to beat after rallying to finish a game second vs this level of competition going a mile and a sixteenth. Ron Spatz has Leonel Reyes overseeing the turnback to a mile. 8 LUCKY LARRY, now in the Victor Barboza Jr barn, the son of Lookin At Lucky debuts on the turf with solid grass breeding on both sides of the family tree. Sammy Camacho Jr rides. SELECTIONS: 2-6-8BEST BET: RACE 7 – 1 VUELA PALOMALONGSHOT: RACE 6 – GOLD PERL

EXTRA INCENTIVES$10,000 Trifecta-Thon | Saratoga | daily through SundayTOURNAMENT TIME$100 Saratoga Feeder | details$80 Del Mar Feeder | details$40 The Meadows Feeder | detailsNOTABLE CARRYOVERSJackpot Pick 6 | Ellis Park | $83,910 | begins Race 4 | 2:16 pm ETPick 6 | $192,794 | Del Mar | begins Race 3 | 6:02 pm ETKEY RACESSaratoga | Race 8 | 5:10 pm ET | Shuvee StakesSaratoga | Race 9 | 5:45 pm ET | Rick Violette StakesDel Mar | Race 7 | 8:02 pm ET | Fleet Treat StakesLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXEllis Park | Race 9 | 4:42 pm ETWoodbine | Race 9 | 5:24 pm ETDel Mar | Race 8 | 8:32 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHJuan Carlos Avila | Monmouth | 5 of 6 entrants 9-2 or less odds (4 at 5-2 or less)DID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Saratoga | jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. | 3 wins, 2 seconds from 8 mountsPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMScott Shapiro: Saratoga Friday Spot PlaysJeremy Plonk: Del Mar Friday Spot PlaysFrank Carulli: Friday Ellis Park Late Pick 4 AnalysisFrank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section