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Del Mar Pick 6 – August 22
Saturday (8-21-10) Del Mar Recap
Polytrack played fair. Turf favored stalkers and closers.
Rafael Bejarano and Victor Espinoza both pulled off the hat trick. Patrick Valenzuela booted home a pair.
Gem of consistency Evening Jewel made it three straight Graded turf Stakes wins with a 1/2 length victory over Harmonious in the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks. Her tactical speed always puts her in a winning position and once again made all the difference along with ground saved.
On the ticket front I tabbed three Primary (Indian Winter, Saint Isabelle, Evening Jewel) and two Secondary (Charm The Crowd, Rising Honour) winners.
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Saturday Free Play Links
Below are links to my Aug 22 free selections…enjoy!
Trenton Stakes (Monmouth Park) – Today’s Racing Digest
11th race from Monmouth Park – MySpace
Grade 2 Lake Placid (Saratoga) – Horse Racing Nation
Emerald Distaff (Emerald Downs) – Horse Racing Nation
Grade 3 Longacres Mile (Emerald Downs) – Horse Racing Nation
Del Mar Pick 6 – Aug 22
Sunday’s pick six from Del Mar includes a pair of Stakes events. First up is the Grade 3 Rancho Bernardo (4th race) and morning line favorite Free Flying Soul is the one to catch and beat. The Solana Beach Handicap will be run at a mile on the turf and the Jerry Hollendorfer pair of U R All That I Am and You Lift Me Up figure to vie for favoritism. Mostly sunny skies are expected with a high temperature of 77.
Degree of Difficulty: Hittable. On a scale of 1 to 10, the Sunday pick six from Del Mar rates a 4.
Possible Singles: Free Flying Soul (4th race)
Jarrod Horak’s Del Mar Pick 6 Tickets – Sunday, August 22, 2010
Del Mar Race 4 (Grade 3 Rancho Bernardo Hcp, f&m 3up, 6.5f) Primary (#1 Free Flying Soul) – Secondary (#2 Alpha Kitten)
Del Mar Race 5 (OC-80/2x, 3up, 8T) Primary (#4 Colgan’s Chip, #5 Swift Winds) – Secondary (#6 Amazombie)
Del Mar Race 6 (Clm-20k, 3yo, 6f) Primary (#2 Good Brother, #6 Seeuat Sticknstein) - Secondary (#5 Majestic Vintage)
Del Mar Race 7 (MSW, CA-bred 2yo, 5.5f) Primary (#4 Woodmans Luck, #7 Shane Daniel) – Secondary (#3 Spot of Salt, #8 Mr. Sierra, #10 Jailbird Jimmy)
Del Mar Race 8 (Solana Beach Hcp, f&m 3up, 8T) Primary (#1 U R All That I Am, #4 You Lift Me Up, #5 Ruffled Feathers)
Del Mar Race 9 (Mcl-25k, 3up, 7f) Primary (#1 Uncle Greg, #2 Royal Import) – Secondary (#9 Anga)
Sunday Pick 6 Tickets
Note that the Standard Ticket shows how much it would cost if you used all of the contenders on one ticket. The multiple Primary/Secondary ticket strategy saves money and allows you to put your strong handicapping opinions to the test.
Pick 6 Spread Ticket Calculator courtesy of Del Mar website (click tickets to enlarge)
11:53 pm on August 22nd, 2010
I enjoy reading your blog. I wonder, though, how much you would’ve spent in toto (theoretically) on pick 6 wagers? I can’t imagine it would be enough to even break even if you were to eventually win.
10:39 pm on August 24th, 2010
Thanks for the comment Jman. This blog is to help people understand how to play the pick 6 using strong opinions and smart ticket structures. Actually, I have given out multiple winning pick six tickets on this site including one at Del Mar last year for more than $50k.
Every day is a new puzzle. Sometimes I play the pick six and sometimes I take a pass. Sometimes I bet more and sometimes I bet less. It depends on the degree of difficulty, late scratches, strength of opinion, etc.