Both had very exciting weekends with obvious favorites, solid places to wager, and longshots that I\'m still trying to decipher. I hope the close, exciting finishes continue. I love Keeneland, Derby weekend, and Breeders Cup. But the duel premium meets are every bit as exciting with opportunities at every turn of the page.
19 of 31 races at Saratoga paid 10 bucks or higher, favs won at a rate lower than the typical 1/3.
Pletcher horses seemed very logical that won. Good to see a former assistant of his winning, Dilger mostly b/c I enjoyed seeing Pletcher lose both 2yo stakes. Chad Brown horses overbet so far it seems. Baffert on fire at Del Mar and paying decent. NY Bred races are on the improve if today\'s 2yo maiden race is any indication. And many outfits were waiting to fire some big bullets off some layoffs. Speaking of which, I am dying to know if JCovello was in on the know with Joy Seeker who as noted by Crist and TVG Carothers was just hammmered in the win pool and only the win pool.
Saratoga dirt fair all three days. Del Mar had moments of speed/inside bias it seemed. Saratoga turf favored front runners except when pace was pretty quick. Del Mar turf was fair I thought.
Others thoughts on trends or things to watch? And did Zito really win a turf race at Saratoga???
