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Richard’s Kid, last year’s Pacific Classic winner at Del Mar, returns to action as a short-priced favorite in the racebook betting sportsbook on Friday night. The Bob Baffert trainee will be using the Grade III Cougar II Handicap as a prep for the Grade I Pacific Classic in late August.

Friday’s Pick 4 at Del Mar is an incredibly challenging sequence. So challenging in fact, that I’m going 4 deep in the first leg and 3 deep in the other 2 legs before going 2 deep in the final leg. After 2 days at Del Mar, it’s plainly obvious that almost every favorite is vulnerable in every race. Using a mix of long shots and favorites in each leg will assure a greater chance...

After two opening days of somewhat ho-hum racing action, Del Mar really kicks it into gear this Friday night starting in Race 5. Wednesday’s card was actually pretty good. Thursday’s card? Garbage. Friday promises to be much kinder to horseplayers looking for a price as there aren’t less than 7 horses entered in any of the 8 races.

Saratoga, the oldest racing meet in the United States, opens their gates tomorrow, Friday, July 23rd, for what promises to be an exciting day of racing. It also promises to be a wet day of racing as well because the weatherman predicts a 70% chance of rain in Saratoga Springs tomorrow.

Del Mar opens their famed summer meet with a 10 race card on Wednesday, July 21st. The Oceanside Stakes, the featured race on Wednesday, is the 2nd leg of the Late Pick 4 and looks to be a good place for horseplayers to find a single.