JC / Railbird

Del Mar Getaway Day

There’s nearly a million dollars in the Del Mar pick six pot, thanks to a two-day carryover, and because today is the meet’s closing day, there’ll be a mandatory payout, which makes throwing together a pick six ticket or two very tempting since even the consolation payouts will be juicy. But what a card there is to handicap! There’s not a single race with a true standout; every race offers a full, competitive field. The pick six starts in race five, which is scheduled for 4:05 PST. Plenty of time to come up with something …


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Well, did you hit the Pick 6? We had one five-out-of-sixer in our gang, but otherwise no luck. The old Mike Smith Off angle was unjustly ignored, which was coupled with the Kathy Walsh Knows What She’s Doing But We Keep Forgetting That angle, which we also ignored. The filly stake was incredibly confusing and “Sire Ratings” (a tool I’m beginning to doubt, now that it’s out of the hands of Mike Helm) said the Event of the Year debut runner had a D/D rating for first-time starters — miserable. Bruce Headly has had a terrible meet and you either play the horse off the works or you leave him out. I left him out. You’ve got to love this game.

Posted by J.S. on September 7, 2007 @ 11:54 am