\nWHAT<\/strong>: Donn Handicap, Santa Monica Handicap
\nWHERE<\/strong>: Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park
\nWHEN<\/strong>: Saturday, January 31<\/p>\n
Did you ever notice that millions of people who never bet like to put a few bucks on the Super Bowl?Enthusiasm for the big event translates into hundreds of millions of dollars in betting action. Even professional gamblers get caught up in the excitement and find themselves betting at the sportsbook on an event that they might pass on if it were just another game.<\/p>\n
The same psychology manifests itself in the world of horse racing\u2026we\u2019ll often bet on big races because of the excitement they generate, even if there\u2019s no clear-cut \u201cedge.\u201d With that in mind, let\u2019s exercise a bit of fiscal restraint when betting on Saturday\u2019s big races at Gulfstream and Santa Anita.<\/p>\n
The \u201cmain event\u201d at Gulfstream this Saturday is the Grade 1 Donn Handicap (Race 9), but it\u2019s preceded by the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes (Race 7) for three-year-olds. Let\u2019s try to put a Pick 3 ticket together for races 7-9.<\/p>\n
The Holy Bull features only two entrants with a win over the track, and by far the more impressive of the two was Danger to Society\u2019s 3 \u00bd-length win over first-level allowance foes on January 8. He\u2019s now two-for-two lifetime, and the son of Harlan\u2019s Holiday out of a Deputy Minister mare appears to have a very bright future. He\u2019ll enjoy a ground-saving trip from post #2, and should be tough to handle at odds of 5-1.<\/p>\n
The middle leg is a Maiden Special Weight affair for 3YO\u2019s going one mile on the main track. Barbaro\u2019s little brother Nicanor is getting all the press for his career debut, but I like #10-Dubinsky (Morning Line Odds 7-2) off his solid 2nd-place finish under similar conditions on January 15th.<\/p>\n
In the Donn, I\u2019ll take Breeders\u2019 Cup Dirt Mile winner #2-Albertus Maximus. He\u2019s been training up a storm at Palm Meadows since his BC triumph, and is capable on dirt as well as Pro-Ride, as his 2-1-1-0 career record on dirt attests. At 4-1, he\u2019ll round out a nice Pick 3 ticket that should return about $300 (for a $2 wager) if the morning line odds hold true.<\/p>\n
For the final horse racing betting tip of the day, stick with Ventura in the Grade 1 Santa Monica Handicap (Race 7) at Santa Anita to repeat her Breeders\u2019 Cup Filly and Mare Sprint mastery over the top-notch Indian Blessing. Ventura loves Santa Anita\u2019s Pro-Ride surface, while Indian Blessing merely tolerates it. I\u2019ll bet Ventura to win at odds of 7-5 or better.<\/p>\n
Good luck, online betting fans, and enjoy the weekend\u2019s great races (but don\u2019t get carried away).<\/p>\n
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