Day: August 20, 2020

The Handicap Wizard had another exacta result today in the 7th at Saratoga—the $75K Tale of the Cat Stakes—run at 6f on the dirt for four-year-olds and up. The program’s first selection was the odds favorite, #2 Stan the Man at 4-5, with a 33.23% win probability and had #4 My Boy Tate at 9-2 as its second selection with 21.81%. That is how the order went, with Stan The Man rallying down the stretch on the outside to win by under two lengths, while # My Boy Tate edged out #1 T Loves a Fight at 7-2 for second. The $2 exacta paid $15.20.

The program had a nice exacta result in the 5th today at Gulfstream, a $16K maiden claiming race on the turf for three-year-old fillies and mares. In a competitive field with no horse receiving even a 20% win probability, #2 Amadora was the first selection at 7-1 with an 18.0% win probability followed by #7 Centless Drama at 2-1 with 16.69%. Centless Drama was a co-favorite in the odds along with #4 Dance Till Dawn at 2-1. In the race, Centless Drama broke well from the gate and led around the first turn, while Amadora stuck to the rail and stalked three back. On the back stretch, Amadora fought the jockey before being allowed to pick up the pace at the half mile pole. Around the far turn Amadora had cut Centless Drama’s length to two lengths before shooting through a lane to the outside down the stretch and then bolting home to victory. Amadora paid $16.20, while the $2 exacta paid $55.