The Handicap Wizard correctly predicted Diversify to win the $1.2 mil. G1 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga last Saturday, while also picking the exacta with Mind Your Biscuits coming in second. The model’s 3rd pick, Tapwrit, finished a close fourth in the race. On the same card, the Handicap Wizard also picked Uni to win the $100K Fasig-Tipton De La Rose stakes in the 5th over the heavy odds favorite, Precieuse.
The Handicap Wizard performed well yesterday in several non-maiden races for the season opener at Del Mar on July 18. In the 1st, the program correctly predicted #6 Popular Kid to win, paying $8.20. The winner in the 2nd race, #1 Jimmy Chilla, was the second favorite after Kylemore. In the 5th, the model identified #11 Ann Arbor Eddie as a second favorite at long 10-1 odds, who upset #8 Ritzy A.P. in a thriller. Those were the two exacta horses, with the $1 exacta paying $34.70. In the 6th, the Handicap Wizard hit the tri-fecta cold with #1 Shivermetimpers, #7 Giant Influence and #3 River Echo. The $0.50 tri-fecta paid $31.05.
At Arlington Racetrack today was 29th running of the G3 Chicago Handicap, a 7f race for 3 year-old fillies and mares on the main track. The Handicap Wizard correctly predicted Hotshot Anna to win with a 29.60% combined winning estimate. The horse set a new track record at the distance, finishing in a blistering 1:20.93. Next came Princess LaQuinta, which the Handicap Wizard had ranked third. Hotshot Anna paid $11.60 for the win, while the $2 exacta paid $49.60.
The Handicap Wizard went three-for-three in the Triple Crown Races, again picking Justify to win the Belmont Stakes.
The Handicap Wizard correctly predicted winners in five out of six claiming races at Gulfstream Park on Saturday (not counting the 5f race in the 11th), even on a sloppy track. This included a big result in the 10th with Power Jak winning, paying $16.80. The ROI for those claiming races was 212% with a total profit of $25.40 for $12 worth of wagers.
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