Best Factors For Del Mar

July 19 is opening day at Del Mar, and to kick it off we are going to look at the best factors for different race types at the track.

This data is based on the last 2 years of racing at Del Mar and is broken down by Dirt/Turf, Sprint/Route and Race Class.When looking at this table keep in mind that some race types are pretty uncommon at Del Mar (only 5 Mdn Sp Wt Turf Sprints) so the best factor information for those types of races will be less reliable than common race types like Claiming Dirt Sprints (138 races).

This information should be used as a starting point for your handicapping and give you a good head start on creating some profitable angles at Del Mar.

Best factors for Del Mar last 2 years
Dirt Sprint (Less than 8F)
Race Class Best Factor Races Win Win% Profit/Loss
Mdn Clm Best Speed Last 3 145 45 31.00 $20.00
Mdn Sp Wt Avg Late Pace 102 24 23.30 $2.20
Claiming Avg Best 2 of 3 Speed 138 51 33.80 $90.60
Allowance Won Last Race 62 23 37.00 $163.00
Stake In the Money % 23 14 60.80 $12.40
Graded Stake Best Speed Last 3 16 8 50.00 $8.20
Dirt Route (8F and greater)
Race Class Best Factor Races Win Win% Profit/Loss
Mdn Clm Lifetime Earnings 31 10 32.20 $23.40
Mdn Sp Wt Jockey Current Year 16 6 37.50 $8.20
Claiming Speed Last Race 67 24 35.80 $30.40
Allowance Best Speed Last 3 40 19 47.50 $33.60
Stake Trainer Current Year 7 4 57.10 $72.40
Graded Stake Avg Last 3 Purse 13 7 53.80 $11.20
Turf Sprint (Less than 8F)
Race Class Best Factor Races Win Win% Profit/Loss
Mdn Clm N/A
Mdn Sp Wt Distance Worked 5 3 60.00 $97.40
Claiming Distance Worked 10 4 40.00 $20.00
Allowance Speed Last Race 49 17 34.60 $63.60
Stake TurF Earnings 4 2 50.00 $16.40
Graded Stake N/A
Turf Route (8F and greater)
Race Class Best Factor Races Win Win% Profit/Loss
Mdn Clm AVG Speed Last 3 10 3 30.00 $25.20
Mdn Sp Wt AVG Best 2 of 3 Speed 70 22 31.40 $35.00
Claiming Avg Earnings Track 50 15 30.00 $56.20
Allowance Avg Laste Pace 105 23 21.90 $69.20
Stake Won Last Race 22 9 40.90 $23.20
Graded Stake Last Race Class 33 15 45.40 $39.60


What does this data mean?
Take a look at the table above and find the section for Turf Route Races. Then, look for Graded Stakes. We can see that there were 33 Graded turf route races over the last 2 years, and the best factor was Last Race Class. Horses ranked 1st in Last Race Class won 15 of the 33 races and if you would have bet $2 to win on every horse ranked 1st in Last Race Class you would have made a profit of $39.60. Keep in mind that there could be ties in factors, so there may be 2 horses ranked 1st in Last Race Class in a given race so you would have to bet them both.

Using this information in BetMix
There are several ways to use this in BetMix. You could create a mix for each race type that used the best factor for each race, you could simply look at the factor stats in BirdDog to identify the top ranked horse for each factor, or you could create Angles that identify the horses for you. This quick video below will show you how to create an Angle for a factor.  Its easy to do and when you run your angles for the day you will always know where the best betting opportunities are.

We will send out similar information for Saratoga later this week.  Get started with your own angles today at Betmix.