Pennsylvania Derby. at Parx
9F on Dirt (September 21)
Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 10 editions of the Pennsylvania Derby
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Best Speed This Distance
Factor Stats: 17 contenders, 7 winners (41%, $62.60 Win Return, 284 ROI%), 10 Place (58%, $9.60 Place Return), 11 Show (64%, $1.10 Show Return)
Saturday's Pennsylvania Derby has drawn another deep and competitive field of 11 3-year-olds including our 2024 Santa Anita Derby and Preakness Stakes champions.
The Betmix Angler online handicapping database was built for tough handicapping challenges like this one. A dive into Angler tells us that the Best Speed This Distance handicapping factor has produced 7 of the past 10 Pa Derby winners. Those victors include the 2019 upsetter Math Wizard who scored at 31-1 and last year's favored winner Saudi Crown.
Find this race in Betmix Birddog and use the Best Speed This Distance slider to see which horse ranks first in this factor. That’s the Sharp Angles play.
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