Jimmy Durante S. & Cecil B. DeMille S. (G3)
8F on turf at Del Mar (November 30 & December 1)
Races Analyzed: Last 68 turf stakes going one mile at Del Mar
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st Trainer/Jockey Combo 2-Year Win %
Factor Stats: 69 contenders, 12 winners (17%), $1.00 Win Return (100% Win ROI), 24 place/show (34%) $24.10 Place Return, 31 Show (44%).

A pair of competitive juvenile turf stakes - Saturday's Jimmy Durante S. and Sunday's Cecil B. DeMille S. - are on tap for the final weekend of racing at Del Mar this year.

We queried the Betmix Angler handicapping database for clues to success in the turf stakes going a mile over the Del Mar lawn and found that Trainer/Jockey Combo 2-Year Win % has yielded a solid Win Return and an even better Place Return of $24.10.

The factor has pointed to 17% winners of this race type and 44% of the contenders have factored in the trifecta.

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Chilukki S. at Churchill Downs
8F on Dirt (November 19)
Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 65 8-furlong dirt stakes at Churchill Downs
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Trainer/Jockey Win % Meet
Factor Stats: 45 contenders, 14 winners (31%, $104.64 Win Return, 216 ROI%), 17 Place (37%, $36.00 Place Return), 24 Show (53%, $23.78 Show Return)

A field of 8 distaffers are set to face the starter in the Grade 3 Chilukki Stakes at Churchill Downs, one of two graded stakes under the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs.

We scanned the powerful Betmix Angler online handicapping database and found a very intriguing Sharp Angle for this one. Angler reveals that the Trainer/Jockey Win % Meet handicapping factor has not only pointed to 31% winners of this race type but to some very juicy across the board returns.

The six winners, including 2015 Chilukki heroine Spelling Again ($8.60), have generated an exceptional $104.64 Win Return along with double-digit Place and Show returns.

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Autumn S. (G2) at Woodbine
6F on All Weather (November 16, 2023)
Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 48 Woodbine main track graded stakes at 6F
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Avg. of Last 3 Late Pace
Factor Stats: 52 contenders, 15 winners (28%, $69 Win Return, 166 ROI%), 27 Place (51%, $29 Win Return), 34 Show (65%, $6.40 Show Return)

Saturday's G2 Kennedy Road S. at Woodbine has drawn a fascinating field of 6, headlined by the streaking local star Patched O'Houlihan and the invading former Breeders' Cup Champion Nobals.

We turned to the Betmix Angler online handicapping database, that holds data for the past 48, 6-furlong graded stakes on the Woodbine main track, for some insights.

Angler tells us that the Average of Last 3 Late Pace handicapping factor has pointed to 28% winners of this race type and that those winners have generated a very healthy $69 Win Return, not to mention positive Place and Show returns.

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Red Smith S. at Aqueduct
11F on Turf (November 9)
Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 35 graded turf stakes at Aqueduct, 11 furlongs or longer
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st Jockey This Year
Factor Stats: 60 contenders, 12 winners (20%, $40.10 Win Return, 133 ROI%), 23 Place (38%, $2.60 Place Return), 29 Show (48%)

A field of 9 evenly matched male turf marathoners square off in the G2 Red Smith Stakes on Saturday at Aqueduct so we turned to the Betmix Angler online handicapping database for clues to cashiing.

Angler tells us that the horse ranking first in the Trainer Current Year handicapping factor has won 20% of the graded turf marathons at Aqueduct over the past 12 years while generating positive Win and Place Returns.

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Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar
10F on Dirt (November 2)
Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 14 Grade 1 dirt stakes going 10 furlongs at Del Mar
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st Avg. Best 2 of Last 3 Speed
Factor Stats: 18 contenders, 8 winners (44%, $43.00 Win Return, 219 ROI%), 9 Place (50%, 6.30 Place Return), 11 Show (61%, $1.50 Show Return)

The Breeders' Cup returns to Del Mar this weekend and will be anchored by an especially strong and compelling edition of the Classic.

The Betmix Angler online handicapping was built to help horseplayers with tough races like this one and once again it provides some important insights.

Eight of the past 14 winners of the 10-furlong Grade 1 dirt stakes at Del Mar have ranked first in the Average Best 2 of Last 3 Speed handicapping factor. These winners have also generated positive across the board returns, including $43.00 Win Return!

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Fayette S. (G2) at Keeneland
9F on Dirt (October 26)
Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 45 graded 9-furlong dirt stakes at Keeneland
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st Avg. Earnings Today's Distance
Factor Stats: 51 contenders, 16 winners (31%, $55.76 Win Return, 154 ROI%), 24 Place (47%, 3.26%), 27 Show (52%)

There is no shortage of graded stakes opportunities for older males this time of year but Saturday´s Fayette S. has drawn a very salty field of 10.

The Betmix online handicapping database helps cut through all of the noise and focus in on the top handicapping factors for each racetype. In this instance, Angler tells us that the Average Earnings Today's Distance handicapping factor has pointed to 31% winners who have generated a very nice $55.76 Win Return.

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Raven Run S. (G2) & Perryville S. (G3)
7F on Dirt (October 19)
Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 33 Keeneland graded dirt stakes at 7F
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st Jockey Current Meet
Factor Stats: 33 contenders, 7 winners (21%, $23.34 Win Bet Return, 135 ROI%), 13 Place (39%, $4.36 Place Bet Return, 14 Show (42%)

Keeneland fans and bettors will be treated to a pair of highly competitive 7-furlong Graded stakes for the sophomore set on Saturday, the G2 Raven Run S. for fillies and the G3 Perryville for colts & geldings.

We scanned the Betmix Angler online handicapping database looking for clues to handicapping success in these 7-furlong graded dirt stakes at Keeneland and found that Jockey Current Meet has productive & profitable.

Over 20% of the contenders carrying the meet's top rider have cashed while generating a $23.34 Win Return.

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8.5F on Turf (October 13)
Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 12 9-furlong turf stakes at Keeneland
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st Last Late Pace
Factor Stats: 14 contenders, 4 winners (38%, $146.20 Win Return, 615 ROI%), 6 Place/Show (42%, $45 Place Return, $13.10 Show Return)

After the past couple weekend of plentiful Breeders' Cup preps, racing fans and horseplayers will have to settle for a lone Grade 1 this weekend, the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland. But at least it's a good one with a field 10 of sophomore fillies set to face the starter.

The Betmix Angler online handicapping database has all the data needed to look for successful handicapping factors for any racetypes. In this instance, Angler reveals that the Last Late Pace factor has been very lucrative in the 9-furlong turf stakes on the Keeneland lawn.

One third of the contenders have crossed the wire first, including 74-1 Ever Dangerous (2020 Bryan Station S.) and a trio of recent QE II heroines.

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Alcibiades S & Breeders Futurity at Keeneland
8.5F on Dirt (October 4 & 5)
Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 41 G1 8.5-furlong dirt stakes at Keeneland
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st Last E 1 Pace
Factor Stats: 49 contenders, 7 winners (14%, $101.00 Win Return, 203 ROI%), 12 Place (24%, $3.80 Place Return), 20 Show (40%, $15.58 Show Return)

Here we go! Keeneland roars back to life with typically deep and contentious cards to open up the 2024 Fall Meeting.

Perhaps the two toughest contests over the first three days of the meet are the two Grade 1's for the juvenile set, Friday's Alcibiades and Saturday's Breeders' Futurity. Each as drawn typically deep and contentious fields.

So what does the Betmix Angler online handicapping database have to say about these races? Angler tells us that the Last E1 Pace handicapping factor has pointed to 14% winners of the recent 8.5 furlong dirt Grade 1´s at the historic Lexington oval.

The whopping $101 Win Return was certainly helped by 70-1 Knicks Go in 2018 but this factor has also pointed to other double digit winners like Gomo, who paid $12.60 to his backers in the 2015 Futurity and last year's Alcibiades heroine Wonder Wheel ($15).

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Ack Ack S. (G3)
8F on Dirt at Churchill Downs (September 28)
Races Analyzed: Last 41 Churchill Downs 8-furlong dirt graded stakes
Date Range: January 1, 2013 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Trainer/Jockey Combo Meet
Factor Stats: 27 contenders, 6 winners (22%), $74.80 win bet return, 238 ROI%, 8 Place (29%), $21.88 Place Return, 10 Show (37%) $12.10 Show Return.

Racing fans are treated a slew of Breeders' Cup preps this weekend, including the Ack Ack S. at Churchill Downs. The race has drawn a field of seven salty sprinter/milers vying for a berth in the Dirt Mile.

These tough and competitive contests are made for Betmix Angler analysis and a query of this powerful online database has uncovered a profitable handicapping factor.

Angler tells us that class rules in the 8-furlong dirt graded stakes under the Twin Spires as Trainer/Jockey Combo Meet has pointed to 22% winners, 37% in-the-money finishes and positive Returns for the Win, Place and Show spots.

This factor has also pointed to three recent Ack Ack winners, including the double digit winners Tom's Ready ($11.80) and Mr. Freeze ($14.80).

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