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Sharp Angle – Chilukki S.

Chilukki S. at Churchill Downs
8F on Dirt (November 19)

Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 58 8-furlong dirt stakes at Churchill Downs
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Trainer/Jockey Win % Meet
Factor Stats: 58 contenders, 14 winners (24%, $71.20 Win Return, 161 ROI%), 20 Place (34%, $22.20 Place Return), 29 Show (50%, $14.94 Show Return)

A field of 9 distaffers are set to face the starter in the Grade 2 Chilukki Stakes at Churchill Downs, the Saturday feature under the Twin Spires.

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 24% winners of this racetype but to some very juicy across the board returns.

The six winners, including 2015 Chilukki heroine Spelling Again ($8.60), have generated a very nice $71.20 Win Return along with double-digit Place and Show returns.

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Sharp Angles – Golden Nugget S.

Golden Nugget S. at Golden Gate
6F on All Weather (November 12)

Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 54 6-furlong main track at Golden Gate
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st Avg. Last 3 Late Pace
Factor Stats: 61 contenders, 17 winners (28%, $110.20 Win Return, 190 ROI%), 22 Place (36%), 34 Show (55%)

A field of 7 juveniles are set to face the starter in the Golden Nugget Stakes, the Saturday feature at Golden Gate Fields.

We scanned the powerful Betmix Angler online handicapping database and found a very intriguing Sharp Angle for this one. Angler reveals that the Avg. Last 3 Late Pace handicapping factor has not only pointed to 28% winners of this racetype but to an astounding $110 Win Return.

What's even more compelling is that it's not just one long shot winner that produced that juicy Win Return, but actually 5 double digit winners, including 3 that paid over $40!

Find this race in Betmix Birddog and use the Avg. Last 3 Late Pace slider to see which horse ranks first in this factor. That’s the Sharp Angles play.

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Sharp Angle – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint & Turf Sprint

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1) & Turf Sprint (G1)
5F on Turf (November 3 & 4)

Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 13 graded 5-furlong turf stakes at Santa Anita
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st Best Last Speed
Factor Stats: 15 contenders, 8 winners (53%, $19.20 Win Return, 164 ROI%), 9 Place (60%, $2.50 Place Return), 11 Show (73%, $.70 Show Return)

With Santa Anita's downhill turf course en vouge for most of it's storied history there have been only 13 5-furlong turf sprints run at The Great Race Place. And with this year's turf sprints for juveniles and older runners being run at the 5/8th distance we took a look at the important data on these race in the Betmix Angler online handicapping database.

Angler reveals that the Best Speed Last Race handicapping factor has pointed to 53% winners who have generated a very solid $19.20 Win Return. The 73% in the money stat should also be helpful when playing the exotics in these typically very difficult races.

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Sharp Angle – Fayette S.

Fayette S. (G2) at Keeneland
9F on Dirt (October 25)

Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 36 graded 9-furlong dirt stakes at Keeneland
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st Avg. Earnings Today's Distance
Factor Stats: 60 contenders, 17 winners (28%, $45.20 Win Return, 137 ROI%), 27 Place (45%), 33 Show (55%)

A overflow field of 14 older horses was entered in Saturday´s Fayette S. the traditional feature to close out the Keeneland Fall Meeting.

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 28% winners who have generated a very nice $45.20 Win Return.

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Sharp Angle – Ontario Derby

Ontario Derby (G3) at Woodbine
9F on AW (October 21)

Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 16 9-furlong AW Graded Stakes at Woodbine
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st Jockey 2-Year Win % This Race Type
Factor Stats: 16 contenders, 5 winners (31%, $42.70 Win Return, 233 ROI%), 10 Place (62%, $18.30 Place Return), 12 Show (75%)

The Saturday feature at Woodbine is the G3 Ontario Derby and the race has drawn a deep field of 10, including a pair of fillies.

The Betmix Angler online handicapping database has all the data needed to look for successful handicapping factors for contentious races like this. In this instance, Angler reveals that the Jockey 2-Year Win % This Race Type factor has been profitable for handicappers in the 9-furlong Graded Stakes on the Woodbine Tapeta course.

One third of the contenders have crossed the wire first, while generating a juicy $42.70 Win Return.

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Sharp Angle – Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup

Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland
8.5F on Turf (October 14)

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: 13 contenders, 4 winners (30%, $146.20 Win Return, 662 ROI%), 6 Place/Show (46%, $47 Place Return, $15.10 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 an overflow field of sophomore fillies.

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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Sharp Angle – Alcibiades & Breeders’ Futurity

Alcibiades S & Breeders Futurity at Keeneland
8.5F on Dirt (October 6 & 7)

Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 38 G1 8.5-furlong dirt stakes at Keeneland
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st Last E 1 Pace
Factor Stats: 45 contenders, 7 winners (15%, $109.00 Win Return, 221 ROI%), 11 Place (24%, $6.62 Place Return), 19 Show (42%, $20.28 Show Return)

Here we go! Keeneland roars back to life with typically deep and contentious cards to open up the 2023 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 15% winners of the recent 8.5 furlong dirt Grade 1´s at the historic Lexington oval.

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The whopping $109 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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Sharp Angle – Ack Ack S.

Ack Ack S. (G3)
8F on Dirt at Churchill Downs (September 30)
Races Analyzed
: Last 36 Churchill Downs 8-furlong dirt graded stakes
Date Range: January 1, 2013 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Trainer/Jockey Combo Meet
Factor Stats: 24 contenders, 4 winners (20%), $74.60 win bet return, 255 ROI%, 7 Place (29%), $23.80 Place Return, 9 Show (37%) $14.94 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 20% 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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Sharp Angle – Pennsylvania Derby

Pennsylvania Derby. at Parx
9F on Dirt (September 23)

Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 9 editions of the Pennsylvania Derby
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Best Speed This Distance
Factor Stats: 16 contenders, 6 winners (37%, $60.40 Win Return, 288 ROI%), 9 Place (56%, $8.60 Place Return), 10 Show (62%, $0.50 Show Return)

Saturday's Pennsylvania Derby has drawn another deep and competitive field of 11 3-year-olds all looking for their first Grade 1 victory.

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 6 of the past 9 Pa Derby winners. Those victors include the 2019 upsetter Math Wizard who scored at 31-1.

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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Sharp Angle – Ben’s Cat S.

Ben's Cat S. at Pimlico
5F on Turf (September 16)

Horse Racing Data Analyzed: Last 33 5-furlong turf stakes at Del Mar
Date Range: January 1, 2012 - Present
Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Best Speed This Distance
Factor Stats: 40 contenders, 15 winners (37%, $44.80 Win Return, 156 ROI%), 19 Place (47%, $5.90 Place Return), 22 Show (55%)

The Ben´s Cat S. honors the amazing Maryland-bred turf sprinter, a 32-time winner of over $2 million. The 5-furlong turf sprint is also one of 6 Stakes on a fantastic Saturday card at Pimlico and has drawn an exceptionally competitive field of 10.

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 37% winners of the past 33 5-furlong turf stakes at Old Hilltop. Those victors have also generated a very nice $44.80 Win Return.

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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