August, 2020 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Charles Town Classic Card Features Mandatory Payout Of Pick 6 With $121,973 Carryover

In addition to holding its biggest card of the year Friday evening when it plays host to the $600,000 Charles Town Classic (G2), $200,000 Charles Town Oaks (G3) and five other stakes, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is pleased to offer a mandatory payout of the Charles Town 6-12 carryover which currently stands at $121,973.

The Charles Town 6-12 is a jackpot style Pick 6 covering the final six races on each Charles Town card and carries a low 12-percent takeout.

Due to the low takeout and size of the carryover, the last four mandatory payouts of the Charles Town 6-12 have resulted in a players' advantage with anywhere between 3% and 13% paid out on top of the gross pool on the night of the distribution. Moreover, tonight's mandatory payout comes in an all-stakes Pick 6 which includes both the Charles Town Classic and Charles Town Oaks.

Live racing on Charles Town Classic night kicks off at a special 5:00 P.M. EST first post with the Charles Town Classic itself scheduled as Race 11 with a post time of 10:18.

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Travers Runner-Up Caracaro Injured, Out Of Kentucky Derby

At Saratoga Friday morning, Caracaro had just completed his final workout before next Saturday's Kentucky Derby when exercise rider J.J. Delgado felt the Travers runner-up take a bad step. According to the Daily Racing Form, trainer Gustavo Delgado didn't like the look of his ligament, and the colt is officially out of consideration for the Run for the Roses.

“I don't have the words,” trainer Delgado told drf.com. “Horses, one day they're good, one day they're bad. That's life as a horseman.”

A 3-year-old son of Uncle Mo, Caracaro finished second in the G3 Peter Pan Stakes on July 16 in what was his first foray into stakes company off a six-month layoff since a maiden-breaking victory at Gulfstream in January. On Aug. 8, Caracaro was beaten 5 1/2 lengths by Tiz the Law in the Travers, improving his record to one win and three seconds from four starts for earnings of $238,800.

Out of a daughter of War Front, Caracaro was a $95,000 weanling at the Keeneland November sale. He was bred in Kentucky by SF Bloodstock.

Owned by Global Thoroughbred and Top Racing LLC, the colt will have x-rays completed later Friday morning, and Delgado plans to ship the colt to the farm to recover.

1/ST Publishes Free Kentucky Derby Wagering Guide

Whether you handicap with your thumbs or years of experience and research, the 1/ST BET Kentucky Derby Wager Guide is a horseplayer's best resource for preparing for the 'greatest two minutes in sports.' The free, 16-page Guide is available for download at 1st.com/bet/kentucky-derby-picks and includes new technological handicapping approaches along with the all-star team of traditional racing experts across the 1/ST family, including Eddie Olczyk and Jeff Siegel.

The 1/ST BET Kentucky Derby Wager Guide features an exclusive look at the 'Run for the Roses' from a handicapper's and historical perspective as it pertains to the more than 50 handicapping factors incorporated by the 1/ST BET app. Inside the free downloadable guide, you'll also 'Meet the Contenders' for Kentucky Derby 146 with the traditional forward from analyst John Desantis, and get detailed race analysis from veteran handicapper Jeff Siegel and Triple Crown researcher Jeremy Plonk. The 1/ST team's workout analysts Zoe Cadman and Millie Ball have been stationed trackside coast-to-coast this summer and report on the morning movers. And you'll get Derby top-4 selections from 1/ST handicappers across the country, including Jon White and Michelle Yu from Santa Anita, Gulfstream Park's Ron Nicoletti, Stan Salter of the Maryland Jockey Club and Golden Gate Fields' Matt Dinerman.

An updated version of the 1/ST Kentucky Derby Wager Guide will be made available Friday, Sept. 4 with the final 1/ST INDEX artificial intelligence percentages for each Derby 146 contender, as well as AI picks for the entire Churchill Downs Derby Day program. The updated Guide also features the final analysis from 1/ST and NBC Sports handicapper Eddie Olczyk as well as legendary sportscaster Brent Musberger of VSIN.

The 1/ST BET Kentucky Derby Wager Guide is available to anyone and no wagering account is required. Visit 1st.com/bet/kentucky-derby-picks to download your free copy.

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Basin Looks to Remain Perfect at the Spa

Basin (Liam’s Map) is two-for-two at Saratoga so far in his young career and looks to extend that record and return to winning ways in the Spa’s GII Amsterdam S. Saturday, which will be his first start for trainer Todd Pletcher. Previously trained by Steve Asmussen, the bay earned his diploma here at second asking last July and dominated the GI Runhappy Hopeful S. next out in September. Third to now-retired Grade I winner Nadal (Blame) in the GII Rebel S. in March, he was fourth in the nine-panel Oaklawn S. Apr. 11 and checked in second behind ‘TDN Rising Star’ Charlatan (Speightstown) in one division of the GI Arkansas Derby, but was awarded the winning purse when that rival was disqualified from the money for a lidocaine positive. Basin was last seen fading to 10th in the GII Toyota Blue Grass S. around two turns at Keeneland July 11.

“He’s been training well and I’ve been pleased with his works,” Pletcher said. “We’ll see how he responds to the cutback in distance.”

Long Weekend (Majesticperfection) won his first three starts of the year by just over 11 1/2 combined lengths, including the Mar. 21 Gazebo S. and Apr. 25 Bachelor S. His only loss this year came when a close third in a sloppy renewal of Belmont’s Gold Fever S. July 10, but he was promoted to second after the DQ of the original runner-up.

“There’s no secret to our game plan,” trainer Tom Amoss said. “He’s very, very fast out the gate and we’re going to try and use that speed. We were a little disappointed with how things turned out at Belmont with the track condition and not breaking well that day, which was very uncharacteristic of him. We thought he fought hard but was certainly compromised right at the start of the race. We’re looking to make amends for that.”

The unbeaten Yaupon (Uncle Mo) takes a step up to black-type company in this event. A narrow debut winner at Churchill June 20, the $255,000 OBSOPN buy wired a track-and-trip optional claimer July 18, earning a 101 Beyer Speed Figure. The dark bay enters this test off a three-panel bullet in :37 flat (1/7) over the Oklahoma training track Aug. 24.

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