July, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Gamine Resurfaces in Great Lady M

Last year's GI Breeders' Cup F/M Sprint winner and Eclipse champion Gamine (Into Mischief) looms large in Monday's GII Great Lady M S. at Los Alamitos. The Bob Baffert-trained 'TDN Rising Star' has been perfect in two tries this year–she bested stablemate Qahira (Cairo Prince) by five lengths in Santa Anita's GIII Las Flores S. Apr. 4, and was a facile winner of the GI Derby City Distaff at Churchill May 1 ahead of three next-out stakes winners. The $1.8-million Fasig-Tipton Midlantic topper figures to be extremely tough to beat and will be a very short price, but she still faces some formidable foes, particularly a pair from John Sadler and Hronis Racing.

Edgeway (Competitive Edge) is four-for-six and has never been off the board, having paired up 94 Beyer Speed Figures in a Santa Anita optional claimer in February and the Carousel S. at Oaklawn Apr. 10. She defeated MGSW Frank's Rockette (Into Mischief) in the Carousel. Edgeway's stablemate Candura (Into Mischief) was also last seen in Hot Springs. A debut-winning juvenile at Del Mar, the now 5-year-old missed all of 2019 and 2020, but shook off the rust to annex a pair of optional claimers in April.

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Proposed Bill Would Reduce Rural Vet Shortage By Alleviating Student Debt

A bill in the U.S. Senate would eliminate taxes on federal programs and alleviate some student debt, encouraging more vets to practice in rural areas, sponsors say. Rural areas are notoriously underserved by veterinarians. The USDA reports that 48 states are experiencing veterinary shortages in 221 areas.

Proposed by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), the bill expands the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP), which repays up to $25,000 a year in student loans in exchange for at least three years of work in an area experiencing a veterinary shortage.

Vet school typically costs between $200,000 and $275,000; the 2.6 percent increase in student debt in 2020 meant a vet school graduate carried an average of $188,000 in student loans. While the VMLRP offers veterinarians debt relief assistance, current funding is taxed by the federal government at 37 percent.

This rate limits the program benefits, the sponsors say. The proposed bill would end federal tax withholding, providing more financial assistance to new veterinarians and encouraging their involvement in communities that need their service.

‘Literally, I Cannot See A Thing’: Ruidoso Announcer Calls Race In A Downpour

Robert Fox faced every racing announcer's worst nightmare during a violent downpour on Saturday at Ruidoso Downs: the rain began coming down so hard he could no longer see the field for the fourth race — or the starting gate. Fox said he knew the field had loaded into and broken from the gate because he could see the timer begin going, although at one point that also flickered.

“I have a little bit of a view at the head of the lane and I'll let you know from there,” Fox said as he squinted through rain falling off the announcer's booth, waiting for the horses to appear.

The shadow of horses appeared to Fox around the quarter pole, with Lemon Drop Gold leading the way by open lengths to break her maiden in memorable fashion. How she got there is known only to jockey Christian Ramos, since the official chart caller was also unable to see the field.

“I knew when there was a solid quarter time running, the race had to be going,” Fox said. “From there it was just trying to pick up a horse, like a 'shark watcher.' I think you can hear the excitement in my voice when I finally spotted the first horse.”

The remainder of the card was cancelled.

Watch the replay below.

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Pick 6 Carryover For Sunday Card At Belmont Park

Sunday's Pick 6 will be bolstered by a $130,681 carryover as the multi-race wager went unsolved on Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.

The $1 Pick 6, implemented at the current 48-day Belmont spring/summer meet, returned $21,780 to bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly.

Saturday's Pick 6 sequence kicked off in Race 5 when longshot True Palace [No. 6, $37.60] lit up the tote board for a $30,000 tag for owner-trainer Darmindra Dharamjit.

Luis Saez picked up his second win on the card with Bodecream [No. 10, $14.40] for trainer Mike Maker and Repole Stable in a one-mile allowance optional claiming tilt originally scheduled for the turf in Race 6.

Alcools [No. 4, $11.40] prevailed by 3 ½ lengths for trainer Peter Miller with jockey Flavien Prat aboard. The son of Gemologist raced for a $20,000 claiming tag going 6 ½ furlongs over the main track in Race 7.

Race 8 saw Woodslane Farm's Wolfie's Dynaghost [No. 3, $10.80] lead gate-to-wire in a 1 1/16-mile allowance optional claiming event moved off the turf for trainer Tom Albertrani. The son of Ghostzapper and half-brother to multiple graded stakes-winner Sadler's Joy prevailed by two lengths.

Truth Hurts [No. 5, $18.00] won an off-the-turf edition of the $100,000 Perfect Sting Stakes for fillies and mares 4-years-old and upward. The Tonalist filly earned her first stakes triumph and third overall victory for trainer and co-owner Chad Summers. The victory gave Saez his third win of the program.

Closing out the sequence in Race 10, Max Player [No. 5, $25.60] fought gamely down the lane with Dubai World Cup winner Mystic Guide to capture the $400,000 Grade 2 Suburban for Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen with Ricardo Santana, Jr. aboard.

Featuring a $1 bet minimum and 15 percent takeout, the Pick 6 wager requires bettors to select the first-place finisher of six designated races on the card. A total of 75 percent of the full pool, minus takeout, will be distributed to bettors who select the first-place finisher of all six races. A consolation payout of 25 percent of the net pool will be distributed to tickets selecting 5-of-6 winners.

In the event there are no tickets with six winners, there will be a carryover of 75 percent of the net pool into the next day of the meet with the remaining 25 percent of the net pool distributed as a consolation payout to tickets selecting the first-place finisher in the greatest number of races on the card. On carryover days, the Pick 6 is offered with a 24 percent takeout.

The $1 Pick 6 replaced the Empire 6, a jackpot style wager featuring a $0.20 bet minimum first offered in August 2019 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Spring, N.Y.

Sunday's Pick 6 kicks off in Race 5 at 3:02 p.m. Eastern and includes the $100,000 Manila for 3-year-olds over the Widener turf course in Race 9 as well as the $250,000 Grade 2 John A. Nerud Stakes for 4-year-olds and upward going seven furlongs over the main track in the tenth-race finale. First post on Sunday's card is 1 p.m. Eastern.

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