June, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

‘I Am Not Stopping’: Dettori Rides On Despite Gosden Sabbatical

The ongoing speculation as to the future of the partnership between the powerful Gosden stable and Frankie Dettori was quelled in part by a statement on Friday evening from John Gosden, which read “Frankie and I have amicably decided to take a sabbatical from the trainer/jockey relationship but we remain the closest of friends and colleagues.”

Dettori, British racing's most widely identifiable jockey with a major international profile, has not ridden since Royal Ascot and he returned from Sardinia on Friday to meet Gosden at his Clarehaven Stable in Newmarket. He is currently booked for just one ride this week, at his home course on Saturday aboard the Ralph Beckett-trained Lezoo (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}), owned by Marc Chan and Andrew Rosen.

Appearing on Racing TV, Dettori told inteviewer Chris Dixon, “Me and John had a meeting yesterday and we decided to give each other a break, or a sabbatical, and that's it really.

“We're still good friends. What John has done for me in the past, I'll forever be grateful.”

Dettori was reluctant to go into further details on the open-ended arrangement but added that he wanted to clarify to his fans that he was not retiring from race-riding.

He continued, “I'm definitely going to do this year and next year. I'm riding in Istanbul tomorrow in the [Turkish] Derby. I'll be in the German Derby next week and then I've got a couple of weekends in Belmont and Saratoga, so I'm pretty busy for the next month. So if you don't see me riding domestically it's not because I've given up, it's because I am actually abroad, but I am intending to ride this year and next year.

“It's a new start and, like I said, we'll take a step at a time, but I just came on your channel to reassure everyone that I am not stopping. I'll be back [at Ascot] for King George weekend and then on to Goodwood.”

Gosden stressed his close relationship with the jockey who is synonymous with his recent stable stars Enable (GB), Stradivarius (Ire) and Golden Horn (GB). The trainer's statement of Friday evening continued, “Frankie has been–and always will be–one of the family here so I wanted to meet face to face after he returned from his post-Ascot holiday.

“Frankie is the most superb international jockey and, together, we have achieved significant successes at various times over the last three decades with a number of horses including, most recently, Golden Horn, Enable, Palace Pier, Too Darn Hot and Stradivarius.

“I do not intend to appoint a stable jockey at Clarehaven.”

Gosden, who trains in partnership with his son Thady, has three runners at Newmarket on Saturday, two ridden by longstanding second jockey Rab Havlin and the other by James Doyle.

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Progressive Jackpots

There are many among us, myself included from time to time, that like to play a few slots. I usually spend my time at the table games where the stakes are just a bit higher and the action is never ending. But slots have turned the tables a bit on the table games. Progressive slots now make the stakes when playing extremely high and the opportunity to win big is just a click away.

With traditional slots the most a player can win is the max payout that that specific machine offers. While this is usually pretty good in and of itself there a player can’t go any higher. And to win the max payout a player has to have the max bet in and the planets have to be aligned just right, well, you get the idea. With progressive slots, however, the player still has to have everything just right but the payouts can be astronomical. The difference between traditional type slots and progressives is that progressive machines are linked in a series to each other thereby providing a payout to the lucky player based on the all of the machines, not just one. This gives the player a much better opportunity to score in a huge way. In fact, some of the payouts given by the progressive machines have at times been larger than some of the bigger winnings at the table game tournaments.

So my question is why is anyone still playing regular slots? A player can get the same type of gaming fun from a progressive machine with a chance to win a lot more money. There isn’t any reason that I can think of that anyone that is playing slots online isn’t playing the progressive machines. Actually, if all of the players were playing the progressives there would be a lot more money for someone that is playing to win. So actually it would benefit the entire gambling community that is playing progressives for everyone to play progressive slots and hope that they can win their slice of the pie.

Not to say, of course, that normal slot machines and games don’t have their virtues. There are a number of reasons that regular slot machines still enjoy the widespread popularity that they do. Progressive slot machines are nothing new and have been around for quite awhile now and they certainly haven’t cornered the market on the slot machine enterprise.

So I guess it just comes down to personal preference and what a player is looking for. Like anything else in life variety is the spice of life and if you haven’t checked out progressive slot machines it just might be the ingredient that you are looking for.

Trainer Rudy Sanchez-Salomon Notches Four Winners At Laurel

Lugamo Racing Stable and J R Sanchez Racing Stable's Askin for a Baskin swept past dueling pacesetters Imperial King and Jimmy the Kid in deep stretch and edged clear in Race 9 Friday at Laurel Park to complete a four-win day for trainer Rudy Sanchez-Salomon at the Maryland track.

Askin for a Baskin ($6.60) and Jimmy the Kid, both recent claims by Sanchez-Salomon, finished 1 ¼ lengths apart in the starter-optional claimer for 3-year-olds and up sprinting six furlongs on a fast main track, with Imperial King another 3 ¼ lengths back in third. The winning time was 1:10.98.

“It's a blessed day. It's an awesome, blessed day,” Sanchez-Salomon said. “It happens once in a blue moon, and it happened to me today.”

It was the first four-win day for Sanchez-Salomon, a 50-year-old native of Mexico who by Equibase statistics has won 135 races since launching his career in 2017 after working under trainers Scott Lake and Dane Kobiskie. He won his first race with Nairet May 28, 2017, at historic Pimlico Race Course.

“I thought the horses were in some good spots and with some luck we could win a couple races,” Sanchez-Salomon said. “In the last race, they scratched the favorite and that horse is a runner. That was in our favor.”

Stroll Smokin, a 13-time winner including two straight, was scratched after warming up for Race 9, where the 7-year-old gelding was the 2-5 favorite. Jimmy the Kid and Imperial King were inseparable through splits of 23.04 and 46.35 seconds when Askin for a Baskin, who had tracked the pair in third, came rolling on the far outside.

“It feels awesome,” Sanchez-Salomon said. “The horse that ran second I just claimed not that long ago and I like that horse. He's got speed and heart, as well. He was in a battle and the other horse was going good and I said, 'He's got a shot to win this one.' It's a great day.”

Sanchez-Solomon's other wins came with Designated Hitters Racing's Albertano ($26.80) in Race 4, J R Sanchez Racing Stable's Samui Sunset ($17.80) in Race 6 and Joanne Shankle's The Wolfman ($3.40) in Race 8, a six-furlong starter allowance for 3-year-olds and up. The Wolfman came back five days after running ninth in the $75,000 Find going 1 1/16 miles on the Laurel turf.

“The other day, he just went over there just to go around. That was my plan. It was time to figure out if he was going to like the turf going long or not,” Sanchez-Salomon said. “I told the jockey, 'Listen, just let him run his race. Don't ask him for anything. Let him be himself,' and he did. He proved it today that he was ready for this race.”

Sanchez-Salomon now has six wins from 23 starters at Laurel's 37-day summer meet, which began June 3. He was second with Can the Queen in the $75,000 All Brandy June 19 while attempting to stretch the two-time turf sprint stakes winner's speed around two turns.

Based at Laurel, Sanchez-Salomon said that claimer-turned-multiple stakes winner Shake Em Loose, a late Triple Crown nominee that was considered for a start in the 147^th Preakness Stakes (G1), remains on summer vacation. He was most recently sixth in the one-mile James W. Murphy for 3-year-olds on turf on the Preakness undercard May 21.

“He's doing good,” Sanchez-Salomon said. “He's taking some time off at the farm. I wanted to give him a little bit of time off and he's doing awesome.”

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‘Happy To Be Back’: Zayas Returns To Race Riding At Gulfstream

Edgard Zayas had spent quality time with his family during his six-months on the sidelines, and wife Ashley and daughters Lilah (18 months) and Lillian (5) were the first to greet the 28-year-old jockey following his first race back at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., on Friday afternoon.

Following surgery on his left shoulder and a lengthy rehabilitation period, Zayas had three mounts on Friday's program, including Flag Woman, who set the pace before fading to fifth in Race 3.

“It feels good, getting back after six months,” Zayas said. “The shoulder felt great, no problem at all. I was hoping for better results but I'm happy to be back.”

Zayas also rode Don't Get Khozy, who finished fifth in Race 7, and Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained Li Li Bear, who checked in eighth in Race 8.

Zayas has ridden 1,930 winners since venturing to South Florida to launch his career in late 2012, benefitting from early mentoring from Hall of Famers Angel Cordero and Edgar Prado. He was an Eclipse Award finalist for outstanding apprentice jockey in 2013 after riding more than 200 winners and notching a Grade 1 victory aboard Starship Truffles in the Princess Rooney at Calder. Zayas, who has gone on to ride more than 200 winners in six of nine complete years of his career, while winning numerous riding titles at Gulfstream and Gulfstream Park West.

Edgar Perez Rides Five Winners at Gulfstream Friday

Jockey Edgar Perez continued a very solid Royal Palm Meet at Gulfstream Park Friday, riding five winners on the 10-race program. Perez rode three straight winners – Alternate Rock ($9) in Race 3, Great Uncle ($5.40) in Race 4 and Laniakea Storm ($6.40) in Race 5 – before scoring back-to-back aboard Dignified ($41.60) in Race 8 and Sequin Lady ($6) in Race 9.

“It's been a great day, unbelievable,” Perez said.

The Venezuela native, who had been a fixture on the Chicago circuit for years after riding his first U.S. race in South Florida in 2009, switched his tack to Gulfstream this spring and summer due to the closure of Arlington Park.

“I'm thankful for the opportunities. My agent [Rene Douglas] told me I will do good here,” Perez said. “I like it here. I like the Tapeta, everything.”

Three of Perez's victories were on the all-weather surface Friday.

In Race 7, a seven-furlong starter allowance for fillies, jockey Franklin Gonzalez Jr. notched his first U.S. victory aboard Awesome Annmarie ($19.20). The Venezuela native had been winless in 32 races since making his U.S. debut April 28 at Gulfstream.

Saturday's Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $200,000

The Rainbow 6 gross jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $200,000 Saturday at Gulfstream Park.

The popular multi-race wager has gone unsolved for five racing days following a June 11 mandatory payout.

The Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 7-12, including the $75,000 Powder Break, a mile-and-70-yard stakes for fillies and mares on Tapeta, in Race 10. David Fawkes-trained Grand Ave Girl, who captured the Monroe Stakes on turf last time out, is rated as the 7-5 morning-line favorite.

The Rainbow 6 jackpot is paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

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