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Hawthorne Launches Free Online Handicapping Contest Featuring Seven Summer Racetracks

Hawthorne Race Course is launching a free online handicapping contest called the Coast-to-Coast Showdown featuring iconic summer tracks such as Saratoga, Monmouth and Del Mar as well as other tracks between the coastal states. Players can build a bankroll across America with a mythical $20 Win-Place wager on one horse in one race per day, each at a different track.

“We had over 1300 players in our Spring Stakes Showdown, which was a similar format, so we know that contest play continues to offer new excitement for handicappers,” said John Walsh, assistant general manager of Hawthorne Race Course. “We made this a daily contest because there is a lot of really exciting mid-week racing throughout the summer at tracks like Colonial Downs, Belterra and Canterbury, where a lot of Illinois horsemen have shipped to for the season.”

The contest runs from Saturday, July 16th through Labor Day and the player with the biggest bankroll will win entry into the 2023 National Horseplayers Championship. The top 15 bankrolls will earn entry into Hawthorne's live wager contests in the fall (Sept 30, Oct 1 and Nov 25-27).

“Hawthorne is certainly a track that is leading the way with player development through contests. Their live wager qualifiers for the NHC consistently showcase some of the top players in the country, especially on Thanksgiving weekend,” said Keith Chamblin, Chief Operating Officer of the NTRA. “Free online contests like this one are a great way for players to sharpen their skills for direct competition in real money contests. And they offer a variety of racetracks as part of their contest menu to appeal to as many customers as possible.”

Registration is now open at https://contest.hawthorneracecourse.com. Contest races will be the 7th race on the card on the following schedule:

Saturdays: Monmouth
Sundays: Saratoga
Mondays: Colonial Downs
Tuesdays: Belterra
Wednesdays: Penn National
Thursdays: Canterbury
Fridays: Del Mar

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Saratoga: Pick 6 Carryover Of $120,364 Into Friday’s Card

Friday's program at Saratoga Race Course will feature a $1 Pick 6 carryover of $120,364 after the multi-race wager went unsolved on Opening Day Thursday's 10-race program.

The $1 Pick 6 returned $115.50 for bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly.

The sequence kicked off in Race 5 when Majority Partner [No. 3, $5.30*] picked up a maiden claiming victory for trainer Jeremiah Englehart with Hall of Famer Javier Castellano in the irons.

Trainer Marcelo Arenas saddled Winter Son [No. 3, $89] to an upset victory in Race 6 with Junior Alvarado in the irons, one race before Tarabi [No. 7, $4.40*] captured the $135,000 Wilton [Race 7] for trainer Cherie DeVaux, giving Castellano his second win on the card.

Castellano picked up his third win on the program when guiding the Christophe Clement-trained Canisy [No. 1, $9.30] to an allowance optional claiming victory in Race 8.

Clarkland Farm's Just Cindy [No. 1, $6.20] captured the penultimate leg of the sequence in Race 9, the Grade 3, $175,000 Schuylerville for trainer Eddie Kenneally with Irad Ortiz, Jr. in the irons.

With only 4-of-11 horses covered in the final leg, Abuse of Power [No. 6, $6.60*] triggered the carryover in Race 10 and earned her second lifetime win for a $35,000 tag. Ricardo Santana, Jr. piloted the 5-year-old mare for trainer Philip Antonacci.

Friday's Pick 6 sequence begins in Race 5 at 3:21 p.m. Eastern and includes the $150,000 Coronation Cup in Race 8 and the Grade 3, $175,000 Forbidden Apple in Race 9. First post is 1:05 p.m.

Saratoga Live will present daily coverage and analysis of the spring/summer meet at Belmont Park on the networks of FOX Sports. For the complete broadcast schedule, visit https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/tv-schedule.

NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of Belmont Park, and the best way to bet every race of the spring/summer meet. Available to horse players nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com.

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A Tale Of Two Whip Violations Leaves Bettors Frustrated, Confused

Horseplayers expressed frustration on social media this week after seeing two cases of crop violations under the new track safety regulations of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority handled differently.

On July 6 at Delaware Park, Mizzen was disqualified from her win in the fifth race and placed last due to a violation by rider Carlos Rojas of the Authority's restrictions on whip use. The official Equibase chart from the race references HISA ruling number P-000-023-236 but does not detail further the nature of the violation. The stewards made no inquiry at the time of the race but did according to the stewards' notes posted on the commission website, did decide after the race's conclusion they would require Rojas to attend a film review.

According to the Authority's track safety regulations (which you can find here), a jockey may use the whip a maximum of six times during a race, in increments of no more than two strikes, and may not raise the whip above his or her helmet. Violations of the crop rule are outlined as follows: Class 3 – one to three strikes over the limit; Class 2 – four to nine strikes over the limit; Class 1 –  Ten or more strikes over the limit. All three include fines and suspensions for jockeys, and Class 1 and 2 violations also necessitate the disqualification of the horse from purse earnings.

On July 13 in Belterra Park's fourth race, Perkeo and rider Eder Martinez crossed the finish line second. After a stewards' inquiry, Perkeo was disqualified from her finish and placed last due to excessive whip use by Martinez prior to the race becoming official, which resulted in a change in the parimutuel payouts as well as a loss of purse. For simulcast players, the inquiry was first announced over the track's simulcast feed about 5 1/2 minutes after the horses crossed the finish line.

This, according to a spokesperson for the Authority, was a mistake.

“As anyone might expect, there's going to be some growing pains as we begin to implement HISA,” said the spokesperson. “To be clear, violation of the crop rule does not affect the order of finish or parimutuel wagering; it only affects purse earnings and/or jockey suspension after the fact. This has been well-established in the materials and educational sessions that have been provided to stewards across the country.

“There was some confusion in Ohio on this rule over the last couple of days. This has now been clarified with the Ohio Board of Stewards as of this morning. We look forward to continuing to work with stewards and other stakeholders across the industry as we usher in this new era of safety and ensure everyone is educated on the rules.”

Ohio has entered into a voluntary agreement with HISA to enforce the regulations set forth by the Authority.

The spokesperson said that had this type of situation occurred in a maiden race, the horse keeps its condition.

Predictably, horseplayers who had money on the fourth race at Belterra were upset.

 

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Equibase Analysis: Undefeated Bleecker Street May Put On A Show In Diana

The Grade 1, $500,000 Diana Stakes is the first major race on what promises to be a fantastic summer season at historic Saratoga Race Course. Although only drawing a field of six, there is no lack of class or will to win among the group which has a combined 31 wins in 73 career starts on grass and over $3 million in earnings.

Leading the group is Bleecker Street, who is undefeated in seven races including a victory in the Grade 1 New York Stakes last month.

Creative Flair (IRE) comes in from Europe off a win in the G2 Balanchine Stakes in her first start as a 4-year-old and could be a superstar in the making.

Technical Analysis (IRE) brings a strong record of five wins in nine starts, including three graded stakes, most recently the G3 Gallorette Stakes.

Rougir (FR) won the G3 Beaugay Stakes in May before a fifth place finish behind Bleecker Street in the New York Stakes.

Dalika (GER), in spite of seven months off, ran very well last month when leading from the start before settling for second in the G3 Mint Julep Stakes and is another who fits at the highest level for female horses on the turf.

In Italian (GB) won the G3 Honey Fox Stakes in March before a third place finish most recently in the G1 Just a Game Stakes.

Top contenders:

Not only is Bleecker Street undefeated in seven career starts going back to last August, she appears to have the most powerful late kick in the field. Whether the early pace is fast, or even exceedingly slow, she should be tough to hold off. Her last four wins came in graded stakes, including two at the 1 1/8-mile distance of the Diana. The first of those was in the Hillsborough Stakes in March where Bleecker Street earned a career-best 113 ™ Equibase® Speed Figure. Although earning 109 and 103 figures, respectively, in the Modesty Stakes and New York Stakes since then, the manner in which she won those races suggests there is little to keep her from remaining undefeated. In the Modesty, Bleecker Street lagged in eighth among nine horses for most of the race then when asked to run hard after entering the stretch ran the final eighth of a mile in 11.2 seconds while rallying from seventh. Cutting back from a 1 1/4 miles in the New York Stakes to this slightly shorter trip gives the exceptional filly some extra oomph in the late stages and under North American leading jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. we might see an even more visually impressive effort in the Diana.

Creative Flair (IRE) has run seven times in Europe and twice in the states, the latter two efforts mediocre when third in the Saratoga Oaks Invitational and in the Jockey Club Oaks Invitational last summer. However, she appears to be a much better horse this year as a 4-year-old as evidenced by her only start of 2022. In the Balanchine Stakes in February, Creative Flair (IRE) beat nine other horses with a big effort that earned a 110 ™ figure. That effort came at the same distance of the Diana Stakes and can be bettered now that she's even more physically and mentally mature. When sending horses to race in North America, trainer Charles Appleby has an incredibly strong record of 13 wins (and eight runner-up finishes) in 34 starts over the last five years, perhaps most importantly with Althiqa (GB) in last year's Diana Stakes. As such, Creative Flair (IRE) appears to be the horse most capable of putting an end to the winning streak of Bleecker Street.

Technical Analysis (IRE) has done little wrong in nine races, winning five and finishing second or third in two of the other three. She enters this race off a superb pattern as she is making her third start since coming back from six months off and has earned 107 and 106 figures, respectively, when second in the Plenty of Grace Stakes in April followed by a win in the Gallorette Stakes in May. She won both her races on the Saratoga grass last season, with her win in the Lake George Stakes coming from off the pace and her win in the Lake Placid Stakes earned when leading from start to finish. With the ground saving rail for the Diana it is likely Technical Analysis (IRE) will take control of the race from the start and try to duplicate her wire-to-wire Gallorette effort and doing so is certainly not out of the question.

The rest of the field, with their best ™ Equibase® Speed Figures, is Dalika (GER) (112), In Italian (GB) (101) and Rougir (FR) (124).

Win Contenders in preference/probability order:
Bleecker Street
Creative Flair (IRE)
Technical Analysis (IRE)

Diana Stakes – Grade 1
Race 8 at Saratoga
Saturday, July 16 – Post Time 5:03 PM E.T.
One Mile and One Eighth on Turf
Fillies and Mares, Four Years Old and Upward
Purse: $500,000

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