Races of the Week

Last week, Cosmonaut won the Tampa Bay Breeders' Cup Stakes, paying $3.60 to win, $3.00 to place, and $2.40 to show. Cool Coal Man won the Fountain of Youth Stakes, paying $16.60 to win, $8.40 to place, and $6.00 to show. Obrigado was scratched from the San Luis Obispo Stakes, which was won by Spring House. So far this year, a flat $2 win wager on my selections has yielded a net profit of $31.20 on total wagers of $24.

This week, the Daily Racing Form's races of the week are the Santa Anita Handicap and the Sham Stakes, both to be run today at Santa Anita.

I'll bet Monterey Jazz in the Santa Anita Handicap. On one hand, he's never gone a mile and a quarter before and he could bounce off of the 107 Beyer he ran in the Strub Stakes. On the other hand, there's no other early speed in this race and he's won 2 in a row. The Form provides free past performances.

In the Sham, I can't bet against El Gato Malo, but he'll likely go off at such a short price that I can't bet on him either. The Form provides free past performances.