Best Bet: Hong Kong Harry packs a punch in Seabiscuit
Saturday’s seventh race at Del Mar is the Grade 2 Seabiscuit Handicap for 3-year-olds and up traveling 1 1/6 miles on the turf course. The scheduled post time is 6:30 p.m. EST.
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No. 3 Hong Kong Harry (7-2) won four of five starts since arriving in this country this year. The fresh gelding exits a sharp late running victory in the Del Mar Mile on Sept. 3, and Flavien Prat is 2-for-2 with him. He fired a local turf bullet for this on Nov. 20, and Phil D’Amato is enjoying a banner meet.
No. 8 Set Piece (4-1) was freshened after just missing the show in the Turf Mile at Keeneland. Brad Cox’s multiple stakes winner should be heard from late under his new pilot Juan Hernandez.
No. 7 Irideo (10-1) won the local Wickerr Stakes over the summer and followed that up with a good runner-up finish in the Del Mar Mile. He can spice up the exotics under quality turf rider Hector Berrios.
Wagers:
No. 3 to win
Quinella 3/7-8
Trifecta 3/ALL/7-8
Recent Best Bet winners
Nov. 6 - Hero Status/Street Ruckus exacta ($14.80)
Nov. 10 - Siege of Boston ($4.90)
Nov. 12 - Our Flash Drive ($5.20), trifecta ($104.90)
Nov. 13 - Rvalentina ($4.20)
Nov. 17 - Sheriff Bianco/Unique Unions/Advanced Strategy trifecta ($111.48)
Monday - Tivis ($5.20), exacta ($13.40), trifecta ($57.80)
Tuesday - Bella Runner/Kirstenbosch/Corrina Corrina trifecta ($28.00)