Don’t Take Short Horse Race Betting Odds in Pacific Classic

Saratoga isn’t the only racetrack that’s offering amazing horse race betting odds on terrific equines in great races on Saturday.

Del Mar, “Where the Turf Meets the Surf”, runs the Grade I Pacific Classic on Saturday August 28th.

It makes no sense to take short odds on any single horse in this Saturday’s Pacific Classic because the field is so amazingly deep.

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Grade I Pacific Classic

Where: Del Mar, CA

When: August 28th, 2010 at 7:30 pm EST

Del Mar Racetrack – Race 8

Pacific Classic Stakes presented by TVG (Grade I)

Purse $1,000,000. For Three-Year-Olds And Upward.

1 ¼ miles over Polytrack

1. Battle of Hastings 10/1 – - He should excel at the distance, breaks from the rail where he can settle, and is proven over the Polytrack with a second place finish in the Grade II San Diego. 10/1 morning line horse race betting odds are awfully kind on a horse with a huge shot to win the Pacific Classic. He’s the pick.

2. Isle of Giant’s 30/1 – - He’s fast but there’s other speed in this. P.Val will put him on the lead, but can he really keep the rest of the terrific closers from getting to him? And make no mistake, Temple City should keep this guy company. But with all of that being written, there isn’t a lot of speed in this race and Isle of Giant’s might get the perfect setup for him to go gate-to-wire. I like his chances on Saturday at those awesome odds to fill out the superfecta.

3. Dakota Phone 6/1 – - He closed like a rocket to win the San Diego but that was at 1 1/16th miles and this is at 1 ¼ miles. I’m not in love with Dakota Phone to make it two in a row, not against this field, and I really believe that he probably regresses in this. 6/1 odds make him an underlay.

4. Temple City 5/1 – - He’s an awfully fast horse that just won a 1 ½ mile race on July 30th over the Polytrack. If he can stay close to Isle of Giant’s without getting into a speed duel, then he possibly could win this race. He can obviously get the distance since he’s already won at a 1 ½ miles. Jockey Rafael Bejarano adds to the allure and trainer Carla Gaines is winning at a 35% clip at the meet.

5. Unusual Suspect 20/1 – - With a victory and a second out of 3 races over the Del Mar Polytrack, Unusual Suspect can’t just be thrown out of the mix, but this is the Pacific Classic and he doesn’t appear to be classy enough to win this race. He’s a possible use in the exotics but it’s tough to back him for the win even with those awesome horse race betting odds.

6. Richard’s Kid 7/2 – - The Bob Baffert trainee, and Pacific Classic defending champ, hasn’t showed a whole lot since returning from a terrible 7th place finish in the Dubai World Cup. He’s going to have to out close the other closers in this and get to the front-runners. At the odds, he just doesn’t seem like the best bet to win the Pacific Classic on Saturday.

7. Hold Me Back 8/1 – - That victory over Woodbine’s Polytrack in his last took a lot of guts. He had no business running down a speedster like Pool Play over a track that usually favors speed. Trainer Bill Mott puts Garrett Gomez on his back for this and there might be enough speed, might, to flatter his closing kick.

8. Crowded House 20/1 – - The 4th place finish in the Grade I Eddie Read wasn’t a bad try at all and trainer Ben Cecil definitely could have found an easier spot for this guy if he had no faith in him. I believe he gets a nice position on the Polytrack in this and might actually give his backers a thrill as they turn for home, but this is a tough, tough field and I can’t bet them all. So, I’m going to have to pass on him.

9. Awesome Gem 9/2 – - I believe that he’s a huge underlay in this race because his Grade I Hollywood Gold Cup victory didn’t impress me at all. That was one of the weakest Hollywood Gold Cup fields I’ve seen in a long, long time. He won the Gold Cup at big 8/1 odds but the speed rating he recorded after the victory leaves a lot to be desired. I don’t believe he can win a second straight Grade I in a row. He’s the biggest underlay in this race at those 9/2 horse race betting odds.

10. The Usual Q.T. 3/1 – - He’s never been better but he’s a turf horse. I have no idea why he’s in this race given the fact that he’s been brilliant on grass. Yes, he’s worked well over the Polytrack but that’s not the same as running against really good horses in the Grade I Pacific Classic. Too many questions surround The Usual Q.T. for me to put him on top even though the race sets up for his tracking style.

First: Battle of Hastings

Second: Temple City

Third: The Usual Q.T.

Fourth: Isle of Giants

Good luck!

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