Saturday guide: Odds, PPs, picks and more for Harlan's Holiday
O'Connor is the 8-5 morning-line favorite in the $150,000 Harlan's Holiday at Gulfstream Park. The race is run at 1 1/16 miles on the dirt for 3-year-olds and up. Skippylongstocking, Pioneer of Medina and Simplification are among the other horses in this year's Triple Crown race. The horse is on an upswing for trainer Todd Pletcher. Luis Saez will ride Pioneerof the Nile. Junior Alvarado will be riding Simplified for the first time. It's the last day of 2022.
The field for the 2022 Harlan's Holiday is as follows: O'Connor, Pioneer of Medina, Cooke Creek, Simplification, South Bend, Mathew Williams, Leonel Reyes, Skippylongstocking, Clapton, Juan Alvarado and Tyler Gaffalione.
Frank's Rockette is heavily favored in the Sugar Swirl Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park. The Renaissance Stake is a race with three betting interests in Kentucky Derby futures pools offered by Las Vegas casinos. Joe Hernandez St.akes is at Santa Anita Park for 3-year-olds and up. Smooth Like Strait is the second choice. Whatmakessammyrun is 7-2 morning-line choice for trainer Mark Glatt in a field of 11. There is also a $250,000 Joe. Hernandez at the Santa. Anita.
