This week in horse racing: Del Mar, Kentucky Downs draw summer to close

Del Mar's and Kentucky Downs' racing seasons are coming to an end. Del Mar has six stakes races this weekend, including the Grade 1 Del. Mar Debutante (Saturday) and Grade. 1 Futurity (Sunday). Kentucky Down has eight stakes on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday's $1 million Kentucky Turf Cup is the marquee event.

Del Mar and Kentucky Downs are the favorites this week.

Brad Cox, Wesley Ward and Mike Stidham are hot trainers this week. Del Mar and Kentucky Downs are drawing summer to close.

Tyler Gaffalione, Florent Geroux, Jose Ortiz, Joel Rosario and Jose Rodriguez are hot jockeys this week. Del Mar and Kentucky Downs are drawing to a close.

Pimlico opens its racing meet Friday. Remington Park will have a pair of stakes races on its Friday night card. A half-dozen stakes share the Saturday marquee at Minnesota’s Canterbury Park. Saturday will be British Columbia Derby Day at Hastings Park, and there's a regional betting handle increase at Monmouth Park with turf stakes on Saturday and Sunday.

Friday Weekend Firestarter has back-to-back solid scores. Trainer Kieron Magee is a horseman on the Maryland circuit. He has two opening-day starters at Old Hilltop on Friday: No. 6 Dat Dares Gold (Race 4) and No., 1 Welling (race 8). The former was second over this track in 2021, while the latter has a win, a second and a third place finish in four local tries.

1/ST BET app allows you to apply millions of data points across dozens of handicapping factors and immediately place your wagers. Arizona Downs, Delaware Park, Gulfstream Park and Charles Town are the most successful. Belterra Park is the least successful, followed by Mountaineer Park.

Angel Diaz, Miguel Vasquez, Joel Dominguez, Antonio Gallardo, Jeremy Laprida and Jeremy Lamberd were America's hot jockeys last week. Del Mar and Kentucky Downs will draw to a close this week in horse racing.

Jon Arnett, Andy Mathis, Blaine Wright, Tim Hamm, Shug McGaughey and Prairie Meadows were America's hot trainers last week. Del Mar and Kentucky Downs draw summer to close this week in horse racing.

This week in horse racing Del Mar and Kentucky Downs draw summer to close. Horseplayers who bet on 1/ST BET and Xpressbet in September are entered into drawings every time they make a bet.