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Saturday, May 19

Race 8, Pimlico, $200,000 Chick Lang Stakes

#6 Run Away: This race appears to be loaded with speed, so naturally I’ve got my eyes on a horse who might be flying late rom off the pace. Run Away has kept good company dating back to last summer, having won the Best Pal Stakes and then finishing third to Bolt d’Oro in the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity. He could get an absolute dream trip stalking the pacesetters and coming in fresh. STATS Race Lens research shows that over the past five years, horses trained by Simon Callaghan who’ve run in stakes races off of a 180-plus day layoff have finished in the money in 50% of their starts — 30% have won with a positive return on investment.

Strategy on a $10 Budget

$5 win, place on #6 Run Away ($10)

Strategy on a $25 Budget

$8 win, place, show on #6 Run Away ($24)

Strategy on a $50 Budget

$15 win, place, show on #6 Run Away ($45)

Race 12, Pimlico, $100,000 Sir Barton Stakes

#6 Dream Baby Dream: This is another horse who has been keeping good company, having recently been flattered by New York Central’s runner-up finish in the Pat Day Mile Stakes Presented by LG and E and KU. New York Central finished well behind Dream Baby Dream in the Sunland Derby in March. Back in February, New York Central won an allowance race on a muddy track in which Dream Baby Dream finished third after not having the best of trips. It’s a good sign that jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. opts for the ride here on Dream Baby Dream over Title Ready, who’s listed at a shorter price on the morning line.

Strategy on a $10 Budget

$2 win, place, show on #6 Dream Baby Dream ($6)

$1 exacta 2,6 with 2,6,8 ($4)

Strategy on a $25 Budget

$4 win, place, show on #5 Dream Baby Dream ($12)

$1 exacta box: 2,6,8 ($6)

$1 trifecta box: 2,6,8 ($6)

Strategy on a $50 Budget

$6 win, place, show on #5 Dream Baby Dream ($18)

$2 exacta box: 2,6,8 ($12)

$2 trifecta box: 2,6,8 ($12)

$4 exacta box: 2,6 ($8)

2018 ROI: -$771.45