Welcome to Tacos and Trifectas! Each week, America’s Best Racing’s Southern California correspondent Jose Contreras - @LosPonies to those who follow him on Twitter - will provide a taco review along with a selection that he will key in trifecta bets in hopes of winning some cash to buy more tacos! Contreras will map out a trifecta betting strategy for how to key his main pick and keep track of his return on investment (ROI).

Stop back each week if you love tacos and want a trifecta play!

This week’s eatery:

Taqueria La Mexicana

Long Beach, Calif.

Score: 9.7

The Good:

• Carne Asada is top-notch
• Green salsa is a must-have
• Prices are wallet friendly (cash only but ATM is available)
• Portions are good

What to Improve:

• It can take a while for them to pick up the phone for a call order
• Little to no parking available
• Patio area doesn’t offer a ton of seating
• If you have a large order, seven times out of 10, something will be missing from the order. Double check your carryout order before leaving.
• If you like guacamole, you will probably be disappointed.

This week’s Trifecta key:

Saturday, Del Mar, Race 5, 7 p.m. ET

#1 Logan’s Moon (5-1 odds): He’s making his second start of the season here at Del Mar and comes off a very game third-place finish. He broke on top, was part of a four-way duel for the lead, steadied out of the leading group, dropped back to last, rushed up with a good middle move, steadied behind a wall of horses, had to angle widest of all and finished with good energy. The winner of that race got a dream opening along the rail. Goes first-off-the-claim for a small barn that can pop up with a price and picks up a top rider in Rafael Bejarano. 

Strategy on $80 Budget:

$1 Trifecta: 1 with 2,4,5,7,8 with 2,4,5,7,8 ($20)

$1 Trifecta: 2,4,5,7,8 with 1 with 2,4,5,7,8 ($20)

$1 Trifecta: 2,4,5,7,8 with 2,4,5,7,8 with 1 ($20)

$20 Win on #1 Logan’s Moon ($20)

ROI Year to date: $480 wagered/$36 returned