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The 2010 Del Mar meet will run from this Wednesday, July 21st, until Wednesday, September 9th. The track is dark on Monday's and Tuesday's
Below is a link to an Excel file containing all of the graded and listed stakes for the 2010 Del Mar meet. I will update this file weekly.
Del Mar will hold a free on-line handicapping contest during the 2010 meet; JP Fanshawe posted a FanShot regarding the contest this morning.
Some additional bits of information about Del Mar to keep in mind:
POLYSTATS
Del Mar changed its main track from dirt to Polytrack prior to the 2007 race meet. Here are a few winners' statistics on the Poly since the changeover.
607 Polytrack sprints
181 (30%) - Leading after ½ mile
196 (32%) - Within 2.0 lengths after ½ mile
230 (38%) - More than 2.0 lengths back after ½ mile
31% Favorites
8% Odds-On Favorites
35% Even to 3/1 odds
23% >3/1, =5/1
16% >5/1, =
8/1
15% >8/1, =20/1
4% >20/1
214 Polytrack routes
39 (18%) - Leading after ½ mile
48 (22%) - Within 2.0 lengths after ½ mile
127 (59%) - More than 2.0 lengths back after ½ mile
29% Favorites
9% Odds on winners
35% Even to 3/1 odds
23% >3/1, =5/1
13% >5/1, =8/1
19% >8/1, =20/1
5% >20/1
-In 2009, the main track was very fair in terms of post position for races carded under a mile. About the only takeaway was that the first six post positions did a little bit better than the outer six.
-In races over a mile on the main track, post positions 8 and 9 both saw 26% and 23% of their starters win. No other post position saw anything higher than 15%. Given that the outside three posts (10-11-12) weren't used very often, it appears that the outside was the place to be when going two turns on the Poly (at least during the 2009 meet).
-Del Mar doesn't run a lot of turf sprints (only 16 in 2009) so it's difficult to draw any conclusions on post from the 2009 data.
-Turf routes also don't appear to favor any particular location as the top three posts by winning percentage were the 1, 6, and 7 spots.
-Like Keeneland, Del Mar has the Trakus "real-time tracking system" to provide fraction, beaten length, distance traveled, and average speed information. Trackus charts for the Del Mar meet can be found at the track's website.
-Del Mar has a section on their website called "Patrol Judge Report" that essentially identifies horses that had troubled trips during a race. (Link: Patrol Judge Report)
-Del Mar will offer a $0.50 Pick 4 throughout the 2010 meet.
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