Horse Pick of the Day Golden Gate

Race-day: 12/18/2008

Race-time: 3:50 pm pst.

Golden Gate Fields often times will offer the sort of racing the sports betting fans should be looking for. Ever since they instituted an artificial surface, the fields at Golden Gate have swelled.

It used to be that an online racebook fan would have to just go with the likeliest horse to grab the lead at Golden Gate. That’s not the case any more as a lot of horses can come off the pace, provided the pace is swift, in order to win races.

Our Horse Pick of the Day on Thursday is one such horse.

Let’s get to it!

Golden Gate Fields - - Race 7

Claiming $10,000

For Fillies and Mares Three Years Old and Up

6 furlongs on artificial surface

Oh the Joy - - 8/1 online betting odds

This gal has speed to go with the front-runners but she should stay around two to three lengths off the pace. She gets jockey Francisco Duran and trainer Greg James is winning at 14% at the meet. The best thing about this gal is that she is taking a slight drop in class. That could be significant because the last time she dropped she scored at the $6,250 level. Yes, this is the $10,000 level but Oh the Joy is good enough to beat these. Also, she’s won 5 out 9 at this distance.

Kiss Kiss Kiss - - 3/1 online betting odds

She just won at this level and there’s no doubting that she can take them again as she too closes from off the pace. The jockey switch to Alvarado, who stays for this, made all of the difference as he found a way to harness her speed. She can win this at fair online betting odds.

Kiki’s Dance - - 7/2 online betting odds

She will be pressing the favorite all of the way in this race and that could burn her out. Or, she could run that one into the ground and keep going. She’s got tons of speed and Hollendorfer and Baze are a deadly combination in NoCal. But that’s the reason online wagering fans won’t get odds. Hollendorfer and Baze make it difficult for horse betting fans to make any money on Kiki’s Dance.

Wagering Strategy

I’m going to make an online bet on Oh the Joy to win and place. I will also use in an exacta and trifecta box with Kiki’s Dance and Kiss Kiss Kiss.