PLAYING THE PONIES
Fred Faour's selections for Saturday at Sam Houston Race Park -- plus a Pegasus World Cup reminder
Jan 27, 2018, 2:12 pm
Picks for Saturday at Sam Houston Race Park. Sam Houston Race Park
It's Day 5 of the Sam Houston Race Park thoroughbred meet with nine races tonight. Here are my selections for the card. These are not meant to be in exact order, but merely the four horses I think have the best chance to win. For beginners, I suggest exacta boxes with three horses, using two of mine and one of your own. And you can always pick up a copy of Acing Racing 2016 to learn everything you need to know. (These are the picks and format that are available on the free tip sheet at SHRP). Also, we will be hosting an ESPN party at the track today from 6-8 p.m. Drop by and say hello. Also, the Pegasus at Gulfstream is this afternoon, and you can find selections here. We had a strong night Friday; not as confident in tonight's card and keep an eye on the the turf races. If it rains enough for them to come off the turf, the picks for those races are not trustwortthy.
FIRST
2-6-3-5
FAZZLE DAZZLE returns to the main track and should be in the mix
SECOND
8-6-1-7
RAPID LADY has been close in all three starts and might get it done
THIRD
3-2-1-4
JOCANDY could turn the tables on DR. SHIPLEY this time
FOURTH
5-6-2-1
OLDWICK has been knocking heads with tough customers
FIFTH
3-10-8-2
MAV MASTER likes this surface and could surprise here
SIXTH
2-5-1-6
ARCHER CITY has been off since November but should be ready
SEVENTH
3-6-7-4
BRAVURA is ultra consistent and should be in the mix
EIGHTH
4-9-1-2
WITT'S DOWN can win this with her best effort
NINTH
3-9-10-7
TRUE CONFESSION just missed at Remington and a repeat wins this
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DeMar DeRozan had 21 points and the Sacramento Kings overcome an early injury to Domantas Sabonis for their third straight victory, 113-103 over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night.
Zach LaVine added 20 points for Sacramento. The Kings had a 13-3 run to push their advantage to 97-85 with 10 minutes remaining. LaVine and Keon Ellis had 3-pointers in that stretch and DeRozan scored the last five points.
Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Jalen Green added 24 points in the loss that ended a two-game winning streak.
Sabonis, who entered the game averaging 19.9 points and 14.4 rebounds, left about a minute into the game with a hamstring injury and didn’t return. He was running down the court when he pulled up and grabbed his left hamstring.
Takeaways
Kings: Sacramento used a balanced scoring attack to make up for the loss of Sabonis with six players finishing with at least 12 points.
Rockets: Fred VanVleet was rusty in his return after missing 11 games with a strained right ankle, going 1 for 8 with three points in 35 minutes. The veteran needs to get back on track quickly to help stabilize an offense that has struggled at times in his absence.
Key moment
LaVine’s 3-pointer late in the third quarter which started the big run that allowed the Kings to pull away.
Key stat
The Kings outscored Houston 58-44 in the paint.
Up next
The Rockets visit Oklahoma City on Monday night, and the Kings visit Dallas that night.