Sean Alvarez

Sean Alvarez

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+10.59% since Jul 23, 2026 in HR

+7.98% since Jul 23, 2026 in All Sports

Last updated Aug 4, 1:04 PM EDT

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Sean Alvarez — Summer 2026 Horse Racing Schedule

Last updated: May 4, 2:26 PM EDT

Standard week: Friday - Sunday at the major tracks.
When Saratoga & Del Mar overlap (July 17 - Sept 7): Wed = Saratoga only
Thu-Sun = two cards per day (Saratoga + Del Mar).

Memorial Day Weekend - Santa Anita
May 23 - 25. Memorial Day card (Mon, May 25): GI Shoemaker Mile, GI Gamely, GII Hollywood Gold Cup.

Belmont Stakes Festival - Saratoga
June 3 - 7. Full 5 days. 158th GI Belmont Stakes - Sat, June 6.

July 4th Racing Festival - Saratoga
July 3 - 5. July 4th card: GI Belmont Derby, GI Belmont Oaks, GII Suburban, GIII Sanford.

Saratoga Summer Meet
Wed - Sun, July 3 - Sept 7 (all 46 days).

Whitney Day - Sat, Aug 8
Travers Day - Sat, Aug 29
Hopeful / Spinaway - Sept 5-6
Labor Day closing card - Mon, Sept 7
Del Mar Summer Meet
Thu - Sun, July 17 - Sept 7.

Opening Weekend - July 17-19
Pacific Classic (GI) - Sat, Aug 22
Labor Day closing card - Mon, Sept 7
Holiday cards: Memorial Day (Santa Anita) / July 4th (Saratoga) / Labor Day (Saratoga & Del Mar).

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PGA Tour - Wyndham Championship - 3 Plays

The PGA Tour heads to Sedgefield Country Club for the Wyndham Championship and Sean is targeting Top 30 & Top 40 plays at plus money odds this week. Sedgefield Country Club's defense is on approach and Sean is leaning on 3 players who are solid ball strikers and a player that has solid course history here over 2 career starts. Get all3 of Sean's pre-tournament plays for the Wyndham Championship here!!

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Wyndham Championship - Top 30 Including ties
6:50am EDT - Aug 6/2026

THE PLAY: Alex Smalley Top 30 including ties (+130)

For 2 months, Alex Smalley was one of the best players on Tour with multiple T2 finishes, a T3, and T7 finish but then his game seemed to go off the rails a bit. I believe a lot of that had to do with some tough golf courses like Royal Birkdale, Renaissance Club and Shinnecock Hills. Alex gets a reprieve from tough golf courses at Sedgefield CC this week and while he does not have solid course history here, if he can get back to his game earlier in the year I believe that his game does fit this golf course. This is not a deep PGA Tour field so Smalley does not need to drastically turn his game around in order to finish within the Top 30 this week.

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Date
Sport
Pick
Result
Aug 05
HR
Saratoga Plays & Top Selections - Wednesday
(Analysis)
pending
Aug 02
HR
Del Mar Top Selections & Plays - Sunday
(Analysis)
Half Loss
Aug 02
HR
Saratoga Plays & Top Selections - Sunday
(Analysis)
Loss
Aug 02
GLF
Chandler Phillips Top 40 including ties (+225)
(Analysis)
Loss
Aug 02
GLF
Jacob Bridgeman Top 20 including ties (+175)
(Analysis)
Loss
Aug 02
GLF
Jackson Suber Top 20 including ties (+280)
(Analysis)
Loss
Aug 01
HR
Del Mar Top Selections & Plays - Saturday
(Analysis)
Half Loss
Aug 01
HR
Saratoga Plays & Top Selections - Saturday
(Analysis)
Loss
Jul 31
HR
Del Mar Top Selections & Plays - Friday
(Analysis)
Win
Jul 30
HR
Del Mar Top Selections & Plays - Thursday
(Analysis)
Win
Jul 26
GLF
Ben Kohles Top 20 including ties (+225)
(Analysis)
Win
Jul 26
GLF
Jake Knapp over Keith Mitchell Full Tournament Matchup (-108)
(Analysis)
Win
Jul 26
HR
Del Mar Top Selections & Plays - Sunday
(Analysis)
Push
Jul 26
HR
Saratoga Plays & Top Selections - Sunday
(Analysis)
Push
Jul 26
GLF
Mac Meissner over Jordan Smith Full Tournament Matchup (-112)
(Analysis)
Loss
Jul 25
HR
Del Mar Top Selections & Plays - Saturday
(Analysis)
Half Win
Jul 25
HR
Saratoga Plays & Top Selections - Saturday
(Analysis)
Half Win
Jul 24
HR
Saratoga Plays & Top Selections - Friday
(Analysis)
Half Loss
Jul 24
HR
Del Mar Top Selections & Plays - Friday
(Analysis)
Loss
Jul 23
HR
Del Mar Top Selections & Plays - Thursday
(Analysis)
Loss
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Consultant Bio

Working at a country club a mile east of Del Mar Racetrack, Sean was introduced to horse racing and his passion for the sport took off. The puzzle of going through past performances and replays appealed to Sean and spent his time after work listening to respected handicappers to learn as much as he could. In his first season playing the NHC Tour, he qualified for the Championship by placing 2nd in the LRF Cares contest after turning his initial $250 bankroll into $3,640.40. In this year's Xpressbet Kentucky Derby contest, Sean finished 6th by flipping the $2,000 bankroll into $15,681.85 while also taking home a 2024 Pegasus World Cup Betting Challenge entry valued at $6,000.

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