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General Category => Thoroughbred Racing => Topic started by: dougie on July 13, 2023, 01:12:49 PM
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I am very excited that Saratoga opens today. It's always tough to handicap, but you can make some decent money if you pick your spots. Last years meet, i bet 93 races and cashed on 39 of them. With my usual staring bankroll of $2500, i ended the meet with $5989. Certainly, not a millionaire, but i enjoyed the racing. While i expect the usual Pletcher/Brown trainer battle, i will not count out Linda Rice. She is "loaded for bear", and i expect her to have a big meet. Good luck to all!
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post some picks win or lose thanks
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You got it!
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I had the winner in the first. My next wager is in the 7th. $10Win/$50Place #11 (Need Some Money) Tyler Gaffalione
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Well, he did run a nice 5th, so you have that going for you.
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Yeah, i expected better. Down $37 for opening day!
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Bet two races on opening day. Hit one and missed one. Down $37 for the meet. Going to try and get the money back right off the bat betting #6 Awesome Czech (De Paz/Franco) in the first. I'll take $2 exacta keys 6/12478 and reversed. And $5WP on the #6. Total Investment $30
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Yikes! Tanked again!
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Get used to it! That is what betting on horses is all about.
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LOL! Been doing if for 50 years!
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And you expect some different results now? I have been doing it for 50 plus years myself, and finally have learned to only bet one or two races a day, and not chase my losses. The last 5 years or so I have been turning a nice profit. Too soon old, and too late smart I guess.
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I average 1-2 races a day. I've made a profit 11 of the past 15 years. And i only bet five "meets". The "Fall/Winter Meet" at Aqueduct, The "Fall and Spring" meets at Keenland, Santa Anita's Oak Tree (now called the "Autumn Meet"), and Saratoga's racing.
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I average 1-2 races a day. I've made a profit 11 of the past 15 years. And i only bet five "meets". The "Fall/Winter Meet" at Aqueduct, The "Fall and Spring" meets at Keenland, Santa Anita's Oak Tree (now called the "Autumn Meet"), and Saratoga's racing.
And I Redboard the living shit out of each motherfucking meet.
I FTFY just a little bit.
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Bets meet of the year! Better than the triple crown! tmbz1
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A pretty rough day to finish the weekend at the "Spa". With only one horse paying over $10 to win, i made one wager on todays card. In the 5th, i bet $20 WP on #5 Saqeel. He was up on the lead until he "spit the bit " to run third. Five wagers so far. One winner. Bankroll at $2375.00. Back to it on Wednesday!
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Best meet by far
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I agree! The racing is just great!
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Best meet so far, if you like a five horse field with one trainer for four of the five, and the favorite is 1/5, and gets beat by one of the other horses for the trainer. Just not my cup of tea. But, I guess that this is what it has come down to in the t-bred game.
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I'm not fond of those races either. I perfer full fields without a trainer having multiple horses in a race. I think this meet is the best in racing. They come from all over looking to get the winners share of those juicy purses. I pick my spots and watch the trainer/jockey angles.
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I'm not fond of those races either. I perfer full fields without a trainer having multiple horses in a race. I think this meet is the best in racing. They come from all over looking to get the winners share of those juicy purses. I pick my spots and watch the trainer/jockey angles.
The best? Certainly not for gambling purposes. 24% takeout for trifectas superfectas pick 3s pick 4 and carryover pick 6s is outrageously expensive to gamble there. Total rip off
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Foe me it works out pretty well. I am strictly a WP/Exacta type of guy, and i've done well at "The Spa". I've noticed some Jockey/Trainer combos that i closely follow as well as some trainer 'moves" that i hve been watching for years. I'm very patient and can go a whole card without betting a buck. The best of the best are here as well as the biggest gamblers. So i "watch and wager" when i see value.
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Chad brown
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Not a favorite of mine, my friend!
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Chad Brown, if you like odds on on the turf. Just not for me.
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Did you ever meet or see someone and just not like them? There's something about Chad Brown i just don't like. Not logical is it?
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Well, he gets the best bred horses for the best owners, so yeah, I don't care for him, but maybe just jealous. Whatever happened with the sexual assault thing last year? Did it just go away?
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That's a good question. I heard it was negotiated down to a domestic case. It was all over the papers and then is fell off the radar. I'm sure he has the best lawyers money can buy.
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My first wager of the day at Saratoga. Race 9 i'm playing #6 Little Mombo (Bauer/Geroux). This is her first time on the turf and her Sire Into Mischief is a underrated turf sire. Her sire throws 14% winner from Turf Sprints and this 5/12 furlongs should suit this fast from the gate 4 year old. The bet: Perfecta wheel up and back $28 and $5WP. Totla Investment $38. Starting bankroll of $2500 sits at $2345 (-$155) Good luck to all!
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Little Mambo flashed speed. Sat off the leader and faded in the lane. We'll get them tomorrow!
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Nice Win for MEMPHIS yesterday. still a weak horse for $850K price tag.
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I only play a few races - theres limits to my $ bankroll which i prefer to allocate to sports, big m pools and weekend mohawk plays but meet reminds me of old big m cards - best from accross country come in and if you follow other track barns can get some real great prices usually early in meet. See the rice barn is still on fire. And charlie appleby has a few grass runners coming in this weekend. For awhile seemed lije that operation was unbeatable in major grass events. Why did they cool off?
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Like you, i pick my spots. I look at trainer/jockey combos and try and avoid those races where big name trainers have multiple entries in a race. You are right about Linda Rice. I predicted before the meet started that she would be "loaded for bear" at Saratoga. She was buying/claiming horses at Kentucky tracks and building her stock up for Saratoga. I too love Charlie Appleby on the turf. So far the weather has been good there. and big prices are always dominant in the first couple of weeks. It's a great meet!
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Like you, i pick my spots. I look at trainer/jockey combos and try and avoid those races where big name trainers have multiple entries in a race. You are right about Linda Rice. I predicted before the meet started that she would be "loaded for bear" at Saratoga. She was buying/claiming horses at Kentucky tracks and building her stock up for Saratoga. I too love Charlie Appleby on the turf. So far the weather has been good there. and big prices are always dominant in the first couple of weeks. It's a great meet!
Linda Rice has the magic gas
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Linda Rice has the magic gas
Rumor has it Linda Rice had a friend of 2 in the race secretary's office of at least 1 track making her life easier to classify horses!!
Google it for yourselves----quite a few articles on this!
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A classic venue for racing but the inconsistency of the judges just makes me mad. Irad Ortiz Jr is going to kill someone one day. With all his talent he should have been disqualified multiple times in this meet. They finally DQ’d him and gave him 3 days for the upcoming week. Why they didn’t DQ him in the $500,000 Jim Dandy is beyond me. His infraction in this race was worse than the one they DQ’d him the day before. Is it because Repole is the owner and the trainer is Pletcher? I don’t know but it looks very bad to me. I will add that both Gary Stevens and Richard Migliore both thought Irad should have been DQ’d.
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It does boggle the mind how many times he can be given a hall pass.
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A classic venue for racing but the inconsistency of the judges just makes me mad. Irad Ortiz Jr is going to kill someone one day. With all his talent he should have been disqualified multiple times in this meet. They finally DQ’d him and gave him 3 days for the upcoming week. Why they didn’t DQ him in the $500,000 Jim Dandy is beyond me. His infraction in this race was worse than the one they DQ’d him the day before.
Is it because Repole is the owner and the trainer is Pletcher?
I don’t know but it looks very bad to me. I will add that both Gary Stevens and Richard Migliore both thought Irad should have been DQ’d.
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