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Title: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 01, 2025, 09:52:35 AM
The final day SPA is here!  We're moving on, but this first.  Glad the Horseplop people who went reported a nice time.  Racing weather was pretty nice this meet, some great match-ups and surprises at times, and recent racing home to Sovereignty the absolute star of this meet.  Great to hear not a whole bunch of horses breaking down i.e. tremendous number of vet scratches.  They were not playing games!

The SPA weather should be FAST and FIRM today, with a mild, overcast forecast and temp in the mid 70's.  I'll hit the 2 stakes races later in that SPA card.  A stakes at Finger Lakes, Monmouth and two at Del Mar. In Harness...checkin g out the small fields at MST too.

All tracks mentioned herein should be FAST & FIRM too.

I'm following nothing, committed to nothing, a fresh start.  tmbz1

Spent an hour or so last night looking at Finger Lakes race 8 at 423pm the Artic Queen.  The #2 is an absolute beast, unfortunately no lasix.  Going with the Cox horse, so 6 / 2 3 4 5 10 / ALL.  More to report soon!

Good Luck Everyone and Have a Chilled and Successful Labor Day, You Deserve It!   ;D
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: JT on September 01, 2025, 11:36:02 AM
I am glad the SPA meet is ending. I've burned alot of $ there especially the last 2 weeks. All these maiden races are a killer.
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Calhoun on September 01, 2025, 11:37:48 AM
 Calhoun Touts in this space recent are 1 for 8 (or 9) but the winner paying $19.40 puts me about even.

I'm at Chantilly today, my favorite track in the world, an hour north of Paris.  Ancient chateaus and ruins in view from the grandstand

Keeneland and Goodwood are just as nice but Waay more crowded.

My GET Filthy Rich Play today is Otto Magic in race 1 at Del Mar.
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: JT on September 01, 2025, 11:40:15 AM
Calhoun Touts in this space recent are 1 for 8 (or 9) but the winner paying $19.40 puts me about even.

I'm at Chantilly today, my favorite track in the world, an hour north of Paris.  Ancient chateaus and ruins in view from the grandstand

Keeneland and Goodwood are just as nice but Waay more crowded.

My GET Filthy Rich Play today is Otto Magic in race 1 at Del Mar.
Good luck and thanks for the tip!!
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Calhoun on September 01, 2025, 11:56:54 AM
Thanks and good luck to all today.

Someone at PAce Adv posted several photos of the track and town.  It's worth a couple minutes. 

http://www.paceadvantage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=190395
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 01, 2025, 12:02:48 PM
Good luck and thanks for the tip!!
Calhoun Touts in this space recent are 1 for 8 (or 9) but the winner paying $19.40 puts me about even.

I'm at Chantilly today, my favorite track in the world, an hour north of Paris.  Ancient chateaus and ruins in view from the grandstand

Keeneland and Goodwood are just as nice but Waay more crowded.

My GET Filthy Rich Play today is Otto Magic in race 1 at Del Mar.

They threw this horse #6 in 5f workouts pretty quick, then dropped him back to 4f and developed the gelding's speed.  Not a pedigree to write home about, hopefully get a better price.  Looks like the trainer's jockey's of choice went to the 1, and 8.

1 colt in the race, and 8 geldings, says a lot for a Maiden Special Weight!   

I'll 2wp and 1 ky box ex with all, tri and sup him with the 1 & 8...$26.60, come home soon!   ngc3

We better get 10-1 odds  ngc3  Thanks Calhoun!   ;D
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: JT on September 01, 2025, 12:10:31 PM
Trying the pick5 at the SPA with a little more of a streamlined ticket. These $200++ tickets killed me the last few days, so changing the strategy

1,4,5/2,3,5/11/3,4,5,7,10,11/2,5,6,8
$108 bucks
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 01, 2025, 12:48:07 PM
Trying the pick5 at the SPA with a little more of a streamlined ticket. These $200++ tickets killed me the last few days, so changing the strategy

1,4,5/2,3,5/11/3,4,5,7,10,11/2,5,6,8
$108 bucks

These maiden races are becoming a problem.  Sorry JT

6 out of the 11 today are maiden, but at least we isolated something to confront.

I actually played the Del Mar 1st double, that ADW is just too hard to copy and paste her tics, but here is one and the Finger Lakes Stakes:

Del Mar                26.60
   Race 1    2.00    WP    6    NaN.00
   Race 1    1.00    EX    BX+6 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9    16.00
   Race 1    0.50    TRI    BX+1+6+8    3.00
   Race 1    0.10    SPR    1+6+8 / 1+6+8 / 1+6+8 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9    3.60
  Finger Lakes                136.40
   Race 8    20.00    WP    6    NaN.00
   Race 8    1.00    EX    BX+6 / 1+2+4+5+6+10    10.00
   Race 8    2.00    EX    BX+6 / 2+4+5+10    16.00
   Race 8    2.00    EX    6 / 2+4+5+10    8.00
   Race 8    0.50    TRI    6 / 2+4+5+10 / 2+4+5+10    6.00
   Race 8    0.50    TRI    2+4+5+10 / 6 / 2+4+5+10    6.00
   Race 8    0.20    SPR    6 / 2+4+5+10 / 2+4+5+10 / 2+4+5+10    4.80
   Race 8    0.20    SPR    2+4+5+10 / 6 / 2+4+5+10 / 2+4+5+10    4.80
   Race 8    0.10    SPR    6 / 2+4+5+10 / 2+4+5+10 / 1+2+4+5+6+10    3.60
   Race 8    0.10    SPR    2+4+5+10 / 6 / 2+4+5+10 / 2+4+5+10    2.40
   Race 8    0.50    SPR    BX+4+5+6+10    12.00
   Race 8    0.50    TRI    BX+4+5+6+10    12.00
   Race 8    1.00    EX    BX+4+5+10    6.00
   Race 8    0.50    TRI    BX+4+5+10    3.00
   Race 8    0.10    SPR    4+5+10 / 4+5+10 / 4+5+10 / 1+2+4+5+6+10    1.80
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: JT on September 01, 2025, 12:48:56 PM
Trying the pick5 at the SPA with a little more of a streamlined ticket. These $200++ tickets killed me the last few days, so changing the strategy

1,4,5/2,3,5/11/3,4,5,7,10,11/2,5,6,8
$108 bucks
Well that didn't work either.. of course the horse that had to be hauled away in the equine ambulance his last start wins race 2.
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 01, 2025, 01:00:45 PM
Well that didn't work either.. of course the horse that had to be hauled away in the equine ambulance his last start wins race 2.

We'll have to remember that.

As sinister as it sounds I've also seen all kind of games and playbooks thrown at this meet to get prices upon horses, so I wouldn't throw it past them, to plan and execute a fake ambulance facade.  Horse was 2nd and 3rd prior.  Horse stumbled out of the gate went head forward and tossed jock, ran around looking ok.

Carmouche and Pletcher are like 100% or close to it at this meet.
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Papillon on September 01, 2025, 01:01:17 PM
I cannot wait for Aqueduct to open on 11Sep

all of these large competitive fields on the turf, with 3 Chads and 3 Clements in each race are horrible for me

how am I supposed to figure out a winner when Chad and Miguel dont even know which one of their own will be good?

Aqueduct closes forever early in July 2026 and with Belmont installing a synthetic surface,..with NO dirt racing from Dec-March,  rendering dirt races at NYRA basically obsolete , I must find a new circuit to follow --and for sure as hell wont be Santa Anita
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: bello on September 01, 2025, 01:03:25 PM
Hey Boys...Timonium pocono and finger lakes for me today

FL p5  4/1/46/12/5

pcd  p4  17/46/2/56
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: JT on September 01, 2025, 01:03:38 PM
Im gonna try the Finger.. I think the 1 is a vulnerable favorite in race 1 moving to a route... But the way I'm running now the 1 will win like Secretariat at the Belmont  ngc3
 

ALL/ALL/6/5/ALL
$126 lady fingers
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: JT on September 01, 2025, 01:05:23 PM
I cannot wait for Aqueduct to open on 11Sep

all of these large competitive fields on the turf, with 3 Chads and 3 Clements in each race are horrible for me

how am I supposed to figure out a winner when Chad and Miguel dont even know which one of their own will be good?

Aqueduct closes forever early in July 2026 and with Belmont installing a synthetic surface,..with NO dirt racing from Dec-March,  rendering dirt races at NYRA basically obsolete , I must find a new circuit to follow --and for sure as hell wont be Santa Anita
Santa Anita is a no bueno for me as well. Its so enticing because of the large pools... but I just cannot crack the code at the Cali tracks
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 01, 2025, 01:15:39 PM
I cannot wait for Aqueduct to open on 11Sep

all of these large competitive fields on the turf, with 3 Chads and 3 Clements in each race are horrible for me

how am I supposed to figure out a winner when Chad and Miguel dont even know which one of their own will be good?

Aqueduct closes forever early in July 2026 and with Belmont installing a synthetic surface,..with NO dirt racing from Dec-March,  rendering dirt races at NYRA basically obsolete , I must find a new circuit to follow --and for sure as hell wont be Santa Anita

Papi, it's depressing but it can't hurt and watch and try to figure it out, but sure a big obstacle mental and otherwise, like dropping the Belmont Stakes down from 1 1/2 mile.  Racing is losing its sense of history.

Presque De Isles and Turfway, GP, and Woodbine will be shipping tons more there now with smiles on their faces.

Looking at my one year ROI here's I'd be willing to substitute if they're ever running simultaneously:

Charles Town
Churchill
Colonial
Fair Grounds
Del Mar
Monmouth
Tampa Bay
Thistledowns
Woodbine




Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 01, 2025, 01:26:51 PM
Hey Boys...Timonium pocono and finger lakes for me today

FL p5  4/1/46/12/5

pcd  p4  17/46/2/56

Good lucky buddy!  tmbz1
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: bello on September 01, 2025, 01:33:09 PM
Good lucky buddy!  tmbz1

Got the dd  $117
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 01, 2025, 01:33:18 PM
Bello, tell us you had the Pinocchio dd!
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 01, 2025, 01:33:56 PM
Bello, tell us you had the Pinocchio dd!

 tmbz1
Got the dd  $117

 tmbz1
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 01, 2025, 01:38:54 PM
Bello starts his FL p5 with a 12-1 cold, JT goes all, 1/5 wins, damn boys he must of looked really beatable on paper.  ngc3

Nice with the $20 horse JT!   ;D
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: bello on September 01, 2025, 01:42:55 PM
timonium p5  25/6/210/2/2  race 4
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: JT on September 01, 2025, 01:45:02 PM
Bello starts his FL p5 with a 12-1 cold, JT goes all, 1/5 wins, damn boys he must of looked really beatable on paper.  ngc3

Nice with the $20 horse JT!   ;D
I just didn't trust the 1 to go from 6f to 8.3f with that short of a price. All the others had gone the longer distance. I was wrong ngc3
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: bello on September 01, 2025, 01:48:02 PM
Brandon Fucking Givens should go to jail for that ride in race 3 ay Pocono
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 01, 2025, 01:48:32 PM
I just didn't trust the 1 to go from 6f to 8.3f with that short of a price. All the others had gone the longer distance. I was wrong ngc3

Schadel that asshole, and Given's should of 3 wided the 2 on the backstretch that fool, 41-1 leading the way what an opportunity to blind switch them all! 
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 01, 2025, 02:39:37 PM
I keep passing out, took  2 hours to get through this race:

Saratoga                122.10
   Race 9    20.00    WP    4    NaN.00
   Race 9    1.00    EX    BX+4 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+8    12.00
   Race 9    2.00    EX    4 / 1+2+3+4+5    8.00
   Race 9    0.50    TRI    4 / 1+2+3+4+5 / 1+2+3+4+5    6.00
   Race 9    0.50    TRI    1+2+3+4+5 / 4 / 1+2+3+4+5    6.00
   Race 9    0.30    SPR    4 / 1+2+3+4+5 / 1+2+3+4+5 / 1+2+3+4+5    7.20
   Race 9    0.30    SPR    1+2+3+4+5 / 4 / 1+2+3+4+5 / 1+2+3+4+5    7.20
   Race 9    0.10    SPR    4 / 1+2+3+4+5 / 1+2+3+4+5 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+8    4.80
   Race 9    0.10    SPR    1+2+3+4+5 / 4 / 1+2+3+4+5 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+8    4.80
   Race 9    1.00    EX    BX+2+3+4    6.00
   Race 9    0.50    TRI    BX+2+3+4    3.00
   Race 9    0.40    SPR    2+3+4 / 2+3+4 / 2+3+4 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+8    9.60
   Race 9    0.50    SPR    3 / 4 / 2 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+8    2.00
   Race 9    1.00    TRI    3 / 4 / 2    1.00
   Race 9    0.50    TRI    3 / 4 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+8    2.50
   Race 9    2.00    EX    3 / 4    2.00
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 01, 2025, 03:05:23 PM
He's all the SPA wagers consolidated in one place.  Go out with a bang or whimper!   ;D

 Saratoga                301.10
   Race 8    1.00    PK3    1+2+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12 / 4 / 5    NaN.00
   Race 8    0.50    PK4    1+2+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12 / 4 / 5 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12    66.00
   Race 8    1.00    DBL    1+2+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12 / 4    11.00
   Race 9    20.00    WP    4    40.00
   Race 9    1.00    EX    BX+4 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+8    12.00
   Race 9    2.00    EX    4 / 1+2+3+4+5    8.00
   Race 9    0.50    TRI    4 / 1+2+3+4+5 / 1+2+3+4+5    6.00
   Race 9    0.50    TRI    1+2+3+4+5 / 4 / 1+2+3+4+5    6.00
   Race 9    0.30    SPR    4 / 1+2+3+4+5 / 1+2+3+4+5 / 1+2+3+4+5    7.20
   Race 9    0.30    SPR    1+2+3+4+5 / 4 / 1+2+3+4+5 / 1+2+3+4+5    7.20
   Race 9    0.10    SPR    4 / 1+2+3+4+5 / 1+2+3+4+5 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+8    4.80
   Race 9    0.10    SPR    1+2+3+4+5 / 4 / 1+2+3+4+5 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+8    4.80
   Race 9    1.00    EX    BX+2+3+4    6.00
   Race 9    0.50    TRI    BX+2+3+4    3.00
   Race 9    0.40    SPR    2+3+4 / 2+3+4 / 2+3+4 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+8    9.60
   Race 9    0.50    SPR    3 / 4 / 2 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+8    2.00
   Race 9    1.00    TRI    3 / 4 / 2    1.00
   Race 9    0.50    TRI    3 / 4 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+8    2.50
   Race 9    2.00    EX    3 / 4    2.00
   Race 9    1.00    DBL    1+2+3+4+5+6+8 / 5    7.00
   Race 9    2.00    DBL    4 / 5    2.00
   Race 9    1.00    DBL    2+3 / 5    2.00
   Race 9    1.00    PK3    4 / 5 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12    12.00
   Race 9    1.00    DBL    4 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+10    8.00
   Race 10    1.00    DBL    5 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12    12.00
   Race 10    1.00    EX    BX+5 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+10    14.00
   Race 10    2.00    EX    5 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+10    14.00
   Race 10    10.00    WP    5    20.00
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 01, 2025, 04:41:57 PM
Calhoun's touted horse, Otto's Magic race very nice.

Well behaved horse, when the 3 and 4 acted up, he was very calm.  In the gate and out all business.

I think the 1 had a slight edge, the jockey was off him for several minutes while they scratched the 3.

Too bad the 8 didn't show  up! 

Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 01, 2025, 10:42:37 PM
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Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: dabucs99 on September 02, 2025, 06:08:17 PM
Irad going to kick Carmouche ass so he doesn't play bumper cars no more. like paco lopez did Hell have a talk with Pletcher not to use him anymore? or the brother's wont.

 Saratoga isn't the same any more with all this fox tv we never had a tv everywhere it's not the same. the Nostalgia   is gone. 

       this sara elbadwi is horrible never got her teeth fixed. She doesn't know what Shes saying I have to MUTE.  It's about all these millionaires not about everyday people. not about leaving their millions to the next generation when they pass away.   
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Papillon on September 02, 2025, 07:16:02 PM
Irad going to kick Carmouche ass so he doesn't play bumper cars no more. like paco lopez did Hell have a talk with Pletcher not to use him anymore? or the brother's wont.

 Saratoga isn't the same any more with all this fox tv we never had a tv everywhere it's not the same. the Nostalgia   is gone. 

       this sara elbadwi is horrible never got her teeth fixed. She doesn't know what Shes saying I have to MUTE.  It's about all these millionaires not about everyday people. not about leaving their millions to the next generation when they pass away.

irad and Kendrick are friends and colleagues-nobody is kicking anyone's ass

I like the fox coverage, the extra cameras are only good

Sara Elbadwi is very good, stop staring at her teeth and ink and listen to what she says-she is on Talking Horses with Serling on saturdays

get over yourself
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: JT on September 02, 2025, 08:30:54 PM
irad and Kendrick are friends and colleagues-nobody is kicking anyone's ass

I like the fox coverage, the extra cameras are only good

Sara Elbadwi is very good, stop staring at her teeth and ink and listen to what she says-she is on Talking Horses with Serling on saturdays

get over yourself
I like her as well. She doesn't just pick chalk. She knows her shit.
Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 02, 2025, 09:01:45 PM
I'm not concerned about winners, I'm on a streak, I don't want to fuck it up  ngc3

No wagering today, wow, it's like so peaceful.

She does sound horse intellectual, and I think she has a very interesting look.

The roundest head I've ever seen, I'm fascinated by this 30 yo wonder.

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Title: Re: SPA Labor Day XXXX, Monday, 9/1/25 Finale
Post by: Trigger on September 02, 2025, 09:12:38 PM
It's this shit that makes her whole generation a fucking drag.  Who I am, and the whole identity thing; be happy that you're here because a half Egyptian gay female usually have some problems back in their home country. 

I lived with, I worked with, I partnered in business with, friends with, socialized with, fooled around with - bi and lesbian women born in the 70's and 80's and even early 90's, and even they can't stand this identity gender it's all about me bullshit.

You had me, and now you lost me, just give me the winners and why, thanks!

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