Chemistry

Bigger purses and Lower handles

 

  What’s the difference between
Harness racing in the 80s and now?

Won the OSS Super Final last night (like he was supposed to) in a complete monsoon. It looked like everyone has having trouble getting a hold of the track. Anyway, 10 for 10, and the original plan was to go to the BC. Ian Moore is an excellent trainer. A real horseman. While each horse is different, once a 2yo hits 10 starts, stakes, open company, a few big miles, etc., I always start to think when/if a 2yo just might be getting a bit tired. Sometimes they don't show it over the last few races and they just show it in one race. This colt hasn't shown it, and he looks like he has great potential. I wonder if Moore is going to still go the the BC.

BTW, last I heard from the farm, his dam is back in foal to Cattlewash. I don't think she has a yearling this year, but she has a Bettors Delight foal (colt) this year.

He looked sensational winning (as you said, in a monsoon!).  The horse also looks beautiful and is simply rigged and exceptionally calm and well-behaved after the race (not the signs of a horse that has been fueled up!).  I think he will go to the BC and face the Burke Brigade.  From two to three is an enormous opportunity for horses to change (physically and also in how they behave); if Beau Jangles keeps up with his peers in physical growth/development I think he can become an "inner circle" top pacer.

Chantilly, tonight, won, but did not look all that great racing.  It is clear that she has "on and off" weeks.  I hope she brings her "A" game to the BC, as I think when she is right, she is at the top of her class.  Might have a very powerful group of 4yo and up pacing mares next year.

I'm going to add to my betting strategy repertoire multi-leg wagers for both harness and t-breds.  This is where the money is at some point, drawback you can't handpick your races but you can wager around typically a race or more that I do engage, msw, stakes, decent caliber...I try to avoid claiming, now unavoidable, but alls while expensive solve that.  A bonus is, one ADW is giving $5-10k split on winning p5 tickets at there chosen track(s). 

Very long week with up and down swings, lately down turning however I've been risking less trying to figure it all out and resting way more.

Today only two races for me, one is Keeneland 7th at 4:12 pm, a GII Turf sprint called the Franklin Stakes.  It's been a GOOD turf there like every day for a while despite some days no precipitation so I'll just wait for the track condition and changes before studying it. 

Here is Sha Tin 10th going off at 5:45 am today...


Grand Total4 Tickets$20.40
Sha Tin AWE4 Tickets$20.40

    Race 10 05:45 AM4 Tickets$20.40
        R
        $3 WIN 1,2,7 $9.00 Cancel
        R
        $0.40 TRI BX 1,2,7 $2.40 Cancel
        R
        $1 QU 1,2,7/1,2,7 $3.00 Cancel
        R
        $1 EX BX 1,2,7 $6.00 Cancel

Disappointed there is no major track racing Monday despite the federal holiday - Columbus / Indigenous People's Day.  Not very though lol, need a breather.

Good Luck!