SPA Day XXXVII, Friday, 8/29/25

[Trigger]

If the weather is accurate it has been raining at the SPA this morning, the prediction is a 1/4" inch or so.  No rain forecast for late morning on there, mid 60's to low 70's temps today, and light breeze.

I'm going to study like it's going to be Good / Fast Dirt, and Good Turf, likely with races coming off the turf other than the 2 stakes races, the 3rd and 11th, both of which I'm a sucker for as we all know.

I'm also following horse(s) at Belterra, and harness horses at The Meadows, Hoosier, The BigM and MST.  All predicted to be FAST.

Selections and wagers coming soon, Good Luck!   

[Calhoun]

I'll hide here

Saint Malo

Race 3

#3 win
#4 win

[JT]

I don't blame ya Calhoun.. to many trolls on the harness side. This side is where to be when talking about betting...
Two bets to start a TGIF and a 3 day weekend.

SPA early Pick 5
2/1,2,4,5,7/2,4,5/3,4,5,7/2,5,9,11,12
$150 chips.. got wrecked there yesterday. Hopefully turn it around today.

Gulfstream Park early Pick 5
1,3,4,5,6,7/5/ALL/3/1,2,3,5,6,7,9
$147 clams.. I hit the mandatory pick 6 there last Sunday..I think it paid between $200 and $300. We are way overdue for a tasty hit there.. today could be the day
Good Luck to everyone!!!

[bello]

Spa card iis so tough I went and picked up a Timonium card. Despite then taking me down with a phantom dq last week.

Spa p5  race 1  2/1247/23/57/381112

Good luck all

[JT]

Spa card iis so tough I went and picked up a Timonium card. Despite then taking me down with a phantom dq last week.

Spa p5  race 1  2/1247/23/57/381112

Good luck all

Let's both hit this mellow bello.. leg 1 check .. rooting for 1 or 7 in leg 2

[bello]

Timonium race 2

There is a horrible favorite in #6. Just like bad favorite in race 1

Tim race 2

4 win  exx box 34  dd  34/346  p3 34/346/15   p4  34/346/15/124

[JT]

Timonium race 2

There is a horrible favorite in #6. Just like bad favorite in race 1

Tim race 2

4 win  exx box 34  dd  34/346  p3 34/346/15   p4  34/346/15/124

Got the exacta, horizontals all alive

[bello]

Got the exacta, horizontals all alive

Yeah...Arnaldo B rides the perfect race as usual. #4 did the dirty work but had no choice.. Christian Hiraldo is not very good.

[Trigger]

Bello's catching fire, JT and Bello alive on all, Calhoun is at least in the right zip code with his pics, two 15-1 ml in a twelve horse field finishing 2nd and 3rd, that's good work.

Then there's me 

My NA handicapping results is in another galaxy!   

Start the day with the SPA 3rd and 11th, Belterra my horse scratched and field down to 3, so no.  Here's my C note for the two SPA races:

Saratoga                100.00
   Race 3    4.00    EX    2 / 3    NaN.00
   Race 3    2.00    EX    BX+2+3    4.00
   Race 3    2.00    TRI    2 / 3 / 2+3+4+5+6    6.00
   Race 3    1.00    TRI    2+3 / 2+3 / 2+3+4+5+6    6.00
   Race 3    0.50    SPR    2+3 / 2+3 / 2+3+4+5+6 / 2+3+4+5+6    6.00
   Race 3    1.00    SPR    2 / 3 / 2+3+4+5+6 / 2+3+4+5+6    6.00
   Race 3    20.00    WIN    2    20.00
   Race 11    10.00    WIN    2    10.00
   Race 11    2.00    EX    BX+1+2+5    12.00
   Race 11    2.00    EX    2 / 1+5    4.00
   Race 11    1.00    TRI    BX+1+2+5    6.00
   Race 11    1.00    TRI    2 / 1+5 / 1+5    2.00
   Race 11    0.10    SPR    1+2+5 / 1+2+5 / 1+2+5 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8    3.00
   Race 11    0.20    SPR    2 / 1+5 / 1+5 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8    2.00
   Race 11    0.10    SPR    2 / 1+5 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 / 1+5    1.00
   Race 11    0.10    SPR    2 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 / 1+5 / 1+5    1.00
   Race 11    0.10    SPR    1+2+5 / 1+2+5 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 / 1+2+5    3.00
   Race 11    0.10    SPR    1+2+5 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 / 1+2+5 / 1+2+5    3.00
   Race 11    0.10    SPR    1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 / 2 / 1+5 / 1+5    1.00

[Trigger]

One idiot posted idiocy and deleted, missed my opportunity here, got closed out before my intended thrashing of them!  Was cuntface Lockedin with pace alleged wife of the real one (Locked in).

The BOYS are alive!   

I have a pulse. .. ... .. .

[Papillon]

Spa card iis so tough I went and picked up a Timonium card. Despite then taking me down with a phantom dq last week.

Spa p5  race 1  2/1247/23/57/381112

Good luck all

that place is screwed up

I have watched a handful of races there--reading the pps means very little

your DQ was horrible last week

usually I find one or two win bets there over the holiday weekend....but I think I will stop looking and stay away

good luck to everyone today

Yeah...Arnaldo B rides the perfect race as usual. #4 did the dirty work but had no choice.. Christian Hiraldo is not very good.

gotta love that rider

[bello]

The thing about Timonium I am noticing. The bettors may be the worst in the country. Shippers from CT DEL and LRL and there is a big difference in class at different tracks, even if the class itself is similar ( if that makes sense).

[Papillon]

The thing about Timonium I am noticing. The bettors may be the worst in the country. Shippers from CT DEL and LRL and there is a big difference in class at different tracks, even if the class itself is similar ( if that makes sense).

agree--they are all coming from different directions so speed figures do not mean as much--as you say you need to closely analyze the conditions of the races they have come out of--and still it is difficult

you could blindly anything Bocachica rides and anything trained by Ness

otherwise it is brutal

[bello]

Timonium race 4  p4  15/124/13/89

[Trigger]

Bello is tearing the asshole out of Timonium. 

Here we go with SPA race 3....papa needs a pair of new shoes...yaaah!