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AJ- I have no strong opinion, but having just looked at the race, this is a great opportunity to use your post, to discuss sheet theory, particularly with respect to developing 3 year olds- basically teenagers and trigger a discussion from the board.. I rarely bet the " fastest" horse. Rather, I try to look at patterns to see which horse will likely run a new top- sometimes a new top is
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Has paid out $1mm on Hillary 2 weeks before election- I read it first on a poll I follow- princeton Election Consortium- and confirmed it on their website. Be great if they paid out horse racing bets at 1/16 the pole!
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forgive the typos- eloping was developing and mice was mile😁
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Sekrah is to given high marks and his comment should lead to a board discussion about to to handicap good eloping 3 year olds.I preface my comments with the fact that I had not a nickel on the winner yesterday and - of course, in hindsight, strongly believe I missed a real opportunity. I start out with two premises. One, 3 year old are essentially teenagers growing into themselves. Second, foot s
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We are in the heart of the Saratoga meet and the mood on this Board is sour. Time for a little intervention. First, to Jerry and Heather K- gambling, other than for those with a serious problem, is a passionate and emotional pursuit. For most on this Board it combines ego, intellect and most importantly, a form of keeping score. This is a humbling game. If most of the posters on the Board are hon
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TP- I take no position on your view of Castellano (other than Frank D is absolutely correct about Javier)but I am curious as to the criticism of his ride on Flintshire. Many jockeys would have panicked when trapped on rail and either forced a move too early or been trapped on rail-Castellano obviously knew at every step he would win and had the best horse. He waited, circled four wide and cruised
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Frank- Mr. Softee? Really? My treat! Looking forward.
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46 years of litigating and common sense- does it make any sense to you that over many racing jurisdictions, each with more than super trainer, some disgruntled employee, fired vet, or someone would not have come forward? Not once? Makes no sense to me. In terms of being "sure" I obviously have no proof that would stand up in a court of law-- unless you consider horse after horse being
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I preface my reply to the posts by Miff and SC by stating I believe drug use is rampant in the sport.I have no idea whether Brown uses or the effects that drug use has on turf races, particularly distance races. What I cannot figure out is why so few-restively speaking- have been caught. Using Chad Brown as an example, he has a large stable.He has several assistant trainers, many hot walkers, exe
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TP- I am a NY litigator. but am familiar with the tort of false light which the Kenticky courts, based on some quick research, more or less fold in to the tort of invasion of privacy. Under Ky. law the false light claim would- like libel or slander- require reckless disregard or gross negligence to support such a claim. In addition, it strikes me that as a public figure who had no trouble being o
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Since Borell is most likely to be considered a public figure, even if the allegations are false, she would be required to demonstrate Malice for a libel claim. That is a difficult and costly exercise- unless Matressman was calling in a favor and asked someone to make this stuff up. Not likely. The Kentucky lawsuit between McIngvale and Borellhas remained too quiet for too long. There was a flurry
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and Tony Calo has been relegated to Finger Lakes- he was the voice- a good one- of Northern California for years.
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went to Churchill downs sie for explanation of rules re scratch in second leg- haven got a clue as to what they are talking about.
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NBC SPORTS has the Friday races starting at noon and Saturday from either noon or 12:30 until they switch to NBC
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Happy Anniversary to us both- Desert Vixen,Braulio Baeza and Tommy Root at my first Alabama- in the slop after a thunderstorm. It takes a special, read sick, kind of mind to remember that. And guys wore seersucker in the box seats. Looking forward.Good luck to all this weekend- a bragging rights weekend.
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I am curious as to the lack of discussion regarding Sudden Breaking News.He showed slow but steady development as a 2 year old and returned in his 3 year old debut with a substantial new top (3). He backed up only slightly off that big top (4 1/4)with a troubled trip. He then had a very wide trip in the Ark Derby,finished fast and Jerry give him a 1 1/4. If he pairs up or moves forward even incre
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to Strikes point , if Maria was compensated as a trainer, i.e,
a commission of 10% as is typical in the industry, in connection with the horses previous wins, MacIngvale and Wohlers have a seriously uphill fight. Of course, the reverse is true- was she compensated differently than trainers are typically compensated previous to the breeders Cup. In addition, if Borel was not really the trainer,
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In today's NY Times Joe Drape wrote an article about AP. In it he gave us the following;
"Horses are beautiful animals. The humans around them mostly are, but in thoroughbred racing particularly,the miscreants who drug them, mistreat them and trade them like commodities degrade the sport and create distrust."
When I first read this I was angry-this the of vague attack has bec
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The Royals are good but I believe the Mets have over scouted. A vast majority of the Royals hits - in The clutch- have come from balls left over the plate and resulted in hits up the middle or to opposite field. If I am Syndergard I use the fastball to set up the off speed stuff and not the other way around. With two strikes you have to pound the inside and plant some doubt in KC hitters. Harv
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THE Third Circuit Court of Appeals has just agreed to hear re-argument, en banc, (meaning by the entire panel of more than 20 Appeals Judges) of New Jersey's attempt to legalize sports betting.As the NY Times on -line article stated, this is like winning the lottery. It is rare for the entire panel to agree to review the holding of a three judge panel. Stay tuned.
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In my opinion the far bigger long term threat to horse racing is the inevitable legalization of sports betting, which in my opinion will occur as soon the hypocritical professional leagues and NCAA figure out how to get their share of the handle such legalization would generate.The numbers sports betting generates in Las Vegas vs. betting on horse racing is huge. Putting draft kings and related
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I have read many posts on this Board regarding the "new improved" NYRA and its alleged efforts to enhance the customer experience. Lest thei
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I believe " upset" was first used in connection some Canadian Tennis match in the 1920's. Because of the horse of the same name its origin is often mistaken-- see Oxford Dictionary which has used it as a noun and verb.
Regarding all the discussion of pick 3s and pick 4s if AP is the lock some believe and with apologies to Steve Christ, doesn't that provide an opportunity to i
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Since the people on this Board are both horse racing fans and, likely sports fans generally, the roar-the only word to describe it-as AP came down the stretch was something I have never experienced in 69 years. I have been fortunate enough to be at games 5 and 7 of the Knicks 1970 championship, the Rangers Stanley cup etc etc and it isn't even close. This was something to witness and hear an
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I have truly enjoyed- and learned from the many posts on this Board regarding next week' s derby.Like many of you I fight- usually unsuccessfully- the urge not to over bet . Like others friends who have no interest in horse racing throw money at me to " make my best best" for them. ( Trial work is easy compared to that type of responsibility. I acknowledge to having a bias when I a
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I find this string intriguing because Tavasco's post was the only one that discussed the pure joy of handicapping and the socialization involved. I have loved hndicapping since the week before my 19th birthday and did not know the horses had to around the Yonkers Raceway oval twice. This will be my 43 rd straight year visiting Saratoga. If everyone on this Board was asked the following quest
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Handicapping is a lifetime learning experience if approached with an objectivity and the purpose of red boarding yesterdays Travers is a perfect example. I have aways believed that the best way to make money on betting developing 3 year olds is to not be afraid to bet horses who are slower going in but have patterns suggesting they will move forward. Recognizing that moving forward does not neces
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thanks Beau--both DRF and equibase had the same typo!
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