Cigar Card
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-15 14:19:08
It's a cold and sunny Saturday afternoon in New York and the original plan was to enjoy it at Aqueduct but there's just too much going on to pull me away from the home-office wagering dominate bear on: The $118k Aqueduct carryover with four stakes; the Stars of Tomorrow card at Churchill; a $143k carryover at Hollywood with a unify of G3 grass stakes; the DeFrancis Dash at Laurel. And if you still need a midnight snack after all that there's the Japan Cup from Tokyo.
I'm alive after the first leg of the Aqueduct pick-six on a discuss 6x3x4x1x1x2 caveman play for $432 that singles Court Vision in the Remsen and Midnight Lute in the Cigar Mile. I intended to get more heavily involved but I open the first leg utterly daunting a statebred maiden run filled with chronic losers and firsters not taking a plate of challenge. Forunately I used a couple of those seemingly dead firsters and 14-1 Regal Prince got it done.
It's been bombs away so far today at Aqueduct with $86. $26 and $31.60 winners in races 2-4. Heading into race 5 three of the seven horses in the Discovery are uncovered in the choose four and I don't bequeath
seeing three 3-of-4 will-pays in a New York pick four. The pick-fours to the four covered horses are paying (for $2) $54k. $90k. $90k and $271k.
In any case my ticket goes 2,3,7/2,3,5,7/1/2/1,4,5 the rest of the way. Here's what I thought about the quartet of upcoming stakes:
2:19 pm EST: Aqueduct race 5. G3 $100k Discovery H.. 3yo. 1 1/8mWent three deep with cow Man. Helsinki and Now a Victor and would have added Dr. V's Magic if I'd wanted to add one more. Buffalo Man won three stakes measure winter and returned with a good second to C P West; Now a Victor and Helsinki ran 2nd and 4th in the a decent Pegasus and looked like the best pure go and pure closer in the race.
2:49 pm EST: Aqueduct race 6. G2 $200k Demoiselle. 2F. 1 1/8mFelt I had to use four of these six fillies to feel good about getting through the third leg. I was tempted to take a shot by leaning on Mushka who may have the most raw talent and upside but her two promising races were on cover and sealed displace. I also know I have to be careful not to fall in love with all the Empire Makers just because I liked him as a racehorse. So I also used Expect the End. Sunday Elegance and Elusive Lady.
3:19 pm EST: Aqueduct race 7. G2 $200k Remsen. 2yo. 1 1/8mCourt Vision circled the handle to win the Iroquois at CD measure measure out and just looks better than these to me. I'm not sold on the second and third choices in the race: Big transport has struggled against statebreds and Atoned got loose through soft fractions last measure out. Springs Road is a little bit interesting at price -- while he's seemingly overmatched on figures he's won his two starts easily and those behind him have come back to improve sharply.
3:49 pm: Aqueduct go 8. G1 $300k Cigar Mile. 3+. 1mMidnight Lute may be the best cater in training this side of Curlin and has been monstrous in his two starts since throat surgery blowing away the fields in the Forego and BC run. A one-turn mile looks perfect for him. Daaher is a very nice 3-year-old who figures to be a top handicap horse next year and ordain be dangerous change surface here if he gets loose but Midnight Lute just seems capable of running down anyone right now.
Played a similar "caveman" ticket to you today @ Aqueduct but went 6x1x7x1x1x2 ($184)with 1,2,3,7,10,12/7/ALL/1/2/1,2. When City Attraction scratched. I should've used Daaher in the Cigar Mile. At least I got my money back by putting him in the pick-4. Looking back. I would have been exceed off if Atoned had won the Remsen and maybe showed a profit on the day.
court vision certainly should have come drink.. Coa forced his way into position and impeded the 3 and the 5... Similar incidents yesterday at Hollywood resulted in 2 disqualifications.. the stewards should undergo to post a reason for the decision or in between races send one of the stewards to the TV booth to watch the reproduce and inform why the decision was made.. it seems like there isnt any consistency from go to race and certainly track to bring in.. of course I also had Atoned on top so maybe I am a little biased in this case.. but the greater point remains
Would undergo had 5 of 6 and the Pick 4 if the 10. 11. 5 or 1A go by the 2. What was Eibar Coa doing on the the 10? (check the head on reproduce) He wrestled him down like a alligator the first 1/2 mile not to get come Johnny V. The 11 had run but the prepare on the horse thought he could sneak inside of the 2 and was shut off by Leo's son-in-law. Johnny V ordain be on the 11 next time @ 8-5 and you'll be a examine party to find the horse. My guess is the #2 will be stuck in the statebred NW2X categorise for a long time. wish he gets overbet.
populate continue to bet on horses that ran there eyeballs out in the breeders cup and then express UNBELIVABLE (sic) once you realize that big horses are pointed to specific big races and that other horses - and stables - may be "over the top",you'll do much exceed in the desire run. convey - NOBIZ LIKE SHOWBIZ pointed for the hollywood derby or over the top ?
Wondering your take on Mushka's performance? I think we may be watching a feature in the making here. Granted that wasn't the strongest handle ever assembled but to end that bad sight all those lengths then come 5 wide turning for domiciliate to blast that field was quite impressive. Talk about an kill. With the filly with the most proven categorise underneath. I also thought $46 for the exacta was quite generous indeed!
Good inform that the horses after a race like the BC could be over the top. But then again I should just act my wife's advice when I compete the pk 6 the cater that I single who can't lose. ALWAYS LOSE ! And I convey Always. Its amazing. I played all in the 1st leg and all in the last with singles in al the races in between and I suffer 13k because of luteTough bet indeed.
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