Breeders' Cup weekend

[Ben_Hecht]

Races over the gunk, yesterday, were stunningly predictable.

Rate off the pace.

Swing seven wide.

Blow by.

Oh, yeah. That's "racing".

Dirt "turn of foot"? Dirt "acceleration"? Not yesterday.

I may vomit.

Correct. Racing was far too predictable. Wasn't a horse in two days that came close to winning on the front.

. . . aside from Midshipman, who I actually liked, but who paid just about half
of what you could have gotten in Britain, midweek.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Who beat the Classic?

Hated Curlin, but would have needed access to a yea/nay two-way option to make any money on that, and didn't have it.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

I hope everyone's Breeder's Cup was as good as mine.

Hit the Exacta in the 4th

Hit the Exacta in the 5th and had the winner straight

Had the winner in the 8th

LOADED UP on Raven's Pass in the Classic.

I'm not taking any credit though - I piggybacked on my friend's bets and we both had a great day.

Well worth this morning's hangover.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

I hope everyone's Breeder's Cup was as good as mine.

Hit the Exacta in the 4th

Hit the Exacta in the 5th and had the winner straight

Had the winner in the 8th

LOADED UP on Raven's Pass in the Classic.

I'm not taking any credit though - I piggybacked on my friend's bets and we both had a great day.

Well worth this morning's hangover.

Excellent work. Frankie D's the nuts.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

My friend can pick winners but then he follows them up with Jaeger bombs.

Ohhh my head.....

 

[Huggy]

My two Euro hotshots, Sixties Icon and Soldier Of Fortune, ran like ****.

 

[trifectarich]

Before the race, the owner of Curlin said the horse was likely to run as a 5-year-old next year. I doubt that's what will happen; there's just too much money at stake in the breeding shed.

After watching all the BC races, I have little interest in betting races at SA; next time I'm in a Vegas racebook or my neighborhood simulcasting facility, I'll be more inclined to watch and bet Woodbine, New York or Florida.

Here's what I discovered after going back and looking at the 21 weekend races at SA.
* At the second call of the race, horses that were first, second, third or fourth had a far better chances of finishing in the bottom half of the field (61 percent) than they did of being fourth or better (39 percent).
* The average placement of the winning horse at the second call was 6th.
* More horses won after being 8th or worse at the second call (nine) than they did when being fourth or better (six).

Naturally, I'm curious as to how the races shook out over the entire meet, but I'm guessing this was close to the rule vs. the exception. So for those of you who frequent Santa Anita or bet these cards often, you need to make this part of your handicapping.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

My action on Southern California non-grass races has gone down >80% since the conversions at Anita, Holly, and Del Mar.