we're all still going to turn in, watch, and wager regardless of what they run it on. doesn't mean we have to like the surface itself.

hell, i had a great two days at arl, but i'm still looking forward very much to oaklawn in jan.

I was up $300 hundred yesterday thanks to a couple pick 3's around Maram. A friend and I threw $100 each into the early pick4 today...and busted out first leg:zz: Didn't get a whole lot better after that. Ended up giving all $300 back plus another $160 on top of that. I bet $20WP on Into Mischief (Thanks Honu:{>: :{>: )as I was leaving and got a text message later telling me he won. So getting back $130 and that will put me down $30 over the 2 days.
If Eagle Mountain gets up, I win a bundle. Had a couple pick 3's and a few nice Doubles to him as well

i took a pretty good beating yesterday but broke even for today. :tro:

I Have An Unused Breeders Ticket For Today And A 500 Buck Beating From My Hotel Room In Burbank. But Other Than That It Was A Very Relaxing Time. Hanging Out With Mr Byk.

That all/Zenyatta/all (as bad a bet as it was) paid a tad more than 5 cents. :rolleyes:

I just got back from a wild bar hunt and wondering in the middle of LA. BIGGEST F'n CITY in the world and they have zero taxis.....

:D

actually had a very good day on BC day for once. Hit the triple in the Turf and was on fire late but unfortunately sat on my late Pick 4 (8-11). Had Raven's Pass, but didn't bet him to win as he was included on my Pick 4 ticket, and didn't have the exacta. Then nailed the 10th, but didn't bet the race as I had 1.6,12 in my Pick 4, they ran 6-1. Alive to the 6 and 8 in the 11th and miss by a neck for 2300...still up so I'm somewhat happy, but it could've been a very good day.

Taxi's?..It's all Limo's baby in LA...limos!

And the middle of LA, not so nice....you talk'n Compton?

I had the Stardom Bound-Dream Empress exacta for $10 on Friday and win bets on Donativum and Conduit on Saturday to save me. Once it was said and done, I was up $14 for the 2 days.

I had my best Cup day by far.. SPent many hours Wed thru Friday handicapping and about 5 hours on Sat planning my bets.
I focused on the P3's and went pretty deep on multiple tickets. Hit quite a few and some winners were losers ;) Was in position to
cash 4 pick 4's and 2 pick 3's in the classic but Raven's Pass cleared away those chips. Highlights

R1) 1,5,9 Ex Box 665.00
R1) 4,5,6,7/6,8,9,11,13,14/1,7,8,9 P3 > 5261.50
R2) 6,8,9,11,13,4/3,6,7,8,9,10/2,4,6 > 1181.9

2nd year in a row I used Midnight Lute as a single in Pick 3's :) Also caught a $5 win bet flyer on Desert Code.

congrats.
but how did you have desert code?? i went back and looked at the pps after the race, and still didn't see anything. i think they said his was the second biggest bc payoff behind arcangues-i don't think anyone will ever top that payoff.

i told my husband (we're about to have to plan vacations for next year, he has to turn in his dates by nov 1) that i wanted to go to the bc next year....he said whatever. but i doubt we do it. maybe i'll just make the trip to hot springs or go down to la to make bets.

Thats what cell phones are for.

I came real close, but no cigar. I thought Santa Anita was a good venue for the cup this year.

Think about a new travel agent for next year.

Same for me with Desert Code except for the fact that he had been going a route of ground which helped at the end with the speed being out of gas. I had the exacta pounded with 6/8 and die when Mig split horses to beat me.

I was looking for a similar type horse but landed on Storm Treasure. Got my show money, at least. My first pick was Diabolical. A typical exacta for me - finished second and third.

I bet Desert Code because he had a very good record on the course and had a jock familiar with the downhill run. If he was 10-1 i probably wouldnt have bet him but at 30-1 (his odds when I bet) he was a good play. It is a tricky course for horses and riders and Mig made a huge move by saving ground crossing over the main and angling out. That wasnt exactly the trip I envisioned for the horse but it did work.

That race screamed CLOSER and Storm Treasure was the one. I try to find the turf miler and just couldn't see Desert Code as that horse. Stupid me.