Wasn’t thrilled with the passive ride Prosperity got as he passed the winner a few strides after the wire, but had to settle for 4th. Madame Barbarian was awful.

Meet totals
$152 wagered
$130.40 returned

Day 21
Best bet- Race 3- #8 Snap Hook
Longshot- Race 10- #2 Brucia La Terra

Snap Hook was 2nd best and paid $4.60 to place. Brucia La Terra got the pace, just wasn’t good enough at huge odds.

Meet totals
$160 wagered
$135 returned

Day 22
Best bet- Race 8- #1 Noose
Longshot- Race 9- # 9 Made You Look

Noose ran well but was second best to Green Light Go. Made You Look was the first mover into a ridiculous pace and tired late.

Meet totals
$168 wagered
$138.80 returned

Day 23
Best bet- Race 4- #7 Malibu Mischief
Longshot- Race 9- #7 Elsa

Elsa did no running but best bet Malibu Mischief cruised at an underlaid 5/2 and paid $7 and $4.70.

Meet totals
$176 wagered
$150.50 returned

Day 24
Best bet-Race 4-#6 Steelersfanforlife
Longshot- Race3-#7 Will Did It

Tammi Piermarini outrides Lezcano and Jose Ortiz :rolleyes: in the second.

Yawn

Meet totals
$184 wagered
$150.50 returned

Day 25
Best bet- Race 8- #5 Fair Regis
Longshot- Race 6- #3 False Info

More yawning

Meet totals
$192 wagered
$150.50 returned

Day 26
Best bet- Race 7- #1 Up the Ante
Longshot- Race 9- #2 Proven Strategies

Beat bet Up the Ante just held on, paying $4.70 and $3.20. Proven Strategies ran well to be 2nd, paying $7.60 to place.

Meet totals
$200 wagered
$166 returned

Day 27
Best bet- Race 9-#1 Varenka
Longshot- Race 2-#3 Figure It Out

Varenka dead heated paying $2.90 and $3.10. Nothing much from Figure It Out.

Meet totals
$208 wagered
$172 returned

Day 28
Best bet-Race 7-#2 A Different Style
Longshot- Race 4-#8 East Moon

nice call on East Moon Hossy

Thanks guys

A Different Style got used up dueling, but East Moon won, paying $13.40 and $4.80.

Meet totals
$216 wagered
$190.20

Day 29
Best bet- Race 9-#9 Samay
Longshot- Race 8-#10 Clearwater

Right idea with Clearwater, wrong trip. Was 3rd at 12-1. Samay was horrible. Have to think something was amiss.

Meet totals
$224 wagered
$190.20 returned

Day 30
Best bet- Race 7-#13 Nasty Affair
Longshot- Race 6-#6 Portos

:tro:

Portos made a nice late move. Might be one to watch down the road. Nasty Affair ran an incredible race just getting up after blowing the break and being 15-20 lengths back, paying $9 and $4.60

Meet totals
$232 wagered
$203.80 returned

Day 31
Best bet- Race 2-#1 Klickitat
Longshot- Race 9-#4 Rapt

Rapt got pace, but was bad. Klickitat was even worse. Turning the page.

Meet totals
$240 wagered
$203.80 returned

Day 32
Best bet- Race 3-#9 Dabinett
Longshot-Race 11-#9 Looking at Bikinis

Well done Sir!

Nice pick hoss.

Thanks guys

Dabinett got a flawless ride by Irad and slipped through to just get up in the 3rd, paying $12.80 and $5.50. Looking at Bikinis stumbled but he was never winning anyway. Bad pick on my part.

Meet totals
$248 wagered
$222.10 returned

Day 33
Best bet- Race 8-#3 Bourbon War
Longshot- Race 2-#2 Point of Humor

POH:)

good luck hoss

A pair of 2nd place finishes. Bourbon War was run down late and paid $3.80 to place, Point of Humor was 2nd in an oddly run race paying $10.60 to place. Final 6 days of what has been a solid meet. Let’s go out with a few bangs.

Meet totals
$256 wagered
$236.50 returned

Day 34
Best bet- Race 6-#4 Lorenzen
Longshot- Race 10- #7 Vitanza

Lorenzen ran into a buzzsaw and did little running, as did Vitanza. On the bright side I didn’t manufacture collusion in an attempt to justify bad opinions, so I feel like I won.

Meet totals
$264 wagered
$236.50 returned

Day 35
Best bet- Race 7-#8 Saratoga Beauty
Longshot- Race 5-#3 Call the Cat

Call the Cat sure was ready to run today :rolleyes:

Yawn, have to shake the Dan the mook curse. 4 days left

Meet totals
$272 wagered
$236.50 returned

Day 36
Best bet-Race 8-#4 Rogue Jewel
Longshot-Race 5-#5 Cartabianca

Cartabianca was awful. Rogue Jewel got a garbage ride.

Meet totals
$280 wagered
$236.50 returned

Day 37
Best bet- Race 7-#9 Kowalski
Longshot- Race 9- #11 Take Charge Aubrey

Nothing yesterday.

Meet totals
$288 wagered
$236.50 returned

Day 38
Best bet- Race 12-#1 Dashing Dan
Longshot- Race 10-#2 Take Charge Tina

Bonus Del Mar Play- Race 3 #3 Hit the Road. This is a very good horse IMO. Very professional in turf bow. Exploded in lane and looked like he had plenty more in the tank. Last work was very strong.

Looks like Hit the Road scratched

Yep...too bad, was really looking forward to betting him.

Now you owe us another Del Mar bonus play as I was going to play along, haha just kidding.

Curious how many you are using in the Spinaway to get through the pk-4 if you are playing. It looks kind of a straightforward race and yet I have thoroughly confused myself with it. Currently planning on just using Jeremiah's horse and the obvious Mott. I think I can get through the 9th with just the 2,3 and like some prices in the 10th and 12th...one of those frustrating races where if I spread Mott will probably win but if I go narrow I'll miss entirely.

Take Charge Tina a late scratch. Substitute #8 Alandra in race 8

It’s a tough sequence. Agree in the 9th. I also think the finale is 1 or 2. I will probably use the 3 on a small ticket because I know that horse is going to eventually win and pay $30.

I don’t love the Mott in the Spinaway but obviously she’s a deserving favorite. I also don’t love Miah’s horse but she will be on my ticket. I’m using Figure of Speech also

Thanks for the thoughts. I think I’ll throw in Chad’s horse on your recommendation plus I read she’s worked well with Guarana which says a lot to me. Totally agree on the last but I also want to use NutzforBoltz as it seems like Agra’s has back on track and if we like Risky Sour why not he?

Alandra follows the old Steve Byk adage to watch out for Shug horses debuting at 7F.

Good luck today.

Alandra was very game in winning, paying $16.80 and $7. Dashing Dan got bet like he couldn’t lose and then set a fast pace and folded late. I’m actually glad what happened with Alandra happened yesterday because it shows how challenging only picking two horses a day can be. It was my idea, so I’m not complaining, but it means a lot of other horses I liked didn’t make the cut. All in all it was a fun meet. Probably not going to show a profit but didn’t disgrace myself either. I’ll have a better recap in a few days.

Meet totals
$296 wagered
$260.30 returned

Day 39
Best bet- Race 9-#2 Emaraaty
Longshot-Race 11-#3 Impunity

Very fitting way to end the meet. Qurbaan, a horse I bet the last 4 times he ran won the Baruch and my best bet Emaraaty did little running to finish 4th. Longshot Impunity ran well at nearly 15-1 to run 2nd in the finale, but was unable to reel in another longshot, paying $12.20 to place. A win would’ve got me ahead in here for the meet, oh well. Fun meet, if I decide to do something similar next year I might tweet it up a little.

Meet totals
$304 wagered
$272.50 returned

So, Hit the Road scratched at Del Mar, but just romped in the Zuma Beach at Santa Anita. Very good 2 year old grass horse.