9/3: Saratoga (Day 36-C/O)
 

A valuable lesson about Saratoga, and horseplaying in general, came Sunday... On the penultimate day of the meet, after largely mediocre results for 34 days, discovering Mission Approved ($70.00; $173.00 Exacta; $1,448.00 Tri) in the Saranac guarantees a profitable meet. If things are not going as well as you would like, you simply have to keep plugging. Continue doing what you always do, as the horses will 'run your way' and get you whole if you remain confident about your approach.

Hope you did well yesterday, and did well during Saratoga. It's been a great 6 weeks... $100,000+ carryover that MUST be distributed today...


SARATOGA -- Day 36 (Meet Closing Card)


1st: CLM/N3L (DD)

1. #1e Odinitz entry 6-1 WON
2. #9 ROYAL ELECTRICIAN 9-2 4th
A. #2 Raw Cat 4-1 6th
B. #8 SCR


2nd: NYB-MSW (P3, P4)

1. #4 Golden Vista 10-1 6th
2. #3 WINNING PUNCH 3-1 3rd
A. #5 Jovanna 5-1 WON
B. #8 Reversible Error 10-1 2nd

$1 EX $48.75
$1 TRI $135.00


3rd: NYB-MSW (P3)

1. #8 Legal Tender 7-2 6th
2. #4 Aly's Tough 5-2 3rd
A. #9 Our Wonder Cat 8-1 8th
B. #1e Candlin entry 20-1 9th


4th: ALW/N2L (P3)

1. #1e Zito entry 5-1 3rd/7th
2. #4 Greater Fool 7-2 6th
A. #8 Bb Livermore 6-1 8th
B. #3 Steve's Double 10-1 WON


5th: MSW (P3, P6)

1. #6 Wotan 6-1 3rd
2. #10 TRUST N DUSTAN 8-1 6th
A. #4 Hidden Glance 3-1 4th
B. #2 Globalization 7-2 7th


<$50 P4 Play:

2: 3-4
3: 4-8-9
4: 1-3-4-8
5: 6-10

2x3x4x2 = $48


6th: CLM (P3, GS, DD)

1. #10 Luke's Flash 20-1 5th
2. #3 GRAND 7-2 4th
A. #2e Flying Zee entry 4-1 2nd/6th
B. #9 Military Major 5-1 7th

LONGSHOT/EXOTICS ADD: #5 The Shaughruan 20-1 8th


7th: The Weekend Madness (P4, Super)

1. #10 Sans Reward 20-1 4th
2. #5 Classic Neel 3-1 WON
A. #6 Lady Digby 12-1 2nd
B. #4 Unspoken Word 10-1 3rd

$1 EX $53.75
$1 TRI $368.00
$1 SUPER $4,799.00


8th: 12th Glens Falls-Gr. III (P3, Super)

1. #8 SCR
2. #3 MAKDERAH 5-2 7th
A. #6 Safari Queen 7-2 5th
B. #7 Mauralakana 12-1 2nd


9th: 103rd Hopeful-Gr. I (DD)

1. #4 READY'S IMAGE 4-5 2nd
2. #2 Maimonides 7-5 3rd


10th: ALW/N1X (Super)

1. #1 Biggerbadderbetter 5-1 2nd
2. #5 Storm Treasure 5-2 5th
A. #6 Warn 4-1 9th
B. #8 Kettle Hill 6-1 WON

SUPER ADD: #10 Seastate 10-1 7th


<$100 P6 Play:

5: 6-10
6: 2-3-10
7: 5-10
8: 3
9: 2-4
10: 1-5

2x3x2x1x2x2 = 48 x $2 = $96


<$50 P4 Play:

7: 4-5-6-9-10-12
8: 3-(8 SCR)
9: 4
10: 1-5-6-8

6x1x1x4 = $24


Good luck.. and thanks!
Steve

Steve,
Just curious as to why on your pick 6 play you singled the 3 in the 8th yet in the pick 4 play you chose to go 2 deep & single the 9th?:confused:

any thoughts on the PA derby?

Incredible P-3
 

Steve,

Thanks for the Mission Aproved pick. I singled Irish Smoke and Crusader to hit a 1,262.00 P-3. A P-3 with 2 favorites and it pays this only Bykster can cap these payouts. Great work Steve

Early pk 4:

2: 3-4-5
3: 9
4: 1-3-4-8
5: 3

Good luck to everyone today!

Alright **** it. Race 5, the first leg of the pick six has a very interesting horse. The #1 Big Brown has a very VERY solid work 3 back, 59.3 on the TURF. It really looks like that was the work to see what he had and then these last two were maintenance works. Prado was aboard for Reynolds until yesterday. Probably helped the value a little bit. I won't be able to play him straight but I will be playing him in the pick six. Proceed in tossing the horse now :)

has every chance scav..not sure rose is as good as before..the 3 looks dangerous.........

"won't be able to play him straight but I will be playing him in the pick six."
Why can't you play him straight? Seems to me you have a better shot at making money on a horse you think has a good chance than on hitting SIX horses in a row!! Sorry, but that is stupid logic IMO.

it is stupid logic but I want to play the pick six and i have limited funds. The $108 I do have to spend with two solid singles and 100k in the kitty. The $108 I have to win on him gets me back 750 or 800. Not enough

Nice call!

ALRIGHT SCAVS.

Slump buster.

OH YEAH...Start of the pick six and every one of my dad's friends had this horse. BOOM BABY. POOL TAKER!!!

nice call Scav, should have heeded your advice here.

Nice analysis, Scav. Hope you take the six down.

Nicely played Scavs gl rest of the way

not really...i know of 8 peeps who had em in.. but it was a good call //by you and joe..

Why can't you just lie to me and tell me I am the greatest? I NEED THAT right now. HOPE my friend, HOPE

you are the greatest..no lie.........congrats

TY :)

I actually learned that angle from you while at Toga, looking at the works and trying to figure out exactly what they are thinking.

So i should be thanking you for sharing it

pure f*cking luck...

Need a mulligan...blah. Should have just put it to win on him. Life sucks :)

lost your nuts when you lost your confidence...

Keep it rollin Scav. BIG Closing Day...

that was a heck of a performance (by the horse)...j/k Scav, nice hit.

I hope somebody boxed Steves picks in the 7th. 9500 dollar super.. Cripes hes good.

hey steve, appreciate the picks day in and day out!!, great job this season!!! and look forward to Belmont and more.....

Yeah, Steve. Thanks for all the hard work. Had to get grueling...

Any winners today Pmac?

Nada. Was running around all day looking at tile, tubs and toilets... Fortunately for me, I didn't get to play too much.

You go out with a bang?

I wish......Well, it's time to get ready for the Belmont Fall meet. How much interest have you seen in the handicapping contest?

stupid logic - I can pick SIX winners better than I can pick ONE winner!!
How did you do??? Pittsburgh Phil was the greatest handicapper that ever lived!!!!!! He made his money betting ONE HORSE AT A TIME!!!! NOT SIX IN A ROW!!!!!!!!! You people that think the money is in these gimmick bets (ie pick three, pick four, pick six, etc) you are gonna lose a helluva lot more than you are gonna win !!!! gimme a 12-1 that i've been waiting tro run because somethng happened to him in the race, and if that didn't happen, he had a great chance to win, and I'll throw that "108" to win on that horse to win, and I gaurantee you, I have a much greater chance to show a big profit than you ever will!!!!!

p.s. that $100 turns into $1500 plus on the 1 horse in that race!!! how much you get back on your $108 pick six bet???? I rest my case!!!!!!!!!!!

p.s.s take your T>G> numbers and shove them, right along with your Beyers!!!!! You keep playing them, and you will lose your ass. Learn to handicap on your own, (watch races, see who was ready to run , but had problems in the race, and next time they have a big chance because of the trouble they had in this race) You"ll be suprised at how many horses you come up with that pay between 25.00 and 40.00!!!!

P.S.S.S This is the list of horses that I have put on my list since Dec 20. 1996 and how they have done.

Chicago:
Custom Cart:1st at 16-1
Dappled: 7th at 35-1
1st at 8-1
That I am 1st at 4-1
Mary's Secret 1st at 10-1
Three D's Song 2nd at 11-1
1st at 7-2
Target West 1st at 10-1

Calder
Jet Prop 4th at 40-1
2nd at 50-1

Ask Allie To Dance 1st at 4-1
Fireonthewire 1st at 2-1
Higher Appeal 3rd at 10-1
(BET NEXT TIME HE RUNS ON THE GRSS!!!!!!

Kentucky
Hair Trigger 2nd at 15-1
1st at 18-1
Running this Week at Turfway - showed big close against the bias at Arlington last race - monster play, loves Turfway!!!!

Oneofthejonesgirls 1st at 7-1

Whatever yo. You have your way and I have mine.

That's wy you are a loser!! Big Deal! You got lucky (or so you say) you hit a pick 6 a while back. How much you got left??? From what I see the way you bet , you are SOL!!! Learn to handicap, because from what I see, the TG"s aren't doing you ANY GOOD!!! And that proves to me you don't know SHEET about handicapping horses!!!!!!!!!!!!!

get off his back that list you put up wasnt that impressive by the way.

Dude, what is your problem? Did Scavs kick your dog or take your lollipop?

Guy took a shot at a mandatory payout and you pop off with "loser" and "don't know SHEET about handicapping" plus other gems from your longer redboard post.

I'll brush it off as a Labor Day bender and give you another shot when you're sober, but I can't comprehend the venom towards Scavs on this.

Props to Scavs for not getting sucked into an argument with this troll.

Peetsa has a 72 hour benching to decide whether he can interact on this Forum like a human being. No one needs to converse with fellows DTers like this. I won't tolerate it. If you want to exchange ideas or even criticize others' wagering approach, it can, and will be, done with civility.

And the Pittsburgh Phil reference is laughable. Of course he bet horses 'one at a time'.. There was no other way to bet them when he operated. If Pittsburgh Phil was around today, he'd be playing exotics and multi-races. Guys like Beyer, Brown and Crist that bridge the gap between straight betting and the modern wagering menu era, ALL embraced the exotic/multi bet(s) as they were introduced.