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odbaxter 06-24-2013 09:43 PM

Indiana Downs
 
Is anyone else following this track? I'm finding the racing great. Big fields, lots of prices and a really nice turf course that they use plenty. Lots of good trainers and the jockey colony is credible for the most part.
I don't know where to go for good insights (other than the Form), which everyone is looking at.

rpncaine 06-25-2013 07:12 AM

It's my home track so yeah I'm following it pretty close. Big improvement this year due to the TBreds being full time now. The turf racing is great too. I expect things to continue to improve as the year goes on. CD is in real trouble with IND and Ellis attracting a lot of trainers and the big field are great.
If you are on twitter I can point you to some people who can give some insights. I'm at @GoColts59. The track announcer and the color girl (who BTW is a real looker and a very nice person) are pretty decent cappers themselves. They are also very active on twitter.

odbaxter 06-25-2013 08:23 AM

Thanks for the info. What are their twitter addresses?

rpncaine 06-25-2013 09:34 AM

Bill is the race caller
Bill Downes @billdownes1

Rachel is the color girl
Rachel McLaughlin @IndyDownsRachel

These are two handicappers who play the track alot
Scott Raymond @onehorsestable
Scott Dick ‏ @IndyRacinFan25

tector 06-25-2013 03:02 PM

Yes, I like it. I also like the turf racing at Lone Star and (God help me) Canterbury. I've made a few bucks playing around with these.

I'd tossing in Colonial, too, but too many turf sprints (not my strong suit).

Revidere 06-25-2013 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rpncaine (Post 932971)
It's my home track so yeah I'm following it pretty close. Big improvement this year due to the TBreds being full time now. The turf racing is great too. I expect things to continue to improve as the year goes on. CD is in real trouble with IND and Ellis attracting a lot of trainers and the big field are great.
If you are on twitter I can point you to some people who can give some insights. I'm at @GoColts59. The track announcer and the color girl (who BTW is a real looker and a very nice person) are pretty decent cappers themselves. They are also very active on twitter.

Being a Colt fan moves you up 10lengths in my book!

brianwspencer 06-25-2013 05:43 PM

Not really going for a shameless plug, but Horse Player NOW is also providing selections daily for the meet on their website. Myself and a couple other guys on our team are handling those, and they're free and easy to get to, even if you just need to check them out to see who I like so you can toss them from your Pick-4 :)

ETA: My link doesn't work for some reason. It's under Racing 101 -> Handicapping on www.indianadowns.com

rpncaine 06-25-2013 08:15 PM

Good to know Brian. I've been on them about improving their website but nothing yet. I had no idea there were picks posted anywhere! Spoke to the GM about those stakes two Saturdays ago (night that Jon White was there) and the hope that they could get graded for next year. He mentioned that the consolidation of TB's has brought more resources to them. They are building new barns and one of the owners who works with me mentioned how much better shape the track is in now. I think good things are happening now and its really exciting for those of us who remember what a backwater it used to be.

rpncaine 06-25-2013 08:17 PM

We got a great QB to build on and this is going to be an exciting year. RB, O-line and defensive help came in and I think the Pagano/Grigson combo is really gonna be productive.

Houston better bring it or we'll take back the AFC South!

rpncaine 06-26-2013 02:23 PM

BH reporting that Larry Jones will not run horses at Ellis Park but will run at tracks in IN AND IL. Great news for AP and Indiana Downs!

skippy3481 06-26-2013 03:27 PM

If told me 5 years ago that indiana downs would have the quality of racing it does now, I would have committed you. Like Caine, this is my home track and they made fantastic strides in the whole complex.

rpncaine 06-29-2013 09:34 AM

Appox. 10 % increase in purses @Indiana_Downs starting July 8.

rpncaine 07-08-2013 11:28 AM

Check out the 4th and 6th on the turf at IND on Wednesday night. Some serious fields in those races with lots of good trainers coming in.

casp0555 07-10-2013 04:45 PM

Will be playin' tonight.....thnks for the link


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