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eurobounce 11-07-2006 03:43 PM

Now what......
 
Breeders Cup is done, the 3 year olds don't get going until Feb or so....so what on earth do we do now? I feel lost and sort of empty. I know that we have a couple good races left at Hollywood and Churchill but man, I am missing the rush I get when anticipating a big race.

brianwspencer 11-07-2006 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by eurobounce
Breeders Cup is done, the 3 year olds don't get going until Feb or so....so what on earth do we do now? I feel lost and sort of empty. I know that we have a couple good races left at Hollywood and Churchill but man, I am missing the rush I get when anticipating a big race.

i tend to dream about street sense breaking the juvy curse, which i've been doing all day and am convinced that he will do.

other than that, i enjoy the last few weeks of churchill and look forward to fairgrounds. something about john dooley calling races with a strange collection of LA-breds, kentucky and chicago horses all coming together at once is interesting and usually a good bang for the wagering buck

Coach Pants 11-07-2006 03:47 PM

Fairgrounds is back!! Should be a great meet.

Scav 11-07-2006 03:48 PM

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disappearingdan_akaplaya 11-07-2006 03:49 PM

the fairgrounds was already my fav winter meet but the fact their offering 350k a day in purses should make it that much better! normally youd think of this as the"dog days of racing" but in this sport theres no such thing in my opinion:)

disappearingdan_akaplaya 11-07-2006 03:50 PM

FG's first book for the meet

http://www.fairgroundsracecourse.com...ook_1_0607.pdf

kentuckyrosesinmay 11-07-2006 03:50 PM

There is still the Cigar Mile and some other stakes races...

And, we can always dream of next year's Derby Winner...

NOBIZ LIKE SHOWBIZ:D

We also need to all keep an eye on all the two year olds racing because some good ones will continue to pop up here and there.

Racing never ends...:D

eurobounce 11-07-2006 03:56 PM

See i knew you people could get rid of my post breeders cup blues.

philcski 11-07-2006 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by eurobounce
Breeders Cup is done, the 3 year olds don't get going until Feb or so....so what on earth do we do now? I feel lost and sort of empty. I know that we have a couple good races left at Hollywood and Churchill but man, I am missing the rush I get when anticipating a big race.

Carryover at Aqueduct tomorrow?
I know. I'm reaching... I feel the same way. Generally the months of December and January are my time off from the track.

Coach Pants 11-07-2006 04:19 PM

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Should there be an Eclipse for best Chat Room Avatar?

Yes I like mine. Hi-five!!

2MinsToPost 11-07-2006 05:17 PM

I love Horse Racing in the winter, it provides mean escape from the winter blues. I love to go to Beulah Park on a dismal gray cold day in the winter here in Ohio and watch and wager on tracks in warm weather climates, especially Gulfstream. For some reason I do very well wagering on races at Gulfstream.

pmayjr 11-07-2006 05:25 PM

You truly can't learn to love this sport until you can learn to aprreciate the 5k claiming races at Mountaineer. It's the meat, the nuts n' bolts of racing. It still baffles me how so many of you guys refuse to even look at these races. IT'S WHERE THE REAL $$$ IS

brianwspencer 11-07-2006 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by pmayjr
You truly can't learn to love this sport until you can learn to aprreciate the 5k claiming races at Mountaineer. It's the meat, the nuts n' bolts of racing. It still baffles me how so many of you guys refuse to even look at these races. IT'S WHERE THE REAL $$$ IS

dude, i had ZERO shame playing 2500N3L races at Portland Meadows when I was there. It was so easy to win, I couldn't stand it. The only thing I hated were the exotics -- sometimes a combo that should pay $800-ish would pay about $180, and sometimes a trifecta that should pay $125 would be on the board at $600.

Made no sense, but it sure was easy to take down a huge part of the pool if you liked any longshot in a superfecta -- if you had a huge longshot in there, you'd likely only need to get the first three right and collect the "ALL" payoff in the fourth spot. It's too much fun. I'm going to start looking at mountaineer.

Cajungator26 11-07-2006 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by brianwspencer
dude, i had ZERO shame playing 2500N3L races at Portland Meadows when I was there. It was so easy to win, I couldn't stand it. The only thing I hated were the exotics -- sometimes a combo that should pay $800-ish would pay about $180, and sometimes a trifecta that should pay $125 would be on the board at $600.

Made no sense, but it sure was easy to take down a huge part of the pool if you liked any longshot in a superfecta -- if you had a huge longshot in there, you'd likely only need to get the first three right and collect the "ALL" payoff in the fourth spot. It's too much fun. I'm going to start looking at mountaineer.

DESHAWN!!! :D I'll play DeShawn's mounts at Mountaineer til the sun comes up. HAHA! :p

brockguy 11-07-2006 06:04 PM

There is DCat to look forward to in the next few weeks. You can also follow steeplechase racing over here.. It's so good.. It keeps the heart warm over winter!

Suffolk Shippers 11-07-2006 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pmayjr
You truly can't learn to love this sport until you can learn to aprreciate the 5k claiming races at Mountaineer. It's the meat, the nuts n' bolts of racing. It still baffles me how so many of you guys refuse to even look at these races. IT'S WHERE THE REAL $$$ IS

Kid swears by it, so it must be true :cool:

For me, gambling season is probably over until the new year. I still scan the form every few days for some possible big scores, but I gamble on the ponies Jan-Breeders Cup and lower the profile during the holidays. The girl likes her gifts ya know...

;)


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