1/19: Oaklawn Opening Day
 

It was a maddening miss in the P4 at Gulfstream Thursday, with no excuse for not snaring the fabulous $3,000+ pot. On top winners in the 7th and 8th and the 2nd choice winner in the 6th left the ticket with a single of Affect in the nightcap. It was a poor use of the multiples, having gone 4x4x3 to get to the single.

Whether limiting the plays to <$50 is the issue or overconfidence in specific horses, failing to capitalize on opportunities like Thursday's can be the difference at the end of the year between a profit or loss.

Oaklawn Park opens its' popular meet Friday, and many big outfits are based at Hot Springs again with another contigent of Derby Trail horses expected to contest the Southwest-Rebel-AK Derby series on their way to Louisville. I don't play OP on a regular basis, but it's a fun oval famous for frenetic mulri-horse finishes and big mutuels thanks to a quirky short stretch.

SELECTIONS -- Oaklawn Park, 1/19 (R5-9)

POST SCRATCHES.. REVISED P4.. (12:30pm)..

5th: MSW, 3yo-F, 1m (P3)

1. #3 Hope and Memories 7-2: Jones' LDK bay faced good ones when 2nd/3rd.. 3rd
2. #7 Mindy 9-2: Peitz unveils half sister of outstanding Real Cozzy.. 4th
A. #2 Gold Touch Lady 5-1: Holthus ordinary with new acquisitions; half to Heart's Cry ($250k winner)
B. #6 Private Aftanoon 3-1: Nice to see Asmussen's name in PP's again.. 2nd


6th: ALW/N1X, 4+, 6f (P4, .10 Super)

1. #6 Air Corredor 5-1: 14 tries to gain honors, but looks good in this group.. 2nd
2. #2 Wildwood Pegasus 6-1: Gestes (23% W) FuPeg bay exploded last.. WON
A. #4 Steel Pier 5-2: #350k Fox Hill gelding was winless in '06, 1/14 overall.. 4th
B. #9 Big Red Ranger 3-1: Bargain Commendable red faced serious runners at KEE/CD.. 3rd

Wildwood Pegasus was incorrectly numbered as the #3 today..

$1 Exacta 2-9 $29.10
$1 Trifecta 2-9-6 $111.30
$1 Superfecta 2-9-6-4 $229.20


7th: OC/N3X, F&M-4+, 8.5f (P3)

1. #4 Aubee's Amali 5-2: Overachieving 5yo loves Arkansas.. WON
2. #1 SCRACTCHED..
A. #3 Cheyenne Spirit 3-1: Richter Scale mare prefers placements..
B. #9 Angel Flying 6-1: $230k Pollard-Vance gal seeks first dirt score.. 3rd


8th: The Dixieland, $50,000, 3yo, 5.5f (DD)

1. #3 SCRATCHED
2. #2 Westwon 6-1: Chased 'Any Given Saturday'; McKee passes on Holthus/Rockett..
A. #6 SCRATCHED
B. #12 Go Poppa Fooze 3-1: Delta Jackpot try looked a little ambitious..

LONGSHOT ALERT: #7 First Regent 20-1: Morse got gelding with interesting resume from Levine..
SCRATCH SUBS: #1e Petalino entry (12-1), #10 Officer Rockett (6-1)

First Regent was actually the #6...


9th: CLM/N1Y, 4+, 6f (.10 Super)

1. #7 SCRATCHED
2. #8 Exceptional Sunset 10-1: A place/show machine..
A. #9 Mapp Hill 6-1: Vance owns this 8yo; has back class..
B. #10 Kid Rigo 8-1: Moquett 30% with new stock; Borel hangs around to ride.. WON

SCRATCH SUB: #6 Clear Drive (20-1)


<$25 P4 Play:

6: 2-6 (#2 originally identified as #3 to correspond with mistake above on Wildwood Pegasus)
7: 4-9
8: 2-7-12 (Incorrectly posted the #7 intending the #6)
9: 6-10

2x2x3x2 = $24

Can't claim anything honestly as a win here.. A totally botched mess by me..


Good luck!
Steve

Did you mean the 3, 4, 6 in the sixth and the 1,3, 5, 6, 10, 12 in the 8th? Or did you leave out your top picks?

Thx HH..

For the 3rd time in a week I transcribed those wrong.. Corrected now..

The warm weather must be effecting your brain. You better head up north soon.

HH

tortuga straits and harrow land are out of the dixie land...
but they are also numbers 4 and 5...post position is 3/6 :confused:

Thx Pais..

I was working off computer generated "early" PP's without numbers... Will make post-scratch adjustments now..

I followed You But Still LOST
 

That sucks wrong damn post numbers.Thats my luck though had and still lost!!!

The Main Page says the 3
 

I wonder why that it is???

This is what i played
 

6th: ALW/N1X, 4+, 6f (P4, .10 Super)

1. #6 Air Corredor 5-1: 14 tries to gain honors, but looks good in this group..
2. #3 Wildwood Pegasus 6-1: Gestes (23% W) FuPeg bay exploded last..
A. #4 Steel Pier 5-2: #350k Fox Hill gelding was winless in '06, 1/14 overall..
B. #9 Big Red Ranger 3-1: Bargain Commendable red faced serious runners at KEE/CD..


7th: OC/N3X, F&M-4+, 8.5f (P3)

1. #4 Aubee's Amali 5-2: Overachieving 5yo loves Arkansas..
2. #1 SCRACTCHED..
A. #3 Cheyenne Spirit 3-1: Richter Scale mare prefers placements..
B. #9 Angel Flying 6-1: $230k Pollard-Vance gal seeks first dirt score..


8th: The Dixieland, $50,000, 3yo, 5.5f (DD)

1. #3 SCRATCHED
2. #2 Westwon 6-1: Chased 'Any Given Saturday'; McKee passes on Holthus/Rockett..
A. #6 SCRATCHED
B. #12 Go Poppa Fooze 3-1: Delta Jackpot try looked a little ambitious..

LONGSHOT ALERT: #7 First Regent 20-1: Morse got gelding with interesting resume from Levine..
SCRATCH SUBS: #1e Petalino entry (12-1), #10 Officer Rockett (6-1)



9th: CLM/N1Y, 4+, 6f (.10 Super)

1. #7 SCRATCHED
2. #8 Exceptional Sunset 10-1: A place/show machine..
A. #9 Mapp Hill 6-1: Vance owns this 8yo; has back class..
B. #10 Kid Rigo 8-1: Moquett 30% with new stock; Borel hangs around to ride..

SCRATCH SUB: #6 Clear Drive (20-1)


<$25 P4 Play:

6: 3-6
7: 4-9
8: 2-7-12
9: 6-10

Gil,

My fault.. Sorry.. Had no #'s off the early edition and botched it.. Thought I had them all corrected. You've got to look at the names and comments too.. Will hopefully make it up to you in the 8th/9th..!

BAM!!!!!!!!!

Just got back from the OTB and caught the race. Played pick 4. Thanks a bunch, Steve.

One more to go.

Edit: Pick 3's are SA. DOH!

PP,

:D .. Wasn't it last week where someone noticed a P4 ticket I had was a winner at Santa Anita..

The #7 blew out the P4 anyway, so I sort of feel BETTER!

I think so. I felt like King Midas until I noticed the pick 3 tickets were SA. But that's in the past, we've got the real ticket. Let's bring it home, Steve.

oaklawn pick 4
 

thoroughly confused your ticket shows 7 in pick 4 and 6 10 in last dont know what to root fore

This is sad and thoroughly embarassing.. The 7 in the P4 was a mistake too.. Just noticed. Was meant to be the 6 First Regent.. Very bad. You would have really had to somehow backed into being alive with this today..

Sorry everybody..

Well i'm sitting here with it about to do a Bobby Knight.

HAHA!! They kept him up!!! It's a miracle!

Nice Job!!!
 

Well I got the pick 3. Sorry for the rant!!!

Thanks
Gilbert

Strangest thing hitting this. I actually handicapped the 6th race and bet the 2 across the board.

Lucky for me I didn't handicap the rest and look over Steve's ticket and caught that mistake.

Pants..

You really caught this? Because the way you describe it, is the only way to have done it... ($950.00+??)

If you read names you would have corrected the first leg error but then would have been beaten correctging the mistake with the 6/7 in the feature...

At least those that bet the P3 blind, like Gil, hit...