Probable Venue March 28

[JolyB]

That's a very daunting card that was drawn today for Saturday's races. 14 races, of which 10 are called stakes, have a total, including AE's, of 185 entries. Many trainers have entered horses as if there were not going to be any racing for a while thereafter, and that might very well be the case.

I had read that the Racing Secretary was going to move the stakes races from Friday to Saturday, and indeed there are none on the Friday card. They must have decided not to run some of the planned races that didn't have large fields, opting for those with the largest number of entrants.

Saturday is a mandatory payout day for the Rainbow Pick 6. This morning the carryover pool was around $1.9 million, and it should grow rapidly through Saturday. Given the size of the fields, I suspect it will take a very large bankroll to assemble a ticket that has a fighting chance of hitting all 6.

[Real Quiet]

I was undecided on the number of races to include cause they are all quite good but last year we did 4 to 14 and I guess this year we'll do the same under these crazy circumstances. Suggestions are always welcome if for no other reason than to pass quarantine time.

[DonGuido]

I like it TRQ, Gulfstream 4-14!!!

[JolyB]

For anyone who wants to play the ROI in a very aggressive manner, GP has several featured wagers on Saturday, including

Mandatory payout of the Pick 6, beginning with Race 9. Today's carryover pool is about $2,000,000. With the massive amounts of new money that flow in on mandatory payout days, the expected pool [if not hit today or tomorrow] should exceed $5,000,000.

Late pick 5, beginning with Race 10. The guaranteed minimum pool is $400,000.

Late pick 4, beginning with Race 11. The guaranteed minimum pool is $500,000.

It may be time to tee it high and let it fly.

[RUFFIAN]

No Thanks

I Will Just Purrr Along As Usual

Cats ~ Kittens
Grays
Sires I Love

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by JolyB

For anyone who wants to play the ROI in a very aggressive manner, GP has several featured wagers on Saturday, including

Mandatory payout of the Pick 6, beginning with Race 9. Today's carryover pool is about $2,000,000. With the massive amounts of new money that flow in on mandatory payout days, the expected pool [if not hit today or tomorrow] should exceed $5,000,000.

Late pick 5, beginning with Race 10. The guaranteed minimum pool is $400,000.

Late pick 4, beginning with Race 11. The guaranteed minimum pool is $500,000.

It may be time to tee it high and let it fly.

JB, are you putting up real MONEY???

[JolyB]

Originally Posted by DonGuido

JB, are you putting up real MONEY???

Definitely not on the Rainbow 6. At first blush, it looks much too tough for even a modest sized budget to hit. Except perhaps for Zulu Alpha, there don't appear to be any free squares, so you need adequate coverage in each race to have any realistic chance. To try to hit all 6 with decent coverage, the cost adds up in a hurry, even at $0.20 per bet. If you go 3x3x3x3x3x3 the cost is $145.80. Doing the same with 4 deep is $819.20. If you split the difference and go 3x4x3x4x3x4 you pay $345.60. And there is bound to be at least one race [or more] in this group of very full fields where it may be necessary to go even deeper than 4. That cost is too rich for my blood. I am going to put something down of paper to see what it would look like.

Unlike some pick 6's, there are no consos for 5 of 6. You need to nail all of them to cash.

I think that this sequence is one for either large bankrolls or groups of players to pool their funds, build a larger ticket and hope for a life changing payoff.

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by JolyB

Definitely not on the Rainbow 6. At first blush, it looks much too tough for even a modest sized budget to hit. Except perhaps for Zulu Alpha, there don't appear to be any free squares, so you need adequate coverage in each race to have any realistic chance. To try to hit all 6 with decent coverage, the cost adds up in a hurry, even at $0.20 per bet. If you go 3x3x3x3x3x3 the cost is $145.80. Doing the same with 4 deep is $819.20. If you split the difference and go 3x4x3x4x3x4 you pay $345.60. And there is bound to be at least one race [or more] in this group of very full fields where it may be necessary to go even deeper than 4. That cost is too rich for my blood. I am going to put something down of paper to see what it would look like.

Unlike some pick 6's, there are no consos for 5 of 6. You need to nail all of them to cash.

I think that this sequence is one for either large bankrolls or groups of players to pool their funds, build a larger ticket and hope for a life changing payoff.

YESSSSSSSSSSSS SIR!!!