Tampa 12/31 Final Five

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by GPK

Dan...In the 7th race, I really wanted to like Leading On, but the almost 1 month gap in the works is gonna prevent me from using him. A horse that I really love is Silver Mountain. I think he is sitting on a big race tomorrow. Still lightly raced as a 3 yo, so there is some room for improvement. Coming into this 3rd off the layoff, cuting back to 1 mile, Proctor/R Allen. I will be singling this horse on a few tickets tomorrow.


Oh yeah, in this same race, I will be keying Fire Striker underneath a couple horses in an exacta.

You can't go wrong with that duo, Ronnie broke his maiden going the same route of ground last year here... It's funny, I'm not at all crazy about the cut back to a mile, and the main reason I tossed him

Doesn't seem to suit his running style as he going to get into the bit eariler than usual and these won't come back to him as readily.

Fire Striker and the ever second Greycliff Exchange are great under plays and I'm probably going to be banging my head against the wall for leaving my man Bernie Rhone off my ticket.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

You can't go wrong with that duo, Ronnie broke his maiden going the same route of ground last year here... It's funny, I'm not at all crazy about the cut back to a mile, and the main reason I tossed him

Doesn't seem to suit his running style as he going to get into the bit eariler than usual and these won't come back to him as readily.

Fire Striker and the ever second Greycliff Exchange are great under plays and I'm probably going to be banging my head against the wall for leaving my man Bernie Rhone off my ticket.

I think there is gonna be a few in there keeping each other company on the front end. I could be wrong, but this horse just jumps out at me.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Hey, where's your boy Thunderin' Dan been lately?

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

Hey, where's your boy Thunderin' Dan been lately?

I don't know....

[GPK]

And Bigs is right, you need to get rid of that stupid fat bastard in your avatar. He's an idiot.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by GPK

And Bigs is right, you need to get rid of that stupid fat bastard in your avatar. He's an idiot.

The "kid" from Brooklyn??!! Fugedaboudit. He's a legend in his own mind. And available for speaking engagements.


I swear, when I bust a P4 he's gone. And will be replaced with Moran Atias from Crash:




so root for me

[Bigsmc]

Race 7

5 - Onotheregostokyo - Turns back to his favorite distance.
6 - Silver Mountain - Returns to scene and distance of his maiden breaker.
8 - Chimchar - A wise man once told me, don't be afraid to play the fastest dirt horse first time on turf.

Race 8 - Damn near hit the all button here.

3 - Wynn Wynn Deal - T. Wynn breeds them to win early and sell. 36n4 breeze points this one out. Dam's babies 1 for 3 first out.
4 - Cotswold Hills - Ritchey 16% with firsters. Works decent.
5 - Erotick Image - Been working on the farm so nothing to go by there. Dam's babies 2 for 5 at first asking.....
7 - Repenter - See RBE's comments.
8 - On Deck - Wary of the Del figs, but.... $105k yearling looks to have some talent and lures Rosemary.
10 - Wentworth - Nice string of works, looks ready.
11 - Rum Customer - See RBE's comments.

Race 9

4 - Dee's Rose - Working like a winner for D. Bennett
8 - Bamboo - I'll leave Joan Scott off a ticket as soon as she loses a race.

Race 10

6 - Gallant Bid - Improving filly doesn't need to improve to take this one. A single on smaller tix.
10 - Wynn for Mary - Drops in from MSW even try on opening day. Gets lasix and a major jock improvement. Ready to fire her best shot with two nice (for MCL 25k sorts) works since her last.


5,6,8/3,4,5,7,8,10,11/4,8/6,10 = $84

Smaller ticket: 5,6,8/3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11/4,8/6 = $48

GL

[rgustafson]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

Hey, where's your boy Thunderin' Dan been lately?

Just to let you guys know, I live about 15 minutes from Running Aces and was out there over the weekend and met Dan. He's a nice kid who tries to help the players that come to bet there. For those of you that don't know, Running Aces is a half mile harness track and card club that opened last spring. It is about a twenty minute drive north of downtown Minneapolis on I-35. My take, from the few times I have been there, is that many of the people in there are brand new to betting on horses. From what I have seen, he tries to help the players cash a few tickes so they will return to play again. I hope the place doesn't go under in the current economy, because I am about a one hour drive from Canterbury, and in the winter if the roads are bad, that can easily stretch into two or more hours. Happy New Year and good racing to all

[Rudeboyelvis]

The 10 La Faye would have been a whale of a claim for 12.5. She'll go 6F next out in MSW if they still have her.

[ateamstupid]

FWIW, that Pyriteville ran a huge race on the sheets three back. If she runs back, she crushes 'em. I'm staying away from that race though, since I could justify going five different ways in a six-horse field. I do like Wynn's horse in the finale though with Sadiesday and Gallant Bid.

Couple of small wagers to finish the year:

R6:

$6 Pick 3
8 / 7 / 8

$3 Pick 3
8 / 7 / 3,7

$1 Pick 3
2,6 / 7 / 3,7,8