Alphie's Bet

golfer · #1 12-22-2009, 05:13 PM

Entered Saturday going 1 1/16 at Santa Anita, in the Cal Breeders Championship Stakes???

Smith jumps off, connections must think pretty highly of this maiden, or they are just nuts.

I re-watched the replay a while back, really hard to tell what to make of this horse, the head-on shows nothing, but the pan shows him FLYING at the end. We'll see Saturday.

golfer · #2 12-27-2009, 08:24 AM

finished 2nd in the Stakes race yesterday... not bad for his 3rd lifetime start. Unfortunately, I needed him to WIN

10 pnt move up · #3 12-28-2009, 12:50 PM

I am going to bet against this horse next time in a maiden, classic look of a hanger to me.

golfer · #4 12-28-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

I am going to bet against this horse next time in a maiden, classic look of a hanger to me.

Obviously, next out in a maiden special, he won't be 14-1, more likely fairly big favorite, and there is usually nothing wrong with trying to beat the favorite. You may be right about him being a hanger, but he was last at the top of the stretch in a 10 horse stakes race, and passed all but one, and that one got a perfect trip, and was the fastest going in. So, I will need more evidence one way or the other to draw a conclusion.

golfer · #5 01-14-2010, 03:33 PM

Will try to break his maiden tomorrow, going 1 mile on the turf. Certainly seems bred for it, adds blinkers, 5-2 ML.

Scav · #6 01-15-2010, 07:24 PM

Cmon people...this guy handed out even money for all you, 110% return.

WINNA WINNA!

2Hot4TV · #7 01-15-2010, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Scav

Cmon people...this guy handed out even money for all you, 110% return.

WINNA WINNA!

I used this horse in showvivor to not get trapped in the short field syndrom.