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Old 02-16-2011, 02:35 PM
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What are they smoking by putting the Obispo as the 3rd?
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Old 02-16-2011, 03:14 PM
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What are they smoking by putting the Obispo as the 3rd?
When Hammer cards a turf stake early in the day, it is usually because rain is in the forecast. They figure there is a better chance the course will be in good enough shape earlier on in the afternoon to be able to stay on the grass.
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Old 02-16-2011, 03:21 PM
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And indeed, a visit to Weather Underground confirms that some rain is in the forecast for Arcadia.

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/...%2C+California

Friday Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs around 60. Southeast winds around 15 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon.

Friday Night Rain. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s.

Saturday Showers likely. Breezy. Highs in the 50s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
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Old 02-16-2011, 10:23 PM
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What are they smoking by putting the Obispo as the 3rd?
I know this really has nothing to do with it, but could it somehow be because of timing? One would think that the handle would be greater for a race that goes off at 4:30 est as opposed to 7:30 est bc alot of horseplayers will be right in the thick of things at east coast tracks.

Even with the ease of which I can make a wager these days, I'm more apt to play a west coast race while it's sandwiched between the two or three tracks that I'm following that day, then I am to wait a few hours after my the tracks are done running and get back into the swing of things with a fresh approach.

None of this makes any real sense, just my two cent$.
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Old 02-16-2011, 05:10 PM
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A better question would be "Who cares why they stuck it in the third race?".
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Old 02-16-2011, 10:02 PM
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How ironic a 1 1/2 mile race fills 13 horses where a sprint only fills 7. I hope this continues this way.
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