Joey Bianca's 2006 Saratoga Diary

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AND THEY'RE OFF AT 'TOGA.. [Aug. 2nd, 2006|09:33 pm]
No, really, they're off. No horses today.

Argh.. I had a day off already today, and it ends up getting wasted..

Matt, Sam and I headed to the OTB at the harness track and bet ****ing Ellis Park, Arlington and Del Mar. I hit an early Pick 3 at Ellis, then was live to a horse in the late Pick 3 for a nice payoff and the horse didn't lift a foot. Painful.

Back to work tomorrow.. Hope you guys enjoyed the pictures.

Here's an early Pick Four for tomorrow, although it's probably gonna get rained out:

2nd - 2,4,6
3rd - 1
4th - 1,2,4,5,9
5th - 2

[ateamstupid]

Beer is a must [Aug. 3rd, 2006|11:59 pm]
Dude, I shouldn't have done that great post the other day. I got nothing now. Morale is pretty low at The Spa, but I've got six beers in me, so I'm okay at the moment. I needed the 10 pretty badly in the 8th Thursday, but bailed out with a win bet on the 1 in the 9th..

Aw man, Matt, Sam, Steve and I have too many jokes. It's ****ing hilarious.. If I put any of it in the journal, it won't be funny at all, but we sit here cracking up constantly over the same **** over and over.

Love you guys for reading this.. If anyone comes to 'toga, come see me at the second floor clubhouse, and drop me a ****ing tip. Cheap bastards get murked at the window and stop tipping.

Dellinger and Chi-Town brethen, holler at me.

Matt and I got a couple of Pick Fours we're playing tomorrow. Matt says don't post the tickets..

Byk's hip.

[ateamstupid]

Beware: Del Mar [Aug. 4th, 2006|11:48 pm]
It never ceases to amaze me how crooked California racing is. If you want an example, go check out Friday's eighth race at Del Mar. The 3 horse is clearly being held by the starter as the gates open, she rears up, and as a result, spots the field 20 lengths. Automatic refund, right?

Not in CA.. Brush it under the rug. I thought it was just Hollywood that was on the funny ****, but it's the whole ****ing state.

Very busy day today at the Spa. Not a great day at the windows. Played a late Pick 3 singling Reunited in The Honorable Miss and used all in the tenth. Wouldn't you know it.. Reunited doesn't do anything and a $38 horse wins the finale. *SIGH*..

Got to meet Dellinger and friends, who all seem like good people.

Wish I had some insight on the Whitney card, but I was so involved at Del Mar tonight, I didn't get a chance to handicap it. It's just as well.. I don't have to gamble every single day out here..

Enjoy the Saturday races everyone. I gotta get some sleep..

[alysheba4]

well ateam..... i gotta say i hate both del mar and saratoga. i get ****ed with a horse sized tool and both of those ****ing tracks

[ateamstupid]

Blazing first quarter [Aug. 5th, 2006|11:57 pm]
Ran the first 1/4 mile too quickly and will have to figure out a way to slow it down and save something for the stretch. I'm totally spent, and I got 22 days left to work..

Matt, Sam and I just finished watching Boxing After Dark, and they wanted to see how on point my Harold Lederman impression was. They were not disappointed..

Somehow Vernon Forrest won the fight we were watching by unanimous decision, even though anyone who watched the fight would tell you he got his ass completely torn up. Total fix.

I love the fact that people are reading this **** even though it's been a little slow this week. Thing is, I usually don't get the time to sit down and recap the day until I hit the hay, and by that time, all I can think about is getting as much sleep as possible to minimize my zombieness in the morning. I'll try to make up for the slow entries on Monday and Tuesday.

The late Pick Four looks like it's worth taking a stab at tomorrow. The Delaware horse looks dangerous in the 7th, I like Running Dog in the 8th and Artie should be tough in the 9th.. Figure two of those horses will win.. Then go wide in the 10th and hope to catch a price..

Good luck world.

[ateamstupid]

SAMOKED [Aug. 6th, 2006|10:19 pm]

Got creamed at the windows today. We got six people to put in for the Pick Six tomorrow, and Barry said he'd match what we put up, but Matt and I can't figure it out at all..

Anyway, here's Dellinger AKA The Other Steve with Albertrani and Weaver.


Dell with Weaves


Dell with Albertrani

[ateamstupid]

So check this out [Aug. 7th, 2006|08:18 pm]
$2 Pick Six ticket today, between me, Matt, Barry, Steve, Sam, Tyler and Billy. Handicapped by me and Matt, and funded halfway by Barry..

1,3,4,5,10 / 1,6,12 / 2 / 1,2 / 2 / 7,9,11

We were alive for $7k to the 7, $14k to the 9 and $21k to the 11 going into the 9th.

****ING..

OUCH.

Even though it was a terrible beat, we had a blast.

You know, I would've loved to have a couple grand, but I can't be mad at that right now. We're sitting here, sipping a few beers, and just enjoying the fact that we almost hit a $21k P6 with a $180 ticket and hit the conso three times..

Saratoga is much easier to digest when you have two days off in front of you.

Ready for the next carryover.

[paisjpq]

go be naughty tonight ateam.

[ateamstupid]

Week two finale [Aug. 8th, 2006|06:01 pm]
And what a finale it was.

Got incredibly wasted last night after drinking beer from the time I got home until about 11:30.

Had a ton of fun though partying with some of the girls from work.. We went out into a field here in Greenwich, pounded beers around a fire, played guitar.. It was ****ing incredible, because that type of stuff is entirely the opposite of what I do in the city.. I was in heaven, man.. I told Matt it brought out the inner whiteboy in me.

Then I got a little carried away and all of a sudden felt like my head was going to fall off my shoulders.. I had Amanda and Julie drive me back to Hollywood's crib and all those swerves and turns and ****.. Bad news. Puked all over the outside of the rear passenger door of this girl's car.. Came inside and I don't know what the **** happened after that.. Matt says I passed out at the dinner table and puked some more. He took a picture of me too..

What, you thought SARATOGA: DIARY OF A SUMMER wasn't going to include any vomit?

Day off tomorrow and I got funded a little bit with a decent Pick 3 I hit at Finger Lakes today.. Yes, Finger Lakes.

Gotta go 'cap for tomorrow, see ya'..