Tampa Bay Downs

[31lengths]

TBD Stakes schedule link:

http://www.tampadowns.com/Racing/tbdstakesschedule.pdf

I'll be there.

[31lengths]

25 days and counting...

[GPK]

Originally Posted by 31lengths

25 days and counting...

you are worse than any woman tease I have ever met....

Tampa Bay, Philly Park, and Illinois racing at Arl and Thorne are three venues that I just can't play. I just can't win at any of those venues and can never get the feel for them. I've tried, but the races just don't make sense to me at those venues.

[Cajungator26]

I can hardly wait!

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by oracle80

...Illinois racing at Arl and Thorne...I just can't play. I just can't win...can never get the feel for them. I've tried, but the races just don't make sense to me...

funny enough, that's how i feel about all dirt racing in New York. I've tried so many times to try to follow it enough to understand it -- but I just can't make sense of it. The only races that make sense in advance to me are the ones with 2/5 shots, and then what's the point in playing that?

On the flipside, Arlington and Hawthorne are two of the tracks that make perfect sense to me, though Hawthorne can be a bit trickier and unpredictable based on the horses' current form.

Weird how that works -- I can't play California tracks either. I can only really do well in the Midwest and Florida -- FG, AP, HAW, KEE, CD etc

[Scav]

Originally Posted by oracle80

Tampa Bay, Philly Park, and Illinois racing at Arl and Thorne are three venues that I just can't play. I just can't win at any of those venues and can never get the feel for them. I've tried, but the races just don't make sense to me at those venues.

Arlington is easy, just have to stay away from mdn claim 10k and Claim 4-5k-7500 and you can make money. Those named races are what nip people. I know a sharp as Arlington that doesn't even show up until the 4th race to make sure he doesn't bet the REAL cheap crap early, he doesn't mind the less cheap races later in the card

[Scav]

as far as Thorne, it is the biggest mistake to this beautiful earth. Not only does the track suck, the area sucks, the surface is bootleg. THE ONLY races that are worth playing there are the allowance dirt races and turf races, otherwise, too many games being played. Double D doesn't accept that crap at Arlington

[Five Star Derek]

Originally Posted by oracle80

Tampa Bay, Philly Park, and Illinois racing at Arl and Thorne are three venues that I just can't play. I just can't win at any of those venues and can never get the feel for them. I've tried, but the races just don't make sense to me at those venues.

I'm with you when it comes to those venues but I think I'm going to play Tampa this year. Seems like a lot of people love to handicap that track so I'm giving it a shot this year. Full fields and warm weather. All tips concerning Tampa are welcome.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Five Star Derek

I'm with you when it comes to those venues but I think I'm going to play Tampa this year. Seems like a lot of people love to handicap that track so I'm giving it a shot this year. Full fields and warm weather. All tips concerning Tampa are welcome.

FSD....just follow the Terror of Tampa's threads starting the 2nd week of December....TONS of cash to be made...especially on the grass.

T3B

[Scav]

Originally Posted by GPK

FSD....just follow the Terror of Tampa's threads starting the 2nd week of December....TONS of cash to be made...especially on the grass.

T3B

Your going to get lit up this year at Tampa, keep on betting Craig Faine....

[Five Star Derek]

Originally Posted by GPK

FSD....just follow the Terror of Tampa's threads starting the 2nd week of December....TONS of cash to be made...especially on the grass.

T3B

The Terror of Tampa is my man. Keep the tips comin. Can't wait to start following Tampa. It's uncharted territory for me. Full fields, large prices, and hopefully TONS of cash will follow.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by Five Star Derek

I'm with you when it comes to those venues but I think I'm going to play Tampa this year. Seems like a lot of people love to handicap that track so I'm giving it a shot this year. Full fields and warm weather. All tips concerning Tampa are welcome.

Derek,
I like a horse in the Pelican Stakes there on Jan 13. Above the Wind. As long as this horse can breathe, he should win this race.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

Derek,
I like a horse in the Pelican Stakes there on Jan 13. Above the Wind. As long as this horse can breathe, he should win this race.

ATW will be 10 in 2007 and you're right, if he can walk into the gate on the 13th, he'll win. Sir Shackleton had to set a 7f track record to beat him in last year's Super Stakes (7f) a few weeks after his victory in the Pelican. He was going for the Pelican/Super double that he won in 2005 and came up short.

Ronnie Allen usually puts him away after the meet and brings him back the following year because the horse absolutely loves Tampa's surface and doesn't really run well anywhere else. The work tab will tell us shortly if he's going to go for his 4th Pelican win in a row.

[31lengths]

Originally Posted by GPK

you are worse than any woman tease I have ever met....

The local paper here (St.Pete Times) never plays up opening day. I think they'd get more of a turn out if they reminded all the cotton tops that there is a track 20 minutes away.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by 31lengths

The local paper here (St.Pete Times) never plays up opening day. I think they'd get more of a turn out if they reminded all the cotton tops that there is a track 20 minutes away.

at least 1...if not 2 trips to Tampa this winter for me

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by GPK

at least 1...if not 2 trips to Tampa this winter for me

Well, you know you've got a place to stay.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Well, you know you've got a place to stay.

Hell no....Darcie scares me