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Pretty mixed day for me, had thermosphere at $31 to win with 30 on the nose but not a lot else other than master of wine (wow what a horse) and a couple of shorties at Gold Coast and ascot . Oh and positive peace to finish. Jmac had a few good wins today and followed his rides on the tab promo which worked out well. Plenty of misses tho. I think only marginally up!
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How bizarre was that All Star mile. How has Alligator Blood pulled up? Melody Belle couldn’t get out early enough. Winner was worth it though.
Polly was brilliant on top of the ground. Jasmine cuddled her up in behind and didn’t pull the whip. So happy for her to do that.
May back her up into Japan Trophy if we get some rain.
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@Hooroo said in Rough tips and other bets...:
How bizarre was that All Star mile. How has Alligator Blood pulled up? Melody Belle couldn’t get out early enough. Winner was worth it though.
It was bizarre mate! First now crowd so atmosphere so strange. Had a few mates that went over and I amost went over too and well I'm glad I didnt as just would have been in the pub!
They saw AB's vet check all came back fine. I suspect just had been pushed a run too far. Melody Belle was a in a great spot to track AB in to the race however it didnt go which meant MB had to find another way out and ran on pretty well considering
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@JK jmac won 5 fucking races!
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@Hooroo said in Rough tips and other bets...:
How bizarre was that All Star mile. How has Alligator Blood pulled up? Melody Belle couldn’t get out early enough. Winner was worth it though.
I’m curious what Maloney’s riding instructions were. I don’t know that anybody expected Lane to hustle Flit from the outside gate and hit the front by the first turn and try to pull a Sunline; for a minute there I was worried he had such a lead he might actually do it.
Seemed apparent Willie Pike’s instruction on Regal Power was to sit right on top of Aligator Blood; then the latter seemed the only one to have a go and try to gobble up Flit’s big lead. Might have taken them out of their race plan, and Pike was sitting pretty. As soon as Flit was swamped, AB hit a wall and Regal Power was all power. I think Maloney eased up on AB knew the race was gone didn’t want to push and overpursue a lost cause.
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Kentucky Derby is always scheduled for first Saturday every May, usually draws 160K spectators. Bob Baffert won two huge prep & qualifying races today but was subdued, saying he’s hearing Churchill Downs does not want to run the race without a crowd, so is looking to postpone to either June or September.
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@mariner4life said in Rough tips and other bets...:
@JK jmac won 5 fucking races!
Yeah mate. NZ tab has a promo on his races all month and if he doesn’t win but 2nd 3rd or 4th it’s bonus bets back. Pretty dam tempting!
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Winning strategy.
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I wasn’t going to wager this past weekend, but COVID kept me inside, and I ended up having my luckiest/best weekend of the year. I started with a $40 bankroll. Hit a Pick 3 at Sam Houston. Parlayed some of that into the Regal Power-Superstorm exacta at Caulfield and I was up over $300 Friday night (my time). Promptly lost almost all of it playing wild exotics at Gulfstream on the Saturday, down to my last $24 played a Pick 3 and bounced back up to $300, to end the day even. On Sunday I played more wild Pick 4s and 5s at Gulfstream, and struck out.
Down to my last $74. I threw it at 50 cent Late Pick 4 at Santa Anita, 4x3x3x4 = $72. Two dollars left in my account, so played a 50 cent Pick 3 at the front of that ticket 2x2x1 = $2. That two dollar ticket hit pay-dirt, paid USD$287.45. I was very happy, not just ‘cos I won that little bet, but also b/c I was alive in the Pick 4. I then had a panic attack inspecting my ticket to discover my first selection (#2) wasn’t on the ticket, I didn’t have my old-man reading glasses and selected horse #1 at 50-1. At least I had three other selections in the slot, and thankfully one of ‘em came from the clouds along the rail to win by a whisker in a photo finish. Payout $USD2,196.85.
My best afternoon of the year. I was so exuberant I started playing quarterhorses at Los Alaminos on Sunday night — and I never play quarterhorses. Hit a Pick 3 and a Pick 4, won another $450, topped out the day over $3K.
If I could only bottle it.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in Rough tips and other bets...:
I wasn’t going to wager this past weekend, but COVID kept me inside, and I ended up having my luckiest/best weekend of the year. I started with a $40 bankroll. Hit a Pick 3 at Sam Houston. Parlayed some of that into the Regal Power-Superstorm exacta at Caulfield and I was up over $300 Friday night (my time). Promptly lost almost all of it playing wild exotics at Gulfstream on the Saturday, down to my last $24 played a Pick 3 and bounced back up to $300, to end the day even. On Sunday I played more wild Pick 4s and 5s at Gulfstream, and struck out.
Down to my last $74. I threw it at 50 cent Late Pick 4 at Santa Anita, 4x3x3x4 = $72. Two dollars left in my account, so played a 50 cent Pick 3 at the front of that ticket 2x2x1 = $2. That two dollar ticket hit pay-dirt, paid USD$287.45. I was very happy, not just ‘cos I won that little bet, but also b/c I was alive in the Pick 4. I then had a panic attack inspecting my ticket to discover my first selection (#2) wasn’t on the ticket, I didn’t have my old-man reading glasses and selected horse #1 at 50-1. At least I had three other selections in the slot, and thankfully one of ‘em came from the clouds along the rail to win by a whisker in a photo finish. Payout $USD2,196.85.
My best afternoon of the year. I was so exuberant I started playing quartehorses at Los Alaminos on Sunday night — and I never play quarterhorses. Hit a Pick 3 and a Pick 4, won another $450, topped out the day over $3K.
If I could only bottle it.
Isn't it brilliant when you get a day like that!!! Well done mate.
While not on the same level, but the same input, I was waiting for the TAB machine and had a $2 coin which I whipped into the pokies and max spun it. Free Spins and pulled out $200. Always good to collect on minimum input.
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Alligator Blood a drug cheat! oooooh....
Golden Slipper this weekend. Wide open. I've taken Minhaaj at 17s. It was an emergency, but 2 scratchings and i think it's in. Come in to 14s in the hour since i put my bet on.
Take that "tip" with a huge grain of salt given the couple of weeks i have had.
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@mariner4life said in Rough tips and other bets...:
Alligator Blood a drug cheat! oooooh....
Golden Slipper this weekend. Wide open. I've taken Minhaaj at 17s. It was an emergency, but 2 scratchings and i think it's in. Come in to 14s in the hour since i put my bet on.
Take that "tip" with a huge grain of salt given the couple of weeks i have had.
That AB positive swab was for suppression of mares/fillies coming into season. It's no help to Geldings, I understand, and sounds like a genuine stable mistake. I bet a filly got into sseason!
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@Hooroo said in Rough tips and other bets...:
@mariner4life said in Rough tips and other bets...:
Alligator Blood a drug cheat! oooooh....
Golden Slipper this weekend. Wide open. I've taken Minhaaj at 17s. It was an emergency, but 2 scratchings and i think it's in. Come in to 14s in the hour since i put my bet on.
Take that "tip" with a huge grain of salt given the couple of weeks i have had.
That AB positive swab was for suppression of mares/fillies coming into season. It's no help to Geldings, I understand, and sounds like a genuine stable mistake. I bet a filly got into sseason!
look, we've got nothing to talk about, can you not squish a discussion with "facts"
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@Hooroo said in Rough tips and other bets...:
@mariner4life said in Rough tips and other bets...:
Alligator Blood a drug cheat! oooooh....
Golden Slipper this weekend. Wide open. I've taken Minhaaj at 17s. It was an emergency, but 2 scratchings and i think it's in. Come in to 14s in the hour since i put my bet on.
Take that "tip" with a huge grain of salt given the couple of weeks i have had.
That AB positive swab was for suppression of mares/fillies coming into season. It's no help to Geldings, I understand, and sounds like a genuine stable mistake. I bet a filly got into sseason!
Heard it can be used to calm down an unruly gelding? May have been needed after AB had sat on the motorway so long. He was still very on edge in the mounting yard that day, but ran beautifully
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@JK said in Rough tips and other bets...:
@Hooroo said in Rough tips and other bets...:
@mariner4life said in Rough tips and other bets...:
Alligator Blood a drug cheat! oooooh....
Golden Slipper this weekend. Wide open. I've taken Minhaaj at 17s. It was an emergency, but 2 scratchings and i think it's in. Come in to 14s in the hour since i put my bet on.
Take that "tip" with a huge grain of salt given the couple of weeks i have had.
That AB positive swab was for suppression of mares/fillies coming into season. It's no help to Geldings, I understand, and sounds like a genuine stable mistake. I bet a filly got into sseason!
Heard it can be used to calm down an unruly gelding? May have been needed after AB had sat on the motorway so long. He was still very on edge in the mounting yard that day, but ran beautifully
Is through internet forums though or from a Trainer that does so?
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@Smudge said in Rough tips and other bets...:
@JK said in Rough tips and other bets...:
Also not aware of any racing forums on internet!
I can thoroughly recommend you DON'T find the NZ ones. They make the Fern look positively sane.
Maybe have seen one of them some time back and well I didn’t bother venturing back!
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Aqueduct Suspends Live Racing After Positive Coronavirus Test
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that live racing at Aqueduct Racetrack will be suspended until further notice due to changing circumstances in the racing community relative to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
A backstretch worker who lives and works at Belmont Park tested positive this morning for the coronavirus. [...]
NYRA Suspends Live Racing After Positive Coronavirus Test
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that live racing at Aqueduct Racetrack will be suspended until further notice due to changing circumstances in the racing community relative to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
That’s the main racetrack in New York City
Shame, I had a late Pick 4 tomorrow ready to win large. Curious whether the Daily Racing Form and/or TimeformUS will give me a credit on the PPs.
