Memorial Day Weekend

Early action on Saturday...
lost the early Pick 3 by ignoring the $16 TVG pick...
live blogging...
trying to recoup on a cheap maiden race: the 4th at Belmont...
bet practically all combos...
1,5,7,8 with 1,3,5,7,8,9 because the 2-1 favorite, NY Moon only ran once and came 4th...
many unraced horses in this field that may surprise....
they're in the gate....
the favorite got killed as predicted BUT the 2 led and STAYED up for second clearly....
came in 1,2,7,9....could have hit for a price!

1 Run Red Run Luzzi M J 118 10.20 6.50 5.20 2 Good Going Darl Jara F 118 20.60 13.80 7 Ghostly Music Arroyo N Jr 118 8.30 Times in 5ths: :223 :453 :572 1:094 Times in 100ths: :22.65 :45.68 :57.52 1:09.87

Scratched: Gottahaveacat

Also ran: Back Door Deal, Two G's, New York Moon, Gold Pageantry and Clearly Diplomatic

Winning Trainer: Bush Thomas M - Owner: Anstu Stables, Inc.

$2 Exacta (1-2) Paid $179.50

$2 Quinella (1-2) Paid $107.00

$2 Trifecta (1-2-7) Paid $1,199.00

$2 Pick 3 (3-6-1) 3 Correct Paid $258.50 Pick 3 Pool $89,897

$2 Superfecta (1-2-7-9) Paid $4,311.00

The next race, bet the 5,6,7,8,9 box; a turf race with the favorite, who had only won a maiden claimer...but the favorite, the 9 won again for a cheap exacta so we had a net loss of $3:

# Horse Jockey Weight Win Place Show 9 Sweetiewheatie Luzzi M J 123 4.40 2.70 2.20 8 Curlew Road Velasquez C 118 6.80 3.90 5 Western Revenge Gomez G K 118 2.60 Times in 5ths: :253 :502 1:143 1:382 1:50 Times in 100ths: :25.65 :50.50 1:14.63 1:38.44 1:50.02

Scratched: A Wild Minute, Interline and Shoot the Wad

Claimed: Sweetiewheatie by Gyarmati Leah (Castle Village Farm ),

Also ran: Killer Speed, Morning's Image, Ross to Dublin, Fierce Storm and Gin Societe

Winning Trainer: Lewis Lisa L - Owner: Karches Susan

$2 Exacta (9-8) Paid $35.40

In the sixth, the 7, Dreaming of Victory had just won by 10 and had the best Beyer in the field; played 7 on top of 8,6,4 and reverse:

4 Raceland Arroyo N Jr 116 16.40 7.70 4.60 1 He's a Lumberjack Velasquez C 116 5.60 4.10 6 Always Albert Castellano J J 118 4.10 Times in 5ths: :231 :461 1:10 1:34 Times in 100ths: :23.23 :46.31 1:10.02 1:34.19

Also ran: Democrat, Dreamin of Victory, Start At Five, My Big Treasure and Cooking the Books

Winning Trainer: Violette Richard A Jr - Owner: Martin Michael T.

$2 Exacta (4-1) Paid $94.00

the 7 was NOT ready to run and was out of it from the start....
the 1 was a Calder shipper who didn't look that great.

The 7th had the lock favorite in combos with the5,6 and 8 and a reverse 6-1...I through out the 9 at the last minute:

1 My Dynomite Prado E S 118 3.10 2.20 2.10 6 DH-Trading Pro Gomez G K 116 2.70 3.70 9 DH-Air Race Smith M E 122 3.10 4.40 Times in 5ths: :222 :443 1:09 1:222 Times in 100ths: :22.56 :44.74 1:09.19 1:22.46

Scratched: Frank's Fuse and Impeachthepro

Also ran: Fire One Up, Just in Fun, Step It Up, Senor Freddie and The Trip Continues

Winning Trainer: Dutrow Richard E Jr - Owner: Winged Foot Stables, Gooch, M., Dubb, M., Goldfarb, S., J., Joscelyn, R.

$2 Exacta (1-6) Paid $6.20

$2 Exacta (1-9) Paid $8.10

The dead heat kiled the exacta price which I had twice.

In the feature, the Sheepshead Bay Hcp, we liked Honey Ryder, who won, but the second and third choices we flat...had $4 exactas on 1-5,1-6,5-6 and $2 on 5-1:

1 Honey Ryder Gomez G K 121 4.80 3.50 2.50 4 Noble Stella (GER) Smith M E 116 9.80 4.50 6 Angara (GB) Prado E S 119 3.70 Times in 5ths: :243 :50 1:142 1:382 2:124 Times in 100ths: :24.69 :50.12 1:14.58 1:38.42 2:12.98

Scratched: Half Heaven

Also ran: Asi Siempre, Serendipitous, Latice (IRE) and Tisket a Tasket

Winning Trainer: Pletcher Todd A - Owner: Glencrest Farm LLC

$2 Exacta (1-4) Paid $40.40

didn't even bet the 9th because the favorites figured by far...they did win but I liked the winner who ended up paying $8.
Net loss on the day: $54