Bustout Brooks is Back

[Calzone Lord]

People might remember Gerald Brooks as Scott Lake's one-time top asst trainer at the NYRA circuit.

When Lake was suspended, Brooks saddled future Breeders Cup Sprint 2nd place finisher Thunderello to a 2nd place finish behind Mayakovsky in a track record setting 5.5f baby race on opening day at Saratoga.

http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbP...try=USA&race=3


Brooks was invisible until recently -- and he has only started 3 different horses at Presque Isle this meet. They've all performed eye-brow raising well.

* This horse -- off of two terrible races since leaving Shuman -- won clear and paid $29.80 off of the long layoff:




* This horse who is in tomorrow -- a 6-year-old North Carolina bred who Hugh McMahon couldn't even get to run -- just missed at 45/1 odds in his PID debut for Brooks.




* This horse -- a 15-time maiden off of a bunch of zero Beyers -- was a clear 2nd at 67-to-1 odds today and didn't miss by much.




So far, a $29.80 winner -- and two 2nds (45/1 and 67/1 odds) from three starters here for Brooks. A lot of 30-point type improvements.

It will be interesting to see if he's found an edge.

[pba1817]

Coastal Dreams in the M/L chalk at 5/2, does this mean unload the bankroll on him, or play against?

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by pba1817

Coastal Dreams in the M/L chalk at 5/2, does this mean unload the bankroll on him, or play against?

I would say Coastal Dreams is a pass. I picked him 3rd in that race.

However, I'd keep an eye out for all of the other Brooks horses who show up and make their first start of the meet at PID. Like Trojan War on the 24th ... even though that one is a former Ness.

I've had luck this meet doing the same with a trainer named Tom Cooper -- who had a small stable and moved them all WAY up here last year -- while somehow winning at 31%.

There was a first-time Tom Cooper horse named Unspoken Code who ran on opening day. I picked her to win the race and made her my best play of the day and she finished 2nd at 34/1.




The next day, Cooper had one of his insane move-ups from last year in named Make My Day. I picked him on top and made him the days best and he paid $26.60




Another first-time Cooper -- off of a 2-year-layoff with an impossibly hopeless form -- was 4th at 46-to-1 last night.

[MaTH716]

Doug I'm just curious, do you ever get any kind of feedback from the Erie locals who read/follow your picks? I honestly don't follow Presque Isle, but the information that you post here about the track is gold.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Doug I'm just curious, do you ever get any kind of feedback from the Erie locals who read/follow your picks? I honestly don't follow Presque Isle, but the information that you post here about the track is gold.

Sure he does they want his girlfriends number

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Doug I'm just curious, do you ever get any kind of feedback from the Erie locals who read/follow your picks? I honestly don't follow Presque Isle, but the information that you post here about the track is gold.

When I'm at the track a dozen or so people will come up and talk to me. Not much feedback by E-mail.

There is a local high school teacher from a county school that E-mails me a few times every meet with questions...but that's about it.

[MISTERGEE]

cant find you on goerie sports pages if my life depended on it. can you guide us to the horseracing section?

[MISTERGEE]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

I would say Coastal Dreams is a pass. I picked him 3rd in that race.

However, I'd keep an eye out for all of the other Brooks horses who show up and make their first start of the meet at PID. Like Trojan War on the 24th ... even though that one is a former Ness.

I've had luck this meet doing the same with a trainer named Tom Cooper -- who had a small stable and moved them all WAY up here last year -- while somehow winning at 31%.

There was a first-time Tom Cooper horse named Unspoken Code who ran on opening day. I picked her to win the race and made her my best play of the day and she finished 2nd at 34/1.




The next day, Cooper had one of his insane move-ups from last year in named Make My Day. I picked him on top and made him the days best and he paid $26.60




Another first-time Cooper -- off of a 2-year-layoff with an impossibly hopeless form -- was 4th at 46-to-1 last night.

I see Cooper has 2 in tonight. On Coastal Dreams race, were your first 2 pics Terlinguas Gift & Scipio Africanus?

[MISTERGEE]

just saw Terlingua and Scipio both scratched so Coastal Dreams will go off 1/9

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by MISTERGEE

just saw Terlingua and Scipio both scratched so Coastal Dreams will go off 1/9

Is Terlingua making a comeback?

She was such an exciting runner! I hope she comes back sound.

[MISTERGEE]

well she is a 36yo mare so keep your fingers crossed

[robfla]

Originally Posted by MISTERGEE

well she is a 36yo mare so keep your fingers crossed

Plus she died in '08

[MISTERGEE]

Originally Posted by robfla

Plus she died in '08

wooh, thats going to make it a tough one

[Indian Charlie]

Is that why she was scratched?

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by MISTERGEE

just saw Terlingua and Scipio both scratched so Coastal Dreams will go off 1/9

Yeah -- Coastal Dreams just romped by 4 lengths at odds of 1-to-2 after the early scratches of the two favorites.

[Calzone Lord]

Most of the fines and rulings against Brooks have to do with his behavior and conduct on the grounds.

Kind of surprised about that -- he's a big guy who dresses in $2 t-shirts and $3 gym shorts and likes to gamble. Always friendly and joking with me when I talk to him.

2007:

HAVING FAILED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD OF STEWARDS' ON OCTOBER 8, 2007 FOR BEING DISRESPECTFUL TO A SECURITY OFFICER IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES. YOU ARE HEREBY FINED THE SUM OF FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00).

2008:

CAUSING A DISTURBANCE ON THE GROUNDS OF PRESQUE ISLE DOWNS, IN VIOLATION OF PA. CODE, TITLE 58, SECTION 163.3 AND 163.6(C). YOU ARE HEREBY FINED THE SUM OF FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00).

BEING DISRESPECTFUL TO A RACING OFFICIAL (STARTER) ON AUGUST 15TH, 2008, IN VIOLATION OF PA. CODE, TITLE 58, SECTION 163.3 AND 163.6(C). YOU ARE HEREBY FINED THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00).

2009:

BEING DISRESPECTFUL TO A 'RACING OFFICIAL IN tHE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES, JUNE 28,2009. YOU ARE HEREBY FINED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00). THIS IS A SECOND OFFENSE WITHIN A TWELVE MONTH PERIOD.

2010:

BEING OBNOXIOUS TO A COMMISSION EMPLOYEE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES, MARCH 25,2010. YOU ARE HEREBY FINED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00).

2011: He was finally ejected from the grounds at PID last year ...

The request by Gerald Brooks for an APPEAL of the Presque Isle Downs Track Ejection dated June 30, 2011 is hereby GRANTED. The stay request of the appellant is not applicable as the Commission does not rule on stays pertaining to ejections issued by Racing Associations.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Good thing Dutrow doesn't stable horses there. He might actually be suspended.


9.60 was a sweet cold double there to close it out.
/not redboarding

just saying 9/5 over 1/2 was an nice surprise....was expecting closer to 6.80

[DEES3]

Looks like Brooks has three in tomorrow at PID--any thoughts on these? 12-1 in the 1st and a 2-1 entry in the 7th.

[Calzone Lord]

I picked the 1st time Tom Cooper horse on top in the 7th race -- even though it is 20-to-1 on the morning line and looks 200-to-1 on paper off of its last three "efforts"

[DEES3]

Does Cooper have access to a private training track? Two workouts off a 7 month layoff, both around 1:03? What am I missing?