Venue for January 4 . . . Gulfstream Park

DonGuido · #1 01-01-2020, 12:02 PM

Looks like Gulfstream has a fairly good stakes offering and no 2YO's to contend with for a change, oh well?! JB, please do the honors, that you do so well, for the points and ROI threads. I will be involved in other very important duties between now and then.

Thanks much and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!

JolyB · #2 01-01-2020, 12:35 PM

I'll be glad to post the contest threads Don. Lots of positive thoughts and prayers for you and Patty over the next few days. Hope that 2020 is a wonderful year for both of you.

JolyB · #3 01-02-2020, 08:51 AM

I expect that we will be playing Gulfstream Park frequently this winter. You might enjoy as a warm up for our GP contest on a Saturday a contest that Gulfstream sponsors every Friday of their winter season. It is called Beat The Expert and requires you to make a win selection in all 10 races. If you have more winners than the GP expert of that day, you will be entered in a drawing for a Gulfstream polo shirt that also has "Beat the Expert" embroidered on the sleeve. 3 winners are chosen every week and announced during the pre-race program on Saturday morning.

The GP expert rotates each week between Ron Nicoletti, Jason Blewitt and Acacia Courtney (I think it is Acacia's turn this week). You can learn the expert's picks by watching their pre-race program that starts around 11:40 or so.

Since you are seeking the most winners irrespective of value, expect to be picking a lot of chalk. But I have still found it to be an enjoyable exercise and way to sharpen your handicapping.

Here's a link to the relevant page:
https://www.gulfstreampark.com/racin.../BeatTheExpert

Good luck if you enter.

JolyB · #4 01-02-2020, 05:46 PM

Don selected Gulfstream Park for our contest venue, and that's where we are going to go. After reviewing the race card, I'd like to do a bit of fine tuning for our actual race program. Let's delete the first two races, both maiden claimers, and limit our contest card to Races 3 through 11. That will still let us play the 5 consecutive stakes races that attracted Don to this track to begin with. Post time for Race 3 will be 1:00 PM Eastern time.