2/3: GP, SA, Magna 5, More..

[Kasept]

GULFSTREAM (Plus Magna 5 events)

Superfectas, Rolling DD's and P3's in ALL Gulfstream events..

2nd: ALW/N1X, 3yo, 7f

Very important soph ALW with at least 3 Derby Trail-intended colts..

1. #7 Soaring By 8-5: Won early for Pletcher-Dogwood; A+ works for '07 bow.. 2nd
2. #6 Laser 8-1: Stretchout suits Awesome Again bay from Leroy Jolley (!).. 6th
A. #3 Green Secret 6-1: KMc-Darley grey DH'd Laser here 1/6 for W.. 5th
B. #5 Longley 3-1: Motion with rare classic type; may not be cranked up.. 3rd


3rd: 18th Deputy Minister (Gr. III), 4+, 6.5f

1. #5 Sir Greeley 2-1 2nd
2. #3 High Finance 3-1 4th
3. #4 Kelly's Landing 8-5 5th


4th: MSW, 3yo, 7f

1. #3 San Geronimo 5-2: Zito-Farmer thing debuted goofily at CD; ready now.. 6th
2. #8 Marnesia's Big Boy 8-1: Low profile Calder outfit; love mile drill 1/16.. 3rd
A. #4 Winstrella 6-1: Evans homebred via plus dam; sister Colonial Minstrel a multiple GSW.. 2nd
B. #2 Curlin 3-1: Our girl Helen sends Smart Strike firter; hot a.m. tab.. WON

$1 EXA $13.80
$1 TRI $99.50


5th: 22nd Swale (Gr. II), 3yo, 6.5f (P6)

1. #2 Adore the Gold 3-1: Gorham comer 3 of 4; adds Corny for '07 bow; zippy sunrise semesters.. WON
2. #6 Forefathers 4-1: Zayat KY-bred returned to U.S. with Zito; can stalk or go.. 2nd
A. #4 Cowtown Cat 5-2: $1.5MM Dist. Humor red turns round quick; why no stretchout? 3rd
B. #5 Reata's Rocket 4-1: Joe O with best soph since Macho Uno.. 4th

$1 EXA $16.90
$1 TRI $30.90
$1 SUPER (straight) $117.50


6th: 41st Canadian Turf H. (Gr. III), 4+, 8.5f-T

1. #8 Miesque's Approval 6-5: Defending '06 Turf Champion returns from 90 day vacation.. 5th
2. #1 SCRATCHED
A. #4 Host 3-1: After Ramazutti stunt last week, can't ignore this 7yo 8X winner.. 2nd
B. #3 Giant Wrecker 15-1: Brother of CDN sire Cat's at Home always tries.. WON

$1 EXA $92.40


7th: 18th Holy Bull (Gr. III), 3yo, 1m (P4)

1. #8 Nobiz Like Shobiz 8-5: Tagg Remsen winner in good spot as Trail run commences.. WON
2. #2 Scat Daddy 2-1: First of several dozen Derby dropouts for Todd? 3rd
A. #5 Drums of Thunder 6-1: Kaplan making noise with trio of top sophs.. 2nd
B. #6 Bold Start 6-1: McPeek back on DT scene with this one, BirdBird.. 6th

$1 EXA $23.20
$1 TRI $42.00


LRL 9th (4:26pm): MSW, 3yo, 7f (Super, Leg A-Magna 5)

Tricky start to the Magna 5...

1. #11 Stowed Away 7-2: Turfy type from Tagg-Lael had slow start in PHA debut.. 4th
2. #5 Clever Hero 10-1: Gelding has faced some quality; may get lead.. 3rd
A. #10 More Cowbell 9-2: Motion newbie has steady works, go to boy.. 8th
B. #4 Moonmoonmoon 4-1: Trombetta bay has been ordinary at best; adds blinks.. WON


GP 8th (4:53pm): 58th Suwanee River H. (Gr. III), F&M-4+, 9f-T (Leg B-Magna 5)

1. #1 Naissance Royale 5-2: Rarely throws paired clunkers.. WON
2. #3 Nottawasaga 8-1: ALW shocker on major upswing for Coatrieux.. 4th
A. #6 Brazilian 6-1: Wolfson-Castro-Turf-Stake = dangerous.. 6th
B. #7 Cursora 10-1: Return to sod, addition of Kent D. may do trick for McPeek miss.. 5th


SA 4th (5:02pm): CA-bred OC/N1X, F&M-4+, 6.5-DHT (.10 Super, Leg C-Magna 5)

1. #1 Mamselle Aries 3-1 3rd
2. #2 Princess McLean 8-1 5th
A. #7 Camelita 12-1 4th
B. #5 SCRATCHED


GG 4th (5:15pm): CLM, F&M-4+, 6f (Leg D-Magna 5)

1. #3 P R's Princess 5-1 6th
2. #4 Love Fest 5-2 5th
A. #5 Cinderella Liberty 2-1 4th
B. #7 Sweet Merlot 3-1 WON


GP 9th (5:23pm): 49th Donn H. (Gr. I), 4+, 9f (Leg E-Magna 5)

1. #1 Invasor 6-5: This is right spot to try and beat '06 HOY; imposing, but.. [color="red"]WON[/COLOR}
2. #9 Strong Contender SCRATCHED SCR SUB #4 Chatain 6-1 4th
A. #7 Magna Graduate 4-1: Can he pull off a 'McCann's Mojave' here? 8th
B. #6 Hesanoldsalt 10-1: Rock solid and still improving for Nick, Live Oak.. 2nd

$1 EXA $10.10


10th: ALW/N1X, 3yo, 9f

1. #2 Roman's Run 8-1 5th
2. #5 Rutledge Cat 5-2 6th
A. #3 High Act 6-1 4th
B. #7 Torini 4-1 7th
C. #6 SCRATCHED


<#200 MAGNA 5 Play:

A. (LRL 9): 4-5-10-11
B. (GP 8): 1-6
C. (SA 4): 1-2-7
D. (GG 4): 3-4
E. (GP 9): 1-7

4x3x2x2x2 = 96 x $2 = $192


<$200 GP P6 Carryover Play:

5: 2-6
6: 8
7: 2-8
8: 1-6
9: 1-4-7
10: 2-3-5-7

2x1x2x2x3x4 = 96 x $2 = $192


<$50 P4 Play:

7: 2-8
8: 1-3-6-9
9: 1
10: 2-3-5-7-8

2x4x1x5 = $40

$1 P3 (R7-9) $5.60
$1 P3 (8-10) $222.60
$1 P4 (8-1-1-8) $447.30



SANTA ANITA (P6 Carryover)

.10 Supers races 5-6-8-10..

5th: CLM, 6f (P6, P3, DD)

1. #6 Lite Man 5-2 WON
2. #1 Whata Soldier 7-2 12th
A. #10 SCRATCHED
B. #13 Spectacular Bay 15-1 8th


6th: MSW, 6.5f-DHT (DD, P3)

1. #4 Reach for Gold 20-1 6th
2. #12 The Big One 7-2 2nd
A. #9 SCRATCHED
B. #10 Don'tbeatattletale 5-1 WON


7th: 7th Sham (Gr. III), 3yo, 9f (DD, P3, P4)

1. #1 Ravel 3-1
2. #6 Liquidity 7-5 2nd
A. #2 Pirates Deputy 4-1 6th
B. #3 Time Squared 8-1 7th


8th: 4th Thunder Road, 4+, 1m-T (DD, P3)

1. #2 Cervelo 5-1 4th
2. #6 SCRATCHED
A. #1e Canani entry 8-5 1a 8th, 1 SCRATCHED
B. #8 Bayeux 10-1 2nd


9th: 60th Strub (Gr. II), 4yo, 9f (DD)

1. #6 Midnight Lute 9-5 4th
2. #5 Brother Derek 5-2 3rd
A. #3 Arson Squad 4-1
B. #4 Awesome Gem 3-1 5th


MSW, 3yo, 6f

1. #3 Jake La Gold 5-2 WON
2. #1 Fortified 10-1 9th
A. #10 Beyond the Rim 7-2 8th
B. #8 El Falcon 15-1 DH-4th
C. #6 Storms of Life 20-1 10th


<$200 P6 Play:

5: 1-6-10
6: 4-12
7: 1-6
8: 1e-2
9: 6
10: 1-3-8-10

3x2x2x2x1x4 = 96 x $2 = $192


Enjoy the day! Good luck..
Steve



BONUS SELECTIONS: John DaSilva (NY Post) on DELTA DOWNS' LA PREMIER NIGHT

Top 3 results in red..

1st: 7-8-6 8-7-3
2nd: 7-3-6 7-3-1
3rd: 2-8-9 4-2-1
4th: 7-2-5 5-8-10
5th: 10-8-4 10-7-5
6th: 5-6-2 6-4-8
7th: 7-9-4 9-3-7
8th: 4-1-6 4-3-1
9th: 2-9-7 6-1-7
10th: 4-2-7 3-1-9

[Gander]

Good luck. I love that High Finance/Sir Greeley exacta.

[golfer]

"GP 9th (5:23pm): 49th Donn H. (Gr. I), 4+, 9f (Leg E-Magna 5)

A. #7 Magna Graduate 4-1: Can he pull off a 'McCann's Mojave' here?"


Steve, I'm sure you know this, but the difference between Magna Grad and Mccann's is Magna just ran a neg 4 tgraph, which makes him the fastest coming in.

[Gander]

Yes and beating Sweetnorthernsaint is one thing, beating Invasor is quite another. But cant blame those for taking a shot. This is the race to do it. I'm just not too sold on the horse that is going to do it.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by golfer

"GP 9th (5:23pm): 49th Donn H. (Gr. I), 4+, 9f (Leg E-Magna 5)

A. #7 Magna Graduate 4-1: Can he pull off a 'McCann's Mojave' here?"


Steve, I'm sure you know this, but the difference between Magna Grad and Mccann's is Magna just ran a neg 4 tgraph, which makes him the fastest coming in.

I was refering to controlling the front end on a speed favoring track that carries notorious phonies like Magna Graduate, or McCann's Mohave, further than they deserve to go..

[golfer]

I understand what you mean, it's just that the neg 4 makes him less phony than the completely ridiculous Mccann's Mojave.. and with that said, how souped up is the rail going to be today?

[AeWingnut]

Originally Posted by golfer

I understand what you mean, it's just that the neg 4 makes him less phony than the completely ridiculous Mccann's Mojave.. and with that said, how souped up is the rail going to be today?

I had Mccann's Mojave (or as I like to call him #8)
the big phony paid $69. you gotta look out for that Golden Gate speed

he was the best of the pace setters and Sweetnothing was looking for excuses.

Last Sat was a dream come true for us longshot players

as for the rail.. I bet they do sup up the rail
they love to help super stars win

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by golfer

I understand what you mean, it's just that the neg 4 makes him less phony than the completely ridiculous Mccann's Mojave.. and with that said, how souped up is the rail going to be today?

No reason to think it will be any less advantageous than it's been the last few weeks.

Regarding Magna Graduate, his big fig came on the unique AQU inner and he has NEVER performed when confronted by real horses.. His stakes wins are over the likes of Papi Chullo, Scrappy T and Crown Point.. Before anyone trots out his 'big' Clark win over Perfect Drift and Suave, take a good look at the :48.2 and 1:37.4 mile he carved out there. When confronted by real fractions in last year's Donn, albeit on a sloppy track he may not have cared for, he had no answer when Brass Hat, Pies Prospect and Andromeda's Hero came calling.

All that said, nothing that this barn gets away with surprises me, so I feel compelled to include him though he is utterly ridiculous.

[lemoncrush]

Going for a modest price ticket for the Magna today.

Leg a) 4,10,11
Leg b) 1
Leg c) 1,6,7,8
Leg d) 1,3,4
Leg e) 1

$2 ticket = $72

Will be back later for late GP and Santa Anita fun.

[AeWingnut]

1st Leg Laurel Race 9 ex box 11 w/ 1,4,5

#4 Moonmoonmoon - was steadied last time out adds blinkers luke warm fav.
#5 Clever Hero - should be in the lead - first timers excluded
#11 Stowed Away - poor post - will be in contention
#1 Onward and Upward - better post this time - Long shot pick

2nd Leg Gulfstream Race 8 tri box 1-3-9

#9 J'ray - I prefer the outside to the inside will be kicking for home with
#1 Naissance Royale - fav stuck on the rail - must include though
#3 Nottawasaga - 8-1 got a shot
#2 La Dolce Vita - 4th choice

3rd Leg Santa Anita Race 4 tri box 6-7-8

#8 Bettersweetmoment - just plain faster
#7 Camelita - my long shot pick
#6 Can I Call You Dad - right running style
#1 Mamselle Aries - GoGo

4th Leg Golden Gate race 4 tri key 3 over 4,5,7

#3 P R's Princess - good post good early speed
#5 Cinderella Liberty - where is Russel Baze? 2nd race off layoff
#4 Love Fest - leading jockey
#7 Sweet Merlot - wll be running late

5th Leg Gulfstream Park race 9 Superfecta 1 w/4,7 w/all w/ 5

#1 Invasor - he likes to win
#7 Magna Graduate - distant 2nd chalky chalk chalk
#4 Chatain - lightly race candidate for a bounce has win over track
#5 Tap Dancing Mauk - running for 4th place that all


the Magan 5 bet

1st leg) 1,4,11
2nd leg) 3,9
3rd leg) 7,8
4th leg) 3
5th leg) 1


good luck

[blackthroatedwind]

AND we get DaSilva's Delta Downs picks?

Wow....this place is just the gift that keeps on giving!

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

AND we get DaSilva's Delta Downs picks?

Wow....this place is just the gift that keeps on giving!

Hmmm? Hmmm? Not so bad, eh? An 'exclusive' to Derby Trail yet..!!!

[DerbyCat]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

4th Leg Golden Gate race 4 tri key 3 over 4,5,7

#5 Cinderella Liberty - where is Russel Baze? 2nd race off layoff

Baze was involved in a three horse spill last Sunday and banged up his ribs pretty bad, out for at least a week.

Interesting angles in this race... I find it curious that Moger has two horses in this race, he doesn't usually do that, either one will scratch or he's using one for a rabbit - Moger is a very streaky trainer, he's either hot or cold. Another trainer with two horses in this race is Mason and he's more often to do that than Moger. I've been doing really well this GGF season playing the Mason/Rodriguez T/J combo - they've been hitting on some big priced winners the past few months... FYI.

[Clip-Clop]

Chatain is the most likely upsetter today.

[gilbertjump]

Hey Steve,
Thanks Again 218.00 to win. My god I never thought that horse had a chance. You are the freaking man again!!!

Thanks Brotha!!!


Gilbert

[Holland Hacker]

[quote=Kasept]

<$50 P4 Play:

7: 2-8
8: 1-3-6-9
9: 1
10: 2-3-5-7-8

2x4x1x5 = $40



Steve,

I do NOT know what you saw in the 8 in the 10th race, but your rock. Thanks to you I hit the P4 for $447 for a $40 ticket! You are awesome. I played a slightly different ticket than yours but thanks to you I had the 8 in the finale.

Thank God Strong Contender scratched or else you would not have changed your ticket.

HH

[golfer]

Steve, please tell me why you included the 8, Hal's My Hope on your ticket??? I was live with the 9 and 10, and am still in a state of shock. If I were allowed to bet now, knowing that he won, I still probably wouldn't include him in my tickets

[Gander]

Easily the worst beat of my life yesterday. I needed the Zito for pick 3 and pick 4 tickets multiple times. Couldnt believe the pick 4 would have come back $86 for a $2 bet had Zito's horse won. That was preceded by Nobiz like Shobiz, Naisance Royal and Invasor (4/5, 4/5 and 2/5).

I wont say how many times I had the pick 4 because I am still in pain.

[golfer]

Gander, I just looked at the 8's Thorograph sheet again to see if there was something (anything) that I may have missed. In only 1 of his 13 career starts did he run anything that would have been even mildly competitive in this race. I also had the Zito horse, as well as the fast closing 10 (Desormeaux, who's not so perfectly timed moves I had been betting on all day). Mind boggling, and very difficult to let this one go.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by golfer

Steve, please tell me why you included the 8, Hal's My Hope on your ticket??? I was live with the 9 and 10, and am still in a state of shock. If I were allowed to bet now, knowing that he won, I still probably wouldn't include him in my tickets

Was looking for a throw-in or two after the Strong Contender scratch as the race seemed like a mess and spreading wider made sense. Had an experience edge and a race fast enough to win 4 or 5 back. Plus, the return of Rivera intrigued me as the horse had shown interest to stay near the lead under him, and that was a quality that figured to be a plus.

Honestly, it was dumb luck as I left the Zito off the ticket because of the 9 post and beyond issues at the trip, and obviously could have been burned by it with a head bob the other way...

I'm really happy for those of you that scored!!