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Old 10-28-2009, 08:58 PM
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I know its still over a week away, but I am getting excited.... The nomination pp's are out and even though some of the horses I name now wont even be running, I still enjoy doing this. Im going to give my top 3 "most likely" for every race. If the horses I name run, I will almost def. be using them. They are in order, so the first horse of every 3 is my most likely winner.

FRIDAY
Marathon-

Mastery, Cloudys Knight, Man of Iron

JvFillyTurf-

Lillie Langtry, Junia Tepzia, Hatheer

Filly Sprint-

Sara Louise, Informed Decision, Ventura----Really dont like this race...

JvFilly-

Always a Princess, Negligee, Connie and Micheal

FM Turf-

Forever Together, Dar Re Mi, Midday

Distaff-

Music Note, Rainbow View " I think shes going here" Proviso

SATURDAY
JvTurf-

Viscount Nelson, Buzzword, Pounced

Turf Sprint-

Fleeting Spirit, Gotta Have Her, Diamondrella.... I would lean on these, and back up with as many as 4 more....

Dirt Mile-

Quality Road, Giralomo, Furthest Land... FL could be upgraded if either of the other 2 go to Classic. I think FL has huge shot.

Jv-

Lookin at Lucky, Eskendereya

Mile-

Cowboy Cal, Court Vision, Courageous Cat

Sprint-

Zensational

Turf-

Spanish Moon, Conduit, Presious Passion

Classic-

Zenyatta, Rip Van Winkle, Mastercraftsman,Richards Kid.... I would use Quality Road and Giralomo in pick 3's if they run here.
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Old 10-28-2009, 09:11 PM
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Old 10-28-2009, 09:12 PM
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Thank You Chuck.
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Old 10-28-2009, 09:25 PM
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almost 300 horses and you already finished handicapping?

that's like reading war and peace in 20 minutes.
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Old 10-28-2009, 09:27 PM
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almost 300 horses and you already finished handicapping?

that's like reading war and peace in 20 minutes.

Its just an early look, but I did spend about 3 hours on it.
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Old 10-28-2009, 09:44 PM
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Its just an early look, but I did spend about 3 hours on it.
Aren't the actual fields, posts, and jockeys important in your handicapping?

Paul
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Old 10-28-2009, 09:48 PM
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Its just an early look, but I did spend about 3 hours on it.
Take some time, relax, get some early opinions on paper (not the interwebs), watch some videos, watch some of what other handicappers are selecting so you have a better idea of what the real odds will be. Handicapping the BC is a weeklong process- not a 3 hour cramfest.
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Old 10-29-2009, 12:12 AM
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At this point, if you still aren't familiar with the horses, you probably shouldn't be wagering on them. I would feel comfortable making preliminary selections already. I don't feel like jockeys and post positions make that much difference in the vast majority of cases. Who needs to look at a post position or a past performance to know what Zenyatta and Music Note are about or to know what Summer Bird or Gio Ponti have done?
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