Canterbury and Arapahoe Park

[scanman]

Originally Posted by Honu

This is the second weekend in Denver right ? I would bet horses that have speed or horses that havent had too long in between races . Also if a horse is shipping in and has worked within the last few days before it runs and hasnt ran there once I would stay away from it , the altitude seems to hit them worse if they work them before running them if they havent had an out there. I just know this because I used to ride there and the first few weekends speed holds because the others get tired from chasing them . GOOD LUCK.

Honu,

Great insight, especially concerning the altitude and shippers. Glad to get some guidance on Arapahoe. Yes, it is the second weekend. Any sharp trainers or riders I should keep my eye on?

[Honu]

Originally Posted by scanman

Honu,

Great insight, especially concerning the altitude and shippers. Glad to get some guidance on Arapahoe. Yes, it is the second weekend. Any sharp trainers or riders I should keep my eye on?

Jockeys: I dont know if these guys are still there but , O.A Martinez , Carl Kutz are 2 pretty good riders .
Trainers: Temple Rushton , Jon Arnett, Kenneth Gleason , Bill Brownlee

[pmayjr]

I think due to the Tampa scandal, I've been getting some nice prices on Derek Bell horses at Canterbury. I don't remember Bell riding this many longshots at Canterbury ever.

I'm 50/50 on going to the CBY this weekend, because I can't get a table. Eventhough there's no quest for the Triple Crown, it's still gonna be hella busy on Saturday.

[scanman]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

I think due to the Tampa scandal, I've been getting some nice prices on Derek Bell horses at Canterbury. I don't remember Bell riding this many longshots at Canterbury ever.

I'm 50/50 on going to the CBY this weekend, because I can't get a table. Eventhough there's no quest for the Triple Crown, it's still gonna be hella busy on Saturday.

Yeah, I followed Derek at Tampa up until they banned him. He has four mounts on Saturday, 2 with McLean Robertson and 2 with Bernell Rhone. All 4 look to be pretty live. I'm sure I'll be using him. Hopefully, the prices will be good.

Didn't give much thought to it being busy, despite the Belmont. Should I arrive early and where would be a good place to "set up shop"?

[lemoncrush]

Originally Posted by scanman

Yeah, I followed Derek at Tampa up until they banned him. He has four mounts on Saturday, 2 with McLean Robertson and 2 with Bernell Rhone. All 4 look to be pretty live. I'm sure I'll be using him. Hopefully, the prices will be good.

Didn't give much thought to it being busy, despite the Belmont. Should I arrive early and where would be a good place to "set up shop"?

You should be Ok if you're going to play other tracks.
Since the post is moved back to 4PM, if you get their earlier in the day...say, by 2:00 you'll have no problem finding a good spot somewhere.

[scanman]

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

You should be Ok if you're going to play other tracks.
Since the post is moved back to 4PM, if you get their earlier in the day...say, by 2:00 you'll have no problem finding a good spot somewhere.

Going to pretty much focus on Canterbury. Although, I might peek in on Lethbridge and Lincoln. Interesting that Canterbury picks up their signal. Those are tracks that I've never seen races from.

[pmayjr]

Lemon and Scan,

Unfortunately I'm not sure how true that is. I called yesterday (Wednesday) to reserve a table ANYWHERE up on the 3rd floor (clubhouse/restaurant level). EVERYTHING IS BOOKED.

I thought since they moved back the post time to 4PM, that would make things easier, but I guess the Belmont is a big enough deal even without Street Sense. A place you can try for (and probably what I will do) is try for the 2nd floor. There is some tables set up (that's first come, first serve, no reservations) with big screens simulcasting at least the "major tracks" that day.

I will try to go up to the 3rd floor anyway to see if anyone has cancelled out on their seat, but otherwise we might be S.O.L. If either of you wanna pm me your contact info, if I find something we could share a table???? At least the weather will be nice out, so if you just gotta sit outside and watch the races out there.... so be it.