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An “Endless” Card At Belmont (10/29)

mircon1 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:50:53 +0000

Sloppy and off the turf for the Saturday card — a sea of scratches and the card is ruined, but handicappers have to be ready so see how I do today.

In race 10, Endless Circle (#16) should beat these from memory and the wet track helps — key in all multi-race wagers and play an exacta box with #3. Here’s the entire card and good luck!

Race 1: 13 and 2

Race 2: 2 and 3

Race 3: 5 and 3

Race 4: 14 and 1A

Race 5: 5 and 12

Race 6: 7, 9 and 3

Race 7: 13 and 2

Race 8: 3 and 1A

Race 9: 4 and 7

Race 10: 16 (Best Bet) and 3

“Catch” A Winner At Belmont (10/23)

mircon1 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:59:51 +0000

Fast and good for the Sunday card — got shut out yesterday because I did not account for the speed bias on the main track so I will try and do better today.

In race 8, Catch a Thief (#1) is the main speed from the rail and has run well on the local track — key in all doubles and pick 3’s and play an exacta box with #6.

In race 9, St. Lucy (#2) cuts back to 7 furlongs on the turf and can sit a good stalking trip and run down the leaders late — key in all doubles and pick 3’s and play an exacta box with #’s 3 and 5. Here’s the entire card and good luck!

Race 1: 10, 5 and 2

Race 2: 7, 1 and 8

Race 3: 2 and 4

Race 4: 2 and 6

Race 5: 2, 6 and 9

Race 6: 1 with 5 and 10

Race 7: 10, 3 and 1

Race 8: 1 (Best Bet) and 6

Race 9: 2 (Best Bet) with 3 and 5

Race 10: 4, 3 and 1

“Harboring” A Winner At Belmont (10/22)

mircon1 — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:16:26 +0000

Fast and yielding on New York Showcase Day at Belmont with a very exciting card on tap. Have been doing pretty well at Belmont over the last several weeks and this card is challenging so let’s see how I do.

In race 7, The Joseph A. Gimma, Harbor Mist (#9) gets major class relief today and a good stalking post — key in all doubles and pick 3’s and play an exacta box with #’s 5 and 1.

In race 9, The Empire Classic, Icabad Crane (#5) can make one late run and win this at 4-1 since Haynesfield (#4) will be over bet — key in all multi-race wagers and play an exacta box with #4. Here’s the entire card and good luck!

Race 1: 9, 7 and 11

Race 2: 6, 4 and 3

Race 3: 7, 6 and 12

Race 4: 4, 1X and 10

Race 5: 4, 3 and 1

Race 6: 8, 2 and 1A

Race 7: 9 (Best Bet) with 5 and 1

Race 8: 10 with 6 and 3

Race 9: 5 (Best Bet) and 4

Race 10: 1, 10 and 5

Can’t “Miss” At Belmont (10/16)

mircon1 — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:43:41 +0000

Fast and good for the Sunday card with race 3 off the turf. What a day I had yesterday with 9 winners listed and 6 on top — missed the last race by a half length or else I would have swept the card. Oh well, let’s see if I can keep it going today!

In race 8, Miss Diane (#11) gets a fast track and the ideal stalking position to beat these as the favorite — key in all doubles and pick 3’s and play an exacta box with #’s 5 and 7.

In race 9, Break Up the Game (#1) is lightly raced on turf and gets more distance today — can post the upset at a decent price with some give in the course. Key in all multi-race wagers and play an exacta box with #’s 3 and 6. Here’s the entire card and good luck!

Race 1: 4 and 6

Race 2: 8 and 5

Race 3: 2 and 9

Race 4: 2 and 1A

Race 5: 1 with 8 and 10

Race 6: 3, 4 and 10

Race 7: 2, 6 and 8

Race 8: 11 (Best Bet) with 5 and 7

Race 9: 1 (Best Bet) with 3 and 6

Race 10: 3, 9 and 11

A Valuable “Denomination” At Belmont (10/15)

mircon1 — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:58:04 +0000

Fast and yielding for the Saturday card with races 7 and 10 off the turf. Not a great showing for the holiday card last Monday and the card today is uninspiring, but let’s see if we can get back on track.

In race 9, The Grade 3 Athenia, Denomination (#6) can benefit from soft turf and stay close enough to #7 and make first run on the closers. Key in all doubles and pick 3’s and play an exacta box with #3.

In race 10, Cold Precision (#1A) gets in for this off the turf affair and can stalk and pounce at this distance — key in all late multi-race wagers and play an exacta box with #2. Here’s the entire card and good luck!

Race 1: 1A, 11 and 4

Race 2: 2 and 4

Race 3: 6 and 2

Race 4: 3 and 6

Race 5: 4 and 3

Race 6: 1 and 2

Race 7: 12 and 5

Race 8: 3 and 9

Race 9: 6 (Best Bet) and 3

Race 10: 1A and 2

Making A “Big” Deal At Belmont (10/10)

mircon1 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:35:31 +0000

Fast and firm for the holiday card — had an incredible day yesterday where I listed 7 winners, 4 on top, including 2 cold pick 3’s for over $450, listed another pick 3 for over $750 and a pick 4 (races 2-5) for over $4400. I also got taken down in race 9 with a double DQ I have never ever seen in all the years I’ve been playing that cost me a nice pick 3 late in the card. Oh well, let’s see how I do today.

In race 10, Big Jerome (#3) cuts back to a turf sprint, but loves the local turf and can stay close enough to run down the leaders late — key in all multi-race wagers and play an exacta box with #8.

In race 6, Alex’s Buck (#11) is lightly raced and has upside after a nice return race last time — can overcome a difficult post at a decent price. Key in all doubles and pick 3’s and play an exacta box with #’s 6 and 13. Here’s the entire card and good luck!

Race 1: 6, 8 and 4

Race 2: 8, 6 and 3

Race 3: 6 and 4

Race 4: 7 and 1

Race 5: 9, 6 and 10

Race 6: 11 (Best Bet) with 6 and 13

Race 7: 10, 6 and 4

Race 8: 5 with 9 and 4

Race 9: 8 with 5 and 4

Race 10: 3 (Best Bet) and 8

“Night Rules” At Belmont (10/9)

mircon1 — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:26:07 +0000

Fast and firm for the Sunday card — listed 7 winners but only 2 on top on Saturday’s card so I will try and hit the winners circle more often today. Make sure you play multi-race wagers if my second or third choices are winning — listed a couple of nice pick 3’s from races 3-6.

In race 3, Rule by Night (#7) gets major class relief today but meets some toughies — draws a good attack post and likes the local track. Key in all doubles and pick 3’s and play an exacta box with #3.

In race 9, Legally Blanca (#1) stretches out to 7 furlongs on the turf and is 1 for 1, can use the inside post to get position and run down the leaders late — key in all doubles and pick 3’s and play an exacta box with #’s 2 and 10. Here’s the entire card and good luck!

Race 1: 10, 2 and 11

Race 2: 6 and 4

Race 3: 7 (Best Bet) and 3

Race 4: 6 and 5

Race 5: 1, 5 and 10

Race 6: 11 and 6

Race 7: 7, 6 and 10

Race 8: 10, 12 and 6

Race 9: 1 (Best bet) with 2 and 10

Race 10: 12, 6 and 9

“Duck” Brings Luck At Belmont (10/8)

mircon1 — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:44:39 +0000

Fast and firm for the Saturday card — it’s Yom Kippur so let me start repenting for last Saturday which was a total disaster. Back from London and I’m ready to go today!

In race 10, Rubber Duck (#5) drops into a much easier field after two mediocre starts in U.S. — key in all late multi-race wagers and play an exacta box with #’s 12 and 2.

In race 9, the Grade 1 Champagne, Alpha (#5) settled and ran away from the field in his debut at 7 furlongs and could be any kind for McLaughlin — key in late double and pick 3 and play an exacta box with #6. Here’s the entire card and good luck!

Race 1: 1, 4 and 3

Race 2: 4, 2 and 14

Race 3: 8 and 4

Race 4: 3, 2 and 12

Race 5: 9 with 10 and 4

Race 6: 8 and 10

Race 7: 8 with 6 and 1

Race 8: 5 and 1

Race 9: 5 (Best Bet) and 6

Race 10: 5 with 12 and 2

Feeling “Trapped” At Belmont (10/1)

mircon1 — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:11:28 +0000

Muddy and yielding with races 1,2, 4 and 11 off the turf for the Saturday card. Even with the bad weather, we still have a tremendous card featuring several grade 1’s and some of the best horses in the country. However, the track condition will have a great effect on the card, especially in the early races where young horses meant for the turf will have to navigate a wet main track.

In race 7, The Grade 1 Vosburgh, Trappe Shot (#8) is 3 for 3 at Belmont, loves a wet track and gets a great stalking post — should win unless someone gets away with soft splits. Key in all multi-race wagers and play an exacta box with #3.

In race 8, The Grade 2 Kelso, Jersey Town (#1) loves the mile distance and moves up over wet ground — should run down Uncle Mo (#3) late at a decent price. Key in all multi-race wagers and play an exacta box with #3.

In race 10, The Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup, Drosselmeyer (#5) loves Belmont and gets back to main track — superior wet track breeding and will get overlooked in the wagering. Key in all multi-race wagers and play an exacta box with #3. Here’s the entire card and good luck!

Race 1: 13, 11 and 2

Race 2: 4 and 12

Race 3: 5 and 4

Race 4: 12 and 9

Race 5: 1 and 8

Race 6: 1 and 5

Race 7: 8 (Best Bet) and 3

Race 8: 1 (Best Bet) and 3

Race 9: 2 and 5

Race 10: 5 (Best Bet)and 3

Race 11: 14 and 16

“Storm Is Tempting” At Belmont (9/25)

mircon1 — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:46:42 +0000

Fast for the Sunday card but we lost all the turf races due to bad weather the last couple of days so stick to football today. Listed 5 winners (2 on top) on Saturday, but I need to do better today with this uninspiring card.

In race 1, Tempest Storm (#1A) towers over these on paper and should win this on or just off the pace — key in all the early multi-race wager and play an exacta box with #7.

In race 7, Akilina (#7) has run well on dirt in past and may be overlooked in this off the turf affair — key in all doubles and pick 3’s and play an exacta box with #9. Here’s the entire card and good luck!

Race 1: 1A (Best Bet) and 7

Race 2: 5 and 3

Race 3: 3 and 6

Race 4: 3 and 13

Race 5: 6 and 5

Race 6: 10 and 15

Race 7: 7 (Best Bet) and 9

Race 8: 15 and 6

Race 9: 2 and 5

Race 10: 15 and 9