The sprint has drawn a field of six and any of three can win this. A look at the field:
#1 Thank U Phillippe (5-1) ships north for Marty Wolfson, 1-for-1 at Tampa this season (BRIS). Lacks killer instinct with (20) 2-5-2 slate, but the good news is that both wins were at today’s specialized distance, winning his only start on this surface. Half-mile work on Jan. 14, termed breezing, was third fastest of 129 members of his peer group that week at his Gulfstream base. Very well meant.
#2 Guam Typhoon (8-5) has always done his best racing at today’s trip, winning three of five lifetime starts at seven-eighths, earning top Equiform figures in the process. He owns two exacta finishes in three starts over the surface. Strong finishing Ronnie Allen takes the return call.
#3 Bold Captain (15-1) is winless at Tampa and lifetime best effort came going 10 furlongs on wet track at Thistle.
#4 Rickyontherun (6-1) has won at the distance and over this surface but his performance figures are lacking.
#5 Beijing House (9-2) is interesting because he owns excellent performance figures and McCooey barn is profitable with second-off-the-layup runners. The bad news is that he’s 0-for-11 at Tampa and winless in four starts at today’s trip.
#6 Tripp O Steel (2-1) has no experience at the distance but owns worthy (7) 2-1-2 slate over the local ground. His performance figures had been improving steadily and that was before the Jamie Ness claim. He chased a hot pace while wide in his latest at Gulfstream now returns to his preferred surface. Ness is otherworldly 33% efficient in third-off-the-layoff scenarios. Switch to Goncalves (42% for this barn through Monday), outside post in small field and possibility of a loose lead all augur well.
Taking Tripp O Steel to win and key-boxing in multiple pools with Thank U Phillippe and Guam Typhoon.
Running Totals: (1007) 310-202-143 Total Dollar Return: $2,134.40 [win selections only]
17 Jan 2012 at 04:48 pm | #
JP, like this format.
TTT
18 Jan 2012 at 08:41 am | #
Here is the second half of the Daily Double, the name which must be confusing to young horse players. Remember when there was only one? It should be called the ubiquitous double.
2-Adaro (5.81)
1-Vicar’s Ice Pick (6.87)
7-Whazamudder (8.14)
2-Adaro seems to everything going here; I’ve done my part.
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18 Jan 2012 at 09:39 am | #
My blood pressure is going through the roof. Just saw on CNN about a bill regarding the pirating of movies. What about the pirating of our pari-mutuel pool. Our industry is in trouble, and this is the MAJOR concern, and nobody seems to care, or talk about it. Instead, all they care about is what has been management’s answer to the problem, raise the takeout, which of course is not the answer. We need a bill to save our industry, and make it a crime, which is enforced, to place a bet on a racehorse through the off shore entities that are outside the pools.
TTT
18 Jan 2012 at 03:39 pm | #
Sentimentally I agree with your position. But if the industry doesn’t want to respond with rebates or lower takeout, I can’t blame serious players for shopping around for their economic welfare. History has taught us that prohibition doesn’t work; competition does.
Meanwhile, can’t believe my rider at Tampa. You break sharply, you want to go to the lead; fine. But why angle to the inside; never any good there, and allow yourself to get chewed on all the way. The rider ann finish; it’s thinking he wasn’t so good at here. And7-2 on a Jamie Ness animalin a spot like this? Methinks dead on the board.
This format will only be a sometimes thing, but when we start a new partnership with Equiform, it will return.
JP
18 Jan 2012 at 06:06 pm | #
John, don’t partner with Equiform. You are too good on your own. I have seen Cary lurking around the thorograph seminar at Saratoga, trying to get info. Then after the races, he is looking in the trash cans for winning tickets mistakenly thrown away. And he doesn’t shave. Don’t bring yourself down-your streak of winning will end, and it won’t be your fault.
19 Jan 2012 at 12:06 am | #
HH,
I sincerely hope you’re a friend of Cary’s having some fun at his expense, otherwise the remarks are not appreciated, are completely out of line, and you have no concept of how good the data is.
Ask John Doyle, an Eclipse Award winner as 2011 Handicapper of the Year what product he uses. Ask Ron Geary, the 2011 NTRA/DRF runner-up, how long he’s been using the Equiform figures.
As I said, hope this was a sad attempt at humor.
JP
19 Jan 2012 at 05:30 am | #
My Bad. I thought it was in fun. My sense of humor is not always appreciated at work, either, where I am known as Mr. Inappropriate!
19 Jan 2012 at 07:53 am | #
JP, it is not fair competition when those putting on the show have all the overhead, and these outside entities, who have no overhead, can give huge rebates. We can never compete with them. Legislation is the only answer to stop it. With all those dollars back in the pools, takeout could be reduced drastically.
With regard to HH’s comments, I thought he was describing me for a moment. Didn’t realize people noticed when I was digging in the garbage, but I wasn’t looking for winning tickets, usually, people don’t eat all of their hamburger, etc., and sometimes it’s a real gold mine.
Hoping to meet Mr. Fotias one day, along with John Pricci and Andrew Beyer, modern legends of the game.
TTT
19 Jan 2012 at 02:13 pm | #
HH, thanks for clarifying. I’m glad it was only meant in fun, but it WAS inappropriate. All is forgiven; issue closed.
T, you are right, of course, racing can’t compete with shops having that little overhead. But what makes you think that the industry--should off-shore wagering somehow disappear--will pass the gains on to the player?
Several decades ago, when they owned a competitive stranglehold on legal wagering, is when takeout increases began to rise; pressure from the OTBs, in NY anyway, didn’t help. Mr. Gekko was wrong!
19 Jan 2012 at 03:56 pm | #
JP, certainly, we must have diversity, otherwise, there will be no competition for players and horses. Certainly, that bridge must be crossed, getting the tracks to pass along the rebates/lower takeout to players, but first, they need to be made whole, so they have the ability to do so. I’ve always said the game is not dead, there is more than enough money being wagered; trouble is, it needs to go through the pools. That is why I’ve always said you can never have too much racing; that has never been the problem. The problem is the thieves that have figured out how to steal from the legitimate game, and get away with it. It has to stop. Funny how all these guys talking about shortage of horses, and now, as the NYRA purses are getting a bit bigger, amazing, the fields seem to be much fuller, hmmmmmm… horse shortage my *&%. I’m not jaded, I know exactly what I’m talking about. There was a time that I was betting through an off shore company, but realized that if I loved this game, I could not continue doing so, and claim to be a thoroughbred patriot. I understand all about honest competition JP; but what is happening is not honest; just plain wrong. Don’t know the numbers of dollars being bet outside the pool on these offshore entities, but I would wager that it is an incredible amount. Legislation and strict enforcement, which would be easy, as bets are being made from this country through computers. Sorry I feel so strongly about this, and thanks for letting me voice my opinions.
TTT