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“Race Day Las Vegas” Plays
Thursday’s
Aqueduct’s play canceled, as did the whole card .
Santa Anita
Race #7,,, Miss Bliss off at square odds followed along in mid-pack and tried to rally, but each time she couldn’t go on, then finished poorly, the class drop here was not the solution, and I bought the problem… but at square odds…
Friday
At Aqueduct, they cancelled again…
At Santa Anita… Wendy’s Back off at 7/2, broke a touch slow, and seemed a little “tentative” then settled and started to rally, but was a bit hard to handle, and wouldn’t move between horses, so the jock (CNak), had to wait for clearance and move her way outside, but then when asked hard, she lugged in,,, needing handling by the jock… it might have been the ground had a little too much give or that she is still very green… either way, this wasn’t the worst effort… so keep an eye on this one…
Saturday
At Aqueduct, Barefoot Angel off at 6/5, was below my fair value and should not have been played in my opinion. Broke a touch slow and moved up to the outside line, sitting 3rd about 2.5 lengths behind the dueling leaders, moved up outside in tandem to take a slim lead, battled on without ever extending and eventually tired to finish 3rd . Might not have handled the surface… Priced saved our play!
At Santa Anita in the finale, Airlite off at 5/1 was tardy coming out of the gate, stayed near the back moved a little late in a lackluster performance, to finish about 5th… Not a very good effort in my opinion…
Sunday
At Aqueduct… J J’s Dreaming off a little short, did some nice running early, wrested the lead turning for home, but flattened out to finish 3rd. Okay effort.
At Santa Anita… Carpathia was off at 30/1, was back in last early and then started to move along nicely, then started a meaningful rally, but the winner ran off and was in a photo for PLACE money, but only got the show… but at 30/1, we were betting the right horse.
TOTALS for New York, Gulfstream Park and So. Cal Plays 2018
NY Total Return $0.00, Total Cost $ 4.00 ROI Total $0.00
Gulf Total Return $29.00, Total Cost $ 12.00 ROI Total $2.42/$1.00
SC Total Return $14.80, Total Cost $ 16.00, ROI Total $ .93/$1.00
Returns on all plays for 2018
Total Return $ 43.80 Total Cost $ 32.00
ROI $ 1.37 / $1.00 (1-1-2018 thru 1/14/2018)
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Returns on all plays for 2017
TOTALS for New York and So. Cal Plays
(starting February 24, 2017 )
NY Total Return $414.10, Total Cost $ 396.00 ROI Total $1.05/$1.00
SC Total Return $357.10, Total Cost $ 367.00, ROI Total $ .96/$1.00
Total Return $ 880.30 Total Cost $ 896.00
ROI $ 0.98 (1-1-2017 thru 12/26/2017)
ROI $ 1.04 (1-1-2015 thru 12/31/2016)