Wednesday’s Aqueduct Main Track played very honest on Wednesday.  At first I suspected there might be an inside-speed bias, but that was NOT the case after all.   Mark int HONEST for Wednesday.   The two plays on Wednesday were somewhat compromised but circumstances, the first play,  Bellerella  broke through the gate and dump her rider.  This is never a good thing and I can’t remember the last time a horse broke through the gate , then was reloaded and then went on to win.  It seems like the real odds should be 100/1 once they have ‘broken through the gate” at the start and need to be reloaded.  Does anyone out there think that maybe, the horse and the bettors are at an unfair disadvantage?

If a horse is unfairly compromised at the gate because of a mistake by the handler or a faulty gate, the horse is usually declared a ‘non-starter”.   If someone would look at the stats on horses that break through the gate and need to be reloaded, I am certain any sane individual would come to the same conclusion for this case as for the other cases.   Hey, that’s just my opinion.

The 2nd selection ran 3rd after having the entire stretch to surge on by and win.   It’s true that Recharged did take a little bump in the beginning and did fan out a little wider on the far turn than I like, but this horse, at least according to my view, should have been able to come home with a bit more verve.   This made me 0 for 2 on Wednesday and brought the cost to $252.00 while the total return from winners remains at $262.10.  The ROI is still positive at plus $1.05 per $1.00 wagered

My reply to the New York Times:

I would first like to say, the article written in the NY Times that confused Thoroughbred Horse racing with Quarter Horse racing was the kind of reporting done by Tabloids, not credible Newspapers.  The NY TIMES should be ashamed of themselves.  Beyond the shoddy reporting, they did NOT show the kind of daily care an American Race horse gets, nor did they do a comparison of their life on the race track, to their life in the barn at a typical farm here in the US.  They didn’t do any life expectancy tables, nor did they ever even consider what these horses lives would be like in the wild.   As long as they are doing such a poor job, why not look at the actual stats for breakdowns on track, both on “organic” dirt and on “synthetics” and on natural turf.

And what makes the NY TIMES or PETA the ones with the wisdom to know what’s best for horses, or for that matter, you and me!

Stats for the previous week…  Race Day Selections…Year to date…124 picks.  Total return plus $262.10, total cost $248.00.  The ROI is a plus $1.06 per $1.00 wagered…  NOT TOO SHABBY – in the green!

STAR horse for last week…  Wiiners paid $88.35 at a cost of $90.00, a slight loss on a decent sample size, you could and should easily improve.

All calculations are for a $2.00 win wager at under 4/1 and a $1.00 win and $1.00 place for selections/star horses at 4/1 and higher…