Cloud Computing  defeats Classic Empire on the money,

to win the Preakness in an extraordinary training job.  But this race is as much about the connections talking the jockey into going too fast too early.  We saw it last year with Nyquist and we saw it again with Classic Empire.  The engaged on the front end, in a pretty elevated speed duel, that got really nasty into the first turn and down the backstretch.  It’s fair to say that Classic Empire won the battler but lost the “Empire”, to the modern day – hit tech – and totally opportunistic Cloud Computing.

I feel comfortable saying, had Classic Empire laid off of Always Dreaming, he would have taken over later on in the race and finished more than 1 foot faster, which would have been enough to win this… But that’s easy to say and sometimes much harder to do!

Whatever, this is a major victory for the Jerry J’s Power Page as the two top finishers were my TWO STAR horses!  And I would emphasize – MY ONLY TWO STAR HORSES in the race.  And it’s often the case that the slower, higher priced STAR horse is in good enough condition to pick up the pieces when a mistake has been made.

Good for Chad Brown and good for the Jerry J Power Page customers… we won!

About my Preakness Package — here were some victories:

1. Multiplier was too slow to compete with these… after a perfect ground saving trip, he didn’t have the acceleration to get to where he needed to get…
2. Senior Investment, was well rated, with the comment “This is a really nice horse” and “I will use him in constructing my exotics”  — he went off 30/1 and ran 3rd!
3. Always Dreaming —  “This is a colt I really – really – really like”… “I think he is vulnerable”… and   “I will make my play elsewhere.”  — It’s clear I understood this horse.
4. I rated Hence, Term of Art and Multiplier as “SLOW and in very tough”
5. Lookin At Lee, unlikely to run as well as he did in the KD and I rated him exactly the same as Senior Investment and they finished noses apart…
6. And most important… I made it very clear that Classic Empire was a superb key, and coming to a superior race.  I wish his connections had as much confidence in him as I had.

My point… I got this race right…  Hope you had it with me…

All handicapping totals will be updated and published for Wednesday… Thanks and come back.

My Preakness Package are part of any purchase of a Saturday JJPPs…

If you purchase after 6:30 PM, the Preakness package will ship about 11PM…  And then again about 8:00 AM PT…

Bias Report

Belmont — 5-17-2017 … Honest…

Belmont — 5-18-2017 … Rail seemed slower….

Belmont — 5-19-2017 ..  again the Rail seemed a little slower but not as bad as yesterday…

Santa Anita 5-18-2017,,,  Early Speed was king… inside was good as well…

Santa Anita 5-19-2017,,,  Early Speed was king again… inside was good as well…again!

Race Day Las Vegas Section

5-17-2017

Belmont  Race #8… Adventist off at 9/5… broke in stride but then fell well back, while the pace was sharp and honest, Adventist never really started a serious rally, still way back as they came off the turn, Adventist kicked in some in the stretch, but finished well back none the less…

5-18-2017

Belmont … Race #3  Markitoff  off at 9/5…. broke well and relaxed into one of the back markers, started to pick it up on the turn and work toward the outside, then started to move well while wide, but didn’t have the next gear.  Persevered into the SHOW spot and remained there… FAIR effort…

Santa Anita… Race #5 …. Ritzy A. P… SCRATCHED….

5-19-2017

Belmont  Race #5… Hoponthebusgus off at 3/1…  After opening at 3/5, the price steadily drifted up.  When the gate opened Hoponthebusgus got going a little slow, but settled into stride very nicely, Jock Ortiz Jr. decided to stay inside and look for a lane, but found trouble, finally got free very late and commenced a furious rally to hit the wire in nearly a virtual dead heat, while going the best… ended up losing the photo and finished PLACE… with our main exacta horse…

Santa Anita Race #5 Particleaccelerator  off at 9/2… broke alertly to take commend in the beginning, then rated along very nicely on what appeared to be a comfortable lead with about 2 lengths on the chaser, then turned for home in full stride, but didn’t quicken with the eventual winner, finishing 2nd many many many lengths in front of the next horse.  Held the PLACE and made the exacta but really wanted this win.

TOTALS  for New York and So. Cal  Plays

(starting February 24,2017 )

NY — Total Return  $71.40, Total Cost  $ 98.00,  ROI Total  $0.73/$1.00

( In New York, I have had a string of place finishes to defy probability… This past week Birchwood Road (8/1, Revved Up 5/2, Pretty N Cool 2/1, Bombshell 6/1) all ran dynamite, but ended up 2nd…just saying).

SA — Total Return  $125.40, Total Cost  $ 100.00,  ROI Total  $1.25/$1.00

Returns on all plays for 2017…

Total Return      $ 303.80
Total  Cost          $ 332.00

ROI $0.91  (1-1-2017 thru 5-19-2017)