On Wednesday, we were two for seven, catching the 2nd race exacta $21.20 and the late DD $18.00.  Our exotic play was scrapped (odds conditions not met) and our Solid Chalk play was interfered with in the stretch at even money. There was a scratched play in the 3rd. So it goes…

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Feb. 5th – Day 38

On Sunday, our Exotic Play exacta finished 1-3, but we bounced nicely with the 5th race exacta $128.40 and the 8th race exacta $45.00. So it goes…

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Feb. 4th – Day 36

On Saturday, we had the 3rd race exacta $17.60, the 7th race trifecta $56.20 and the 10th race trifecta $42.80. So it goes…

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Feb. 3rd – Day 35

On Friday, we cashed in four of nine (wheel in the 10th), but the highlight of the day was our 5th race $12 exacta wager that returned $675.60. So it goes…

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Feb. 2nd – Day 34

A painful day on Thursday, with a neck, a head and a half a length keeping us from triple digit payoffs in the 2nd, 5th and the late Pick Four. If the cloud had a silver lining, it came when we cancelled our Value Play (via Twitter) in the 4th (too short) and it ran OOM. We did have the short exacta in the nightcap. So it goes…

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Feb. 1st – Day 33

On Wednesday, we were 3 for 9 but they were sweet. R4 $4 Exacta wager returned $119.60, R6 $5.80 Winner and R9 $4 Exacta wager returned $70.00. So it goes…

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Jan. 29th – Day 32

On Sunday, we had two winners (in the 1st and the 7th), as well as the exactas in the 2nd, 3rd and 6th, closing out January on a high note. So it goes…

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Jan. 28th – Day 31

On Saturday, we cashed five exactas, none less than $33.00. Our Value Play won and paid $20.40.  So it goes…

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Jan. 27th – Day 30

On Friday, we settled for the 2nd race Exacta $12 and in the 7th, the win, exacta and tri ($7.60, $44.60 & $116). We had five 2nds today and our 6th race play was scratched. So it goes…

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Jan. 26th – Day 29

On Thursday, we had the 3rd & 10th race exactas, our 4th race Value Play won paying $10, we had the winner of the 9th $5.00 and our $18 Late Pick 4 wager returned $269.70. So it goes…

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Jan. 25th – Day 28

On Wednesday, we were 2 for 7 (with 2 scratched plays and a wheel). We sat through our 23rd consecutive race without any prime action and I’m gettin’ itchy, but there are three tomorrow. So it goes…

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Jan. 22nd – Day 27

On Sunday, we happened to have the 1st or 2nd choices in eight of the ten races and all but one either flattened out, stopped or was through after a half. We keyed the winner of the 4th ($10.60) but the action horse, My Boy Myka, bet down after dull effort in last, broke it up. I had it at the track and hope some of you spotted that play (a $61.00 exacta). A dead blackberry battery kept me from tweeting that observation. So it goes…

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Jan. 21st – Day 26th

On Saturday, we cashed in three of nine (there were two scratched plays), including the 4th race exacta $23.00, the 5th race exacta $27.40, and the 7th race exacta $33.80 (a value play). So it goes…

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Jan. 20th – Day 25

On Friday, we cashed in 4 of 10 races, including the 1st race $68.00 trifecta and the 4th race $55.20 exacta, but our two prime plays did not come through. So it goes…

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Jan. 19th – Day 24

On Thursday, we had three short winners and three 2nds and our prime play was OOM. Please pass me a smaller rubberband. So it goes…

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Jan. 18th – Day 23

On Wednesday, we cashed in 3 of 7 (races 8, 9 & 10 were scrapped due to the weather) including the 1st race exacta $40.80 and the 4th race trifecta $478.00. So it goes…

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Jan. 15th – Day 22

On Sunday, we hit the early double and the exactas in races 2,3,5 ($39.00 (DD), $8.40, $15.20 and $33.40) and then our prime plays in the late races took the pipe. So it goes…

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Jan. 14th – Day 21

On Saturday, we went exotic and came up short, losing three good ones at 17-1 or better in our exacta plays. We had the winner of the 2nd $6.00 and our Solid Chalk play was 2nd by a neck.  So it goes…

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Jan.13 – Day 20

On Friday, there were six bombs, but we managed to cash three exactas in the 1st – $96.60, 2nd – $80.20 and 5th – $16.40. So it goes…

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Jan. 11th – Day 19

On Wednesday, we cashed in four of eight races and we scrapped the two that were OFF THE TURF. So it goes…

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Jan. 8th – Day 18

On Sunday, we cashed in four races, with two winners and two exactas, our Solid Chalk play was 2nd and our Value Play was up for 3rd returning $8.40. So it goes…

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Jan. 7th – Day 17

On Saturday, we cashed in five races including our 2nd race $12 trifecta that returned $873.20 and our 5th race $12 exacta that returned $63.20.  So it goes…

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Dec. 6th – Day 16

On Friday, we cashed in five of nine races (with one scratch) including our 5th race $4 trifecta wager that returned $267.60, and our 9th race $4 exacta wager that returned $63.00. So it goes…

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Jan 4th – Day 15

On Wednesday, we begin the New Year with four more winners including the 6th race Exacta $131.60 and the 10th race Exacta $60.40.  So it goes…

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Dec. 31st – Day 14

On Saturday, 2011 ended on a high note when we cashed tickets in 7 of 11 races and both of our prime plays won handily paying $8.00 and $21.60. Two of our Win and Place action plays returned $10.80 & $10.20 for 2nd. So it goes…

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Dec. 30th – Day 13

On Friday, a grim reminder from the racing gods: “You will not have four winners every day.” A good card tomorrow and opportunities abound. So it goes…

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Dec. 29th – Day 12

On Thursday, we cashed four times again, and had three exactas, including the 4th race exacta $62.20. Our only prime play of the day was scratched. So it goes….

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Dec. 28th – Day 11

On Wednesday, we had four more winners, the early Daily Double $23.00 and the 7th race Exacta $55.60. So it goes…

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Dec. 23rd – Day 10

On Friday, we had the 1st race $34.40 exacta, the winner of the 4th $7.00, the 6th race $55.60 trifecta and our $4 exacta wager in the 8th returned $367.20. Merry Christmas! So it goes…

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Dec. 22nd – Day 9

On Thursday, Dec. 22nd we had four more winners and three exactas in the 1st $18, 5th $34.00 and 6th $55.00 So it goes…

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Dec. 21st – Day 8

On Wednesday, we bounced nicely with four winners, including a $71.20 exacta in the 1st and a $16.60 winner in the nightcap. So it goes…

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Dec. 17th – Day 7

Our stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that more winners soon would be there.  Coal may be making a comeback, but not on this website. On Saturday, we were skunked. Not to worry. We’ve still got three wagering days until Christmas!!!

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Dec. 16th – Day 6

On Friday, the bombs had most of us ducking for cover with six long ones up for win or place. Mercifully, we had one of them. Our 5th race $2 Exacta Key Box Wheel clicked for $131.60. So it goes…

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Dec. 14th – Day 5

On Wednesday, our only prime wager of the day clicked. The $4 exacta wager in the 7th returned $21.60.  Our action plays saw three 2nds and there was one scratch. So it goes…

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Dec. 10th – Day 4

On Saturday, the going was tough with tight finishes all day, but we had  the winners of the 4th – $7.80 and the 8th – $9.80, three 2nds and an up close 3rd. Congratulations to Tampa on a very exciting Cotillion Day card. So it goes…..

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Dec. 9th – Day 3

On Friday, our $8 exacta wager in the 1st returned $80.80, our $2 early daily double wager returned $26.00 and we had the winners of the 5th – $7.80 and the 10th – $7.80.  One of our plays in the 4th (Golf Pal) was scratched today. So it goes…

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Dec. 7th – Day 2

On Wednesday, scratches wiped out our plays in the 3rd and 4th, but we finished the day strongly with the winners of the 7th, 8th and 9th ($4.20, $5.60 and $17.40 respectively). So it goes…

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Dec. 3rd – Day 1

As it ended, so it begins. On Opening Day, we had two winners in the 6th and 7th ($5.20 and $5.00), a near miss in the 2nd, with an up close 3rd at 11-1, a 2nd in the 8th at 4-1 and a 2nd in the 9th at 6-1 (burned by Ness, naturally). So it goes…

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May 8th – Day 90

On Sunday, our two week long streak (24-47) came to an end and we closed out the meeting with a $23.40 exacta in the 5th and a $4.40 winner in the 9th. Our three other win bets yielded two 2nds and a 3rd. The rollercoaster ride resumes in December. I hope you’ll join me next season!

So it goes…

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May 7th – Day 89

On Saturday, our Solid Chalk play in the 9th Chill Out Cat was overlooked and paid $15.80 and our $4 exacta wager in that race returned $98.40. Our $4 exacta wager in the 6th returned $33.60. Two scratches and two wheels left us 2 for 8 today.

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May 6th – Day 88

On Friday, we cashed in four of ten races including the 4th race $290.20 exacta and the winner, exacta and trifecta in the 9th ($4.80, $22.60 and $68.20).

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May 1st – Day 87

On Sunday, we closed out our best week at the meeting, cashing in 7 of 10 races today and ending the week with 54% winners (20 of 37).  I wish there was racing tomorrow!

So it goes…

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April 30th – Day 86

On Saturday, the good fortune continued. We cashed in 4 of 9 today (with one scratch and one conditional play that failed to qualify). That’s 13 for 27 in the last three race days. Today, our $12 exacta in the first returned $42.00, we had the winner of the 6th $5.60 (Solid Chalk Play), our 8th race $4 exacta returned $17.60, and we had the winner of the 11th $4.20.

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April 29th – Day 85

On Friday, we had five more winners (in nine races) including a short tri in the 1st $46.20, the $36.60 exacta in the 5th, and the $50.00 exacta in the 6th.

So it goes…

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April 27th - Day 84

On Wednesday, we cashed in 4 of 9 (and the key horse in our 6th race exacta play scratched. If you boxed our unders for $12 in that race, you collected $83.20).

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April 23rd – Day 83

On Saturday, our 2nd race $8 exacta play clicked for $53.60.  In the 4th our DD wheel almost went right with a $49.00 winner on the front end, but once again the odds on favorite in the 5th couldn’t get up and was second.

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April 22nd – Day 82

On Friday, we cashed in 4 of 8 races (and there were two scratches). Our 5th race $8 exacta play returned $28.00, we had the winner of the 8th $5.00, the winner of the 10th $21.80 and the winner of the 11th $4.20.

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April 20th – Day 81

On Wednesday, the key horse in our multi-race exotic play (races 2,3 & 4), Oh So Debonaire, won handily and paid $5.40. Unfortunately, rest of the wager went down in flames when 78-1 shot Sea Prize finished fourth. Nonetheless, the wager turned a 4% profit and provides the capital for another speculative adventure. We also had the winner of the 5th $5.40.

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April 17th – Day 80

Sunday started off with a bang when our 1st race $8 exacta play returned $71.60 and then we had the $9.00 winner of the 2nd, Indian Tide. After that, we had  the short 8th race daily double, $5.00.

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April 16th – Day 79

On Saturday, we had two short winners in the 2nd and the 11th and our 4th race exacta clicked for $24.60.

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April 15th – Day 78

On Friday, our “coldest exacta play of the season”, the 7th race exacta clicked for $11.60….and we had three more in the 2nd $17.40, 5th $57.60 and 8th $34.80…….sweet.

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April 13th – Day 77

On Wednesday, our 3rd race $8 exacta wager clicked for $52.80 and there were two scratched plays.  Our 2nd race longshot play was bet down but failed to get up and our 6th race value play was 4th at 13-1. Our 7th race exacta box ran 1-3 with SS Stewball getting up for 3rd at 29-1. No uncoupled entry win for O’Connell today.

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April 10th – Day 76

On Sunday, three scratches were all that separated us from a complete shutout. Thank god for small favors. (Also note: The curse of the new subscriber was at work today. It never fails. Welcome a new customer (or two) and things fall apart. Welcome to Astoria and KM, anyway!)

So it goes…

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April 9th – Day 75

On Saturday, our 2nd race $4 exacta wager returned $26.20 and we had three short winners in the 3rd, 5th and 6th. Paco Lopez came through as expected.

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April 8th – Day 74

The racing gods spared us from humiliation on Friday, when our longhot play in the 4th, Saint From Spain, did not meet  the odds condition and then took the pipe at $4.50-1. We had the winner of the 1st $5.60 and our 2nd race $8 exacta wager returned $46.20. After that, the best we could do was three 2nds.

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April 6th – Day 73

Wednesday was a mixed bag, as they were off the turf yet again and a trio of bombs fell, but we had the 2nd race exacta for $25.60 and our 10th race value play won and paid $9.00 making for a profitable day in spite of the difficulties.

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April 3rd -  Day 72

On Sunday, we were 3 for 9 (with two scratched plays). We had the winner of the 2nd, $5.40 and our 2nd race $8 exacta wager returned $30.00, the winner of the 3rd $4.40, and the winner of the 5th $6.20. A couple of bombs prevailed, just not ours.

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April 2nd – Day 71

On Saturday, we had three more short winners in the 5th $6.80, 8th $5.20, and the 9th $5.80. They were off the turf again today and we’ve got a couple of beauties on the lawn on Sunday. Cross your fingers.

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April 1st – Day 70

On Friday, the main track was off, there was no turf racing and our selections reflected the situation. The track improved as the afternoon dry out continued and we had a nice one in the 10th, Smooth Town, $17.60 to win.

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March 30th – Day 69

On Wednesday, we had two short winners and five 2nds (with three scratched plays).

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March 27th – Day 68

On Sunday, we knocked it out of the park. Our 4th race DD wheel clicked when Oak Forest won the 5th paying $23.40 and our DD returned $582.20, our 6th race $8 exacta wager returned $39.40, and our 11th race $12 exacta wager returned $44.40.

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March 26th – Day 67

Saturday was good but might have been great. We had the winner of the 3rd $8.60 and our 3rd race $6 exacta play returned $51.40, we had the winners of the 10th $13.40 and the 11th $5.80. The chalk in our exacta wagers let us down in races 5 – 8 with our unders winning and paying $33.30, $20.40, $8.40 and $8.40 respectively. Ugh!

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March 25th – Day  66

On Friday, our 2nd race across the board play was 2nd paying $8.80 and $3.40. We had the winner of the 10th, $7.40 and our 10th race $12 trifecta wager returned $55.20. Our play in the 11th scratched when our unders didn’t go, but our top choice was 2nd by a nose at 11-1, returning $9.80 and $5.20. Hope you had a piece of that. There were two scratches and a wheel today, leaving us with only eight plays.

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March 23rd – Day 65

On Wednesday, we cashed in 5 of 10 races, with three short winners and two exactas, but the highlight of the day was our 6th race DD Wheel which clicked for $320.20. Bada boom!

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March 20th – Day 64

On Sunday, we cashed in 3 of 9 (with one wheel and one declared a non-starter). We had the winner of the 1st $3.80, the winner of the 5th $4.60, and our 5th race $8 exacta wager returned $19.00, and our 9th race $12 exacta wager returned $21.40. We blew it in the 2nd, when the three in our exacta key box finished 1-2-3, but not as we played them, leaving us to lament missing out on the $55.60 exacta and $368.80 trifecta.

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March 19th – Day 63

On Saturday, we cashed in 4 of 10 (with one wheel and one scratch). Our 2nd race $4 exacta wager returned $33.40, our 3rd race $24 trifecta wager returned $58.20, we had the winner of the 4th $6.60 and the winner of the 10th $6.20. Our 10th race $18 trifecta returned $67.60 and our 10th race $20 DD wheel returned $30.60. In the 6th, our top choice scratched, but our second choice went and won paying $15.60.

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March 18th – Day 62

On Friday, we cashed in 4 of 9 races (with one wheel and one scratch). Three short winners and a $16.40 exacta in the 10th. Our longshot play was up for 3rd at 14-1 and returned $6.60 for the show.

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March 16th – Day 61

On Wednesday, we cashed in four of nine (with one wheel and one scratch). Our 1st race $8 exacta returned $50.40, we had the winner of the 2nd, $3.40, our 4th race $12 exacta wager returned $24.00, and we had the winner of the 5th, $4.00. Our conditional solid chalk play was scrapped as it was too short to play.

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March 13th – Day 60

On Sunday, we cashed in 2 of 7 races (with three scratches and a wheel). We had the winner, exacta and trifecta in the 4th, $3.80, $32.60 and $87.20 respectively, and our 6th race DD Wheel clicked for $68.40, courtesy of the lovely and talented Joan Susan Scott.

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March 12th – Day 59

On Saturday, Derby Day, we were bombed out all day. We had the winner of the 2nd, $5.00 and the winner of the 4th, $5.60 and our 4th race $8 exacta returned $43.00. We had three exacta plays that ran 1-3, two of those with bombs that we failed to cash with.

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March 11th – Day 58

On Friday, we cashed in four races (with one play scratched). In the 1st, we had the winner, the exacta and the trifecta, $7.40, $38.80 and $133.20 respectively. We had the winner of the 5th $8.80, the 6th race exacta $27.60, and the winner of the 10th $4.40 and the 10th race exacta $26.20. In the 9th we had the $54.20 winner in a three horse exacta box that left us bewildered.

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March 9th – Day 57

On Wednesday, we had four nice winners as follows: 1st $10.20, 2nd $9.00, 4th $8.00 and 8th  $6.60. A nice start to the week and the beginning of the shorter, four day schedule.

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March 6th – Day 56

On Sunday, we cashed in 5 of 8 (with two scratches). We had three winners, three trifectas (including $258 hit it the 9th) and a nice $50.60 exacta in the 4th.  Two dollar ($2) wagers on our winning action plays have now returned $7216 (for $974 or 6 1/2 – 1). Hope you had them all!

So it goes…

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March 5th – Day 55

On Saturday, we collected three times (with one scratch and one wheel). Our 1st race $4 exacta wager returned $23.20, we had the winner of the third $5.00 and our 5th race $4 exacta box returned $13.60. Our ballsy $27 doubled keyed trifecta full box in the 7th might have been sweet but one of the shortest damn combinations clicked for $48.00. Our solid chalk play was the favorite but could only get 3rd after Don’tlaffhespaidfor set monstrous early pace in big win.

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March 4th – Day 54

On Friday, we bounced back with four winners as follows: we had the winner of the 6th, $16.80 and our 6th race $8 exacta wager returned $55.80, the winner of the 7th, $3.60, the winner of the 9th, $7.60 and our 9th race $8 trifecta returned $75.00, and the winner of the 10th, $10.80.

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March 3rd  Day 53

On Thursday, if it weren’t for the pain and suffering, we wouldn’t have anything to talk about. We were right there all day but nothing clicked. Friday is a new day and another chance to get it right.

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March 2nd – Day 52

On Wednesday, we had only two winners but our spririts remain high. Our 4th race exacta returned $9.20 and our conditional value play in the 5th was too short to play (9-2) but was up for 2nd. We kept subscribers off the 7-5 also ran from the Ness barn in the 6th.

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Feb. 27th – Day 51

On Sunday, we were 3 for 9 (with a scratch and a wheel). Our 1st race $8 exacta returned $20.20, we had the winner of the 2nd $3.60, and our 9th race $16 tri clicked $806.20.

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Feb. 26th – Day 50

Saturday was a grind it out kind of day, but we’ll take it. Our 3rd race $2 exacta returned $46.60, our 8th race $20 trifecta returned $63.60, our 9th race $12 exacta box returned $34.20 and our 9th race $20 trifecta returned $82.60.

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Feb. 25th – Day 49

On Friday, we had the winner of the 1st $6.20 and our 1st race $4 exacta wager returned $24.60, our 8th race $4 exacta wager returned $39.00, we had the winner of the 9th $4.00 and our 9th race $16 trifecta wager returned $623.00.

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Feb. 24th – Day 48

On Thursday, we had the winner of the 7th $14.40 and our 7th race $8 exacta wager returned $50.40. Our solid chalk play in the 9th was ridden out paying $4.40. I bet $1000 today and ended the day down only a couple of bucks, while live tickets on both a $3000 DD and a $1000 DD ended up on the tarmac.

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Feb. 23rd – Day 47

On Wednesday, our 1st race $8 exacta wager returned $68.00.  That 8-1 return was all we got today. There were three scratches that left us longing late in the day.

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Feb. 20th – Day 46

On Sunday, we wrap up our best week of the meeting with two more winners and two nice exactas. We had the winner of the 2nd $4.00, our 6th race $8 exacta wager returned $67.80, we had the winner of the 10th $6.40 and our 10th race $4 exacta wager returned $19.60.

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Feb. 19th – Day 45

Five 2nds would normally be a cause of pain and suffering, but not yesterday, when our 4th race $12 exacta wager returned $81.20 and our 10th race $4 exacta returned $134.60. Our longshot play was OOM and our conditional Solid Chalk play was too short to play and conveniently finished 2nd.

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Feb. 18th – Day 44

On Friday, we were lucky indeed (but not in the way you might think)! We had the winner of the 1st $3.20 and our 1st race $4 exacta wager returned $16.80, a DQ in the 5th caused our $20 trifecta wager to click for $200.60, our conditional Value Play in the 8th was too short to bet and then was out of the money, and our 10th race $8 exacta wager returned $35.60.

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Feb. 17th – Day 43

On Thursday, we had four more winners as follows: Winner of the 1st $3.80 and our 1st race $12 trifecta wager returned $88.80, winner of the 7th $3.20, 8th race $12 trifecta wager returned $138.40, winner of the 9th $3.80 and our 9th race $4 exacta wager returned $13.20.

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Feb. 16th – Day 42

On Wednesday, a great day where we collected in six of ten races. We had the winner of the 1st $8.80, our 5th race $16 trifecta play returned $116.40, we had the winner of the 6th $4.40 and our 6th race $4 exacta wager returned $25.80, our Solid Chalk play won the 7th $4.00, our ATB play in the 9th was 2nd paying $6.40 and $4.00, and we had the winner of the 10th $7.20 and our 10th race $16 trifecta wager returned $69.60.

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Feb. 13th – Day 41

On Sunday, while things didn’t go completely wrong, we were shut out. Our longshot play in the 5th, finished an up close 4th at 17-1. Our call for a DD wheel in the 6th was right on, with the 6th race winner paying $44.60. Our value play in the 9th scratched.

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Feb. 12th – Day 40

On Saturday, Preview Day, the bombs were falling like apples in October. It was a great day of fun and excitement for all, but profits were hard to find. We had the winner of the 7th, $12.40 and our 7th race $8 exacta key box returned $32.60 and we had the winner of the 10th, $5.80.

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Feb. 11th – Day 39

On Friday, a nice day with three winners (none less than 7-2). We had the winner of the 4th $10.80 and our 4th race $4 exacta wager returned $56.20, the winner of the 9th, $13.00 and the winner of the 10th $9.20. Rosemary Homeister and Irwin Rosendo are pregnant. Congrats to you both!

So it goes…

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Feb. 10th – Day 38

On Thursday, we clicked in 4 of 6 (and there were three scratches and a wheel). Our 1st race $4 saver exacta returned $42.20, our 2nd and 3rd race $16 daily double wheel returned $54.00, our 4th race $8 exacta wager returned $11.80, and our 10th race $14 trifecta wager returned $105.20.

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Feb. 9th – Day 37

On Wednesday, we had a $12.20 winner in the 5th. The chalk choked today and a couple of bombs in the late double made certain we didn’t get any ideas about going home even.

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Feb. 6th – Day 36

On Sunday, we collected in four of eight races (with one wheel and one scratch). We had the winner of the 6th – $3.80, the winner of the 8th – $14.00, the winner of the 9th – $9.40. In the 10th, our conditional value play was too short to play, but it won and our 10th race $4 exacta wager returned $33.40.

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Feb. 5th – Day 35

On Saturday, we had one winner, but a sweet one. In the 7th, Bobby’s Bell won and paid $26.60 and our 7th race $4 exacta box returned $70.40.

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Feb. 4th – Day 34

On Friday, we were 3 for 9 with one scratched play. We had the winner of the 2nd $22.80, the winner of the 3rd, $3.40 and our 5th race $8 exacta wager returned $16.20. Our Solid Chalk play was 2nd in the nightcap.

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Feb. 3rd – Day 44

On Thursday, we missed some serious opportunities when the longshots in our exacta plays fired and the short ends failed to get up: 1st  6-1 shot (winner), 3rd 30-1 shot (show), 7th 53-1 shot (winner). Back to the drawing board.

So it goes…

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Feb. 2nd – Day 32

On Wednesday, we had a good day, with three winners in nine races. We had the winner in all three turf events, but only cashed in two, and we were completely off the 1st race favorite, Stormy C’s and she finished out of the money.  A good start to the new week.

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Jan. 3oth – Day 31

On Sunday, our Value Play in the 7th won and paid $31.00, our 4th race $4 exacta returned $14.80, our 5th race DD returned $20.80, and we had the winner of the 10th, $8.00 and our 10th race $2 exacta returned $23.60.  Once again, we had the $28.00 winner of the first, boxed in the exacta with two chalkies and in the DD with the odds-on favorite, but neither could come through.

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Jan. 29th – Day 30

On Saturday, there were three more scratched plays and we collected in 3 of 8, with a couple of nice returns, but that is only half the story. We had the winner of the 5th, $3.40, our $4 exacta wager in the 7th returned $23.00 and we had the winner of the 8th, $6.60 and our 8th race $2 exacta wager returned $17.00. Our  “key” in the 4th won and paid $7.80, after the scratch of our key in the feature, our two “unders” ran 1,2, and in the 11th our Lerman bomb popped for $10.40 and $7.00 for place and show. I’ve never been so happy to make so little profit on a day that I could have cleaned up. Here comes the sun……it’s all right!

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Jan. 28th – Day 29

On Friday, a couple of things went right for a change. We had the winner of the 3rd, $4.00 and our 3rd race $4 Trifecta wager returned $62.40 and we had the winner of the 7th, $6.00. Our solid chalk play in the 6th was scrapped when Comatitus failed to meet the 7-5 minimum odds requirement and finished 3rd at even money.

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Jan. 27th – Day 28

On Thursday, there were three more OST scratched plays, but two of them won anyway. We collected in two others, including an up close 3rd place finish by our Value Play in the 9th.  The sun will shine upon us again, but when? In the meantime, we’ll stick to fundamentals and wait patiently.

So it goes…

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Jan. 26th – Day 27

On Wednesday, the slump continues. Three scratched plays didn’t help, but we had only the winner of the 9th, $4.40.

So it goes…

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Jan. 23rd – Day 26

On Sunday, we cashed in 2 of 8 races, with two more off the turf today. We took it on the chin in the 5th when 45-1 shot Missy Tricky Me was up for 2nd and the odds-on favorite Kaelins Grandgirls could not get up to complete our exacta. Looking forward to a two day freshener. See you on Wednesday.

So it goes…

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Jan. 22nd – Day 25

On Saturday, we were 3 for 9 with two more scratched from the lawn. In the 4th, our $8 exacta wager returned $17.40, in the 5th, we had the winner $6.60 and in the 7th, our $4 exacta wager returned $12.40. Our 10th race value play was scrapped when they switched to the main track, but Flashy Flirt won anyway ($6.60) and by a safe margin.

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Jan. 21st – Day 24

On Friday, the karma may have been good, but the track was off and did not cooperate. There were three scratches today. Our Solid Chalk play in the 7th finished a close up 2nd and we had the winner of the 8th, $6.00.

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Jan. 20th – Day 23

On Thursday, we collected twice in eight races. Our chalky selections did nothing today. No excuses, no explanations. The good karma was flowing as I worked on Friday’s card and I think the picture improves nicely today.

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Jan. 21st – Day 22

On Wednesday, our 1st race $8 exacta wager returned $39.20, our 2nd race $10 exacta wheel returned $24.40 and in the 9th, our Solid Chalk play won and paid $4.20 and our 9th race $6 DD play returned $7.20.  In the 4th, Smock scratched Saucy’s Got it, as predicted, we had no selections in the 5th and our 8th race play scratched. Our 10th race exotic play exacta box ran 1-3.

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Jan. 16th – Day 21

On Sunday, we had four winners, including our Solid Chalk play in the 3rd, $6.20, our $8 exacta wager in 4th returned $31.40, we had the winner of the 6th, $5.20 and the winner of the 7th, $5.60. In the 8th, we had the 4/5 exacta, didn’t box and the 5 beat the 4 by a head paying $60.40. We hope someone boxed the exacta that returned $149.00.

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Jan. 15th – Day 20

On Saturday, bombs fell like raindrops again and we had only two short winners in the 4th and the 7th. Bert B Don let us down in the Pasco, congrats to Manicero, a deserving winner with a bright future. Sunday will make or break us for the week.

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Jan. 14th – Day 19

On Friday, we bounced back nicely, cashing in 5 of 10 races including a 24-1 return in the 4th with our $8 exacta wager which paid $194.40. In the 2nd, our $4 trifecta wager returned $65.00, in the 5th, our Value Play was short on value, but won going away and paid $4.20, in the 6th, we had the winner $3.40 and our 6th race $4 exacta wager returned $16.40, and in the 10th, and we had the winner, $6.80 and our 10th race $4 exacta wager returned $18.60.

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Jan. 13th – Day 18

When you’re hot you’re hot and when you’re not you’re not. We ended 2010 with 14 winners in the last 30 races of the year and here in the middle of January we go 1 for the last 19. Today, all we could manage was four 2nds. Dyslexic readers would have done better as my unders beat my top choices several times today. Proceed with caution until we get back in the groove.

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Jan. 12th – Day 17

I’m a handicapper, not Superman. These are the prices of the ones that beat us today: $18.40, $37.40, $45.20,$18.60 and $53.60. Four of those bombs inherited or made extremely slow EPs, the only kind that this type could ever come home in front with (however the nightcap was honest, but I thru out the winner, because Wright was 0-36 with L4-8 + S types in L3T). We were heartbroken when our 7-1 and 13-1 shots ran 2nd and 3rd in the 6th, beaten by the odds-on Clement runner who got home first with another sub-par effort. Our 3rd race $20 tri returned $40. Whoop-de-doo!

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Jan. 9 – Day 16

On Sunday, two scratches reduced our opportunities when our “Exacta Key” choices didn’t go in the 2nd or the 3rd. Ironically, their stable mates who were POE’s won in both races. In the 8th, we had the winner $14.40 and our 8th race $4 exacta wager returned $43.00, then in the 9th our $4 exacta returned $14.40, salvaging the day.

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Jan. 8th – Day 15

On Saturday, we had three winners and two exactas (in 3 races) but they were all short and failed to keep us afloat for the day. In the lowlight of the day, Ness burned us again in the feature with See I A ($17.00) while our even money favorite Wildcat Frankie led to the stretch and then faltered.

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Jan. 7th – Day 14

On Friday, we collected with the winner of the 2nd, $9.20 and our 2nd race $4 exacta wager returned $18.80. We also had the winner of the 10th, $5.20.  Five of our selections,  three favorites and two second choices at post time, finished out of the money. The action horses, along with a couple of longshots ruled the day. We made no prime selections today, action plays only on Friday.

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Jan. 5th – Day 13

On Wednesday, we had a great day, collecting in 5 of 10 races. Both of our longshot plays ran 2nd and we profited nicely on our across the board wagers, we had the winner of the 2nd $5.60, our 4th race $4 exotic play returned $14.00, we had the winner of the 9th, $8.00 and our 9th race $2 straight exacta returned $20.80 and our 10th race $32 trifecta wager returned $166.80.

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Jan. 2nd - Day 12

On Sunday, our first exotic play of the season was scrapped when Nemo Landing scratched in the 5th. We collected in three of the remaining nine, but the returns were inadequate to make for a profitable day. We had the $57.40 triple in the opener, a $23.60 exacta in the 6th, and the winner of the 8th, $6.60 and the 8th race trifecta, $75.20.

So it goes…

Jan. 1st – Day 11

On Saturday, we had the $25.60 trifecta in the opener, then in the 3rd our $12 tri clicked for $211.80. Our $8 exacta wager in the feature also clicked for $31.20. Selections in one race completely scratched and several other bets were abbreviated by scratches.

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Dec. 31st – Day 10

On Friday, 2010 ended on a high note, with four more winners today (and 14 of the the last 30). We had the winner of the 1st $11.80, our $2 saver exacta in the 2nd clicked for $31.80, then we had the winners of the 5th ($3.80) and the 9th ($3.80) and we had the short trifecta in the 9th for $38.00.

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Dec. 30th – Day 9

On Thursday, we cashed in 5 of 10 races again.  We had one winner, four exactas (including the 8th race $49.40 payoff) and a short trifecta.

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Dec. 29th – Day 8

On Wednesday, we collected in 5 of 10 races, including a winner ($6.20) and three exactas ($20.80, $61.60 and $24.40). Our value play, missed by a head, but we made a 20% profit on the across the board action.

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Dec. 26th – Day 7

On Cotillion Day, when the two year olds rule (and we usually lay low) we had two winners and two exactas . All and all it was a decent day. On Wednesday, the season gets going full tilt with five days of racing every week.

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Dec. 23rd – Day 6

On Thursday, the bankroll plumped up like a “Ballpark” frankfurter, after a couple of nice trifectas made for a Merry Christmas! In the 5th, our $12 trifecta returned $345.00 and in the 8th, our $24 trifecta returned $229.20.  For the next few days, we’ll be focused on the things that really matter, friends, family and all the other blessings in our lives. Merry Christmas to all!

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Dec. 22nd – Day 5

On Wednesday, we cashed three times but managed to go home in the red.  Our solid chalk play in the 1st won and paid $3.40, in the 6th, our $16 trifecta wager returned $83.60 and we had the 9th race winner, $3.40.  We’ll be looking to get it right tomorrow, before the Christmas break.

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Dec.18th - Day 4

On Sunday, over the off surfaces, we had two short winners, two 2nds and a couple of trifectas that ran 1-2-4. We’ll be ready on Wednesday!

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Day 17th – Day 3

Ouch! I think we were shut out only once last season, but he we are with a big goose egg on Day 3. We had only two seconds today and mercifully two of our selections scratched.

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Dec. 15th – Day 2

On Wednesday, we had a good day, that could have been a great day. In the opener, our $12 exacta key box returned $171.20. We had the winner of the 3rd, $4.40 and our 5th race $8 exacta key box returned $32.80. Unfortunately, we struck out the rest of the afternoon, with three 2nds in the 6th, 8th and 10th.

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Dec. 11th – Day 1

After that first hit in the big football game, all the stress and all the anxiety fall by the wayside and the player quickly settles into himself and the job that needs to be done. This is how it is on the gridiron and this is how it is at the racetrack on Opening Day. On the first day of the meeting, we collected four times as follows: 3rd race $8 exacta key box returned $38.40, we had the 5th race winner $3.80 and our 5th race $4 exacta box returned $11.20, our 8th race $8 exacta key box returned $68.80 and our 10th race $12 trifecta returned $207.60.

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May 2nd – Day 91

On the final day of the season, we collected three times: we had the winner of the 2nd, $2.80, the winner of the 3rd, $6.80 and our 3rd race $4 exacta wager returned $28.00, and we had the winner of the 7th, $7.20. A neck and a head cost us the winners of the 9th and 10th, leaving us with a friendly reminder from the racing gods that the game belongs to them, not us.

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May 1st –  Day 90

On Saturday, I collected in five races. I had the winner of the 1st, $6.20 and my 1st race $8 exacta wager returned $23.60, I had the winner of the 2nd, $3.00 and my 2nd race $8 trifecta returned $62.00, my 2nd & 3rd race $16 DD wager returned $22.00, I had the winner of the 5th, $6.20 and my 5th race $4 exacta wager returned $17.40. Finally, I had the winner of the 9th $3.20.

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April 30th – Day 89

On Friday, “the curse of the new subscriber” took its toll on the bankroll. After having been on a roll for weeks, I get a new subcriber yesterday and things fall apart. We’ll keep his identity anonymous, so he doesn’t get any hate mail, but that’s what it was. A sort of beginner’s luck in reverse. Just the racing gods’ way of testing the faith of the new guy. In the 6th race today, my $4 exacta play returned $30.00.

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April 28th – Day 88

On Wednesday, I had four winning selections in ten races (the 6th race Jazzit play scratched). My 2nd race $4 exacta box returned $7.20, my 3rd race $4 trifecta wager returned $36.20, I had the winner of the 4th, $4.60 and my 4th race $8 exacta wager returned $17.80 and I had the winner of the 7th, $7.00.

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April 25th – Day 87

On Sunday, I collected in four of nine races, but took a loss for the day. I had the winner of the 2nd, $2.60 and the 3rd, $4.80, my 5th race $12 exacta box returned $19.80, and my 8th race Across The Board play was 2nd, returning $3.20 for the place and $3.00 for the show. My 9th race, solid chalk play, scratched.

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April 24th – Day 86

On Saturday, a great day, with six more winning plays, bringing the recent winning total to 30 of the last 60. My 3rd race $2 saver exacta returned $6.80, I had the winner of the 5th, $4.80 and my 5th race $4 exacta returned $13.80, I had the winner of the 6th, $6.00, my 7th race $12 trifecta wager returned $129.60, my 8th race $12 trifecta wager returned $105.40, and my 10th race $24 trifecta wager returned $466.00.

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April 23rd – Day 85

On Friday, we collected in 6 of 9 races (with one scratch in the 2nd) as follows: 1st – Winner $3.00, 4th – Winner $2.80, 6th  – Winner $6.80 and $4 Exacta wager returned $21.60, 7th – Winner $3.80, 8th – $4 Exacta wager returned $11.60 and 9th – Winner $5.40.

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April 21st – Day 84

On Wednesday, I collected with only three plays. Fortunately, one of them returned 15-2 and that kept me alive to see another day. In the 1st, my long shot play, He’s Got Heart, had to settle for 3rd at 7.30-1 and paid only $3.00 for the show after the odds-on favorite hung on by a neck. In the 6th, my $8 exacta wager returned $68.80. I had the winner of the 8th, Wild Storm Cat, $7.80, and my 8th race $12 trifecta wager returned $41.00.

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April 18th – Day 83

On Sunday, I collected five times, but we had to work with the remains of the day after the rain (and the subsequent scratches that followed) left us little to work with. My 2nd race $4 exacta wager returned $12.40, my 4th race 5-1 across the board value play, Keyhole, was 3rd and returned $3.80 for the Show, I had the winner of the 5th, Heaven’s Reward, $3.40 and a $6 exacta key with the remains of my 5th race tri play returned $12.00, in the 6th, a $6 exacta key with the remains of my 6th race tri play returned $27.20, and I had the winner of the 10th, FTS Broken Dreams, $4.20.

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April 17th – Day 82

On Saturday, after 10 winners in two days, the racing gods decided to remind me not to get a big head. I had one $4.20 winner today and three 2nds. There are two weeks left in the season and that’s nine more chances to get it right.

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April 16th – Day 81

On Friday, I had four winning plays as follows: 1st – Winner, $6.80, 2nd – Winner $5.40 and $4 Trifecta wager returned $38.20, 3rd – $8 Exacta wager returned $16.60 and 7th – Winner $3.00. There was one play in the 10th that scratched.

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April 14th – Day 80

On Wednesday, I had winning plays in the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th races as follows: 4th – $8 exacta wager returned $21.20, 5th – Winner $7.20 and $12 trifecta returned $128.60, 6th – Winner $5.20 and $12 trifecta returned $52.20, 7th – Winner $4.60 and $8 exacta wager returned $21.20, 8th – Winner $3.40 and 9th – Winner $5.20.

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April 11th – Day 79

On Sunday, a rough weekend came to a close. I had the winner of the 7th, Voodoo Swinge, $5.80. and my 7th race $8 exacta wager returned $35.80. One action play was nixed by a scratch in the first. Since April 1st, all but two of my selections were action plays and those two were Solid Chalk types. With 12 race days left to the season, I would love to see a few cards that I can get really enthusiastic about. We’ll just have to wait and see.

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April 10th – Day 77

On Saturday, it was a tough day with eight ITM at odds greater than 20-1.  My 6th race $12 exacta returned $77.00 and I had the winner of the 11th, Dixie Causeway, $4.00.

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April 9th – Day 77

On Friday, I had three winning plays but a losing afternoon. My 4th race $8 exacta wager returned $28.80, I had the winner of the 5th, Purely Perfect, $5.00 and the winner of the 7th, Together Forever, $5.40.

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April 7th – Day 76

Not bad for a cheap Wednesday card. I had the winner of the 4th, Irish Cove, $7.00 and my 4th race tri (which was keyed front and back), was broken up by the scratch of one of the key horses, but if you used the remaining key horse with the second position horses in the exacta, you wagered $6 and collected $185.00 (I did for a change!). My 6th race $12 exacta wager returned $125.60. Two plays, in the 4th and the 8th were nixed by scratches.

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April 3rd – Day 75

On Florida Cup Day (Saturday) things went well. My 3rd race $10 trifecta returned $275.90, I had the winner of the 6th, Tommy’s Memory, $7.20, I had the winner of the 8th, Dances With Ashley, $7.60 and my 8th race $8 exacta wager returned $22.00. My solid chalk play in the 10th  won and paid $3.60, and my 10th race $2 exacta wager returned $24.00. My play in the 11th scratched.

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April 2nd – Day 74

On Friday, another painful afternoon. I was necked out of two and in the 7th, both of my unders beat my exacta key horse resulting in a $133.20 exacta. I had the winner of the 10th, Wotan, $6.80 and my $20 trifecta wager returned $41.40. There was one scratch today in the 6th. Saturday, brings a good chance for redemption with a terrific card and 12 chances to get it right.

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March 31st – Day 73

On Wednesday, I cashed only once, when my $4 exacta wager in the 2nd returned $8.80. I had three seconds in races 1,3 & 4 and two of my exactas in races 7 & 8 ran 1-3.

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March 28th – Day 72

On Sunday, I had four winners and two exactas. In the 2nd, I had the winner $4.80 and my $4 exacta wager returned $14.80, I had the winner of the 3rd $6.80, and the 7th $4.20, I had the winner of the 9th $8.20 and my $4 exacta returned $59.00.

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March 27th- Day 71

On Saturday, nothing to brag about, but I hung in there. I had the winner of the 4th, $4.00, the winner of the 10th, $7.80 and my 11th race $8 trifecta wager returned $83.40.

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March 26th – Day 70

On Friday, a good day. My 3rd race $12 exacta box clicked for $51.60, my 5th race $12 trifecta returned $102.00, my 9th race $4 exacta returned $17.80, and my 11th race $28 trifecta returned $328.00. They were off the turf and my 8th race play scratched.

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March 25th – Day 69

On Thursday, I collected three times but lost my shirt. In the 2nd, my $4 exacta returned $12.20, in the 8th, my $12 exacta returned $14.00 and I had the winner of the 9th, Prosico, $3.40. Mercifully, my 10th race play scratched. Mother always said there would be days like this.

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March 24th – Day 68

On Wednesday, we cashed four times. In the 2nd, my $12 exacta wager returned $15.00, in the 5th, my $4 exacta returned $28.80, in the 6th, my $12 exacta returned $36.40 and I had the winner of the 10th, $4.00 and my 10th race $12 trifecta returned $188.80.

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March 21st – Day 67

On Sunday, my 2nd race $12 trifecta wager returned $58.60, my 4th race $12 exacta wager returned $27.80, I had the winner of the 8th, Heavens Tour, $7.80 and the winner of the 10th, Azura, $4.40. My plays in the 7th and 9th were nixed by scratches.

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March 20th – Day 66

On Saturday, a great day. Three nice priced winners ($6.80,$11.60 and $10.80), a $527.80 trifecta and a $39.00 exacta. Two of my action plays were nixed by scratches today. Once again, as it’s been all season long, my prime exotic play did not click.

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March 19th – Day 65

On Friday, I had two trifectas, $41.40 and $402.00.

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March 18th – Day 64

On Thursday, I cashed in four races, with three winners and two exactas as follows: 2nd race winner, $4.60, 6th race $4 exacta box returned $26.60, 8th race winner, $4.20 and $6 exacta key returned $17.80, 9th race winner, $6.60.

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March 17th – Day 63

On Wednesday, I had the winner of the 1st, $3.20 and my 1st race $4 exacta box returned $14.40. I had the winner of the 2nd $13.20 and my 2nd race $12 trifecta returned $250.80, the winner of the 6th, $5.40 and my 8th race $8 exacta wager returned $19.60.

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March 14th – Day 62

On Sunday, my Solid Chalk play in the 4th, Toughheartedlion, won by 5 1/2 and paid $4.60 and my Solid Chalk play in the 6th, Vee, was stuck in traffic in the far turn and could only get up for 2nd, paying $3.40. Longhots ruled the day in seven of the other eight races, and breaking up several of my exotic action plays.

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March 13th – Day 61

On Saturday, in the 3rd, my $12 trifecta wager returned $111.80. My selections scratched in five races, but there is no sugar coating it, on the biggest day of the racing season, the track was off and so were my selections.

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March 13th – Day 61

On Friday, the track was off, but things went my way. My $18 trifecta wager in the 1st returned $125.50, my $12 exacta wager in the 2nd returned $67.60, my $12 trifecta wager in the 5th returned $104.60 and I had the winner of the 8th, Flirtthenet, $8.40.

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March 11th – Day 59

On Thursday, another good day. My 2nd race $12 exacta box returned $87.80, I had the winner of the 3rd, $6.00, and I had the winner of the 6th, $5.20. My 6th race $8 exacta key box returned $22.80. My 9th and 10th race plays were cancelled by scratches.

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March 10th – Day 58

On Wednesday, a good start to the new week. I had the winner of the 1st, Proven Wynner, $12.00 and my 1st race $12 trifecta returned $189.40. My 3rd race $8 exacta key box returned $23.20, I had the winner of the 8th, Vamos A Ver, $7.20 and my 9th race $4 exacta box returned $16.40.

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March 7th – Day 57

On Sunday, I had winners in the 4th, $4.80, 7th, $5.20 and 9th, $4.20. My 1st race $2 saver exacta returned $22.80, my 3rd race $12 exacta box returned $46.20, and my 6th race $12 trifecta returned $135.00.

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March 6th – Day 56

On Saturday, the breaks went the other way. My $12 trifecta wager in the feature returned $77.60. I had half of the late double, and my selections were ITM in six of the other eight races. Mercifully, my 6th race play was nixed by scratches.

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March 5th – Day 55

On Friday, another good day. I had the winners of the 2nd ($5.60), 6th ($4.60), and the 10th ($6.20), my 5th race $8 exacta key box returned $55.20, my 2nd race $12 trifecta returned $32.00 and my 8th race $4 trifecta returned $24.40.

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March 4th – Day 54

On Thursday, a tough day. My early daily double wheel clicked, but we lost $0.20 when the favorite won the 2nd. I had the winner of the third, $5.20. My longshot in the 4th showed little, then my chalky selections in four of the last six took the pipe. I also lost my winning $14 exacta key horse in the 9th when the unders failed to get up.

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March 3rd – Day 53

On Wednesday, a great day. I had three winners in the 3rd ($15.00), 4th ($4.60) and 6th ($3.80), my 5th race $8 exacta wager $21.80, my 10th race $12 exacta wager returned $42.40 and my 9th race $12 trifecta wager returned $224.00. Over 300 visitors came to the site for Free Play Wednesday. I hope they all cashed.

So it goes…

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Feb. 28th – Day 52

On Sunday, my $8 trifecta wager in the 2nd returned $76.60, my 3rd race $6 trifecta wager returned $146.60, I had the winner of the 9th, $6.20 and my 9th race $4 exacta box returned $21.80. My action play in the 10th scratched.

So it goes…

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Feb. 27th – Day 51

On Saturday, my $12 exacta box in the 1st returned $24.80, I had the winner of the 7th, $6.80 and my 7th race $6 exacta key returned $20.80, and in the 10th, my $2 saver exacta returned $32.40. I also had the winner of the 11th, $6.20 and my 11th race $12 trifecta wager returned $127.80.

So it goes…

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Feb. 26th – Day 50

On Friday, I posted action plays only and had winners in the 3rd, $6.80 and the 5th, $4.60. If you’re dyslexic, you proabably cashed in races 7,8,10 & 11 too, as the picks were right on, but my exotics wagers had them in the wrong order. Hope you had them.

So it goes…

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Feb. 25th – Day 49

On Thursday, my Longshot Play in the 7th, Bridled West, won and paid $34.00. In the 8th, I had three-peater, Bad Medicine $3.40. My exotic action plays in the 3rd and 4th were nixed by scratches.

So it goes…

Feb. 25th – Day 48

On Wednesday, two $4 exacta wagers clicked in the 6th, $12.20 and the 10th, $22.40. In the 9th, my $8 exacta wager clicked (for a $70 combination) but the winner was DQ’d for interference in the stretch. My Exotic Play of the day in the 5th scratched.

So it goes…

Feb. 21st – Day 47

On Sunday, in the 1st, my exacta wheel clicked but came back short $10.80, in the 2nd, my value play, Uno Way Calle won and paid $15.60, in the 6th, my $12 tri returned $72.80, in the 9th, my $2 saver exacta returned $33.00 and I had the winner of the 10th, Glen Wilding $5.60.

So it goes…

Feb. 20th – Day 46

On Saturday, a day of good breaks and bad breaks. In the 4th, my $4 exacta returned $8.00, I had the winner of the 10th $3.40, and my 11th race $12 exacta wager returned $80.00. Our 6th race exacta was broken up by a nose, but in the feature, we got a break when the Gio Ponti exotic plays were nixed by a scratch. There were also scratches that broke up plays in the 4th and 8th. So all in all, 3 winners from 8 races today.

So it goes…

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Feb. 19th – Day 45

On Friday, only two action play winners in the 5th $4.40 and the 6th $8.00. The black swans had their way with us today and Johnny B. had a couple of them in his exotics in the 2nd and the 8th, but the chalk let us down. There was one scratch among today’s plays. We are now half way through the season and its a good time to reflect and contemplate our strategy for the next 45 race days. Stay with Johnny B. The best is yet to come.

So it goes…

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Feb. 18th – Day 44

On Thursday, my 2nd race $12 tri returned $33.20, half of my 4th race exacta play scratched, but the half that went won at a paltry 2-5. My longshot play in the 3rd finished third and paid $4.40 for show. Two plays were nixed by scratches today.

So it goes…

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Feb. 17th – Day 43

Talk about a grind it out kind of day! Among my action plays, my $2 saver exacta in the 1st returned $12.20, my $2 saver exacta in the 6th returned $21.00, I had the winner of the 9th $3.00, my $4 trifecta in the 9th returned $13.20, and my $4 late DD Exotic Play returned $8.00.

So it goes…

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Feb. 14th – Day 42

On Sunday, among my action plays, I had the winner of the 1st, Celebration Dance, $6.40 and my 4th race $12 exacta key box returned $52.40. A couple of bombs shut us down in two races and my two exotic plays tanked today.

So it goes…

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Feb 13th – Day 41

On Saturday, another good day. I had winners in the 5th, 9th and 12th, my $4 exacta in the 3rd returned $16.80, my 9th race $12 trifecta returned $179.40, and my 10th race $4 exacta returned $20.60. There was one scratch in the 11th.

So it goes…

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Feb. 12- Day 40

On Friday, a mixed bag. My $8 exacta key box in the 1st returned $86.00 and my $8 exacta key box in the 2nd returned $37.00. My Value Play in the 7th, Cuban Carmen, finished 2nd, returning $5.20 and $3.80 and my Longshot play in the 8th, So Very Irish, finished 2nd returning $5.40 and $4.80. My Longshot play in the 5th, Master Fun, was declared a NON-STARTER. Four of eleven wagers were nixed by scratches and they were off the turf today.

So it goes…

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Feb. 11th – Day 39

On Thursday, I had three short winners in the 3rd, 4th and 8th. My 8th race $6 DD wager returned $18.00, and my 9th race $12 Exacta Box returned $49.80. My 2nd race Solid Chalk play, Classy Flower, hopped at the break giving the field an insurmountable four length advantage early.

So it goes…

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Feb. 10th – Day 38

On Wednesday, another good day that might have been a great day. Today I had action plays only. In the 6th, my $12 exacta box returned $154.60. In the 7th, my $8 exacta key box returned $12.80. I also had the winner of the 10th, Lacy’s Tune $3.20. In the 4th, my exacta key horse scratched, but the half that went, a FTS I was touting, won and paid $78.80.  Hope you had it!

So it goes…

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Feb. 7th – Day 37

On Sunday, two short winners and a $38.20 exacta.  A good week comes to a close.

So it goes…

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Feb. 6th – Day 36

On Saturday, a good day, that might have been a great day. Among my action plays, I had the winner of the 1st $7.20 and the winner of the 6th $10.40, and of course Musket Man in the Super Stakes $2.80, but thats not the real story. My exotic play in in the 4th ran 1-3 after my 12-1 shot failed to get up for second in the exacta, then in the 5th, my 14-1 key horse in the exacta won, but the exacta ran 1-3 when neither of the favorites could get up for 2nd. A bust out afternoon that just wasn’t meant to be.

So it goes…

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Feb. 5th – Day 35

On Friday, my solid chalk play in the 4th, Sword Play finished 2nd. My action play in the 3rd, Robyn In won and paid $10.40. Then the rains came and things fell apart. The three turf races went on the SLOPPY dirt surface and I was skunked the rest of the afternoon.

So it goes…

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Feb. 4th – Day 34

On Thursday, the action plays were clickin’. I had the winner of the 2nd, Ben’s Bullet $4.20 and my $12 Trifecta in the 2nd returned $74.60. In the 7th, my $2 Straight Trifecta returned $19.60 and in the 8th, I had the $11.00 Winner High Brass. My value play was OOM at 74-1. You can’t have everything.

So it goes…

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Feb. 3rd – Day 33

On Wednesday, a lot of effort went to waste as my plays in four races were nixed by scratches. I had the winner of the 2nd, Reamidst, $3.40 and my $2 Saver Exacta in the 3rd clicked for $10.80.

So it goes…

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Jan. 30th – Day 32

On Sunday, my value play in the 9th, Stormy C.’s, finished a close 3rd. Two action plays were cancelled, one because they were off the turf and the other scratched. In the other seven races, I had two winners, in the 3rd and the 6th, and my 3rd race $18 trifecta wager returned $58.20. In the 4th, my 17-1 shot, Bromance, just missed and paid $10.40 for second.

So it goes…

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Jan. 30th – Day 31

On Saturday, a mixed bag. My three exotic plays ($10 total) failed to click and my longshot play in the feature ran third and paid $5.80. My 1st race action $12 trifecta wager returned $54.40, I had the winner of the 2nd, Just Jane’s Girl $3.40 and my $4 saver exacta in the 8th returned $31.80. My top choice in the 6th, The Real Future, was second and paid $9.80 and $6.00.

So it goes…

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Jan. 29th – Day 30

On Friday, my Solid Chalk play in the 7th, Public Speaker, won and paid $3.80. My action play in the 1st won and paid $5.40. I had two 2nds and two 3rds, and one scratch.

So it goes…

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Jan. 28th – Day 29

On Thursday, my Longshot play in the 4th, Rock With You, won and paid $17.40. My Exotic Play in the 8th only half clicked. My action plays were there again today. In the 1st, I had Da Big Dawg $13.60 and my $12 trifecta in the 1st returned $170.40. I also had the winner of the 5th, Reine Des Couers, $4.20. One of my selections scratched and there were only nine races today.

So it goes…

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Jan. 27th – Day 28

On Wednesday, my Value Play in the 4th, Above Spirit, won and paid $6.40, my Value Play in the 7th scratched and my Value Play in the 10th, Roma’s World, had to settle for third money. My action plays were clicking again today. My $4 exacta wager in the 6th returned $21.60, I had the winner of the 7th, Double or Nothing, $5.60, my 7th race $6 trifecta wager returned $79.40, and my 9th race $24 trifecta wager returned $65.20.

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Jan. 24th – Day 27

On Sunday, my Value Play in the 6th, Ritmo Criollo, went evenly, finishing sixth at 18-1. Among my actions plays, there were two scratches, I had the winner of the 1st, $7.20 and my $4 saver exacta in the 3rd returned $120.40.

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Jan. 23rd – Day 26

On Saturday, I got my groove back.  In the 3rd, my $8 Exacta Key Box returned $89.20, in the 4th, my $2 Saver Exacta returned $24.80, in the 5th, my top choice scratched but my second choice won and paid $9.80, in the 6th, my top choice scratched but my second choice won and paid $22.60, in the 8th, my $16 DD Wheel returned $81.60, and in the 9th, my $8 Exacta Key Box returned $17.40.

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Jan. 22nd – Day 25

On Friday, four of my eight action plays scratched, in the 3rd my exacta ran 1-3, and in the 6th, I lost $23.40 winner Hands Wavering, when my other horse (the second choice in the betting) could not get up to complete the exacta. (I did steer everyone off $1.60-1 favorite Lola’s Ridge anyway.) My Long Shot play Shadow De Maya was through after a half at 72-1. We’ll get you another day Mr. Bramante.

So it goes…

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Jan. 21st – Day 24

On Thursday, my Exotic Play in the early DD and Solid Chalk play in the 2nd went wrong when $1.40-1 favorite Max’s Bid in the 2nd pulled up right after the break. In the 4th, action play Repent and Rejoice won and paid $6.40. My 7th and 8th race action exactas ran 1-3.

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Jan. 20th – Day 23

Another painful afternoon is over. Today I managed only five 2nds and three 3rds among my win and saver selections and was skunked for the first time since opening day. My Exotic Play in the 3rd, with favorite Donability tanked and my Value Play in the 5th, Cotswold Hills, went evenly.  After today’s performance, things can only get better. Hang in there!

So it goes…

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Jan. 17th – Day 22

On Sunday, an inch of rain turned things upside down. There were 11 double digit Win and Place prices and yours truly was on the wrong end of things today. My Solid Chalk play in the 5th scratched and my Exotic Play in the 6th, only half clicked. They robbed Demagoguery of another win by shortening up his race from 1 Mile to 7F. Two of my action plays scratched and I had one action play winner in the 10th, Cornetto $6.80, avoiding what would have been my first shutout of the season.

So it goes…

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Jan. 16th -Day 21

Action plays only on Saturday and I had four winners as follows: 1st – Cliff Cottage $6.40, 5th – Steps Silver Halo $5.80, 8th – Diva Delite $5.80, and 11th – Just Different $7.00.

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Jan. 15th – Day 20

Value Plays: 0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Solid Chalk:   1 (0-0-1)  (-$2.00)  Win 0%, ITM 50%

Longshots:    0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Exotic Plays 0 for 0, Wagered $0.00, Returned $0.00

On Friday, my Solid Chalk play in the 8th, Miss Afleet Alex, was going well late but could not get up in time. My action plays saw four winners, including 8th race winner, Arrow’s Flight $11.20. I also had the 1st race trifecta $11.20, the 4th race exacta $19.40, and the late double $81.00.

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Jan. 14th – Day 19

Value Plays: 1 (0-0-0)  (-$2.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Solid Chalk:  2  (1-0-0)  (-$1.00)  Win 50%, ITM 50%

Longshots:   0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)   Win 0%, ITM 0%

Exotic Plays 0 for 0, Wagered $0.00, Returned $0.00

On Thursday, another mixed bag. One of my two Solid Chalk plays came through, but my Value Play in the 8th, Kissimee Glitter, broke a rein while pressing the pace and then faded. My action plays saw two exactas in the 4th – $37.40 and the 7th – $37.20 and I had the winner of the 9th, Full Charge $5.80.

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Jan. 13th – Day 18

Value Plays: 1 (0-0-0)  (-$2.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Solid Chalk:  1  (1-0-0)  (+$0.80)  Win 100%, ITM 100%

Longshots:   0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)   Win 0%, ITM 0%

Exotic Plays 0 for 1, Wagered $12.00, Returned $0.00

On Wednesday, a mixed bag. My Solid Chalk play was an odds-on winner and my Value Play and related Exotic Play took the pipe. However, there were a couple of bright spots among my action plays. My 1st race $16 tri returned $229.60 and I had the winner of the 10th, That Works For Me, $11.00. ( I was also right about 8-5 false favorite Officer Bill in the same race. No humble pie tonight!)

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Jan. 10th – Day 17

Value Plays: 1 (0-0-0)  (-$2.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Solid Chalk:  0  (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Longshots:   0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)   Win 0%, ITM 0%

Exotic Plays 0 for 1, Wagered $10.00, Returned $0.00

On Sunday, both of my serious plays were tied up in Dirtkicker in the 9th, who was fractious in the gate (probably remembering the mishap in last) and then failed to fire. Among my action plays there were several scratches (as they were off the turf) and there were two winners, French Kissin in the 4th $6.80 & Eighteenthofmarch in the 8th $9.20.

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Jan. 9th – Day 16

Value Plays: 1 (0-0-0)  (-$2.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Solid Chalk:  0  (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Longshots:   0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)   Win 0%, ITM 0%

Exotic Plays 0 for 1, Wagered $4.00, Returned $0.00

On Saturday, my Value Play and Exotic Play tanked in a big feed race. My action plays saw three winners including Frontier Franny $25.40 in the 7th, and my 10th race $12 trifecta wager returned $52.00.

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Jan. 8th – Day 15

Value Plays: 0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Solid Chalk:  2  (1-0-0)  (+$3.80)  Win 50%, ITM 50%

Longshots:   0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)   Win 0%, ITM 0%

Exotic Plays 0 for 1, Wagered $8.00, Returned $0.00

On Thursday, one of my two Solid Chalk plays won and paid $7.80. My $8 Exotic Play was a loser. My action bets saw three winners, I had the early double and my $4 saver exacta in the 9th clicked for $36.00.

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Jan. 7th – Day 14

Action plays only today. I had three winners today, in the 5th Matai $3.80, 6th Lola’s Ridge $6.00 and 10th Raindrop $4.80 and my 6th race $6.00 Trifecta wager returned $99.80.

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Jan. 6th – Day 13

Value Plays: 1 (0-1-0)  (+$4.80)  Win 0%, ITM 100%

Solid Chalk:  0  (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Longshots:   1 (0-0-0)  (-$2.00)   Win 0%, ITM 0%

Exotic Plays 1 for 2, Wagered $24.00, Returned $24.60

On Wednesday, my Value Play in the 10th, Beantown, was bet across the board and returned $5.80 for 2nd and $5.00 for 3rd and my 10th race Exotic Play $12 Exacta Box returned $24.60. My Longshot Play in the 4th was OOM and my Exotic Play $12 Exacta Box in the 7th ran 2-4 (with a $16 place payoff). My action plays saw two winners, including the winner of the 6th, Al’s Big Girl $22.60.

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Jan. 3rd – Day 12

Value Plays: 0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Solid Chalk:  0  (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Longshots:   0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)   Win 0%, ITM 0%

Exotic Plays 0 for 0, Wagered $0.00, Returned $0.00

On Sunday, the mojo was not flowing so I went with action plays only. I had a winner in the 7th, Score’s Even $6.40 and my $2 saver exacta in the 9th clicked for $19.00, but that was it. Looking forward to a better card on Wednesday.

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Jan. 2nd – Day 11

Value Plays: 1 (0-0-1)  (-$2.00)  Win 0%, ITM 100%

Solid Chalk:  1 (1-0-0)  (+$2.00)  Win 100%, ITM 100%

Longshots:   0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)   Win 0%, ITM 0%

Exotic Plays 0 for 0, Wagered $0.00, Returned $0.00

On Saturday, My Value Play in the 2nd, Prince David was 3rd at 8.30-1, my Solid Chalk Play in the 4th, Flying Speed was up in time and paid $4.00, and my Longshot Play in the 7th was cancelled because the odds were too short. Among my action play selections, I had a winner in the 6th $2.80, a $4 saver exacta in the 10th returned $16.80, and a $12 trifecta wager in the 3rd that returned $82.00.

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Dec. 31st – Day 1o

Value Plays: 0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Solid Chalk:  1 (1-0-0)  (+$1.40)  Win 100%, ITM 100%

Longshots:   0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)   Win 0%, ITM 0%

Exotic Plays 0 for 1, Wagered $4.00, Returned $0

Today, my Solid Chalk Play – Flankers Lady in the 8th won, and my Exotic Play - $4 Exacta Key Box in the 10th, failed to click. My action plays saw three winners (including $16.20 Dontlaffhespaidfor in the 4th) and two exactas. Not a bad day.

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Dec. 30th – Day 9

Value Plays: 1 (1-0-0)  (+$3.80)  Win 100%, ITM 0%

Solid Chalk:  0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Longshots:   1 (0-1-0)  (-$2.00)   Win 0%, ITM 100%

Exotic Plays 1 for 2, Wagered $16.00, Returned $12.40

On Wednesday, my Value Play in the 7th, Espinosa was bet down and won going away (after breaking poorly and being last for most of the race), my Exotic Play in the 7th, a $12 Exacta Box clicked, but there was a dead heat for 2nd and the profit was measured in cents instead of dollars. My 8th race Exotic Play, a $4 exacta wager ran 1st and 3rd. My Longshot Play in the 9th, Together Forever, ran 2nd to 1-2 favorite Future Story. Today’s action plays delivered two winners, an exacta and a $74.00 tri.

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Dec. 27th – Day 8

Value Plays: 1 (0-0-0)  (-$2.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Solid Chalk:  1 (0-0-1)  (-$2.00)  Win 0%, ITM 100%

Longshots:   0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)   Win 0%, ITM 0%

Exotic Plays 1 for 1, Wagered $16.00, Returned $15.20

On Sunday, my Value Play in the 5th, Sweet N Sour Nina ($3.60-1) made a middle move but offered only a mild rally thru the stretch run and was out of the money. My Exotic Play in the 6th clicked but my $10,000 claim going in $32,000 optional claiming somehow was bet down to the 2nd choice and we lost 80 cents on the $16 wager. My Solid Chalk play in the 8th Slieveanamon ($2.50-1) was the second choice in the wagering and only managed a third place finish. My actions plays went well today. We had a scratch in the 3rd, clicked in the 4th race exacta for a $10.80 profit, had $18.00 winner Glen Wilding on top in the 7th, followed by $7.60 winner Hold the Salt in the 9th.

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Dec. 26th – Day 7

Value Plays: 0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Solid Chalk:  0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Longshots:   0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)   Win 0%, ITM 0%

Exotic Plays 0 for 0, Wagered $0, Returned $0

On baby race day, I posted only action plays. I had a couple of winners and some near misses but nothing to brag about. There were a couple of FTS winners (at good prices). My 2YO trainer list produced only one winner and four ITM. On Sunday, I’m looking forward to getting back to business as usual.

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Dec. 23rd – Day 6

Value Plays: 2 (0-2-0)  (-$4.00)  Win 0%, ITM 100%

Solid Chalk:  0 (0-0-0)  +$0.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Longshots:  0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)   Win 0%, ITM 0%

Exotic Plays 1 for 1, Wagered $8, Returned $13.60

On Wednesday, both of my Value plays had to settle for second (7th – Great Belief – $4.80 and 8th- Beijing House – $9.00). My Exotic Play in the 3rd, an $8 Exacta Key Box returned $13.60.

The action plays were very productive again, with my 1st race $12 Trifecta wager returning $209.20, and my 8th race $4 Saver Exacta returning $147.60.

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Dec. 19th – Day 5

Value Plays: 0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Solid Chalk:  0 (0-0-0)  -$0.00)  Win 0%, ITM 0%

Longshots:  0 (0-0-0)  (+$0.00)   Win 0%, ITM 0%

Exotic Plays 0 for 1, Wagered $12, Returned $0

On Saturday, my Solid Chalk play in the 7th, Sigmondo scratched as they were off-the-turf.

My Exotic Play came undone when my key horse Smokey the Bandit made only a mild gain, losing by four.

Saturday’s action plays were another story. I had the winner of the 1st, $3.60, and my 1st race $4 tri bet returned $52.60.  My 2nd race $8 exacta key wager returned $12.00. I had the winner of the 6th, Imarealguy $13.40 and my 6th race $12 exacta key box wager returned $236.

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Dec. 18th – Day 4

Solid Chalk Play -  In the 2nd, Beautiful Brew disappointed as the 3rd choice racing forwardly but gradually weakening.

My action selections yielded a $164 exacta in the 5th, but many of you lost it due to a typo on my part (mea culpa). The narrative outlined selections of 1,5 & 9 but the wager indicated the exacta box to be 1,8,9.  This happened after I changed my original selections in the morning after seeing the weather report. I apologize. To rub salt in the wound, the 1,5,9 tri paid $489.80. I hope someone cashed.

In the 10th, my $12 action play exacta box 3,5,10 returned $45.80 and 3,5,& 10 popped in the triple for $333.20

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Dec. 17th – Day 3

Exotics: 0 of 1  Wagered $12, Returned $0 (-$12.00)

Day three went like this:

Value Plays – No wager today.

Solid Chalk –  In the 6th, Schopenhauer scratched.

Longshot – In the 8th, Chrome Cruiser was bet down to $4.20-1 and settled for 2nd behind Jackie’s Causeway. Players who went with my $4 exacta box in this race collected $26.80.

Exotic Play – In the 2nd, just missed the exacta when Heaven’s Reward 5-1 was necked out of the place position.

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Dec. 16th – Day 2

On Day 2, the excitement continues.

1st – Exotic Play –  Exacta Box was broken up by It’s Magic Time on the wakeup.

5th – Solid Chalk  – Play Apple Charlotte drew off for the win $2.60

6th – Lonshot Play  – HMS Anniversary was gaining on the winner but had to settle for 2nd at 45-1

8th – Solid Chalk Play – Omega Cat drew off smartly for the win $3.60

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Opening Day – Dec. 12th

It was an exciting Opening Day before a crowd of 5,004 and with a total handle of nearly $5,000,000. We were wowed by Tony Pecoraro’s wins in the first three races, while Leading Jockey Danny Centeno  and veteran rider Juan Leyva notched two wins apiece. Newcomer, Inez Karlsson also broke the ice. In the feature, the $65,000 Lightning City stakes, Taletobetold ended her 36 race career with a 1/2 length win over 9-5 favorite Easy Ashley. Owner Robert Dewitt  said he will breed the 5-year old mare by Tale of the Cat to a “real nice stallion” in Kentucky.

2^nd – Value Play – Metal Jacket (6.40-1) did not have it his way when Snuck In Love broke well, rushed up to assume command and held on in a long drive. Metal Jacket pressed the pace and weakened badly pulling up at the 1/16^th pole.

2^nd – Exotic Play – with Metal Jacket and the favorite Take Down Two tanked.

3^rd – Longshot – Spidermandate finished in the top half of the field at 63-1.

6^th – Solid Chaulk – Calbo chased the early leader, took over in the stretch, then slowly pulled away for the win, paying $3.80.

So it goes…