I love Tuesdays. I'm writing this late Tues. night/Wed. morning. Tuesdays are my first day off work. I have what some friends like to call a "Ray Day". I don't do a heck of a lot. I have virtually no responsibilities, except maybe cooking, which I usually flake out on, and I do a few loads of laundry. Maybe a few Bloody Mary's on the patio during the spin cycle. My wife likes to call it "Tired Tuesdays." I do however, buy and read the NY Times(science section On Tues), and the Daily Racing Form...the bible of my hobby. Some people use thorograph charts now...commonly referred to as 'sheets'. I'm old school. Give me the racing form, and let ME come up with my own formula. If I go down, I go down on my own choices...not on a computer choice or some other cheeseater's opinion. I have 2 plays for Belmont, and three plays for Hollywood Park today.
Belmont Park- Race 6 - I'm taking #4 Medjool. He's getting the best percentage jockey in NY right now, Ramon Dominguez back on him for trainer Gary Contessa. This 5-year old hasn't won in a long time..but his main rivals here haven't RACED in a long time. Should be a decent price, between 6 and 10-1...for A contessa-Dominguez combo, I'll take it. PLAY: $10 to win #4- Medjool.
Belmont Park- Race 7 I'm going to play a trifecta box here and also put a little to win on my favorite of the three. Boxing # 4-5-6 in trifecta...and win bet on #6- Nefertiti. Remember that guy Dominguez I just talked about? Well he's on Nefertiti here, for a HIGH - percentage trainer in A. Dutrow(25% winners...anything over 12% is pretty good...25% is HOT). It's the first time this horse will have Dominguez riding, and he's raced fairly well in his two starts.
PLAY: $2 trifecta box #4,5,6. $10 win #6 Nefertiti. Total cost: $22.00.
Hollywood Park Race 5- I like #2 Pay for Play. He's dropping down to his lowest class level ever and changes it up with blinkers ON. This is an equipment change, that I will explain another time, that sometimes wakes a horse up and improves performance. We'll see. O'Neill one of the best trainers around. Tyler Baze is solid jockey..and I think a couple other horses will take money, so we might get a decent price here. PLAY : $10 win #2 Pay for Play.
Hollywood Park Race 6- Tyler Baze again. I guess I'm hoping for some multiple wins by jockeys on this first Wednesday in May. I think #9 - MyIndyKitty is one of the best bets of the day. Extremely high pct. trainer,having a great year...dropping his horse from a Maiden Spec. Wght race to a Miaden claiming race(one of the biggest "drops" in the game...I'll explain another time) PLAY: $10 to win #9 - MyIndyKitty.
Hollywood Park Race 8 - Another maiden race. Well, there many maiden races on Wednesdays all over the country...especially this time of year. I like#7 Minister D'oro. This guy improved on his first try over the grass....back on grass with a young, hungry jockey with skills, Martin Garcia. I also like # 3 Preciado, so we'll box the exacta. PLAY: $6 to win # 7 Minister D'oro...$2 exacta box 3-7. Total cost: $10 dollars.
So there it is. My first picks. If anyone is reading this(highly unlikely)...good luck if you play. Total cost for today is $62.00. I will keep track of money invested/return every post.
Have a good week everyone! RP
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