SKI’S Horse Racing Picks
Posted on 29. May, 2010 at 8:00 am by SKI in Gambling, Horse Racing, Other Sports, The Fermenter
I have been on fire with my horse handicapping the last couple days so I thought I’d share them with everyone today. I gave the winner for the Preakness and had the 2nd place horse in the Derby so it was only a matter of time before things started going my way. We are back at the track in So Cal with the horses I know so it’s a good time to get out there and make some wagers and win some money.
I’ve been giving my picks without really realizing that most people don’t understand what I say when giving them so I’ll give a quick tutorial first so most people can follow along better.
Most of my picks are usually pick 3′s and 4′s. Pick 3′s start in almost every race. What they are is everyone that bets that pick 3 all the money go’s into a pool and that’s what everyone who bet it is playing for. What you need to do is pick correctly the winner of the next 3 races and however many people pick them correctly chop what is in the pool. For my picks I usually give multiple horses that I like and will play, but by doing that you have to pay more since it’s the same as playing a bunch of individual tickets. For example if I want to take 4 horses in the 1st race, 3 in the 2nd and 1 in the 3rd it cost $12. 4x3x1 is how I will show it. It’s the same as making all separate tickets that are 1x1x1 for all the different combinations I want to play.
The pick 4 is the same, but the pool is a lot bigger. At So Cal tracks they will guarantee that at least 250k will be in the pool so a lot more people play it and the pays are a lot bigger. But for pick 4′s you have to pick 4 races correctly to win. If anyone has any questions about horse racing just post them in the comment section and I can anwser them.
All right back to business. I’ll give picks for a pick 3 and a pick 4
Pick 3, Races 3-5, Cost $12
Race 3: The first race for the pick 3 is a tough one, but I hope to get i with only 1 horse. The 6 Isle of Giants has been facing better, cuts back to a shorter distance and goes up against a race with no early speed. He should either have the lead or be right off it, but either way he should have it down the home stretch.
Race 4: The 4th is a tough looking Maiden Special with a lot of expensive horses in it. The 4,5,7 all cost around 200k so this should be a classy field. For betting purposes I’ll go with the 1 Lunada Bay, 4 Tiz Golden, 5 Loro and 7 Farallone. I wouldn’t be surprised if the 4 smashes this field as the favorite, but there are too many good connections to not play the others. If you want to play a small ticket taking just the 4 would be a good play.
Race 5: The 5th is like the 4th in that there are a lot of really expensive horses in it. The 1 cost over 500k, the over 300k and the 15 250k. But I’ll take the 1 Utopian, 9 Royal FJ and 13 Isle of Prado. I hate that I have to play the 9 as he will go off as the favorite and he has finished 2nd 5 times out of 7 races, usually I stay away from these losers but he looks to good here.
Pick 4, Races 7-10, Cost $40
Race 7: This is a hard to handicap race. There are a couple horses that have been running against better and there are some that have never run on turf so I’ll need to take 5. The 1 Greenwhich Park, 4 Hasty Trend, 6 Uncle Jeep, 9 Journeyman and 10 Partywithlarryz. I have no idea who will win but for the price I like Journeyman to wire.
Race 8: The 8th will be my iso with the 5 Twirling Candy. He has only run 1 career race but it was a monster race. This will be his first test against winners so I dont know how he will handle other horses that are fast, but he he can run like he can he should run away in this race.
Race 9: The 9th is the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes. Some monster turf runners have entered this race so I’ll need to spread to get through. The 1 Gotta Have Her, 3 Forever Together, 4 Tuscan Evening and 5 Well Monied . It’s a toss up which horses shows up but I hope whoever pays out the best wins. For anyone who doesn’t watch horse racing or is bored I suggest checking this race out.
Race 10. The final race is just an awful low level maiden race which has the makings of screwing up this ticket. There are a bunch of first time runners and some that are just terrible. So I’ll reluctantly go with the 6 Harmony’s Hope and the 14 Dos Veinte. If I get to this race I’ll close my eyes because I dont want to watch some shitty horse steal the win for me.
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