[chris]

Am in agreement with Cloe that not much was going on at Belmont yesterday; though five Mdn races from 10 carded, seems excessive, it's not, it's the norm at most top tracks today. Despite that, I find those tracks more predictive and formful than their less noteworthy bretheren.

Cloe's call on yesterdays feature at Belmont was a good call; while he saw it clearly I found only confusion. So I passed.

The only reason I'm posting this is to acknowledge that other resources, some within easy reach, are available to help decipher some of those Mdn offerings. Part of my prepartion for yesterday's races was to watch the pre-race show. Usually I'm dismissive of the public handicappers opinions, after all I have incremental velocity and deceleration, they can't top that, except when they do. Yesterday was one of those days.

They featured a trip call, yes trips, used appropriately, are a terrific addition to the handicappers arsenal; particularly when the chart caller misses it completely. They featured a philly, that in her first start was sandwiched by her neighbors at the gate and pinched back to last. It took a count of 12 for her to catch up to the field. In effect whe was moving forward in the fastest quarter mile of the race, not a brilliant display of speed, but a steady gain none the less. In my experience this is a harbinger of better things to come.

Bet her $2.00 to win, singled her in a pick 3, and called it a day.

2010-10-03 12:34:59 Bet* Belmont 6 Pick-3 $1.00 2/2+4/2+5+11 $6.00 $126.75
2010-10-03 12:37:59 Bet* Belmont 6 Win $2.00 2 $2.00 $13.00

Thanks to the public handicappers I cashed a nice ticket.

Regards,
Chris