Belmont, Sun October 12 - Pace and Cap

clore1030 · 10-12-2008, 12:39 PM

Columbus discovered the Americas today back in 1492, so let's see if we can honor him by discovering a winner.

The first race has me perplexed. There's more speed here than in a college student's meth lab.

But I'm not convinced the supposed closers have the goods either.

So, only because it comes out on top in BL/BL will I go with Benny the Waiter as my selection - just not sure if it will be anything other than a mental bet.

clore1030 · 10-12-2008, 01:06 PM

It ended up only being a mental bet, and even though I had the winner, I'm glad that I stayed out. The odds weren't worth the risk, but i still have the satisfaction of knowing that my handicapping was correct.

clore1030 · 10-12-2008, 01:38 PM

As with the first race, the third at Belmont looks to be another speed duel. This time there's two of them on the inside (1 and 2) and another speedball sitting outside (the 6 horse).

I've got a tie between the 1 and 2 as top contenders and if the odds are right, I'll go with both.

Bill V. · 10-12-2008, 02:27 PM

In the 4th race I will go with the 6
I might go w/p just a feeling

clore1030 · 10-12-2008, 02:30 PM

Moving on to the fourth at Belmont, just to have something to root for, I'll make token bets ($2.00) on the 2 and the 6. I'm not crazy about the mix of stretchers and lightly raced horses, so I don't want to do more investing than that.

clore1030 · 10-12-2008, 04:24 PM

Finally, a turf race with the eighth coming up.

My rankings come up 7-3-4 and I'll likely go with the best odds of those three at five minutes before post time.

10-12-2008, 12:39 PM	#1
clore1030 Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,678	Belmont, Sun October 12 Columbus discovered the Americas today back in 1492, so let's see if we can honor him by discovering a winner. The first race has me perplexed. There's more speed here than in a college student's meth lab. But I'm not convinced the supposed closers have the goods either. So, only because it comes out on top in BL/BL will I go with Benny the Waiter as my selection - just not sure if it will be anything other than a mental bet.

10-12-2008, 02:27 PM	#4
Bill V. The egg man Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Carlsbad, California Posts: 10,005	race 4 In the 4th race I will go with the 6 I might go w/p just a feeling

10-12-2008, 04:24 PM	#6
clore1030 Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,678	Bel 8 Finally, a turf race with the eighth coming up. My rankings come up 7-3-4 and I'll likely go with the best odds of those three at five minutes before post time.

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10-12-2008, 01:06 PM	#2
clore1030 Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,678	It ended up only being a mental bet, and even though I had the winner, I'm glad that I stayed out. The odds weren't worth the risk, but i still have the satisfaction of knowing that my handicapping was correct.

10-12-2008, 01:38 PM	#3
clore1030 Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,678	As with the first race, the third at Belmont looks to be another speed duel. This time there's two of them on the inside (1 and 2) and another speedball sitting outside (the 6 horse). I've got a tie between the 1 and 2 as top contenders and if the odds are right, I'll go with both.

10-12-2008, 02:30 PM	#5
clore1030 Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,678	Moving on to the fourth at Belmont, just to have something to root for, I'll make token bets ($2.00) on the 2 and the 6. I'm not crazy about the mix of stretchers and lightly raced horses, so I don't want to do more investing than that.