BEYER: Poly's Anti-Speed Bias

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by stonegossard

In 1995 I moved out to Chicago to start trading out there. I went out drinking with some of the guys I worked with the Thurs night before the Derby. Told them I liked Thunder Gulch. Them being traders they all just blindly beach bet between 100-500 on the horse to win. The next year I had guys asking me for my opinion who I had never said a word to at work. People I NEVER had spoken to. I liked Editors Note. Now there are about 20-30 guys betting my pick. Well....Grindstone wins....who was part of the entry with Editors Note. I go into work and find some idiot copied the chart from the race and taped it to my computer screen with the words "Nice pick idiot". I found out who it was. Proceed to write on the back of the paper the definition of coupled horses and what it means when the 1 wins a race and you bet the 1a. I addressed the note "Dear Moron" and went up and handed it to him. . Apparently the guy (who I was not friends with and didnt know at all) had made a large bet on the horse and mistakenly threw out his ticket after the race (had no grasp of the Coupled Entry concept). I am sure you ran into many guys like him on the floor.

I was the one who pasted up "Good job...Ca-Ca for brains" after your Lousy Grades disaster.

[AeWingnut]

The wind was brutal at Keeneland. it's enough to make everyone run slower early - no matter what the are racing on.

[sumitas]

i thought it was a great race. who says every race has to be run the same...that stretch battle was riveting.

[stonegossard]

Originally Posted by mortimerdexterfoxworthy

I was the one who pasted up "Good job...Ca-Ca for brains" after your Lousy Grades disaster.

3 words for you

read em and weeep






LONE STAR SKY

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by stonegossard

3 words for you

read em and weeep






LONE STAR SKY

At least I haven't snuffed any jockeys in my time.



I can't wait to hear your derby DeepSix.

[MisterB]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I also have doubts that a skilled handicapper has any advantage playing races over that surface....

I am impressed with this , cool.

[stonegossard]

Originally Posted by mortimerdexterfoxworthy

At least I haven't snuffed any jockeys in my time.



I can't wait to hear your derby DeepSix.

Well it beats your pick of Storm in May. I know you sent me an email saying not to let the cat out of the bag with your pick...but it's too funny to keep to myself.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I got that email as well, thank you for posting this because I didn't know how much longer I could keep the secret.

He likes him to win the Derby? Hey... stranger things have happened.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Yeah up until about 3 weeks ago he still thought The Green Monkey had a big shot. Stone talked him off of it. Then it was Curlin but he ran too fast, so now he's settled on Storm in May.

LOL It'd be hilarious if the horse actually won.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Yeah up until about 3 weeks ago he still thought The Green Monkey had a big shot. Stone talked him off of it. Then it was Curlin but he ran too fast, so now he's settled on Storm in May.

You could do worse finding a last place finisher

[Sightseek]

Steve Haskin's view of the weekend:

http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=38464

[Mortimer]

I think they call more than one BIG LIAH a conspiracy.


Actually from the people bagging SIM......it may be a huge tip this horsey could do well.



When I hold my annual DerbyRa-view.....then we shall see. .....and then it will be time for certain ace handicappers to vomit up their picky-doos.



I will merely wait in raucous anticipation.

[viscount26]

I can only add, that this past week was my 3rd trip to Keeneland, and the first capping the poly in person. I feel that the racing over the 4 days I was there was more competetive than all my other visits. I actually came home with a profit lol. No more of the conveyor belt speed on the front from the inside posts going wire to wire.
The BG was so slow to the half mile marker, because that was the only way that Edgar on Tberg could have won. In the opinion of the group I was with, he should have been dqd for the block on Grteat Hunter. Does that place money get the local trainers horse in???

[stonegossard]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I got that email as well, thank you for posting this because I didn't know how much longer I could keep the secret.

No problem. I think Letterman is gonna mention Morty's pick in his monologue tonight. It's that damn funny.

[stonegossard]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Yeah up until about 3 weeks ago he still thought The Green Monkey had a big shot. Stone talked him off of it. Then it was Curlin but he ran too fast, so now he's settled on Storm in May.

I feel kinda bad because I was at Churchill last week when I ran into Morty and he told me his pick. When I asked him what he was doing standing by the finish line he said he had bet Dollar Bill in the derby yrs ago and was waiting for the horse to finish.

[rgustafson]

Wonder if Andy was watching Keeneland today. He can take his anti-speed bias and put it where the sun don't shine. Poly playing just like the good old dirt surface.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by rgustafson

Wonder if Andy was watching Keeneland today. He can take his anti-speed bias and put it where the sun don't shine. Poly playing just like the good old dirt surface.

I'm sorry to have missed you other 18 posts.

[rgustafson]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm sorry to have missed you other 18 posts.

No offense meant. Just bitter due to my own ineptness.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by rgustafson

No offense meant. Just bitter due to my own ineptness.

Aren't we all.